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Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar is the latest entrant in the list of cricketers who slammed the Motera pitch of the third Test between India and England. The pitch offered some unexpected turn and was dusty in nature as India beat England in under two days to take a 2-1 lead in the series. In the second innings from both teams, none of the fast bowlers was introduced in the attack. Akhtar joined the bandwagon of former cricketers like Michael Vaughan and Andrew Strauss, who lashed out at the Motera pitch. The former Pakistan pacer claimed that Motera kind of pitch is not good for Test cricket. “Should Test matches be played on such wickets? Not at all. A pitch where there is so much unreasonable turn, that a match gets finished in two days, is not good for Test cricket,” Akhtar said on his YouTube channel. “I understand the concept of home advantage but this sort of advantage I believe is a little too much. If India had scored 400 runs and England got out for 200, then one … [Read more...] about Shoaib Akhtar Slams Motera Pitch: “India is Bigger, Better Team Than This”

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has heaped rich praise on India captain Virat Kohli and lauded him for his talent and approach towards the game. Waugh feels Kohli is like a ‘modern-day hero’ who represents the ‘new attitude of India’ of taking everything head-on with a mindset of nothing is impossible. In a 60-minute documentary titled, ‘Capturing Cricket: Steve Waugh in India’, the Australian great believes that Kohli is loved by the fans for his attitude of not being intimidated by the opposition. “What they love about Kohli is that it’s like the new attitude of India, get stuck in, don’t be intimidated. Take everything on and anything is achievable and possible. But he’s like the modern-day hero,” Waugh was quoted as saying in a media release issued here after the launch of the documentary. Waugh said he was always fascinated by how the people in India celebrated cricket. “Capturing Cricket is especially very near to my heart as it covers two of my passions i.e. cricket and … [Read more...] about Virat Kohli is Like Modern Day Hero, Represents New Attitude of India: Steve Waugh

The right-handed India opener - who achieved his career-best Test Rankings for batsmen following his heroics in the pink-ball Test against England - took to his Instagram handle and posted a cheeky caption with his image at the Motera Stadium. The 33-year-old cricketer could be seen lying on the ground in training gear and captioned it: "Wondering what would be the pitch like for 4th test". View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rohit Sharma (@rohitsharma45) The post could be understood as nothing but a funny take at all those who have been criticising the pitch after the second Test ended in just 140 overs, which England lost by 10 wickets. While several former England players have criticised the pitch, there have been others like former Australia captain Ian Chappell and West Indies batting legend Vivian Richards who questioned the technique of the English batsmen. Former England captains like Michael … [Read more...] about India vs England: Rohit Sharma’s cheeky Instagram post, “Wondering what would be the pitch like for 4th test”

The newly-laid Motera track in Ahmedabad became a subject of debate after India crushed England inside two days in the third Test to go 2-1 up in the four-match series. The severe criticism came from former England captains like Michael Vaughan and a section of the British media. All the chatter has not gone down well with Richards, whose incredible range of strokes and fearless approach to the game terrorised the best of bowlers in his prime in every corner of the cricketing world. "I've been asked questions recently about the Test match that was played in India, the second and third Test match against England. India vs England: Australia spinner Nathan Lyon slams those 'crying over' turning Motera pitch in 3rd Test "And I am a little confused about the question really because there seems to be a lot of moaning and groaning about the wicket that they were playing on," Richards said in a video posted on his Facebook page. "I just felt that the ones who are moaning, in my … [Read more...] about India vs England: Viv Richards confused about moaning and groaning about spin-friendly pitches

As per a Cricbuzz report, Chakravarthy hasn't cleared the new fitness benchmark set for Indian players, which is either completing a 2 km run in 8.5 minutes or scoring 17.1 in the Yo-Yo test. The 29-year-old has reportedly failed to achieve either of the two benchmarks. Should he fails to make the cut, it will be the second occasion when the Tamil Nadu spinner will miss out on a potential India debut in five months. The tall-spinner received his maiden India call-up for the T20I series against Australia following an impressive show for his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, held in the UAE. But he missed the flight to the Australian shores due to injury. India T20I squad against England He had to be checked into the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore and is still awaiting formal communication from the board. "I have not been informed of anything as yet," Chakravarthy told Cricbuzz. The 29-year-old is currently training with … [Read more...] about India vs England: Varun Chakravarthy yet to clear Yo-Yo test, doubtful for T20I series, says report