London: The Australian team on paper holds slight advantage on a bouncy Oval track but both Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting feel that the Indians are better prepared for the World Test Championship final beginning Wednesday with IPL game-time under their belt. Shastri, Ponting and Pakistan legend Wasim Akram all feel that the Oval track …
File photo of Ravi Shastri© AFP Former Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri believes that the team composition for India can be extremely helpful in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Oval and the presence of three fast bowlers and two spinners will allow skipper Rohit Sharma to control the game against …
Former Indian head coach and cricketer Ravi Shastri revealed his combined Indian Test XI selecting players from the two ICC World Test Championship finalists, India and Australia. The WTC final is now a fortnight away. In the recent episode of the ICC Review, Shastri admitted that he found the task of building a combined playing …
Former India cricketer Ravi Shastri has backed out-of-form Mumbai Indians’ (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma to do well in a must-win game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and said that fellow Mumbaikar doesn’t need any motivation to come out of the tournament. To install his lean patch. Speaking on Star Sports Studio, Ravi Shastri said, “Rohit doesn’t …
Ravi Shastri explained the upside of the heated arguments that take place on Live TV.© Twitter Apart from the high-octane action on the field in the IPL 2023, one major talking point in the cash-rich league has been the altercations between stars of various teams. Be it Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli‘s on-field heated …
Before Rohit Sharma, Team India had two contrasting leaders in MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.© AFP Prior to current captain Rohit Sharma‘s tenure, Team India had two contrasting leaders in MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, While Dhoni is known for his cool and calm demeanor, Kohli made his name with his aggressive approach on the …
After the 2022 T20 World Cup, where India could not go beyond the semi-final stage, there have been deliberations on whether fresh blood and ideas need to be introduced in the T20I team. Many reports suggested that Hardik Pandya Getting regular opportunities as the Indian T20I captain, after the World Cup, is an indication in …
Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri said that selectors must be keeping a close eye on young Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, whose game Shastri termed as one with “power and timing”. As we have entered the last week of the league stage in IPL 2023, the competition is only getting intense. On Super …
Former India cricketer Ravi Shastri reckons it will be an emotional homecoming for Gujarat Titans’ skipper Hardik Pandya who achieved stardom playing at Wankhede but defeating Mumbai Indians here is always tough for visiting teams. Speaking on Star Sports’ Cricket Live, Ravi Shastri said, “Hardik’s homecoming will be emotional. He will play a crucial match …
Ravi Shastri urged the selectors to pick the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rinku Singh.© BCCI/IPL Rajasthan Royals (RR) opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed the fastest half-century in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the game against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Thursday. With RR chasing a target of 150, Jaiswal …