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  The Indian Premier League is perhaps the biggest and the most extravagant T20 cricketing carnival in the world. Cricketing names from all over the world drop in their names every year to be a part of it in hopes of becoming a larger than life athlete whilst also earning a fortune in the process. Such an event of gigantic proportions calls for a yearly auction where the the players are bought by the interested franchises. This year, the IPL auctions will be held on the 18th of February.  With the list of the released players out, the teams would look forward to bolster their squad with the most suitable players according to their talent pools and financial capacity, so as to have a perfectly balanced squad with suffecient variety and quality.  Here is a list of 8 such foreign players who surely are in the "most-wanted" list of the aforementioned franchises. 1. MITCHELL STARC - What can I say about Mitch Starc that one doesn't know? He's perhaps the biggest name in th...

  Rarely do you see people gathering around watching test cricket with so much interest and hype. One could feel the nervousness in the air and cut the tension with a knife as each and every ball was bowled. The anticipation of billions of fans grew as the final match went down the wire. You could feel millions of silent prayers hoping India somehow, in some way, manages to pull out a miracle. Somehow, they manage to breach the Australian fortress, somehow they manage to overpower their pace attack and somehow, become immortal in the history books.  How did it all unfold? Read the full article to find out just how. Playing XI : India had to make several changes because of the ongoing injury crisis in the Indian camp with Jadeja, Bumrah, Ashwin and Vihari being unavailable. Mayank Agarwal and Shardul Thakur were back in the side as T Natarajan and Washington Sundar made their debuts. Australia was forced to replace Pucovski who was out with an injury with Marcus Harris.  A...

  Crores of cricket fans were glued to the edge of their seats till the very last ball of the 3rd Test Match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was bowled as this match really went down the wire. All 22 players gave it their absolute best for 5 complete days of enthrilling cricket, creating a historical test match in the process. How did it all unfold? Well read the entire article to know more. Playing XI : The hosts made two changes as previously injured David Warner was back in the playing XI ahead of Joe Burns and Will Pucovski was making his debut in place of Travis Head. The visitors had made a couple of changes as well. Rohit Sharma was back in action after missing out on 2 months of cricket, replacing Mayank Agarwal and Navdeep Saini was making his debut ahead of an injured Umesh Yadaav. 1st Innings : THE "BROTHERS OF DESTRUCTION" GIVE THE INDIAN BOWLERS A TOUGH TIME Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Australia had a decent start to their innings despite the early ...

  What Makes a Good Leader Great? Their ability to lead by example, back their side when they're underperforming, motivate and inspire them to give their best whilst also appreciating the collective and individual efforts put in.   India are currently very well settled with Virat Kohli leading the squad in all the three formats of the game, and Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane to back him up in ODIs/T20s and Tests respectively. All great things must come to an end and despite being one of the best captains of all time, Virat Kohli may someday have to step down as the captain. The 2023 Cricket World Cup may be the last mega event led by King Kohli or his companions as the BCCI would look forward to invest in players who can lead the team in the future events. Despite that, there are a few players in the current batch of cricketers who may have what it takes to be India's "Next Big Captain". Here's a list of 5 such players. 5. SHREYAS IYER - Shreyas Iyer was the ans...

 After the horror show, which was at the Adelaide Oval, India needed to fight back in order to stay alive in the series and fight back they did. The 2020 Boxing Day Test Match will always be remembered as a historical win for Team India because it came after a historical loss and in the absence of key players. It was the perfect combination of good leadership, exemplary grit and total domination in all aspects of the game. Want to know how it all unfolded? Read the full article to know. Playing XI - Australia were unchanged after their triumphant win in the first test match while India had made 4 changes. Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant were back in the starting XI as debutants Shubman Gill and Mohammad Siraj were given a place in the team in place of Wriddhiman Saha, an injured Mohammad Shami, an unavailable Virat Kohli and Prithvi Shaw. 1st Innings - INDIAN BOWLERS; LED BY BUMRAH, FIRE ON BOXING DAY The Aussies had a shaky start to their innings after the Indian Skipper, Ajinkya...

 On the morning of 19th of December, 2020 India were bowled out within an hour or so. Wickets were falling like a  deck of cards and the hopes and dreams of billions watching at home were shattered. What had we just witnessed?  Read the full match review to find out what happened. 1st Innings : INDIA'S RELIANCE ON VIRAT KOHLI India won the toss and chose to bat first and despite the usual early wicket of Prithvi Shaw and a shaky start, things were going fine. Mayank was bowled out for 19 and the skipper marched down to bat. Building up decent partnerships with first Pujara and then Rahane, Kohli managed to bag a neat 74 runs. Despite a few hiccups, the Delhi born batted with authority in his favourite ground, until he was the victim of a runout. India were 188-3 when Kohli was runout and the rest of the team couldn't add much to the total, getting all out for a below par first innings total of 244. Kudos to the Australian bowlers as well, they bowled sharply and never see...

 If you're a cricket fan or an active Twitter user, you may know who Prithvi Shaw is. An aggressive opening batsman who led the Indian Under-19 Team to World Cup triumph back in 2018. His stellar stroke-play, formidable footwork, and immaculate consistency made him play division A cricket at a tender age of 8-9. His limitless potential was noticed at an early age when SG made a sponsorship deal worth Rs. 36,00,000 with him at the tender age of 14 . Since then his abilities have been compared to those of batting legends like Sachin, Sehwag, and Lara. The following article provides an insightful look at the natural rise and abrupt fall of Prithvi Shaw.  A talent; one for the ages Things were looking decent for young Prithvi Shaw when he made his Test debut for India against the Windies back in October 2018. Shaw has been signed to the Delhi Capitals for a lavish deal worth Rs. 1.2 Cr since 2018 and the 21-year-old was also given his ODI cap against New Zealand earlier this year ...