Ravichandran Ashwin explained his ‘colleagues not friends’ comment, revealing why it is difficult for Indian teammates to be as close to each other as the previous generation’s players were. It wasn’t too long ago that Ravichandran Ashwin left Indian cricket lovers shell-shocked with his statement suggesting the Indian players are more ‘colleagues than friends’. While Ashwin himself…
Rahkeem Cornwall, the heaviest man to play cricket, was run out for a duck in a CPL 2023 match.
Often dubbed as the ‘heaviest’ player in professional cricket, Rahkeem Cornwall is a man who often grabs the attention of fans whenever he comes onto the field. Playing for Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2023, the West Indies all-rounder found himself quite short of the crease as he looked to take a risky single on the very first ball of the innings. Chasing the target of over 200 runs, Cornwall knew his team needed to score quick runs, but the big fella wasn’t fast between the wickets right at the beginning of the chase.
Going into the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup later this year, India’s big selection question revolves around fitting Virat Kohli and KL Rahul in the team.
Even one year back it was beyond imagination that Virat Kohli’s place in the Indian team could be questioned. Kohli is fit and available but perhaps for the first time in a decade, the former India captain’s presence in the playing eleven could be a point of discussion in cricketing circle. The T20 World Cup in the UAE last year was an unmitigated disaster and it was largely due to India’s archaic batting philosophy at the top of the order. The runs scored did not come at a good pace.
The Asia Cup is set to begin on Saturday with an array of top cricketing stars in action.
The Asia Cup begins on Saturday with top cricketers including India superstar Virat Kohli and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in action in the United Arab Emirates. Here are five players to watch in the six-nation tournament, which is an important warm-up for the T20 World Cup in Australia in October.
