Abhishek Sharma led India U19 to the Youth Asia Cup title in December 2016, doubling up as tournament’s second-highest wicket-taker, and was a crucial member of the side that lifted the 2018 ICC U19 World Cup later in New Zealand. within the 2018 IPL auctions, Sharma was sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 55 lakh. … Read more
The Maharashtra-born right-handed batsman burst into the scene out of thin air after putting up a stupendous show for Rising Pune Supergiant within the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Ranchi-born batsman had shown no signs of his inherent capabilities – having performed rather modestly altogether formats of the sport until then. … Read more
Many remember Karn Sharma for the 2014 Adelaide Test where he was surprisingly thrown into the cauldron of red-ball cricket. A debut against the Aussies in their den is baptism by fire and Karn had a forgettable game although the surface did aid him. the very fact that he replaced the much senior Ravichandran Ashwin … Read more
As a group of latest generation bowlers took over the mantle of taking Delhi forward, the emergence of Navdeep Saini, the right-arm medium bowler, helped the team achieve great heights during the 2017-18 domestic home season. Riding high on his 34 wickets, Delhi reached the Ranji Trophy final, where they were upstaged by Vidarbha. He … Read more
From almost being a coolie to 1,000,000 dollar baby within the IPL, Natarajan’s journey as a cricketer is well worth the read. Hailing from the town of Salem, the left arm quickie learnt his basics playing ball cricket. Yorkers bowled with the ball changed to cutters with the seasoned ball but the impact remained an … Read more
At the institutional hub of Indian cricket, the Shivaji Park Gymkhana in Mumbai, Pravin Amre spotted a boy, not even in his teens, timing strokes against pacers twice his height off the front foot and therefore the back foot. He nailed the duvet drives and pulls with equal disdain and immediately caught the attention . … Read more
