India's shoddy performances in the Adelaide Test, where they lost by 10 wickets against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, and in the ongoing third match in Brisbane, sparked speculation from former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali of a divide in the Indian dressing room, with captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir "not being on the same page." India's …
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali urges the International Cricket Council to organise an India-Pakistan series for the World Test Championship. Ali believes that a neutral venue should be chosen for the series, such as Bangladesh or Sri Lanka, and that both teams should play a two or three-match Test series.
Shreyas Iyer's Duleep Trophy campaign has been a rocky one, with his latest outing adding to the mounting pressure. Terming the 29-year-old batter as ‘lucky’, Basit stated that Iyer doesn't have the “hunger” for red-ball cricket. I'm sorry to Indians who like him, but if I was India's selector, Iyer wouldn't have been in the Duleep Trophy at all. He's …
During Day 1 of the second round of Duleep Trophy, India A's Riyan Parag made an electrifying start to his innings. India A batter Riyan Parag plays a shot during Duleep Trophy 2024 Parag got solid starts across both innings in the first round of the Duleep Trophy too; against India B, he scored 30 and 31 across the two …
Pakistan’s two border provinces have seen 93 percent rise in attacks since the TTP ended ceasefire last year. The attacks by the TJP have brought back memories of the series of deadly attacks carried out by armed groups led by the Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, in late 2000. Elaborating on this, Basit said the Pakistani army’s strategy …
