Cricket Daily Updates, Saturday: Ganguly Names Youngsters Who'll Make it Big in IPL, Kohli Opens up on Being Considered a Failed Captain

Young wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh was the lone Indian among nine players shortlisted for the Women’s T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament.

India made a semifinal exit with a heartbreaking five-run loss against five-time champions Australia in Cape Town on Thursday.

The 19-year-old’s shone in her role as a finisher in South Africa. (Read Full Story)

Batting maestro Virat Kohli opened up on being termed as a failed captain for not winning any ICC trophy during his tenure as India’s captain. Kohli led the Indian team in several ICC tournaments – 2017 Champions Trophy, 2019 ODI World Cup, World Test Championship and 2021 T20 World Cup. He managed to lead India in the final of 2017 Champions Trophy and inaugural edition of WTC but failed to lift the trophy. (Read Full Story)

Kim Cotton will oversee her second consecutive ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final on Sunday after being named as one of two on-field umpires for the showpiece between South Africa and Australia here.

New Zealander Cotton will be joined by Jacqueline Williams, with both fresh from standing in this week’s thrilling semi-finals. (Read Full Story)

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly named the players who are going to rule the Indian Premier League in the coming years. The legendary Indian batter who was part of IPL in the initial years of tournament watched the growth of Indian cricketers closely when he was the president of BCCI. Ganguly is also expected to join DC as their Director of Cricketer after stepping down as BCCI president last year. (Read Full Story)

In terms of intensity and temperament, there are certainly a few cricketing rivalries in the world that can match an India-Pakistan game. Whenever these two neighbouring countries have taken the field, fans have witnessed a number of heated moments over the years. (Read Full Story)

Citing Mike Tyson, Australian great Greg Chappell has slammed the team’s forgettable performance in the first two Tests against India, saying the visitors “punched themselves in the mouth long before the first ball was even bowled”.

Australia have already conceded the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after being hammered in the first two Tests of the four-match series, both games ending under three days and prompting sharp reactions from the country’s former cricketers. (Read Full Story)

Australia batter Peter Handscomb walked down memory lane and recalled an incident from IPL 2016 when he learnt the skill to tackle spinners from veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane. The two players shared the dressing room together in Rising Pune Supergiant where the Aussie saw Rahane playing some shots from backfoot through midwicket which made him curious. (Read Full Story)

Women’s Premier League is all set to take centerstage and many feel that it’s going to bring a much-needed revolution in women’s cricket. Earlier, the BCCI did the same with men’s cricket when Indian Premier League took the world by storm in 2008 and it has now become the biggest franchise-based league in sports. Five teams will take part in the inaugural season of WPL starting March 4 as they have already assembled some star-studded squads to get their hands on the coveted trophy on the first attempt.

Sushma Verma, India wicketkeeper batter, was picked by Gujarat for INR 60 lakh in the mega WPL Auction. It was a roller-coaster ride for Sushma as she shared her experience of going under the hammer with News18 Cricketnext. (Read Full Story)

Ace Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma, for whom the Capri Global Holdings Private Limited-owned franchise UP Warriorz broke the bank at the Women’s Premier League Auction, has been announced as the vice-captain for the inaugural edition of the tournament. (Read Full Story)

Mumbai Indians have unveiled their jersey for the inaugural season of Women’s Premier League. The most successful franchise in Indian Premier League now wants to replicate the same with their women’s team in WPL. MI have retained the blue and gold in their jersey from the previous team kits in IPL. (Read Full Story)

The Peshawar Zalmi skipper was questioned about his strike rate despite the fact that he had scored an unbeaten 75 off 58 deliveries. Babar’s answer not only left the media personnel giggling but the video of the incident is also going viral on social media. (Full Story)

On Saturday, Dhawan took to his Facebook account and shared a few pictures from Punjab’s practice session. The left-hand batter could be seen playing an intra-squad practice game. In another photo, the entire team could be seen praying in unison. Team’s spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi could also be seen in one of the photographs. (Full Story)

Babar Azam lifted his bat, pretending to hit Ali with it. The right-arm quick was taken aback as he rapidly moved aside, running for covers. (Full Story)

Anderson snared 3-37, sending the Black Caps crashing to 138-7 when rain forced an early end to day two in Wellington, after England declared their first innings at 435-8. (Full Report)

Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Rashid Latif also lashed out at the Indian opener, saying he does not deserve to be in the Playing XI when Shubman Gill is in the squad. (Full Story)

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur took to social media to thank the Indian cricket fans for supporting her and the entire team, promising that the unit will come back stronger. (Full Story)

“He definitely has the aptitude for that, he has the skill set for that. It’s only a matter of whether he can stay fit for that long. He has shown so far that he’s very reliable. His strongest in Test cricket, one-dayers will come after that. T20s is where he is still learning,” said Dinesh Karthik on Cricbuzz. (Full Story)