newscricket9 months ago

WATCH | Carlos Brathwaite concedes five 'penalty' runs after hitting batsman with ball in T20 Blast

Cricketers are often involved in bizarre incidents because of controversies created around them, or sometimes because of the laws made by MCC. One such scenario took place in T20 Blast in England, when Carlos Brathwaite gave away five 'penalty' runs after hitting Wayne Madsen with the ball.
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newscricket1 year ago

IPL 2022 | Punjab Kings appoints Julian Ross Wood as batting consultant

The new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to start from March 26 and the tournament will feature CSK and KKR. Punjab Kings will be eyeing their maiden title and they have appointed former England first-class cricketer Julian Ross Wood as batting consultant for IPL 2022.
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newscricket1 year ago

WI vs ENG 2022 | Carlos Brathwaite criticises 'disrespectful' Joe Root after drawn Antigua Test

Carlos Brathwaite has accused England captain Joe Root of disrespect to West Indies after he played on until five allocated balls remained on Day 5, when it was no longer mathematically possible to take six wickets. West Indies closed on 147/4 in their second innings to end the contest as a draw.
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newscricket2 years ago

CPL 2021 | Carlos Brathwaite forced into isolation after Covid-19 case on flight from Manchester

Carlos Brathwaite has been forced into isolation after a positive Covid-19 case was reported on his flight from the UK to St Kitts and Nevis. The all-rounder is doubtful for Jamaica Tallawahs opening match of the Caribbean Premier League 2021, which will be played at St. Kitts on Friday, August 27.
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newscricket3 years ago

VIDEO | Carlos Brathwaite gets ‘lost’ finding ball in between fake crowd leaving commentators in splits

In the Saturday clash between Jamaica Tallawahs and Barbados Tridents, Mitchell Santner’s massive six off Sandeep Lamichhane’s bowling forced Carlos Brathwaite to fetch the ball. The all-rounder was then lost in between the fake crowd before he finally picked the ball from the stands.
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newscricket3 years ago

Rahul Dravid stated that Shamarh Brooks was destined for big things, reveals Carlos Brathwaite

Carlos Brathwaite has revealed that two years ago, Rahul Dravid told him that he was mighty impressed with Shamarh Brooks and even attested that the right-handed Barbadian was destined for big things. Brathwaite further spoke about how criminally underrated skipper Jason Holder is.
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newscricket3 years ago

Cricket is religion in India, states Carlos Brathwaite

West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has expressed his awe and admiration for the passion of the Indian fans and attested that Indians see Cricket as a religion in the country. Brathwaite was first snapped up by Delhi Capitals (then Daredevils), who he played for in 2016 and 2017.
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newscricket3 years ago

PSL 2020 | Kieron Pollard ruled out of PSL with thigh niggle

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard has been ruled out of the ongoing edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) owing to a niggle he picked up in the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Pollard, who has played 501 T20s in his illustrous career, was set to represent the Peshwar Zalmi franchise in the PSL.
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featurecricket3 years ago

Cruel reality check to India’s archaic T20 plans but will they learn

It was always coming. First, it was Australia, then South Africa, and now, Bangladesh. India, that boasts of some of the finest cricketers of the era, has faltered in T20Is at home conditions - a complete contrast to the way they dominate the other two formats of the game. It's a story worth noting.
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newscricket3 years ago

Kieron Pollard should have been appointed as skipper earlier, states Sir Viv Richards

Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Vivian Richards is glad of the decision to put all-rounder Kieron Pollard at the helm of the limited-overs teams. Richards shared that he's been impressed by Pollard's captaincy since the very first season of CPL and believes his inventiveness will help the team.
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