Monty Panesar has revealed that the crowd during the Mohali Test called him a traitor for not playing for India. Panesar played 50 Tests for England, bagging 167 wickets with his memorable performance coming in the 2012 Test series in India, where he led the spin attack with unmatched confidence.

Sanjay Bangar has stated that he showed KL Rahul videos of his own batting when he was going through a rough patch. Barring one century and half century in 23 innings from that start of 2018, Rahul has fared very poorly on the tours to South Africa, England followed by Australia.

Australian umpire Simon Taufel revealed, during a summit in Nagpur, what fast bowler Munaf Patel had spat out at England’s Owais Shah during the 2006 Wankhede Test. The 48-year-old official also stated that while technology has helped cricket massively, it wouldn’t replace humans anytime soon.

Mithali Raj has brushed aside the idea of hanging up her boots amidst the ongoing series against England which is being played on home soil. The ODI team skipper also added that the prospect of representing her country on the big stage is a big motivation for her to keep performing.

Smriti Mandhana, who is all set to lead the Indian Women’s team against England, has said that her preparations will not change much even after taking up the captaincy. She has also added that she is hopeful of good crowd support in the T20Is in Guwahati and that will only improve women’s cricket.