South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has cleared the air following his comments about Chennai Super Kings (CSK) signing Dewald Brevis as an injury replacement during the IPL 2025 season. De Villiers’ initial remarks, calling it a “masterstroke” by CSK, had sparked speculation about potential rule-bending, leading the franchise to issue a statement asserting […]

Ravichandran Ashwin didn’t hold back in responding to Ben Stokes’ recent comments on injury substitutions, urging the England captain to “think before you speak,” and warning that “karma hits instantly.” Ashwin’s remarks came in light of the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, where Chris Woakes, after suffering a shoulder injury, was visibly struggling but […]

The question of allowing full-fledged injury substitutions in cricket has once again sparked fierce debate in the aftermath of Rishabh Pant’s courageous but visibly painful innings in the fourth Test against England. Pant fractured his foot on Day 1, returned to bat the next day in visible discomfort, and was replaced by Dhruv Jurel behind […]

Rajasthan Royals made a strategic move in their IPL 2024 campaign by signing the seasoned South African spinner, Keshav Maharaj, as an injury replacement for Prasidh Krishna on March 28th. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) sprang a surprise by replacing the injured Mujeeb Ur Rahman with 16-year-old Afghan offspinner, Allah Ghazanfar, at a base price […]

Sri Lanka have suffered another injury setback at the ICC World Cup 2023, with fast bowler Lahiru Kumara ruled out for the remainder of the tournament due to a left thigh injury. Dushmantha Chameera, a reserve player, has been called up to replace Kumara in the squad. Kumara sustained the injury during training in Pune ahead […]

Ravichandran Ashwin conceded on Saturday that the upcoming World Cup could be his last for India after the veteran spinner replaced Axar Patel in the hosts’ 15-member squad for the event, starting on October 5. Ashwin, who enjoyed a successful outing against Australia featuring in the first two ODIs of the recently concluded series, was […]