Former India opener Aakash Chopra opened up on Virat Kohli’s batting position in the IPL 2024 season, wondering whether he will take up the role of No. 3, considering his potential role at the top of the order in the upcoming mega event – T20 World Cup soon after the IPL. Chopra also said that […]

The former India wicketkeeper-batter Saba Karim shared that talented India batter Shubman Gill is ideally suited to take Virat Kohli’s place at No. 3 in the first T20I between India and Afghanistan as well. The Indian team will take on Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series, with the first game taking place in Mohali on […]

Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Saba Karim recently explained the reason behind Ravichandran Ashwin’s return to the ODI side, just weeks ahead of the World Cup 2023. However, the BCCI announced the squad for the upcoming three-match series against Australia. Ashwin, who last played an ODI in January 2022, was added to the squad after captain Rohit […]

Former India keeper-batter Saba Karim believes that Team India’s top-order must step up in the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 and the subsequent ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. He again added that the contributions of the top three batters will hold significant value as well. Saba also shared that Team India have struggled when they have […]

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recently announced the Indian squad for the men’s Asia Cup 2023. The new Ajit Agarkar-led team added the returning duo of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer and they had the flexibility to pick 17 players instead of the usual 15 as well. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson […]

Saba Karim said that Sanju Samson has a tough road ahead as his place is uncertain as an Indian wicketkeeper-batter. The selectors chose KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan before him as the two keeper-batters in India’s 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. However, he has been included as a travelling reserve due to […]

Former National selector Saba Karim applauded young batter Rinku Singh as “the find ” of the recently concluded T20I series against Ireland as well. Team India won the series by 2-0, with the final game getting abandoned due to rain. And, in his debut series, Rinku batted only once — in the second T20I — […]

Rinku Singh’s impressive performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season, where he scored 474 runs in 14 matches with a remarkable average of 59.25 and a strike rate of 149.53, positioned him as a potential candidate for the Indian national team. However, his wait for a T20I debut continued as he was not […]

Former selector Saba Karim believes that Jasprit Bumrah’s captaincy role in the upcoming T20I series against Ireland will aid the fast bowler in gaining a deeper understanding of his body as he returns to competitive cricket after a prolonged injury hiatus. Bumrah, who has been sidelined since September 2022 due to a back injury, is […]

Former Indian player Saba Karim has showered praise on wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, claiming him the “perfect team man”. Samson scored a quickfire fifty in the third ODI against the West Indies in Trinidad on Tuesday. He smashed four sixes and two boundaries in his 51-run knock which came off just 41 deliveries during India’s sensational […]