Former South African cricketer and commentator Shaun Pollock has sparked controversy with a comment he made during the 32nd match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. While doing commentary on the match between New Zealand and South Africa, Pollock suggested that New Zealand pacer Trent Boult might be looking for “sandpaper” to generate some […]

Shaun Pollock has applauded England pacer Mark Wood for his heroics with the bat and ball as England kept themselves alive in the five-match Test series by winning the third Test by three wickets as well. The veteran has  Wood’s pace as the ‘X-factor’ for being able to bowl constantly at speeds north of 140kmph […]

Rajasthan Royals faced a rather forgettable defeat against Gujarat Titans in Match 48 of IPL 2023, losing by 9 wickets in Jaipur on Friday. While chasing a target of 119 runs, GT reached 119/1 in 13.5 overs, with Wriddhiman Saha smashing an unbeaten knock of 41 runs off 34 balls. Meanwhile, captain Hardik Pandya also […]

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has praised Rohit Sharma’s decision to bring Washington Sundar in the attack on the 45th over when Odean Smith was at the crease for West Indies. Heading into the last six overs of the match, West Indies needed 48 runs with two wickets in hand. Smith looked dangerous, having struck two sixes […]

Former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock has said an interesting analogy to praises, Rohit Sharma. Pollock said that he bats almost like he’s driving an automatic car, where he isn’t rushed about changing gears and concerned about how to pace his innings only as well. After returning from a hamstring injury, Rohit Sharma played a […]

Former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock has said that having a high backlift doesn’t help in scoring to India opener Mayank Agarwal and Aiden Markram in the Test series. While Agarwal has scored 135 runs in six innings which came at an average of 22.50, including a half-century, Markram has done even worse. He managed […]

Former South Africa player Shaun Pollock opined on South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock announcing his Test retirement so sudden. But he believed that this “might not be the end of the saga.” However, he said that like AB de Villiers, de Kock might come out of retirement after two to three years as well. Quinton […]

As the rain spoiled the entire second day of the ongoing Test between South Africa and India in Centurion, former player Shaun Pollock stated that India can still force a result. He also said that if India can post a big first-innings total on Tuesday, the hosts will be “under immense pressure.” While speaking on the […]

Former South African captain Shaun Pollock has lashed out at the continuous selection of Kedar Jadhav in the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) playing XI despite his poor form. According to him, given the experience he has and the salary that he earns, Jadhav has hardly delivered in recent times. So far, in six matches for SRH […]

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah sat down with former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop and former South African captain Shaun Pollock for an ICC podcast. During the interaction, Bumrah expressed his fondness for either Dukes or Kookaburra over the SG ball used in India. Bumrah said, “I love bowling with Dukes. It seams and swings, so […]