The Timely Reporter

It's the beginning of the Gambhir era in Indian cricket, following a victorious performance by team India in the T-20 World Cup held in the Caribbean. The former Indian opener appointed as the team's head coach a few weeks ago after Rahul Dravid's departure. Gautam Gambhir took charge of the group till the 2027 ODI Cricket World Cup. The support staff has also undergone some changes. In Gambhir's coaching team, there will be two assistant coaches. Abhishek Nayar and former Dutch cricketer Ryan ten Doeschate will assist Gautam Gambhir as coaches. The team has seen a few significant changes since Gautam Gambhir joined. The selection of Surya Kumar Yadav as the T-20 skipper is the most major change. The majority of cricket enthusiasts, including specialists in the sport, were surprised by this move as Hardik Pandya had previously been expected to take over as team captain following Rohit Sharma's retirement from the game's shortest format. Currently, the team is 

After a facile series win in a recently concluded T- 20 series, now India will take on Sri Lanka in the longest format of the game. The 1 st Test of the series is on March 4 at PCA Stadium, Mohali. People are expecting this as an easy series for India but still, cricket fans all over the world are very excited about this series due to various reasons. First, this is Rohit Sharma’s 1 st assignment as a captain in Test cricket and the opening game of the series is Virat Kohli’s 100 th Test match. The former Indian captain will be the 12 th player to complete 100 matches in Test cricket. It is a huge achievement for any cricketer. We all know that today people are obsessed with the shorter format of the game due to so many leagues but still, there are many cricket fans who loved to watch Test cricket. Numerous cricket pundits believe, Virat Kohli is the reason that Red-Ball cricket is still alive. A few months ago, after Kohli’s resignation as a captain, legendary spinner Shane Warn

India is a powerhouse of cricket. In India, people consider cricket as their religion. This is the reason that the country has given so many legendary players to the game. The world has seen many legendary cricketers from India including but not limited to Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni. Today, it’s a birthday of India’s most loving cricketer, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Exactly 39 years ago, the legendary wicket-keeper batsman was born in Ranchi. MS Dhoni made a debut in international cricket very late as compared to the other young cricketers but he made a huge impact in the early stage of his career. The world has seen several changes in Dhoni’s game in his 15+ years long career but his value in the team never decline. Since 2004, he is one of the most valuable players in Indian cricket. In terms of brand value, Dhoni is the most valuable player in cricket history along with the great Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. The former Indian captain is one o

India is a country of 1.3 billion people, in which people of different ethnicities and religions live. Everyday many Indians confront each other on caste and religion. Cricket is the only thing which unites every Indian together. Today, cricket is the most popular game in India and people consider it as their religion. In 1932, India had played it's first International cricket match but the popularity of the game in the country increased after the victory in the 1983 World Cup.  Today is the 37th anniversary of India’s historical win in the 1983 World Cup. On this day 37 years ago, Kapil’s Devils lift the World Cup trophy in the home of cricket. After the Independence in 1947, the 1983 World Cup victory was the biggest thing in India. This win changed Indian cricket forever. Today, India is the powerhouse of cricket and that's because of the victory in the 1983 World Cup. India’s success in the 1983 World Cup has made several changes in the world cricket like – a) West Indies d

In this century, we saw several enormous changes in the world like - the rise of social media, people engaging more with the internet, etc. Furthermore, in this century we saw many transformations in cricket also. In cricket also several things have changed in the 20th century. The biggest change that we saw is the rise of T-20 cricket. In February 2005, the first-ever International T-20 match was played. Since then, T-20 cricket has become an important format of the game same like Test and ODI cricket. The major reason for the rise of T-20 cricket is the various T-20 leagues. The franchise cricket all over the world have boosted the popularity level of the game and changed the game forever. Due to the T-20 cricket, the attitude and approach of the cricketers towards the game has also changed. Every year several T-20 cricket leagues take place all over the world like – Indian Premier League, Big Bash League, Caribbean Premier League, Pakistan Super League, etc. playing all over the wor

The novel Coronavirus is affecting everyone in the world. The effect of COVID-19 is expanding day by day. Every sector of society is affecting by this unhealthy virus. In the last two months, people have seen a large impact of this virus on the sports industry like other industries or sectors. Due to this pandemic, all the sporting activities are shut down from the last three months but now some sporting federations and boards are deciding to resume their respective games again. A few days ago, the German Football League (Bundesliga) has begun again. On the other hand, the English Premier League will restart on June 17. Due to this virus, everyone in the world is facing a massive loss in their business. In the Sports Industry, all the federations and boards all over the world facing a big loss in their business. ECB ready for the English Summer amid Coronavirus crisis The novel Coronavirus has made a big impact on cricket like all other games. Except for Australia, India a

In every game, skills plays a very significant role. A player should have good skills to play any sport. Cricket is one of the outdoor sports which, at a professional level, needs real promising skill to play. The requirement of skills differs vastly depending on one’s major role in the game. Batsmen use their batting skills to play different shots against the bowlers while bowlers utilize their skills to tackle the batsman. Reverse swing is one of the cricketing skills which every bowler wants to use against the batsman. Reverse swing totally depends on how well a bowler shines the ball for swing. To bowl a reverse swing, one side of the ball should be shiny while the other should be rough. This is challenging to achieve since the bowler can not use an artificial substance to make the ball rough as per the rules by ICC. In the last two decades, ICC banned or fined many cricketers for using an artificial substance like - sandpaper, sugar, etc. To shine the ball without breaking the I