IND vs SL | Virat Kohli’s average drops below 50 for first time since 2017

IPL 2022 | Gujarat Titans unveil their jersey at Ahmedabad

After much anticipation, the new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Gujarat Titans (GT) have unveiled their jersey on Sunday (March 13) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Titans conducted a launch event to make the announcement. Also, the event took place in the presence of GT captain Hardik Pandya who flaunted their new jersey. Other notable names who graced the event were Head Coach Ashish Nehra and BCCI Secretary Jay Shah. “I don’t expect him to come on whiteboard with a lot of ideas. One thing is very clear with him that he lets the players decide what they want to do. He gives the freedom to enjoy the game. You make mistakes but eventually you learn from them. I’m very excited to get associated with him and spend quality time with him because everybody knows he is the funniest guy you can meet,” Pandya commented during the event. “Our goal will be to make sure that our players are comfortable and whatever capacity we can help them out. Clarity and honesty have to be there. We know, when a player goes through a good time, he doesn’t need any of us. But there will be difficult days in the season. So, we’ll make sure that when the difficult days are going on, we’ll be there for them no matter what,” he added further. Here’s a look at Titan’s jersey: More to follow….

PAK vs AUS | 2nd Test - Alex Carey masterclass agonises Pakistan on Day 2

It was another agonising day for the fans and well wishers of Pakistan as the home team were made to toil on second day in a row at National Stadium, Karachi. Sunday did not bring any changes in the home team’s fortune as Usman Khawaja started from where he left off on Day 1 and kept accumulating runs. He was ably supported by nightwatchman Nathan Lyon, who played very well for his 38 off 62 before getting bowled by pacer Faheem Ashraf. Post Lyon’s wicket, Australia built small partnerships with both Travis Head (23 off 48) and Cameron Green (28 off 73) getting starts but neither were able to capitalise to convert that into a really big score. Green looked much more comfortable than Head, using his feet well against the spinners. Head on the other hand tried to reach every ball with a long stride and employ the sweep shot. His ability to play very strong shots in the square region was visible against the pacers from very early in his innings, but against spin, Head’s long stride became a problem and he eventually perished against Sajid Khan, plumb in front of the wickets. After their dismissal, Alex Carey came into the picture. Carey’s position in the Test team has been a point of debate with many believing that the talent is there, but the execution not quite. Carey has only one fifty in from his previous six Test matches, a record that is starkly different from his outings in the Big Bash League and other white ball formats. Carey however, turned the debate on its head handling the innings with real maturity after the departure of Usman Khawaja in the 131st over when the scoreboard read 360. Before we go into what Carey did, Usman Khawaja’s innings needs a special mention as he absolutely drained the Pakistan attack, playing 369 balls of the 130 overs played at that point and helping Australia post such a massive total. He was looking set to go bigger but it was once again Sajid Khan who found that one particular spot in the pitch which turned the ball just enough to sneak through the defence of the left hander, crashing into his off stump. Sajid Khan was the best bowler for Pakistan on the day and picked two wickets. Now coming to Carey. Playing with Mitchell Starc, which essentially is where Australia’s tail starts, Carey built his innings slowly before going into all out attack with his partner in the crease. Starc’s exceptional outing (28 off 95) on the other end really helped Carey open up and he did not for once look bothered or under pressure. It became a sweep fest at a point when Carey kept employing the shot on both sides of the outfield, frustrating the Pakistan bowlers. He hit seven boundaries and two sixes in his innings to mark his place in the Australian squad. Just before the day’s end he was denied a well deserved century by - wait for it - Babar Azam, who doubled his wicket’s tally by sneaking through Carey’s defence with a ball that kept low. That marked the end of events for the day and meant that Australia were going to see this innings through with all of their batters getting a shy at Pakistan. At the end of day’s play the visiting team were batting at 505-8, with captain Pat Cummins (0 off 10) accompanying Starc. Questions were once again raised against both team’s tactics on the day. Pundits especially wondered what Australia were thinking using up so many overs on what clearly felt like a batting wicket. At a time it was presumed that the Pat Cummins team will declare at 450, but it is possible that plans changed with Alex Carey nearing century. Speaking after the game, Carey stated that he was gutted for not making the century but was very happy with what he did today. He stated that the pitch had started to break and the Australian pacers would further deteriorate it tomorrow owing to their footmarks. Day 3 would be an interesting proposition for Australia in terms of when exactly does the declaration come and how they approach their bowling attack. They have two specialist spinners in their ranks this time around with leggie Mitchell Swepson debuting. At 505/8 Australia would hope that they can skittle Pakistan out early with the help from the pitch and then put up rapid runs on Day 4, before giving Pakistan a crack at the chase on the final day of the Test match.

ICC Women's CWC 2022 | SA-W vs ENG-W | Match 13, Preview, Prediction, Fantasy XI

In match number 13, South Africa Women are clashing against England Women at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on March 14, 2022.

IND vs SL | 2nd Test | Day 2 - Rishabh Pant breaks another record

Indian batsman-keeper Rishabh Pant became the fastest half centurion for India in the longest format of the game after reaching 50 runs in just 28 balls. On a pitch where most of the players struggled to read turn and bounce, Pant went about his usual belligerence on Sunday, 13 March, entertaining the Bangalore crowd. Walking into bat after the dismissal of Hanuma Vihari, Pant attacked from word go, hitting the second ball for a huge six. He used his lightning quick feet to get upto the pitch of the ball and swung his blade as hard as he possibly could. The departure of Kohli (13 off 16) did not seem to dent his confidence as he became more aggressive accompanying his former Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer on the pitch. He drilled an offspinning delivery from Praveen Jayawickrama for four through the extra cover for four to bring up his feat in 28 balls. However, his innings did not last very long after that as he skied a shot straight up in the sky for the Jayawickrama to grab an easy catch in the final ball of the same over. At the time of dismissal, India were 184/5 leading SL by a mammoth 327 runs. The pitch has already shown signs of breaking, with several rough patches forming in the 22 yards. It would be interesting to see if India do declare in the final session today and make Sri Lanka bat under the lights like they did on Day 1 or if they play through the day and put in as many runs as possible before letting the visiting team have a go for the final innings.