I am actually sad that Usman Khwaja could not reach his three figure mark. But, I actually think Australia played really well and handled the Pakistani bowlers well enough.

Now it is kind of absolute on day two it will be really hard for the Australian batsmen to survive the first session against the bowling lineup of the Pakistan team. At least this isn't going to be like the previous two test matches in my opinion.

The Pakistan team did play well and I think the reduction of overs played a crucial role in this match. The reduction of overs meant that the players could play a lot more freely than they generally would have. Actually, I think Pakistan is certainly going to go for it anyway because you know, they have nothing to lose right now.

Test cricket is not appealing to people anymore. I remember I didn't even watch the match by which New Zealand won the WTC. I am quite sure that if a person is still watching test cricket, either he is a student or a retired person.

Because people simply don't have the time right now to watch test cricket and basically waste a huge part of their life. And the players have also realized that the other formats are a lot more interesting and appealing to people than test cricket. We don't often find players who are better in especially test cricket.

If Real Madrid doesn't end up facing Liverpool I think Liverpool is going to have the advantage. After all, you know that the Liverpool squad is stronger than Real Madrid. But that's still a long way to go.

Real Madrid versus Chelsea will be the most interesting match indeed. in my opinion, this will be the only actual competitive match in this quarter-final. all the other matches can be a little predictable. but this is one match which is really going to be a 50-50.  I think that Chelsea is better than Real Madrid but I also said that in the Real Madrid vs PSG match but Real Madrid proved me wrong.

I really don't understand what's the point of playing if you are not going to go for the win! and the people of the whole world expected some great things to happen in this test series as it is a historical test series hosted by Pakistan.

But, now I can say that everyone is disappointed saying the steps that Pakistan took. if the 3rd test match also ends in a similar way I think Pakistan is surely going to get a lot of hate from even the Pakistan fans, and this is obviously not good for test cricket itself.

de Kock absolutely devastated the bowlers of Bangladesh. I agree that Bangladesh did not read the pitch well. It was a bowling pitch at first. And it was obvious that  Parnell getting injured helped Bangladesh to get at least a few runs on the board, otherwise, it could have been a lot worse.

Afif was the only one who tried to put up a fight and scored 72 runs. The top order of Bangladesh absolutely failed. South Africa had an easy victory of seven wickets.

Test cricket is something that does require a lot of skill. ODI cricket also requires a good amount of skill. But, I feel like T20 is the format where you can go absolutely crazy as a Batsman and get rewarded for it. yes, T20 is the most important format of cricket right now in the whole world.

To be honest, at this moment most people don't have enough time to watch even an ODI match, to see you down and watch cricket for 100 overs can hamper a lot of productivity. And in this matter test cricket is absolutely out of the question. T20 is probably the only format that can be enjoyed by maintaining other work.

I really think that the first goal should have been saved by David Ospina. I think he just reacted a little late and could not reach the ball.

The red card was also an unnecessary challenge in my opinion. You cannot just go for a ball that is hip-high like that. I think Napoli could win by a bigger margin if Lorenzo Insigne got his shot on target and the ball did not bounce back off the post after it hit the goalkeeper.

Wow! Juventus going for Mohamed Salah is really surprising to me. And I really think that Liverpool should fix the problem with him about his contract. I think Juventus is just a start. If his contract does not get sorted out I think he will be approached by other bigger clubs as well.




I knew that if Real Madrid tries to bring both Mbappe and Haaland, it's not going to work out, and that's exactly what has happened. But Manchester City is going to be a good place for him.

Lionel Messi does want to come back to Barcelona and I think everyone in Barcelona also wants that to happen but it seems highly unlikely because his salary is just too much for Barcelona right now.

It is ok in my opinion. I'm just not so sure about the Chelsea vs Real Madrid match. I feel like the match can go either way. And that is the most interesting match also.

I think Real Madrid has the advantage if they don't face any injuries. By no means I am saying that Chelsea is a bad team or any less than Real Madrid, but you know, they have the additional pressure of thinking about the English Premier League.

If Manchester City actually wants to hold on to their first position I think they really need to concentrate on the upcoming match against Liverpool which is probably a couple of weeks later. Because other than Liverpool they don't have much bigger opponents to face.

And if they want to stay in the first position they need to start winning and at least draw against Liverpool. If they lose even one match I think they will be dethroned by Liverpool and it will be really hard to get back to 1st place.

It was a really moderate score of 140 and Bangladesh really played badly and failed to reach the total. But, I have to say that the West Indies team is really lucky in this tournament because they seem to be winning by runs of single-digit a lot.

It should have been really easy for Bangladesh. Nahida Akter tried to hold on and play from one side of the wicket but on the other side, the Bangladesh Batmen could not do much.

Still no info about the injury though.

I know that it's risky for Barcelona to play in the situation in the second leg. But you know, they have been showing good performance recently. I believe they have really good team chemistry right now. Simply put they are the better team.

And it's quite the opposite for Galatasaray. They haven't played well in their own League. How they have drawn against Barcelona is still unbelievable to me!! I really don't think they are going to win in the second leg against Barcelona.

In the Italian League, the top 4 teams are fighting for their own place in the league. And from the fifth spot starts a whole separate fight between the team. This League is quite interesting and certainly has taken a real competitive shape at the later stage. AC Milan seems to be in a good spot with three points lead but I still don't believe that they will be the winners of this League. I would much rather put my faith in Inter or Napoli.





Actually, I disagree because I think AC Milan and Napoli are going to be much more focused to get 3 points out of these matches. Because they are fighting for the number one spot in the league standings.

But obviously, they cannot underestimate their opponents because they will surely put up a fight. But, I don't see how they are going to beat teams like AC Milan and Napoli. Should be easy three points for both these teams.

Actually, I have to say I don't believe in superstitions.

If we think about this tecnically, Juventus lost because of having a bad midfield and panicking at the wrong moment. I expected there to play better and also have better results. But credit goes to Villarreal. They played really smart and weighted for the right opportunity. But you are right about the home/away prediction though.



I agree that was some really good prediction. All the away teams seem to be ready and have done their homework correctly to win against the side that is playing in home conditions. Without this comment, I actually probably wouldn't have noticed that.

The Indian women's batting card is a really sorry-looking one. They had no big partnership throughout the whole innings and lost wickets at regular intervals.

India did score a lot more runs against the West Indies but I think we have to realise that England is a far better team than the West indies. England just played badly in this tournament. But in this match, the target for England was really small and they were not going to miss out on it. The next match is against Australia and it will be a much harder match for India to win.

I actually didn't know that. but I think this is a really good Step taken by the BCCI. This will certainly be allowed the players to have a lot more playtime who are not regular in the Indian team.

And I am quite sure that this is happening with the consent of BCCI otherwise I don't see how these players can play outside India. These players will also play against players like Mohammad Hafeez and Sikandar Raza so they will Be able to gain a lot of experience too.

I think the only thing that Messi might need to prove is that he has a World cup. But like all the great who ever lived, Messi will also have the black mark of the Moon, the only thing which will be incomplete, a little crack in the armor.

It does look like Messi is not going to be able to win the World cup. But, even then he doesn't have anything to prove to anyone. He is the best in the world and when we talk about the best in the world Ronaldo also comes to mind inevitably.

I actually want Cristiano Ronaldo to do very well in the match against Atletico Madrid and I don't care if Manchester United loses the match.

Babar Azam has reached his hundred. He is playing really well along with Abdullah Shafiq who is on 71 not out. I am not that many people might say I am daydreaming but I think it is possible for Pakistan to win this match if they can survive the first session tomorrow.

But, I am not sure that Pakistan will go for the win because a draw seems to be a more logical result for Pakistan and if they do go for the win they might actually lose the match.

Actually, there are a lot of problems in the Bangladesh cricket team and the board. There were even some problems in recent times between the coach and the players. You know, that the way Mashrafe Bin Mortaza had to give away the captaincy of Bangladesh cricket was just shameful.

I know this will sound like I am just saying negative things about the Bangladesh cricket board but it's true that the board does not care about the players. The only thing that they care about is money and being in power.

Bangladesh has some experienced players and they are really good assets for the Bangladesh cricket team. but I think they are not being utilized properly to get the best out of them. And that's why the board has so many problems with most of the senior players.