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    Sourav Ganguly Lists Reasons why Team India is Best

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    Ganguly, Indian skipper Virat Kohli

    Former India skipper and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly lauded the team India for their achievements and highlighted several aspects of that made the team dominate the world of cricket.

    Ganguly Lauds team India

    Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli team, India makes a list of various achievements in cricket history, especially in Test. Though India fails to lift the ICC trophy under Kohli’s captaincy India makes impressive wins in the Test series, especially in abroad matches.

    India beats Australia in their own backyard despite losing more than half of their top performers due to injuries and various other reasons. The strong Indian squad is set to face New Zealand in the inaugural WTC at England.

    India beat Australia in Gabba and lifts the series trophy
    India beat Australia in Gabba and lifts the series trophy

    “The system is strong – domestic cricket, NCA (National Cricket Academy), coaches. The IPL is also a reason. Fairness of selection; only the best gets picked. There is transparency. The cricket system is robust. Four-day and T20 (cricket) are different, but the IPL does help. Gives confidence that you can play at this level. Talent is important and adjustment is not a problem,” said Ganguly.

    India won a four-Test series in Australia(2-1) in 2018-19
    India won a four-Test series in Australia(2-1) in 2018-19

    Sourav Ganguly is known as one of the finest captains India ever played under. He had taken his team to remarkable heights including the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2003. Even now when the team doing exceptionally well under Kohli’s leadership, Ganguly is associated with it as the BCCI President.

    Sourav Ganguly
    Sourav Ganguly

    “These are two different generations. This is a superb phase. We drew with Australia in Australia, beat England in England and Pakistan in Pakistan. Won in New Zealand, too. It was a glorious phase. This team is doing so well. I leave it at that. What happened in 2003, can’t be compared with 2021. I was involved both times – captain and now the BCCI president,” Ganguly said.

    India tour of Sri Lanka

    The players who aren’t in the squad for the WTC finals, will be part of the T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka, which expects to give an opportunity to youngsters to cement a place in the side.

    All the matches to be played in Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium behind closed doors. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had last week revealed that white-ball specialists will be touring the island nation for a limited-overs tour while the Indian Test team will be in UK.

    “We plan to host the entire series at one venue,” Sri Lanka Cricket’s Administrative Committee chairman Arjuna de Silva told Sportstar. “As of now, it has been decided that the Premadasa Stadium will host the fixtures. Obviously, it depends on how the situation is around that time.”

    IPL 2021: England Players Likely to Miss the Remaining IPL Matches

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    England Test players set to miss latter stages of IPL
    England cricketers

    England cricketers are likely to miss the remaining matches of the IPL 2021 which postponed indefinitely owing to spike in COVID19 cases.

    England cricketers may miss IPL 2021

    Earlier BCCI points that IPL may happen before or after the ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled for October-November this year.

    “We’re planning on the involvement of England players in England matches,” Giles was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo. “We’ve got a full FTP schedule. So if those tours to Pakistan and Bangladesh (before the T20 World Cup) are going ahead, I’d expect the players to be there.

    “The New Zealand scenario was very different. Those Test matches were formalised at the end of January, by which time all those contracts and NOCs were signed for full involvement in the IPL.

    “None of us knows what a rearranged IPL looks like at the moment; where it’s going to be or when. But from when we start this summer against New Zealand, our programme is incredibly busy. We’ve got a lot of important, high-profile cricket including the T20 World Cup and the Ashes. And we’re going to have to look after our players.”

    Earlier, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly ruled out hosting the rest of the tournament in India.

    “India is supposed to go to Sri Lanka for three ODIs and five T20Is. There are lots of organisational hazards like 14-day quarantine. It can’t happen in India. This quarantine is tough to handle. Too early to say how we can find a slot to complete the IPL,” he told Sportstar.

    “You can say that now in hindsight that the IPL should have been called off earlier. Mumbai and Chennai (bio bubbles) did not have cases. Only when the IPL reached Delhi and Ahmedabad did the cases rise. People will say a lot of things in any case. The English Premier League had so many people affected. But they could reschedule the matches. But you can’t do that with IPL. You stop it for seven days and it is done. Players go back home and then the process of quarantine starts from scratch.

    “…we would have continued if there were no cases. We would have completed the IPL. The players were in the bubble and there were no crowds at the venues. Players were not getting infected. Once the players got affected, we called it off. Look at leagues going around the world. They have had Covid cases, but they have continued.”

    IPL 2021: Harshal Patel Opens on Playing for RCB

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    Harshal Patel
    Harshal Patel

    Virat Kohli’s message to Harshal Patel when he was traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made him realise that this is a team where he can finally showcase his skills, the fast bowler said.

    Harshal Patel on playing for RCB

    “The moment I was traded, Virat sent me a message, “Welcome back, you are going to play here”. That made a big impact in my confidence, and I realised this is a team where I can finally showcase all my skills,” Patel told the Hindustan Times.

    Patel had his fair share of bad days in the short season, particularly when Ravindra Jadeja smashed 37 runs off him in a match between RCB and CSK.

    Jadeja smashed 37 runs off an over bowled by Harshal Patel in CSK vs RCB league match of IPL 2021
    Jadeja smashed 37 runs off an over bowled by Harshal Patel

    “He gives you the space to do your thing. Even if you don’t execute at times he understands better than anybody that on a batter’s day, if they get hold of a bowler, you are going to go for runs. Whenever we are unable to execute, or we stray from our plans, when we sit for the review the only talk is about what do we do to stay on the path, how do we stay in the mindset to execute more often than not. We don’t let any other noise come into that environment,” said Patel.

    Patel also said that AB de Villiers is someone who gives bowler-specific pointers based on what the veteran South African had seen so far in the match.

    “Who better to tell you about what’s going on than AB? He doesn’t talk a lot, he will let you do your own thing but if he finds you are out of depth or struggling, he will come up to chat. Before I come in to bowl, he has probably seen seven or eight overs; he will give small pointers on what the wicket is doing, what the batters are trying to do, what are the deliveries that will work. It is always short and concise chat,” Patel said.

    Patel, who was traded to RCB by the Delhi Capitals before the 2021 Indian Premier League season started, was a revelation in the seven matches that he played. Before the IPL 2021 was indefinitely postponed, Patel was the runaway leader in the Purple Cap standings with 17 wickets.

    The Hundred Cricket: Birmingham Phoenix Ropes Shafali Verma

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    Shafali Verma batting
    Shafali Verma

    India women team’s teen opener Shafali Verma is all set to feature in inaugural The Hundred cricket tournament in the UK as she will replace New Zealand’s Sophie Devine. The world’s best T20 batswoman will feature in the competition for Birmingham Phoenix and will be the fifth Indian to feature in the competition.

    Shafali Verma get part in The Hundred cricket

    Shafali will reunite with her Sydney Sixers coach Ben Sawyer, and her stint in England promises to be a significant learning curve for her. Speaking to ANI, a source close to the development said:

    “It is a delightful news not just for Shafali but for Indian women’s cricket that there will be five Indian players in the inaugural edition of The Hundred. She will re-unite with her Sydney Sixers coach Ben Sawyer and the experience should help her grow further in what has already been a very positive road forward for the youngster,” 

    Opener Smriti Mandhana, T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, and all-rounder Deepti Sharma are the four other Indian women cricketers selected for the Hundred cricket tournament.

    The Hundred Cricket Schedule

    Date Match Venue
    21-Jul Oval Invincibles v Manchester Originals (women’s), Kia Oval
    22-Jul Oval Invincibles v Manchester Originals (men’s), Kia Oval Kia Oval
    23-Jul Birmingham Phoenix v London Spirit, Edgbaston
    24-Jul Trent Rockets v Southern Brave, Trent Bridge
    Northern Superchargers v Welsh Fire, Emerald Headingley
    25-Jul London Spirit v Oval Invincibles Lord’s
    Manchester Originals v Birmingham Phoenix Emirates Old Trafford
    26-Jul Trent Rockets v Northern Superchargers Trent Bridge
    27-Jul Welsh Fire v Southern Brave Sophia Gardens
    28-Jul Manchester Originals v Northern Superchargers Emirates Old Trafford
    29-Jul London Spirit v Trent Rockets Lord’s
    30-Jul Southern Brave v Birmingham Phoenix Ageas Bowl
    31-Jul Welsh Fire v Manchester Originals Sophia Gardens
    Northern Superchargers v Oval Invincibles Emerald Headingley
    01-Aug Birmingham Phoenix v Trent Rockets Edgbaston
    London Spirit v Southern Brave Lord’s
    02-Aug Oval Invincibles v Welsh Fire Kia Oval
    03-Aug London Spirit v Northern Supercharger Lord’s
    04-Aug Birmingham Phoenix v Oval Invincibles Edgbaston
    05-Aug Manchester Originals v Southern Brave Emirates Old Trafford
    06-Aug Welsh Fire v Trent Rockets Sophia Gardens
    07-Aug Southern Brave v Northern Superchargers Ageas Bowl
    08-Aug Oval Invincibles v Trent Rockets Kia Oval
    09-Aug Birmingham Phoenix v Welsh Fire Edgbaston
    10-Aug Manchester Originals v London Spirit Emirates Old Trafford
    11-Aug Southern Brave v Welsh Fire Ageas Bowl
    12-Aug Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals Emerald Headingley
    13-Aug Trent Rockets v Birmingham Phoenix Trent Bridge
    14-Aug Oval Invincibles v London Spirit Kia Oval
    15-Aug Trent Rockets v Manchester Originals Trent Bridge
    16-Aug Southern Brave v Oval Invincibles Ageas Bowl
    17-Aug Northern Superchargers v Birmingham Phoenix Emerald Headingley
    18-Aug Welsh Fire v London Spirit Sophia Gardens
    20-Aug Eliminator (both women’s and men’s) Kia Oval
    21-Aug Finals (both women’s and men’s) Lord’s

     

    Also read: “The Hundred” Full Tournament Squad details

    Virat Kohli Receives First Dose of COVID19 Vaccine

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    Virat Kohli got his First dose of COVID19 Vaccine

    Indian skipper Virat Kohli received his first dose of the COVID19 vaccine on Monday. The Indian captain recently returned home after the IPL 2021 was suspended indefinitely by the BCCI.

    After returning home, Kohli, along with Anushka Sharma, donated a sum of Rs 2 crore to the fundraising event for India’s fight against Covid-19. Within 24 hours, the campaign received a total of Rs 3.6 crore in donations. Kohli and Anushka thanked their fans on social media for their contributions.

    Virat Kohli receives COVID19 Vaccine

    Kohli, who now lives in Mumbai, posted a photo on Instagram. “Vaccinate as soon as you can please. Stay Safe,” Kohli wrote in his Instagram story.

    Virat Kohli got his First dose of COVID19 Vaccine
    Virat Kohli got his First dose of COVID19 Vaccine

    Kohli also recently took to social media to thank all the frontline workers in the medical department who had been putting their lives at risk to help the Covid-19 patients.

    “I have nothing but gratitude for all the healthcare & frontline workers, I am in awe of their spirit and dedication. I also want to thank all the people who came forward in such difficult times & helped each other. India is grateful to have heroes like you,” the Indian captain posted on social media.

    Ishant Sharma too got his Vaccine

    Ishant Sharma too received his first dose of vaccine along with his wife on Monday.  Ishant and his wife Pratima, a former Indian hoopster, also uploaded their selfie infront of a vaccination centre.

    “Thankful for this and grateful for all the essential workers. Happy to see the smooth running of the facility & management. Let’s all get vaccinated at the earliest,” Ishant wrote on his Twitter handle.

    Last week, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, and Umesh Yadav took the first dose of coronavirus vaccine.

     

    Piyush Chawla’s Father Dies Due to Post COVID19 Complications

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    Piyush Chawla's father dies of post-Covid-19 complications
    Piyush Chawla's father dies of post-Covid-19 complications

    Mumbai Indians (MI) spinner Piyush Chawla lost his father Pramod Kumar Chawla in the COVID19 battle on Monday (May 10). A day before this tragic incident IPL’s raising star Chetan Sakariya too lost his father in the COVID19 battle.

    Piyush Chawla lost his father in COVID19 battle

    “Life won’t be the same without him anymore, lost my pillar of strength today,” wrote the Mumbai Indians spinner on his official Instagram account.

    “With the deepest grief, we announce that my beloved father, Mr. Pramod Kumar Chawla, left for the heavenly abode on 10th May 2021. He was suffering from covid and post covid complications. We invite your kind thoughts and prayers in these difficult times. May his noble soul rest in peace.”

    Piyush Chawla’s Indian Premier League team and former India teammate Irfan Pathan tweeted his condolences.

    “Our thoughts go out to Piyush Chawla who lost his father, Mr. Pramod Kumar Chawla this morning. We are with you and your family in this difficult time. Stay strong,” Mumbai Indians tweeted.

    Chawla, 32, has played three Tests, 25 ODIs, and 7 T20s for India. He represents Gujarat in the domestic circuit and has so far played 136 first-class matches, taking 445 wickets in it. Chawla remains as one of the leading wicket-takers of the IPL tournament.

    The Aligarh-born spinner was fetched by Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2021 auction but he did not play a single game in the 2021 edition of the league, which was indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak in its bio-bubble.

     

    India vs Sri Lanka 2021: India Set to Play 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is in Sri Lanka

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    Rahane as Vice captain for WI tests

    BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has indicated that India would tour Sri Lanka to play three ODIs and five T20I match series later in 2021. BCCI has not yet announced any official squad or schedule for the tour.

    India tour of Sri Lanka 2021

    BCCI have planned to play the series with another team. It seems that skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma will not be part of the tour as they will be engaged in a marquee five-match Test series in England.

    “We have planned a white ball series for the senior men’s team during the month of July where they will play T20 Internationals and ODIs in Sri Lanka,” Ganguly told PTI in an interaction.

    Ganguly said the Indian team for the Sri Lanka tour will have none of the players selected for the England Tests.

    “Yes, it will be a team of white-ball specialists. It will be a different team,” Ganguly said, making it clear that the cricket board also has the preparation of white ball regulars in mind.

    Following the conclusion of the England Test series on September 14, India have another short opening in their schedule ahead of the T20 World Cup that is set to begin sometime in mid-October.

    The global event is supposed to be held in India, but given a particularly deadly second wave of the pandemic is currently raging across the country – amid which the IPL’s biosecure bubble was breached promoting its indefinite postponement last week – it remains a possibility that the event will be shifted.

    “The BCCI president is very keen that all our top players are match ready and since England doesn’t have a white ball leg the month of July can be utilized well,” a BCCI source told PTI while explaining the logic behind the tour.

    For the Kohlis and Sharmas, they need not come from the UK, which has in place some hard quarantine rules.

    “Technically, in the month of July, there are no official senior India team matches. The Test squad will be playing intrasquad games.

    “So there is no harm in India’s white-ball experts getting some match time and selectors also get to fix the missing jigsaws in selection puzzle.”

     

    IPL 2021: Parthiv Patel Decodes the Man Behind CSK’s Success Apart from MSD

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    Parthiv Patel
    Parthiv Patel

    Former Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel has named Moeen Ali as the game-changer of the MS Dhoni-led CSK in the 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

    Parthiv Patel praises Moeen Ali

    The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led franchise were in second place on 10 points behind Delhi Capitals — who were leading the table with 12 points — when a breach in the bio-bubble forced the IPL season to be postponed.

    “I think Moeen Ali was the main game-changer for CSK. He can open, he can bat at No. 3, which he did really well. He carried on the momentum that Faf (du Plessis) and Ruturaj (Gaekwad) gave. It was good to see him performing so well,” Patel told Star Sports.

    “It was important to make a collective comeback. That is exactly what has happened with CSK. Yes, openers did very well but I think the middle order was the key.”

    Moeen Ali
    Moeen Ali

    Patel also gave credit to Dhoni’s captaincy, saying that the former India skipper “deciding the batting order wisely and promoting Moeen Ali at No. 3” was tactical thinking.

    The former CSK opener also lauded MS Dhoni for pushing himself down the order in order to allow in-form batters like Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, and Ravindra Jadeja to face the most number of deliveries.

    “Everyone thought Suresh Raina will bat at No.3 but it was Moeen Ali. He knew what changes he needed to do. Everyone was thinking that MS Dhoni will come and bat at No. 4 or No. 5. He took the backseat, he knew that there are guys who are batting well and they should get more number of overs,” said Patel.

    Moeen, a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-spinner aggregated 206 runs at an average of 34.33 and an impressive strike rate of 157.25 in the six innings. The England all-rounder also took five crucial wickets and had a superb economy rate of 6.16.

    Chetan Sakariya Lost his Father in the COVID19 Battle

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    Chetan Sakariya
    Chetan Sakariya

    The Rajasthan Royals’ left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya lost his father in the battle of coronavirus. Sakariya’s father Kanjibhai was admitted to a private hospital in Bhavnagar, Gujarat while he was still in the Indian Premier League (IPL) bio-bubble.

    Chetan Sakariya Lost his Father

    Sakariya lost his father on Sunday, who succumbed to COVID-19.

    “It pains us so much to confirm that Mr Kanjibhai Sakariya lost his battle with Covid-19 earlier today. We’re in touch with Chetan and will provide all possible support to him and his family in this difficult time,” RR wrote in a tweet.

    Saurashtra Cricket Association also condoled the passing of the 23-year-old’s father as well.

    Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle too shares his condolence message via Twitter. He wrote as “Feel so much for young Chetan Sakariya who played with the most heartwarming smile you will see. Wish him strength as he mourns the passing of his father to this horrible Covid.”

    Indian former cricketer Wasim Jaffer wrote as “My heart goes out to Chetan and his family. May God give them the strength to cope with this loss. Stay strong @Sakariya55”.

    Also read: Check the Inspiring Journey of RR’s Chetan Sakariya

    IPL 2021: RCB’s Mike Hesson Opens on Suspension of Cash Rich League

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    Mike Hesson and Virat Kohli
    Mike Hesson(Right), Virat Kohli

    Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson has affirmed that the choice to suspension of IPL 2021 was settled on in concurrence with every one of the franchises.

    Mike Hesson on IPl 2021 suspension

    BCCI took the unhappy decision of suspension of the IPL 2021 season after various players of the tournament tests positive for the COVID19. In the tournament of 60 league matches so far the teams have played only 29 matches. BCCI have not yet announced any official information regarding the rescheduling of the tournament.

    Earlier Times of Sports have listed the possible chances of COVID19 breach in a bio-secure bubble which leads to the postponing of the IPL 2021 season.

    RCB shared a video of the franchise’s interaction. In it, Mike Hesson clarified:

    “The situation really escalated once a couple of teams had positive cases within the bio-bubble. So once that happened, the BCCI were obviously very worried about the health and safety of everybody within the eight franchises. In the end, the decision was made in agreement with all the franchises that the safest way of dealing with it is to postpone the tournament. Things will be looked at at a later date. Initially, the main priority was the health and safety of everybody within the eight bio-bubbles.”

    RCB Chairman Anand Kripalu said that BCCI was taking a gander at a September window to continue the competition, yet added that everything is provisional right now.

    Anand Kripalu remarked: “We got a call from the BCCI to say that they are going to be suspending the IPL given the fact that four teams have been affected (by COVID cases) and there is too much of risk. They are not certain when this will resume, but it is not a canceled tournament and it is going to resume. They have indicated September, saying they are trying to find a window, but we don’t know exactly yet.”

    Virat Kohli led RCB holds the third position in the IPL 2021 points table by winning the 5 matches from 7 matches played so far.

    Virat Kohli, Anushka Starts Raising Funds for COVID19 Relief Work

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    Virat Kohlioa nd Anushka Sharma starts starts campaign for raising funds for Covid-19 relief work
    Virat Kohlioa nd Anushka Sharma starts starts campaign for raising funds for Covid-19 relief work

    India captain Virat Kohli joined the likes of Pat Cummins, Sachin Tendulkar as he extended a helping hand to India’s Covid19 relief work by starting a campaign for raising funds for Covid19 relief work after the suspension of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

    Virat Kohli starts COVID19 Relief Fund

    Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have donated Rs 2 crores to the fundraiser. Out of Rs 7 crore, they have already managed to raise over Rs 3.5 crore in less than a day.

    “Anushka and I have started a campaign on @ketto, to raise funds for Covid-19 relief, and we would be grateful for your support. Let’s all come together and help those around us in need of our support. I urge you all to join our movement,” Kohli tweeted.

    “We are going through an unprecedented time in the history of our country and our nation needs all of us to unite and save as many people as possible. Anushka and I have been shocked to see the human suffering since last year,” Kohli said.

    Kohli said that he and his wife had tried to help as many people as possible in their fight against the virus.

    Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma have also donated Rs 2 crore to the fund-raising project, which will raise a total of Rs 7 crore to support India’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

     

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    The campaign will run for seven days on Ketto and the proceeds will be directed to ACT Grants, the implementation partner which will work towards providing oxygen, medical manpower, vaccination awareness, and telemedicine facilities all through the pandemic and the amount.

    Also read: Full list of cricketers who donated for the COVID19 relief fund

    Steve Smith and His Wife Roped in as Ambassador For a Cashback Reward Platform

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    Steve Smith
    Steve Smith

    Cricketing power couple Steve Smith and Dani Willis are putting their substantial star power to work to promote Australia’s biggest cashback rewards platform, Cashrewards.

    Steve Smith promotes cashback rewards platform

    Steve Smith has hit headlines over the last few weeks after the Australian cricketers became stuck overseas amid the coronavirus crisis in India.

    But on Friday, he and his wife Dani Willis made news for a different reason – as it was revealed the pair have signed a lucrative brand ambassador deal to cashback rewards platform, Cashrewards.

    Steve, 31, who left Covid-stricken India this week for the safety of the Maldives – and Dani said they chose to work with the company because they used Cashrewards ‘all the time’.

    The high-profile couple will also promote Cashrewards’ association with Starlight, which receives a share of Cashback every time a member shops on the platform.

    And the Shop 4 Smiles campaign, which doubles Cashrewards’ donation to Starlight to 2 percent of all transactions in May, kicking off on Starlight Day, Friday, May 7.

    “We love Cashrewards so much that we backed its public float, so we’re delighted to also sign-up as official ambassadors,” said Smith.

    “I reckon it’s a brilliant idea. You can find all the big brands you know and love on Cashrewards and all you need to do is shop as normal and you get rewarded with real cash, on top of the best available offers. Better still, the Starlight Foundation gets a donation each and every time you shop!”

    Willis said the ability to shop more than 1600 leading brands on Cashrewards and be rewarded hassle-free was a key driver for the couple.

    “We use Cashrewards all the time and we even get a bit competitive over who can earn the most cash back, but on this particular pitch, I’m the star performer,” she said.

    “Whether it’s checking out Wotif, THE ICONIC or Adore Beauty, Cashrewards is a great place to start. It’s like a personal shopper and marketplace all-in-one,” said Dani.

    Cashrewards CEO Bernard Wilson said the cashback rewards platform was delighted to have the support of Dani and Steve and excited that they wanted to share their passion for Cashrewards.

    “Cashrewards is growing fast with over a million Australians enjoying the ability to shop as usual and reap cash rewards with minimal hassle. We’re confident that Steve and Dani’s humble and authentic approach will resonate strongly with our members and the broader Australian public,” he said.

    “The fact that Steve and Dani were already passionate Cashrewards members and backers before agreeing to this partnership will only add to the authenticity of the partnership. There will be plenty of surprises to come, so make sure you’re following Steve, Dani, and Cashrewards on your favourite social channels.”

    As ambassadors of the company, the couple will also offer a sneak peek into their life by sharing their ‘shopping tips and habits’ while showcasing the best saving opportunities.

    Smith is a part of the 38-member team of Australian cricketers, commentators, umpires, and other support staff including Steve, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Marcus Stoinis, and Ricky Ponting, from IPL 14 who will remain in the Maldives till the travel ban from Australia is lifted after May 15.