Regular spells of rain in Bengaluru in the last few days and forecast for more over the course of the first Test between India and New Zealand beginning on Wednesday may have the final say in the outcome of the series opener. The toss has already been delayed because of continuous rain at the M…
Virat Kohli‘s return to Test mould with the first match of the series against Bangladesh hasn’t begun on a confident note, with the batting maestro’s scores in the two innings reading 6 and 17. The poor outing extended Kohli’s lean international run this season, which has seen him scoring just one fifty since January.In the…
Scrutiny never stops when it comes to cut-throat competition in international sports, even if you are Virat Kohli and have nothing left to prove.Returning to Test mould after some rest on a vacation with family in London, the former India captain would have hoped to begin the resurrection of his Test run on a positive…
Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: X) Rishabh Pant is the kind of character that world cricket needs. The India wicketkeeper-batsman, who remains chirpy whether standing behind the stumps or in front, created another lighthearted moment on the third day of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chennai.Shortly after play started on the third morning at the…
Rishabh Pant marked his Test comeback with India’s first match of the series against Bangladesh in Chennai, which is the first red-ball international for the wicketkeeper-batsman since his horrific car accident in December 2022.Pant, who returned to competitive cricket with the Indian Premier League earlier this year, spent more than a year in rehab following…
After Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja got India out of jail to post 376 in their first innings on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, Akash Deep turned on the heat with his bowling to hurt the visitors before lunch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.India’s bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah provided…
A day after Rishabh Pant expressed his anger when one of the throws from Bangladesh fielders almost hit him, it was Indian pacer Akash Deep in the line of fire on Friday and actually got hit in the back while running back into his crease. On day two of the first Test at the MA…
KL Rahul was picked in the middle order of India’s playing eleven by Gautam Gambhir in his first Test as the new head coach of India, when the hosts took on Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. But playing in his 51st Test, Rahul failed to impress in the first innings.Put in to…
After rookie Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud rocked the Indian top order with a three-wicket burst on the opening day of the first Test in Chennai, Rishabh Pant had a little argument with rival wicketkeeper Litton Das. Pant, who is making a comeback to Test cricket since recovering from the serious car accident in December 2022,…
India’s decision to include three pacers in their playing XI for the opening Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh on a traditionally spin-friendly venue, the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, has surprised many. Sharing India’s playing eleven after Bangladesh won the the toss and chose to bowl on Thursday, Rohit said they have gone…
