Head coach Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma. NEW DELHI: Former Australia pacer Brett Lee believes India underestimated New Zealand, leading to their 0-3 defeat in the home Test series. India’s batters, struggling against New Zealand spinners Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel, were unable to find answers, resulting in repeated low scores in…
Ravindra Jadeja (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja‘s back to his wicket-taking ways just in time for the big showdown with Australia. The Indian all-rounder rediscovered his mojo in the Mumbai Test against New Zealand, bagging a remarkable ten-wicket haul. This came as a huge relief after a bit of a dry spell with the…
L-R: Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and Wasim Akram NEW DELHI: The cricketing world has been buzzing after India’s shocking 0-3 series whitewash at home by New Zealand, their first-ever defeat of such magnitude in Test cricket on home soil. With India’s struggles against quality spin bowling in the spotlight, former England batter Michael Vaughan and…
Sachin Tendulkar questions India’s preparation NEW DELHI: Legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday shared his thoughts on India’s surprising 3-0 series defeat to New Zealand, labelling the outcome ‘a tough pill to swallow’.Reflecting on the unexpected clean sweep on home soil, Tendulkar stressed that such a loss calls for serious introspection.Also See: Virat Kohli“Losing 3-0 at…
Harbhajan Singh opens up on India’s defeat NEW DELHI: Reflecting on India’s 0-3 Test series defeat to New Zealand, former spinner Harbhajan Singh didn’t hold back, pointing out that the pitches in the recent past have been ‘too much’ spin friendly and against the Kiwis it backfired badly.The series, which ended in India’s first-ever 0-3…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel spearheaded a historic 3-0 Test series sweep against India, taking six crucial wickets in the third Test to secure a thrilling 25-run victory on Sunday. Chasing 147 to avoid a whitewash, India faltered, bowled out for 121 in just 29.1 overs on the third day at Mumbai’s Wankhede…
New Zealand celebrate victory against India in the Wankhede Stadium at Mumbai. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India suffered the ignominy of being whitewashed at home for the first time in more than 24 years by losing the third Test against New Zealand by 25 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in…
NEW DELHI: India’s hopes of salvaging a win in the third and final Test against New Zealand will rest heavily on the shoulders of their senior batters, especially Virat Kohli, as they prepare for a tricky fourth-innings run chase on a turning Wankhede pitch. New Zealand, who were reduced to 171/9 at stumps on Day…
NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin walked in at number 10 for the first time in his distinguished Test career during day two of the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.Throughout his career, Ashwin has predominantly batted at number 8, where he has accumulated 1977 runs in 83 innings at…
NEW DELHI: In a thrilling display of pace and precision, India pacer Akash Deep delivered a fiery in-swinger that left New Zealand skipper Tom Latham stunned during Day 2 of the third and final Test in Mumbai.The incident happened in the first over of the NZ’s second innings when Kiwi skipper Latham, who survived a…
