Ravichandran Ashwin (R) and Steve Smith during the Sydney Test on January 7, 2021. (Photo by David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The form of veterans Ravichandran Ashwin and Steve Smith would play a significant role in the outcome of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia.Ashwin is considered one of the modern…
Ravichandran Ashwin (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The New Zealand cricket team last Sunday handed India an unprecedented whitewash at home, clinching the three-Test series 3-0. The Kiwis created history after victory in the Mumbai Test inside three days, becoming the first ever team to hammer India 3-0 in their own backyard. The performance from India…
R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja NEW DELHI: India’s recent 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand at home has put the team’s big guns under fire. Angered by the embarrassing series loss, fans have been demanding retirements of Test veterans that include Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. As India performed poorly with both bat…
Virat Kohli scored 4 and 1 in the two innings of the third Test in Mumbai. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: India’s batting vulnerabilities against spin were thoroughly exposed in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand where the hosts succumbed to an embarrassing 3-0 whitewash.The plan from India was to trap the Kiwis in…
NEW DELHI: Even as the Indian team tries to pick itself up going into Australia tour this month, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is set to review the abject surrender against New Zealand. TOI understands that the nature of pitches used for the last two matches will be debated besides how the team management is…
NEW DELHI: Spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar shared eight wickets between them, triggering a New Zealand second innings collapse to hand India the advantage on the second day of the third and final Test in Mumbai on Saturday.The Kiwis lost as many as eight wickets in the final session as…
Ravichandran Ashwin speaks with Tim Paine during the fifth day of the 3rd Test in Sydney on January 11, 2021. (Photo by David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: In the third Test of the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, former Australia captain and wicketkeeper batsman Tim Paine said he didn’t regret sledging Ravichandran Ashwin since…
Washington Sundar (Photo credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Spin all-rounder Washington Sundar on Thursday came up with a magical delivery to knock over New Zealand’s in-form Rachin Ravindra in the second session on the opening day of the second Test in Pune.Starting off his new spell in style, Sundar fired in a perfect ball to get…
In 2016, Virat Kohli led the Indian team during a Test series against New Zealand. During this series, Kohli achieved his highest score against New Zealand by hitting a double century. Current Indian coach Gautam Gambhir and Murali Vijay started the innings but could not provide a strong foundation, leading to early dismissals. Kohli came…
Indian Cricket Team (PTI Photo) The BCCI has used as many as 18 venues for Test matches in the 21st century but the house remains divided on restricting the purest format to fewer centres in the country.“We’ve been discussing this for a long time now, and in my opinion, we should have five Test centres,…
