Virat Kohli scored 4 and 1 in the two innings of the third Test (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: For the first time in their Test history, which goes back to 1933, India on Sunday were whitewashed 0-3 in a series of three or more games by New Zealand as the visitors triumphed by 25 runs…
NEW DELHI: At around 4:45 pm, India had 78 runs on the board for the loss of just one wicket against New Zealand and were in cruise control mode with the close of play approaching.Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill had raised a 53-run partnership with India closing in on taking the opening day honours after…
(Photo credit: BlackCaps Twitter) NEW DELHI: India committed harakiri late on the opening day of the third and final Test at the Wankhede, slumping to 86 for four at the close of play against New Zealand in Mumbai on Friday.Already 0-2 down in the series, India bowlers did really well to first bowl out the…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images) Hosts seek redemption as New Zealand eye historic clean sweepMUMBAI: Are we on the brink of the biggest upset of the 21st century? In a year when Test cricket has ripped apart the formbook, can New Zealand do the unthinkable? After Bangladesh’s stunning…
NEW DELHI: Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir said that every player has a duty to the team and does not want to place the entire blame for the defeat against the visiting New Zealand squad on the batters. After losing the second Test by 113 runs in Pune on October 26, India fell to…
NEW DELHI: Former batsman Sanjay Manjrekar feels it would be unjust to blame coach Gautam Gambhir for the Test series defeat to New Zealand, but former wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik feels the senior Indian players have the responsibility. The Black Caps established an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series when India lost the second Test…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali feels Indian players were ‘overconfident’ ahead of the start of the series against New Zealand and that resulted in the hosts succumbing to their first home series loss in 12 years.After their clinical triumph in the opener in Bengaluru, New Zealand…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma faced a barrage of criticism after announcing the changes to India’s Playing XI for the second Test against New Zealand on Friday. The team management opted to rest Kuldeep Yadav and bring in Washington Sundar, who had only been added to the Test squad the previous Sunday following India’s loss in…
NEW DELHI: After making a stunning 150 in the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru, it was difficult for the Indian team to keep Sarfaraz Khan out of the playing XI for the second Test in Pune that got underway on Thursday.It was not just Sarfaraz’s maiden Test hundred, but how he scored those…
Virat Kohli during the Indian team’s practice session at the MCA stadium in Gahunje on Wednesday. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images) With big points at stake in the WTC cycle, teams prefer to die by the swordPUNE: Idealism and modern cricket don’t go hand in hand.Those who have bought season tickets for the…
