NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli might have been away from cricket for quite some time but the star India batter is leaving no stone unturned to get into the groove for the two-Test series against Bangladesh.Kohli engaged in an intense practice session at the nets in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium ahead of the first Bangladesh Test…
NEW DELHI: The Test rivalry between India and Bangladesh, while not as historically significant as some other cricket rivalries, has seen steady development over the years. Since Bangladesh gained Test status in 2000, they have played several matches against India, but India has largely dominated the encounters.The inaugural Test between India and Bangladesh took place…
CHENNAI: It’s a new era in Indian cricket and along with it comes new trappings. Gautam Gambhir, the new head coach of the team, had a brief stint with some of the players in Sri Lanka but that was merely an appetizer. Now comes the main course — a Test series at home against Bangladesh…
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team members, including Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, began their preparations for a two-Test series against Bangladesh on Friday. The first Test is scheduled to begin on September 19 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.Coach Gautam Gambhir, who is overseeing his first home series, led the closed-door training session. He was joined…
Rohit Sharma is all geared up to lead India once again when the team resumes the last leg of its journey in the 2023-25 cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC), which will see the Indian team playing 10 Tests over the next four months. Rohit, along with Virat, will be well rested when India…
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli have arrived in Chennai for the first of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, starting on September 19. The second Test will be held in Kanpur starting September 27.Rohit was seen leaving the airport in a yellow jersey with security personnel on…
NEW DELHI: Ishan Kishan etched his name in cricket history during the third ODI against Bangladesh in December 2022. The young wicketkeeper-batsman unleashed a breathtaking assault, amassing an unbeaten 210 runs off a mere 131 deliveries. His innings was studded with 24 fours and 10 sixes propelling India to an imposing total of 409/8.Ishan’s monumental…
India will enter the home straight in the 2023-25 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with the two-Test series in their backyard against Bangladesh, hoping to retain their current number one position in the WTC table by the time the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia ends in January next year. Teams finishing in the top two of…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik has expressed doubts about Bangladesh‘s ability to challenge India in the upcoming Test series, despite Bangladesh’s recent success in Pakistan. Speaking on India’s prospects on Cricbuzz, Karthik emphasized that winning against India on home soil is a significant challenge.“I personally don’t think so. I think beating India in…
A busy home and away Test summer is lined up for India, starting with the Test series at home against Bangladesh and concluding with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, with the World Test Championship (WTC) final scheduled to begin on June 11 at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. So in nine months from now,…
