NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has drawn comparisons between dynamic wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and India’s iconic opener, Virender Sehwag.Pant made a breathtaking return to the Test format for India after surviving a life-threatening accident in December 2022.His first innings saw a promising knock end at 39, but he bounced back with a splendid…
Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s young No.3 batter Shubman Gill scored his fifth Test century on Day 3 of the first Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Gill’s 119 not out from 176 balls helped India declare their second innings at 287/4, setting Bangladesh a target of 515 runs…
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 thanks the almighty after reaching his century (Photo Source: X) Coming back to Test cricket after 635 days, Rishabh Pant marked his return with a record-equalling century that now puts him in the company of former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.With a couple off Shakib Al Hasan, Pant completed his sixth Test century,…
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…
NEW DELHI: A hilarious moment unfolded on the second day of the first Test between India and Bangladesh in Chennai on Friday when Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill shared a playful exchange in the dressing room that had everyone in splits.Rohit, in a casual gesture, playfully tapped Gill on the jaw. The young opener appeared…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s decision of not taking DRS turned out to be costly for the star India batter after he was trapped lbw by Bangladesh spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz on the second day of the first Test in Chennai on Friday.Kohli was given out lbw by umpire Richard Kettleborough. After a brief conversation with…
NEW DELHI: India’s young batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal has achieved a remarkable feat in the world of cricket, becoming the fourth-highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket after the first 10 matches.With 1,094 runs to his name, Jaiswal now stands alongside some of the greatest names in the sport, breaking into an elite list…
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…
