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…
Rohit Sharma, left, and Virat Kohli (Getty Images) Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma‘s poor run in India’s home Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand has led to a debate on whether it’s the end of the road for the two batting icons. But former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has advised the fans to not…
New Zealand players celebrate the dismissal of Shubman Gill in the Mumbai Test (PTI Photo) India’s batting failures, particularly against spin, in the Test series against New Zealand has ignited a debate on the nature of pitches and the over-aggressive approach of the Indian batsmen in red-ball cricket; and former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has…
Virat Kohli (Photo: BCCI video grab) Virat Kohli, who celebrates his 36th birthday today (November 5), no longer has the aura that used to intimidate opponents the way Vivian Richards and Sachin Tendulkar did when they walked in to bat, feels former India batsman Akaash Chopra.Kohli’s poor run this year extended to the two-Test series…
Former India batter Shikhar Dhawan during a T20 League. (X: Shikhar Dhawan) NEW DELHI: Team India faced a humbling 0-3 series defeat against New Zealand on home soil, marking the first time the hosts have been swept by a visiting team in 24 years. This significant loss has also dealt a blow to India’s World…
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…
File photo of India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: X) India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir finds himself on a sticky wicket after the team’s historic lows in the Test series against New Zealand. After the lowest total of 46 in a Test innings on home soil in Bengaluru, India lost in Pune to concede…
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…
Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Team India faced a 26-run defeat in the third Test match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, resulting in a humiliating 0-3 series whitewash by New Zealand. This marked a historic moment as New Zealand became the first cricket team to achieve a complete series victory against India on…
