(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…
Ravindra Jadeja (Photo Source: X) Ravindra Jadeja rocked New Zealand in their first innings of the third Test against India on Friday, including two instances when the veteran left-arm spinner struck twice in an over.Having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat first at…
Washington Sundar. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: The first day of the third and final Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai saw Ravi Shastri at his wittiest best during the commentary after Indian bowlers racked up quite a number of no balls in the opening session itself.The Indian bowling unit managed to secure early…
A chatty Sarfaraz Khan got under the skin of New Zealand batsmen, especially Daryl Mitchell, on the first day of third Test in Mumbai, which led to umpires summoning India skipper Rohit Sharma and Sarfaraz for a pitch-side meeting. Fielding at silly point, Sarfaraz was continuously chirping with possibly an odd sledge that seemed to…
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…
KL Rahul during a practice session ahead of their third Test match against New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Image: PTI NEW DELHI: As Team India prepare for the third and final Test against New Zealand, there is speculation about whether they will retain their playing XI or give KL Rahul a chance in…
Rohit Sharma, left, and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) India find themselves in an unusual territory ahead of the third and final Test against New Zealand in Mumbai. Never in the last 24 years have India been whitewashed in a Test series at home. But New Zealand, with a series-clinching 2-0 lead, have a chance to…
Rohit Sharma, left, and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) India find themselves in an unusual territory ahead of the third and final Test against New Zealand in Mumbai. Never in the last 24 years have India been whitewashed in a Test series at home. But New Zealand, with a series-clinching 2-0 lead, have a chance to…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada has dethroned India’s bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah from the top of the ICC rankings for Test bowlers in the latest update released on Tuesday.Rabada’s nine wickets in South Africa’s seven-wicket over Bangladesh in the first Test at Mirpur took him to the top of the standings….
From left, Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja (Agency Photos) MUMBAI: “It’s the last dance, we’ve come to the last dance; they’re dimming the lights down, they’re hoping we’ll go.” No, we are not eulogising Frank Sinatra here. We are dimming the lights, closing our eyes, and wondering whether it is indeed “the…
