Mohammed Shami (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 18-member Indian team for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, set to commence on November 22 in Perth. The squad features new additions in the form of Abhimanyu Easwaran, Harshit Rana, and Nitish Rana.India’s pace attack looks…
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: Some eyebrows were raised when Washington Sundar replaced Kuldeep Yadav in the Indian playing XI for the second Test against New Zealand that got underway on Thursday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.Having played his last Test against England in 2021, Sundar was making his comeback into the Indian team. New Zealand…
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has voiced his disappointment over Kuldeep Yadav‘s exclusion from the playing XI for the second Test against New Zealand in Pune. Gavaskar criticised the move and suggested it indicated “panic” from the team management.India entered the second Test trailing 0-1 in the three-match series, making three changes to…
NEW DELHI: Opener Devon Conway narrowly missed out on a well-deserved century, playing a brilliant knock of 91 as New Zealand finished Day 2 at 180/3 in their first innings, responding to India’s dismal 46 all out in the rain-affected opening Test at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday.New Zealand took a commanding…
India were bundled out for their third lowest total in Tests and lowest total in Tests at home. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: It was an overcast morning, the pitch had been under covers for a couple of days due to rain but India captain Rohit Sharma chose to bat first in what was a brave…
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has advised that Delhi Capitals (DC) focus on retaining wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and all-rounder Axar Patel as their first two retention ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. Despite rumors about Pant leaving the team, Chopra disclosed that the star player is staying with the Delhi-based franchise. Chopra also…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Rohit Sharma inspect the pitch in Kanpur. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team has not yet finalized its playing XI for the second Test against Bangladesh, which starts on Friday in Kanpur. The decision on the team’s spinners and pacers will depend on the pitch and…
Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India will want their big guns, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, to fire when the mighty hosts aim for a clean sweep against a beleaguered Bangladesh in the second and final Test starting here on Friday.The all-round performance of Ravichandran Ashwin, Shubman Gill’s sublime century, Ravindra…
After starting their final stretch of the ‘Road to Lord’s’ campaign for the World Test Championship (WTC) final with an emphatic win over Bangladesh, India will now move to Kanpur for the second and final match of the Test series. The match is scheduled to start on Friday.India started this stretch needing five wins of…
