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…
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…
Washington Sundar (Photo credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Spin all-rounder Washington Sundar on Thursday came up with a magical delivery to knock over New Zealand’s in-form Rachin Ravindra in the second session on the opening day of the second Test in Pune.Starting off his new spell in style, Sundar fired in a perfect ball to get…
Rohit Sharma (Photo Credits: PTI/Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma found himself in the spotlight after a cheeky comment aimed at a New Zealand batter was caught on the stump mic during India’s defeat in the first Test in Bengaluru. The viral moment occurred when Rohit was heard telling Ravichandran Ashwin, “Lefty ko out…
New Zealand men’s and women’s teams (Photos Credit: AP) NEW DELHI: New Zealand cricket fans had a memorable weekend as both the men’s and women’s national teams secured landmark victories. The men’s team achieved their first Test win on Indian soil in 36 years, while the White Ferns claimed the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup…
New Zealand’s captain Tom Latham, right, speaks to India’s captain Rohit Sharma during the post match ceremony on the day five of the first cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, India, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) New Zealand secured a historic victory over India in…
Rohit Sharma’s decision to bat first in overcast conditions backfired in Bengaluru. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: It was not just Rachin Ravindra, whose parents hail from Bengaluru, dented India by hitting a brilliant hundred in the first innings of the first Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, but the inclement…
Will Young and Rachin Ravindra (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: New Zealand top-order batters survived hostile opening spells from pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj as the Kiwis recorded a famous win on Indian soil for the first time in 36 years in Bengaluru on Sunday.Chasing a tricky 107 on the fifth and final day, the…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand must have returned to the pavilion brimming with confidence after dismissing the well-set Virat Kohli on the final ball of the day 3 of the first Test at M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. Kohli’s dismissal, caught behind by Tom Blundell off Glenn Phillips, left India at 231 for three…
GETTING BATTLE READY: If ever Virat Kohli needed a comfort zone, then this venue must offer that. (BCCI Photo) At his beloved Chinnaswamy stadium, venue of his first fourth innings heroics in 2012 vs New Zealand, Virat Kohli working hard to rediscover his game vs spinBENGALURU: The noise surrounding Virat Kohli’s struggle against spin has…
