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…
NEW DELHI: Washington Freedom secured a spot in the final of the 2024 Major League Cricket with a commanding seven-wicket victory over the San Francisco Unicorns in the Qualifier held in Dallas on Friday. Rachin Ravindra spearheaded the Washington bowling attack, restricting the Unicorns to a modest total of 145. The table-toppers then chased down…
NEW DELHI: Rachin Ravindra played in his maiden Indian Premier League season for five-time champions Chennai Super Kings sharing the dressing room with the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni.In his maiden season for CSK, Ravindra scored 222 runs from the 10 matches with a highest score of 61 at a strike rate of 160.87.Even though defending…
NEW DELHI: Batting coach Mike Hussey believes that superstar Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who stepped down as captain of the Chennai Super Kings, is in a fantastic place right now and will only “evolve” more.Dhoni is hitting at a rate of 255.88, which is a new level for him, and he has been in explosive form…
What is a good strike-rate for a batter to go at in T20 cricket? Does the answer change to that question change if you bat first, or are chasing? Is it necessary to have only one opener going hell for leather in the powerplay, as if by choice so that the other opener digs deep,…
It’s been almost a week since IPL 2024, full of twists and turns and some exciting, unpredictable, high-octane cricket so far, took off. Based on the performances so far, we thought it’s a good time to form TOI’s IPL XI.RACHIN RAVINDRA (CSK): With his 15-ball 37 in the first match and a 20-ball 46 in…
Kiwi southpaw says he wants to play his own game even as he looks to fill in Conway’s shoesCHENNAI: When Chennai Super Kings‘ reliable opener Devon Conway was ruled out of the IPL owing to a thumb injury, the title-holders turned to another Kiwi player Rachin Ravindra to step into the former’s shoes. Conway’s absence…
