NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant is headed for greatness in Test cricket, according to former captain of India Sourav Ganguly, but the southpaw needs to improve in the shorter forms as well. Pant made his first appearance on the Test side since his potentially fatal vehicle accident in December 2022 on Sunday. He is anticipated to…
NEW DELHI: India B, captained by Abhimanyu Easwaran, secured a commanding 76-run win over India A on Sunday. Musheer Khan’s stellar performance earned him the Player of the match award, as he smashed 181 runs off 373 balls, including 16 fours and five sixes. Easwaran’s team demonstrated dominance throughout the game.However, a moment during the…
NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant gave a light-hearted take on Suryakumar Yadav‘s extraordinary catch during the final moments of the 2024 T20 World Cup final against South Africa. This catch played a pivotal role in securing India’s thrilling seven-run victory, keeping South Africa from stealing the game. Pant recounted that tense moment on Tanmoy…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant has been named in India’s 16-man squad for the first Test against Bangladesh, marking his return to the Test side after nearly 20 months. Virat Kohli, who had missed the earlier home series against England due to the birth of his second child, and Jasprit Bumrah, absent since the T20 World…
NEW DELHI: Well known for being chirpy behind the stumps, keeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Sunday was engaged in a hilarious banter with India teammate Kuldeep Yadav during the Duleep Trophy game in Bengaluru. As Pant’s India B looked to dismiss India A in their second innings, Pant was caught on stump mic, teasing Kuldeep. The…
Before play started on the final day of the first-round Duleep Trophy match between India A and India B at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, a man in the blue training jersey joined India A’s huddle. When the players came out of the huddle, the man in blue turned out to be…
Rishabh Pant put the disappointment of his first-innings failure behind to signal his Test readiness with a 34-ball half-century for India B in the Duleep Trophy first-round match against India A in Bengaluru on Saturday.He smashed 9 fours and 2 sixes before being dismissed for 61 off 47 balls by Tanush Kotian. In the first…
Rishabh Pant‘s much-anticipated return to red-ball cricket since his accident in December 2022 lasted just 10 balls, as India A skipper Shubman Gill pulled off a stunning catch running backwards to send the left-hander back on day one of the first-round Duleep Trophy match against India B in Bengaluru on Thursday.LIVE UPDATES: India A vs…
NEW DELHI: Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on Saturday, had the knack of scoring big in ICC tournaments.Dhawan made his debut under the captaincy of MS Dhoni in 2013 and blossomed under the leadership of Virat Kohli, who also hails from Delhi and both played domestic cricket together…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant‘s exceptional performance during India’s previous tour of Australia has left a lasting impression on batting legend Matthew Hayden. The former Australian opener believes that Pant’s “muscle memory and thirst for victory” will make him a crucial player for the Indian team when they embark on their upcoming five-Test series in Australia…
