(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. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Star Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja expressed surprise at Team India’s collapse late in the day, in reply to New Zealand‘s 235, describing it as ‘unexpected’. After witnessing a promising start with key partnerships, the team’s sudden loss of wickets left him and the squad in disbelief.Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and…
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…
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…
Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India are set to face South Africa in a four-match Twenty20 International series, and all eyes will be on captain Suryakumar Yadav, who is approaching a significant milestone in his career.Suryakumar currently ranks third among Indian batters with the most runs against South Africa in T20Is….
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…
Whether Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli can prolong their Test careers may also be decided in the coming months. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The inglorious conclusion to India’s illustrious home record has left the country facing the prospect that aging legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli may be nearing the…
GETTING TOUGHER: India need to win a minimum of four of their next six Tests to have a realistic chance of qualifying for the final of the World Test Championships in June 2025. (BCCI Photo) Loss to Kiwis has made India’s task to qualify for WTC Final tougher; Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka all close…
