NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli will be in the spotlight as India prepare to face Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting on November 22 in Perth. All eyes will be on the star batter as he aims to overcome recent struggles and make history on Australian soil.Despite a recent dip in form, Kohli has a strong…
Sunil Gavaskar (R) and Allan Border. (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Test series between India and Australia was officially named the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series when India and Australia played a one-off Test at the Kotla in Delhi in October 1996.Named after the legendary cricketers Sunil Gavaskar of India and Allan Border of Australia, the Test…
NEW DELHI: Goa pacer Arjun Tendulkar, son of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket on Wednesday during a Ranji Trophy Plate Division match against Arunachal Pradesh at the Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground in Porvorim.The 25-year-old left-arm seamer finished with impressive figures of 5 for 25 in 9…
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Photo credit: ACB) NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz on Monday notched a masterful hundred to become the second youngest player ever to hit eight tons in men’s one-day international cricket. The Gurbaz century against along with a cracking 77-ball 70 from Azmatullah Omarzai powered Afghans to a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in the…
Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar NEW DELHI: India’s star batter and former captain Virat Kohli recently shared an amusing story from his early days in the Indian cricket team, involving his first encounter with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli, who turned 36 just a few days ago, narrated the tale during an event, giving fans…
There’s no denying faults in technique have slowly crept into the game of the T20-oriented modern batsmanIf you’re an Indian cricket follower with a sense of history, the capitulation against Ajaz Patel at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday might just hurt you a little more.Ask any Indian batter of the 1980s and they would say…
Suryakumar Yadav. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India and South Africa last met in a T20 International in the T20 World Cup final at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on June 29.The Proteas looked set for victory till Suryakumar Yadav took a stunning catch at the boundary line to dismiss David Miller and…
India captain Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Captain Rohit Sharma stated that it is crucial that his team get in the correct frame of mind for what will be a difficult tour of Australia after New Zealand mercilessly exposed India’s batting weaknesses in a 0-3 home series loss.After the hosts stumbled…
Sachin Tendulkar questions India’s preparation NEW DELHI: Legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday shared his thoughts on India’s surprising 3-0 series defeat to New Zealand, labelling the outcome ‘a tough pill to swallow’.Reflecting on the unexpected clean sweep on home soil, Tendulkar stressed that such a loss calls for serious introspection.Also See: Virat Kohli“Losing 3-0 at…
Virat Kohli, left, and Rohit Sharma (TOI Photo) The disappointing run of India’s batting icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the two Tests against New Zealand has the fans worried ahead of the tour of Australia.India’s batting hasn’t lived up to its high standards, leading to two consecutive defeats. It has, thus, given the…
