India cricketers during the warm-up match against Australian Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra. (Photo by Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As Rohit Sharma‘s Team India arrived in Adelaide for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a day-night, pink-ball match set to start on Friday, there was a lot of banter, jokes, and…
Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: X) Rohit Sharma got the first feel of Australian conditions in a match situation on the second day of the warm-up fixture against Australian Prime Minister’s XI, when he returned to lead the side after missing the first Test in Perth.Rohit, who recently welcomed a baby boy to the family, was…
NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma experimented with a new wicketkeeper, Sarfaraz Khan, in place of the regular wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant during their warm-up match against Australia’s Prime Minister’s XI at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.Sarfaraz replaced Pant as a substitute wicketkeeper ahead of India’s pink-ball day-night Test in Adelaide, which begins on December 6.Pacer…
Sarfaraz Khan, Mohammed Siraj sum up Virat Kohli in one word (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian cricket team engaged in a light-hearted and memorable photoshoot, providing fans with a glimpse into their camaraderie. Among the participants were Sarfaraz Khan, Mohammed Siraj, and the ever-charismatic Virat Kohli. ALSO SEE:…
NEW DELHI: Young Indian batter Sarfaraz Khan on Thursday faced an injury scare during Team India‘s training session in Perth, walking off the field after a painful blow to his right elbow.Preparing for the upcoming first Test against Australia, starting on November 22 in Perth, Sarfaraz was hit while batting in the nets.Border-Gavaskar TrophyAlthough the…
Virat Kohli scored 4 and 1 in the two innings of the third Test (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: For the first time in their Test history, which goes back to 1933, India on Sunday were whitewashed 0-3 in a series of three or more games by New Zealand as the visitors triumphed by 25 runs…
NEW DELHI: Team India altered their batting lineup during day two of the third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai. The management’s decision to demote Sarfaraz Khan from his usual number four position to number eight against the Kiwis raised many eyebrows.The tactical change proved unsuccessful for both the team and Sarfaraz, as he was…
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…
NEW DELHI: Former batsman Sanjay Manjrekar feels it would be unjust to blame coach Gautam Gambhir for the Test series defeat to New Zealand, but former wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik feels the senior Indian players have the responsibility. The Black Caps established an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series when India lost the second Test…
New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner celebrates a wicket. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star batter Virat Kohli‘s ongoing difficulties against spinners in Asian conditions were on full display once again during the second Test against New Zealand at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Chasing a daunting target of 359 runs, India found themselves in a challenging…
