Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma stated that the team practiced on used pitches and will receive new pitches for Tuesday’s training session ahead of the fourth Test match against Australia in Melbourne, which is a Boxing Day…
(Photo credit: Screengrab from video posted on X) NEW DELHI: The India team on Sunday had a mediocre outing on Day 2 of the Gabba Test as Travis Head and Steve Smith tons flattened the visitors and took Australia to a commanding 405 for 7 in the first innings. With centurions Head and Smith piling…
Shoaib Akhtar and Jasprit Bumrah. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan tearaway pacer Shoaib Akhtar has given bold advice to Jasprit Bumrah, urging the Indian fast bowler to focus on shorter formats of the game.Akhtar, reflecting on Bumrah’s injury history and the demands of Test cricket, believes that concentrating on these formats would…
Sara Tendulkar (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: Legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter, Sara was on Saturday in attendance for the third India vs Australia Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.On a rain-marred opening day where only 13.2 overs were possible, Sara’s presence stole the show amid not much of a contest between the bat and the…
Team India (Pic credit: X) NEW DELHI: Four of India’s three innings so far in the two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia folded up for less than 200. If it wasn’t for Jasprit Bumrah‘s brilliance in Perth, the visitors could have been 2-nil down and staring down the barrel. But the series remains…
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif sees Rohit Sharma under pressure as he now has the twin task — to score runs as batter and use Jasprit Bumrah carefully as skipper — going forward in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.While Rohit flopped with the bat in the second game in Adelaide, scoring 3 and 6 in…
Kapil Dev and Vinod Kambli NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev, the skipper of the 1983 World Cup-winning team on Monday has expressed deep concern over the struggles of former Indian batter Vinod Kambli.Speaking at the launch of the Vishwa Samudra Open, Kapil, also the president of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), discussed…
(Photo credit: Screengrab from video posted on X) NEW DELHI: Senior India speedster Mohammed Shami was at his brutal best, but with the bat, as he smashed a stunning unbeaten 17-ball 32 for Bengal in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali pre quarter-final against Chandigarh in Bengaluru on Monday. Shami’s onslaught that had three fours and…
Virat Kohli (Photo credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Indian batting order has dished out shoddy performances in the last few Tests.Barring the second innings in Bengaluru (against New Zealand) and Perth (against Australia), India’s batting has suffered collapses one after another and that has led to four losses in the last 5 matches. In the…
(Photo credit: Bangladesh Cricket) NEW DELHI: India batters flopped miserably in front of a quality bowling attack as defending champions Bangladesh successfully retained their U19 Asia Cup title, handing the eight-time champions a big 59-run defeat in the summit clash in Dubai on Sunday.Unable to capitalise on the good job done by the bowlers, the…
