The ‘Gabba’ conqueror Rishabh Pant is ready to don the Test whites once again after nearly two years since a life-altering event in December 2022, when he was involved in a near-fatal car crash. The accident brought his life to a standstill, but the wicketkeeper-batsman from Delhi made a miraculous recovery after an equally miraculous…
Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will be licking his lips at the prospect of bowling on spin-friendly Indian wickets in the upcoming five Tests that Rohit Sharma & Co will play at home, beginning with the two-match series against Bangladesh, followed by three Tests against New Zealand.Having reached the landmark of 100 Tests, India’s best off-spinner…
NEW DELHI: As the two-match Test series between Bangladesh and India approaches, Indian batsman Sarfaraz Khan praised Rohit Sharma and stated that the captain doesn’t treat anyone like a junior.Sarfaraz played his first Test match against England earlier this year. He scored 200 runs at a strike rate of 79.37 in three long-format matches for…
NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar had a remarkable cricketing career in Australia, where he built a reputation as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Sachin’s performances in Australia, particularly against the formidable Australian bowling attack, stand out as some of the most iconic moments in cricket history. When Tendulkar landed in…
India will enter the home straight in the 2023-25 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with the two-Test series in their backyard against Bangladesh, hoping to retain their current number one position in the WTC table by the time the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia ends in January next year. Teams finishing in the top two of…
NEW DELHI: Persistent rain has put the only Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand at Greater Noida at risk. Thursday marks the fourth consecutive day without any play.This match is Afghanistan’s first Test at their adopted home ground near New Delhi. Due to continuous rain, the field remains too wet for play. Umpires inspected the…
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan are set to face New Zealand in a landmark one-off Test match in Greater Noida, India, starting Monday. As anticipation builds, Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has shared his excitement about two young Afghan batters—Riaz Hassan and Bahir Shah—whom he believes could be crucial to Afghanistan’s future in Test cricket.Ravichandran Ashwin praised the…
NEW DELHI: England‘s stand-in captain Ollie Pope marked a significant milestone in Test cricket history on Friday. Playing his 49th Test match, Pope became the first cricketer to score his first seven Test centuries against different teams.Pope’s milestone century led England on the opening day of the third Test against Sri Lanka at The Oval,…
NEW DELHI: Jason Gillespie, Pakistan’s red-ball head coach, expressed support for captain Shan Masood‘s leadership despite Pakistan’s recent series loss to Bangladesh. Pakistan lost both Tests, with a 10-wicket defeat in the first match and a six-wicket loss in the second, marking their first-ever Test defeats to this opposition. Masood has faced criticism for both…
NEW DELHI: Harbhajan Singh recently reflected on the early career of Virat Kohli, offering insights into the determination that has driven Kohli to become one of the greatest in Indian cricket. With anecdotes from Kohli’s debut series in 2008 and his early Test struggles in 2011, Harbhajan discussed Kohli’s relentless desire to excel and the…
