NEW DELHI: Team India’s decision to cancel their practice match in Australia did not sit well with cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, who called the move “beyond belief.”The team’s initial plan included a practice match against India A at the WACA ground ahead of their opening Test match, which begins on November 22 at Perth Stadium.“For…
NEW DELHI: In a thrilling display of pace and precision, India pacer Akash Deep delivered a fiery in-swinger that left New Zealand skipper Tom Latham stunned during Day 2 of the third and final Test in Mumbai.The incident happened in the first over of the NZ’s second innings when Kiwi skipper Latham, who survived a…
LOOK, RUNS OVER THERE: Lack of adequate match practice in red-ball cricket has hurt Indian batting stalwarts, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images) India’s failures in Bengaluru and Pune were a result of failing to understand the grammar of Test match battingPUNE: When Rohit Sharma said he doesn’t want…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand‘s Glenn Phillips expressed his excitement after dismissing modern-day great Virat Kohli, terming it as ‘one of the biggest wickets in Test cricket‘.Tom Latham-led New Zealand became the first Kiwi side in 36 years to defeat India in a Test match in India. They chased down the 107-run target in the fourth…
Rohit Sharma during the first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma became the first Indian captain to lose a Test match against New Zealand in India in 36 years.The Kiwis go to the 107-run victory target with 8 wickets…
Gautam Gambhir. (Photo by R Satish Babu/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: In the lead-up to Wednesday’s first Test match between India and New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, head coach Gautam Gambhir emphasized the value of bowlers and the necessity of breaking the “obsessed” mentality of batters.In the longest format of cricket, during the…
NEW DELHI: In a thrilling day of cricket in Chennai, that saw 17 wickets tumble, India put on an impressive display, with Jasprit Bumrah spearheading the attack against Bangladesh. Bumrah set the pace by removing Shadman Islam early, who misjudged an in-cutter. He went on to dominate, claiming the wickets of Mushfiqur Rahim, Taskin Ahmed,…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricketer Ahmad Shahzad has criticized Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi for his handling of the team following the shocking 10-wicket loss to Bangladesh in the first Test at Rawalpindi. Shahzad questioned Naqvi’s understanding of cricket and expressed disappointment with his leadership decisions, particularly highlighting Pakistan’s historic first-ever Test defeat to…
NEW DELHI: In the third Test match against England, Ravichandran Ashwin can join the Indian side at any time and bowl in accordance with cricket regulations, according to former cricketer turned commentator Dinesh Karthik.Ashwin dismissed England opener Zak Crawley on Friday to complete 500 Test wickets and after the day’s play departed Rajkot for his…
