Virat Kohli scored 4 and 1 in the two innings of the third Test in Mumbai. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: India’s batting vulnerabilities against spin were thoroughly exposed in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand where the hosts succumbed to an embarrassing 3-0 whitewash.The plan from India was to trap the Kiwis in…
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…
The Border Gavaskar Trophy (Photo Source: X) The Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), which is considered one of the fiercest rivalries in Test cricket, will see another edition unfolding on November 22 in Perth, when Australia will try to end India’s decade-long hold on the silverware in a five-Test series.It will be the first time that…
Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Team India faced a 26-run defeat in the third Test match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, resulting in a humiliating 0-3 series whitewash by New Zealand. This marked a historic moment as New Zealand became the first cricket team to achieve a complete series victory against India on…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India is feeling the pressure after losing the Test series to New Zealand. It’s the first time they have been whitewashed at home in a three-Test series and the poor show by batters has come under scrutiny. Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were a…
India’s totals in four innings of two Tests played on turning tracks in Pune and Mumbai read 156, 245, 263 and 121. New Zealand, who emerged victorious in the first Test in Bengaluru, won the next two matches as well to become the first team to whitewash India at home in a three-Test series.The embarrassing…
India now need to win four Tests in Australia to directly make the WTC final. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images) With transition now inevitable, true India fans will need to brace for period of indifferent results, both at home and overseas“I don’t think that our skill against spin has gone down. We have…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have had a forgettable home season, which saw India go through an embarrassing first when New Zealand whitewashed their fancied hosts in a three-Test series.Chasing only 147 to win at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India folded up for 121 runs on…
NEW DELHI: Even as the Indian team tries to pick itself up going into Australia tour this month, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is set to review the abject surrender against New Zealand. TOI understands that the nature of pitches used for the last two matches will be debated besides how the team management is…
NEW DELHI: The Indian men’s cricket team was on Sunday whitewashed for the first time in a Test series of three or more matches at home. Who saw it coming two weeks ago? Nobody, including the Blackcaps, could’ve imagined that India could be defeated 3-0 but Tom Latham’s men achieved the unachievable.In the fourth innings…
