Virat Kohli during the net session in Adelaide. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: After a humbling 10-wicket defeat in the pink-ball Test at Adelaide Oval, the Indian cricket team wasted no time in regrouping, holding an intense net session in Adelaide on Tuesday. The visitors, who endured consecutive batting collapses against Australia’s pace attack, looked determined…
The ICC Test mace (Photo Source: ICC) India’s 10-wicket defeat in the pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide on Sunday pushed them down to number three in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings, which will decide the two finalists to play in the summit clash next year in June at Lord’s.India could score just 180…
England captain Ben Stokes expressed his bewilderment regarding over-rate penalties following their victory against New Zealand. He reacted on social media with three shrugging emojis and the comment: “Good on you ICC.”Both New Zealand and England lost three World Test Championship (WTC) points due to slow over-rates in the first Test at Hagley Oval. All…
With 15 Tests to go before this cycle ends, there are plenty of permutations and combinations that need to go in Rohit Sharma and Co’s favourThe comprehensive 295-run victory against Australia in the Perth Test gave India a major boost in their attempt to qualify for the 2025 World Test Championship Final. The result pushed…
The ICC Test mace (Photo Source: X) With each Test unfolding in the home stretch of the World Test Championship‘s (WTC) 2023-25 cycle, the equation keeps changing in the WTC leaderboard, which at present is headed by India, who face a serious challenge from No. 2 South Africa and third-placed Australia. New Zealand‘s defeat against…
Rishabh Pant. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Star Indian player Rishabh Pant on Saturday joined an exclusive club, becoming the third wicket-keeper in World Test Championship (WTC) history to complete 100 dismissals.Pant achieved this milestone on the second day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener against Australia in Perth. The 27-year-old reached the three-digit mark by…
Virat Kohli walks past the ICC World Test Championship Mace after the WTC Final against Australia at The Oval on June 11, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India have made it to the World Test Championship finals twice and both times have tasted defeat – first against New Zealand in 2021, under…
NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has advised Team India to move past their 0-3 defeat to New Zealand and concentrate on upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The unprecedented whitewash under Rohit Sharma‘s leadership marked India’s first home Test series defeat in 12 years, significantly impacting their ICC World Test Championship standings position.Shastri…
Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins NEW DELHI: Pat Cummins‘ Australia are set to challenge India’s quest for a historic third consecutive Border-Gavaskar Trophy series win on Australian soil, this time facing a new Indian captain eager to make history.The much-anticipated clash begins with the opening Test on November 22 in Perth.India previously secured back-to-back series…
Ricky Ponting and Gautam Gambhir. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Former Australian cricketers Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden have defended teammate Ricky Ponting following India head coach Gautam Gambhir‘s befitting reply to Ponting’s comments on Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma‘s form ahead of high-profile Border-Gavaskar Trophy.The duo’s straightforward stance highlighted their belief in…
