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…
Head coach Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma. NEW DELHI: Former Australia pacer Brett Lee believes India underestimated New Zealand, leading to their 0-3 defeat in the home Test series. India’s batters, struggling against New Zealand spinners Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel, were unable to find answers, resulting in repeated low scores in…
Gautam Gambhir (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Astrological analysis by Greenstone Lobo on StarPlay: Cricket & Astrology suggests that Gautam Gambhir‘s horoscope points to a strong possibility of winning an ICC title as Team India head coach.“The big question people have been asking me is, how will Gautam Gambhir fare as a coach? He hasn’t had…
India captain Rohit Sharma and Australia skipper Pat Cummins NEW DELHI: As Team India gears up for the highly anticipated five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) starting November 22 in Perth, comparisons between this epic rivalry and the legendary Ashes series between Australia and England are inevitable. While the Ashes boasts a history stretching back to 1882,…
ONE LAST DANCE: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will probably feature on their last tour of Australia and would want to make it a productive trip by scoring heavily. (BCCI Photo) Both longstanding veterans, under scrutiny for diminishing returns, must justify the belief and keep the Indian flag flying Down UnderThat beautiful June afternoon in…
