Cricket

BENGALURU: After losing the fifth Test at Edgbaston, India thrashed England by 50 runs in the first T20I played at Southampton to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, who had missed the fifth Test, won the toss and opted to bat. The dashing right-hander looked in sterling touch as he […]

After India’s crushing defeat against England in the rescheduled fifth Test At Edgbaston, former Indian skipper Virat Kohli has dropped out of the top 10 batsmen in the ICC rankings. Kohli, who hasn’t scored an international hundred in the last three years, eked out scores of 11 and 20 at Edgbaston. This is the first […]

BENGALURU: Before 2022 began, Jonny Bairstow had six Test hundreds to his name in 79 matches. Though he was acknowledged as a fine batsman, the general view was he had underperformed in the longer format. While he was going great guns in the ODIs, his Test record left a lot to be desired. However, the […]

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the squad for the ODIs against the West Indies. The left-handed batsman, Shikhar Dhawan, has been named the captain of the team. The all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was chosen as his deputy for the series. Dhawan captained India’s ODI side last year as well, […]

As England chased down 378 against India at a canter in the fifth Test at Edgbaston, The New Indian looks at 5 most stirring run-chases in Tests since 2000. 1) India vs England, Chennai (2008): Arguably the most stirring run-chase of the last 25 years and the reasons are more than just surrounding cricket. England’s […]