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Kohli, Iyer Make Hay in Facile Practice Match

Indian team consolidated their position on Day 3 of their warm-up match against Leicestershire on the back of splendiferous show by their batsmen. The visitors were 364-9 at stumps with a lead of 366 runs. Interestingly, Cheteshwar Pujara – who had taken the field for Leicestershire – also batted for India to get more practice […]

2nd Test: Iyer, Bumrah Give India An Upper Hand On Day 1

BENGALURU: On an action-packed Day 1 of the second Test at Bengaluru, India reduced Sri Lanka to 86-6 at stumps after scoring 252 in their first innings. Jasprit Bumrah was the wrecker-in-chief as he snapped up three wickets. Earlier in the day, India opted to bat after winning the toss. However opener Mayank Agarwal was […]

‘Heroic Jadeja, listless Sri Lanka’: Highlights of Day 2 of 1st India-Sri Lanka Test

MOHALI: On the back of Ravindra’s Jadeja’s terrific all-round performance, India are in a commanding position against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Mohali. At stumps on Day 2, Sri Lanka were reeling at 108-4 after India declared their first innings for 574-8. Here are the highlights from the second day of the first […]

Rohit Sharma replaces Virat Kohli as India’s full-time Test captain

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced that Rohit Sharma will be India’s full-time Test captain. He is replacing Virat Kohli, who had voluntarity quit Test captaincy after the series defeat against South Africa. Rohit is already the ODI and T20I captain of India. Rohit has score 3047 runs in […]

Who Has Stolen Ajinkya Rahane’s Credit?

Ajinkya Rahane, who was India’s stand-in captain during 2020-21 tour of Australia, has opened a can of worms by claiming in an interview that someone ‘stole’ his credit for the series victory. India had bounced back and registered a historic 2-1 Test series win Down Under after getting bundled out for 36 in the first […]

Can Virat Kohli replicate Sachin 2.0?

After India’s unceremonious exit from the World Cup in March 2007, former Australian skipper Ian Chappell wrote a scathing piece ripping apart the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. “Before anybody else makes a decision on what will happen to Tendulkar the player himself has to have a good long look in the mirror and decide what […]