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BENGALURU: Senior Indian batsman Virat Kohli, who is going through a bad patch, has been left out of the T20I series against West Indies. The in-form pacer Jasprit Bumrah and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal are also rested. KL Rahul and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav have been inducted into the squad but their selection is subject to […]

Virat Kohli’s failure in the T20I against England has sparked a debate about his place in the team. Kohli has been going through a bad patch in the format since last year’s World T20. A host of prominent cricketers are questioning his place in the team. There is also a discussion about whether he should […]

BENGALURU: India fortified their position despite Jonny Bairstow’s sparkling century on Day 3 of the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston. The visitors reached 125-3 at stumps, a lead of 257 runs, in their second innings. Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant were batting at 50 and 30 respectively. At the start of the day, […]

BENGALURU: After Indian Test captain Rohit Sharma contracted the COVID-19 virus ahead of the 5th Test against England, there are talks that he might not play the match. In his absence, pacer Jasprit Bumrah is touted to take over the reins. India have been grappling with a captaincy conundrum since the beginning of the year. […]

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 […]

BENGALURU: Former Indian captain Kapil Dev on Monday took a swipe at senior Indian batsmen such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul for their approach in the T20I format. India failed to qualify for the semi-finals in the last World T20, played in 2021, and crashed out in the group stage. The failure […]

  BENGALURU: The 2020-21 series between India and Australia Down Under is regarded as one of the best Test series in recent times. After copping an ignominious defeat at Adelaide in the first Test, India – beset with injuries – bounced back with a vengeance and clinched the Border-Gavaskar series 2-1. However, there was one […]

PUNE: “Rajat Patidar is the name you will hear and listen to a lot more in the future,” Virat Kohli said after Royal Challengers Bangalore edged Lucknow Super Giants in an Eliminator on Wednesday. For a man who went unsold in the Indian Premier League 2022 auction in February, and was later called as a […]

BENGALURU: Virat Kohli’s form in all formats has been a cause of concern for over two years now. However, on Thursday, the 33-year-old batsman cracked a magnificent 73 off 54 balls and led Royal Challengers Bangalore to an important win against Gujarat Titans. After a long time, he looked in his element and whipped out […]

  BENGALURU: In match 36 of the ongoing Indian Premier League, Virat Kohli, playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, geared up to face this first ball against Sunrisers Hyderabad’s left-arm seamer Marco Jansen. The length was full and the ball was angling away from Kohli who tentatively pushed at it. The thick outside edge from the […]