A child who bowled medium-pace but made an early mark as a batsman is playing his 100th Test as an off-spinner. When he was wheezing in Chennai, Ravichandran Ashwin’s mother had him give up the long run and bowl slow. Now, 507 Test wickets later, it’s safe to say mother knows best. And when he …
Team India taking the field against England in the ongoing Third Test are sporting black armbands as a mark of respect for Dattajirao Gaekwad, former India captain and oldest Test cricketer who passed away on Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), BCCI wrote, …
When they take on Australia in this Sunday’s summit match, all those brash 18- and 19-year-old Indian boys will spare no effort to win an unprecedented sixth ICC U-19 World Cup. Some careers will soar, while others will sink into obscurity. A win over an Australian team would be more than just remarkable for the …
New Delhi: India’s star batter Virat Kohli is likely to miss the third and fourth Tests against England due to personal reasons, which also kept him out of the first two matches of the series, a BCCI source said on Wednesday. Chances of Kohli playing the final Test of the series in Dharamsala (from March …
For the first time since the 2022 T20 World Cup, Team India captain Rohit Sharma was back in the T20I circuit on Thursday, January 11, when the men in blue faced Afghanistan in Mohali. In the opening match against Afghanistan in Mohali on Thursday, Rohit carried the team without Virat Kohli for the first time …
In a recent exchange, India’s star spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin, didn’t hold back in response to former England captain Michael Vaughan’s comments labeling Team India as ‘underachieving’ in cricket. Vaughan, speaking on Fox Sports, expressed disappointment in India’s performance, citing their talent and resources and stating, “They haven’t won much in recent times. I think they …
The match as a contest was dead in the water by this time but a moment of play in the lengthening shadows of the third day encapsulated India’s thinking in the first Test against South Africa at Centurion. Virat Kohli played a ball to Dean Elgar in the off side and set off for two …
Team India will begin their tour of South Africa which will be around for a month and includes a 3-match ODI series and two test matches which are important for qualification in the World Test Championship. However, the first test for the Men in Blue will be in the 3-match t20 international matches which will …
Star India batter Virat Kohli is unlikely to feature in Team India’s squad that would participate in the white-ball leg of India’s tour of South Africa. However, there is no clarity yet on skipper Rohit Sharma’s participation. Virat Kohli has reportedly informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he would not …
The BCCI is likely to offer another two-year contract to Rahul Dravid but, as of now, the governing body wants the head coach to guide the team during the tour of South Africa as the modalities are being worked on. Dravid, under whose coaching India finished runners-up in both the World Test Championship (WTC) and …