However, India’s joy would have been dampened by the thought that they too might have to bat first on a similar surface when they take the field on Sunday to play arch-rivals Pakistan in the key match of the group stage. Rohit said, “I don't know what to expect against Pakistan, we will prepare according […]
Centuries from captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja helped India recover from early setbacks and regain dominance on the first day of the third Test against England on Thursday. India reached 326-5 at stumps after Sarfaraz Khan rattled the opposition attack with 62 on debut in Rajkot. After Sarfaraz was run out, at the end […]
In the Super Force, India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 228 runs to score 356–2, before defending 213 against Sri Lanka to reach the final. “The nature of this pitch here is challenging and also unpredictable. Siraj has to be mentioned here because when the pitch is so dry, it takes a special skill set to […]
India last hosted the World Cup in 2011, but Rohit knew how tough it could be. “To be honest, I have never won the (50-over) World Cup, winning the World Cup is a dream.” “You don’t get the World Cup on a platter, you have to work really hard and that’s what we’ve been doing […]
David Miller and Abhinav Manohar’s batting attack helped defending champions Gujarat Titans beat Mumbai Indians by 55 runs in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. Left-handed Miller (46 from 22 balls) and rising Indian talent Manohar (42 from 21 balls) shared a 71-run partnership to help Gujarat post a mammoth 207-6 at home in Ahmedabad. […]
“Only time will tell what happens and how teams will cope with this new rule, but I like the idea of an impact player coming in and changing his team after the toss.” He said five-time IPL winners Mumbai will “fortunately” see how other teams use the new rule as four more matches will be […]
India slumped to 293-5 before Hardik Pandya took charge, with a total of 54 off 38 balls, which included three fours and three sixes. Rohit and Gill, who scored a match-winning 208 in the first match of the series, started cautiously and the pair burst onto the scene with fours before India reached 17-0 in […]
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charit Aslanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamka Karunaratne, Dunith Vellalege, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
The Cricket Board of India (BCCI) will increase its focus on player fitness and consider who has played enough domestic seasons while selecting them for the national team, it said on Sunday after a review meeting ahead of the 2023 World Cup. The board said the National Cricket Academy will work with teams in the […]
Updated India squad for Bangladesh Test: KL Rahul (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav , Abhimanyu Easwaran, Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat.
Rohit, who hit five sixes in his blitz and needed a six off the final ball to win when Mustafizur Rahman held his nerve, walked off the field early in Bangladesh’s innings. He dropped Bangladesh opener Anamul Haque in the slips in the second over as the ball seemed to be catching the webbing between […]
“We are excited about the series. India is a great team. They have good reputation and ability. But we play competitive cricket against them. They don’t even consider us underdogs. It’s a big deal,’ Liton said. Talking of favourites, Liton puts forward India, who recently played against New Zealand, but feels Bangladesh are a stronger […]
