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New Delhi: Rohit Sharma was on Saturday appointed the new Test captain of the Indian team as selectors initiated the transition phase by dropping struggling veterans Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha and Ishant Sharma for the Sri Lanka series. The team management has decided to move on from Saha and 100-Test plus Ishant and […]

Kolkata: Virat Kohli’s prolonged lean patch is not a concern for the Indian team, batting coach Vikram Rathour said on Monday, expressing confidence that the superstar batter would be back among runs in the upcoming T20I series against West Indies here. The 33-year-old, whose tenure as India captain across formats came to an end last […]

Cape Town: India’s head coach Rahul Dravid had no hesitation in admitting that the ODI squad lacked balance with the likes of Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja unavailable to execute their all-round skills at numbers six and seven respectively. India lost the three-match ODI series 0-3 and Dravid answered a range of questions covering the […]

Mumbai: Chief selector Chetan Sharma has heaped praise on in-form opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been selected for the upcoming ODIs against South Africa, saying that the Maharashtra batter would “do wonders” for the national team. The Indian team is scheduled to play three one-day internationals against South Africa on January 19, 21 and 23 […]

Hyderabad: It is time for another transition in the Indian team. In due course, it could be the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma making their way out from the Indian team. The recent graphs of the trio have shown a steady decline of their form and the Chetan Sharma-led National selection […]

India needed to score 157 runs on the final day but the rain did not allow a single ball

The World Test Championship final is scheduled to be held from Jun 18 to 22.

When Vaughan was asked to name the cricketer that he would like to block on Twitter, he replied it with Jaffer’s name without thinking twice

After clinching the T20I and Test series against Australia, India completed a clean sweep in all three formats against England, with a seven-run win in the third ODI here on Sunday.

India currently top the medal tally charts and has won 29 medals in the tournament, which includes 14 gold.

However, he is not as effective as he used to be with the bat and former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja feels the England team has done its homework against the hard-hitter. “Hardik Pandya’s bat is not working.

Kohli's men put up a below par performance against a strong England in first T20

Bumrah made a request to BCCI [Board of Control for Cricket in India] to be released from India's squad ahead of the fourth Test owing to personal reasons. Accordingly, the fast bowler has been released

India had defeated England by 317 runs in the second Test and now both teams are getting ready to battle it out in the day-night Test at the newly-built Motera Stadium.

India staged an incredible turnaround to clinch the four-match rubber 2-1 for one of their biggest wins of all time.

"In also adding the names R Ashwin, Hardik Pandya and Ishant Sharma to the list of available players, India take on an unbeatable appearance."

India would be entering the Test series riding high on confidence following their remarkable win in the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia.

Given the pandemic situation, only a small group of his friends welcomed him at his home. The fast bowler will spend only two days with his family before joining the Indian team in quarantine

On Tuesday, the Ajinkya Rahane-led side defeated Australia by three wickets in the fourth and final Test at The Gabba, thereby winning the four-match Border-Gavaskar series 2-1.

Hyderabad: The cricket fraternity and fans across the world were in for a grand treat after a rather weak (on papers) Indian team breached the Australian fortress at Gabba in Brisbane, where the Australian cricket team stood undefeated for 32 long years until today. After suffering multiple blows in the form of injuries, racial abuses […]