Johannesburg: India’s formidably consistent match-winners have a date with history in the New Year when they take on an out-of-sorts South Africa in the second Test here from Monday in pursuit of a coveted first-ever series win in the Rainbow Nation. If the ‘Boxing Day Test’ was used to breach the Proteas’ fortress at the […]
Centurion: India opener Mayank Agarwal says his time away from the national team was spent in understanding his mind space, something which India coach Rahul Dravid has always emphasised on and it benefitted him immensely as he reclaimed his place in the side. The 30-year-old from Karnataka had lost his place in the team after […]
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 […]
On Saturday, Bharat came up with a superb performance, taking two catches and effecting a stumping to help India restrict New Zealand to 296 and take a 49-run lead.
Jaipur: After a rude reality check in the T20 World Cup, India will aim to press the reset button for the 2022 edition under new captain Rohit Sharma and an illustrious head coach in Rahul Dravid, starting with the three-match series against New Zealand beginning here on Wednesday. The duo in the next 11 months […]
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s TK Diliep is the new Team India fielding coach. He will succeed his fellow Hyderabadi R Sridhar, who has stepped down along with head coach Ravi Shastri and bowling coach Bharat Arun. The 38-year-old had applied for the post and looked a strong contender. His last assignment was with the Indian team that […]
Hyderabad: “This is a natural progression.’’ This is what MSK Prasad, former chairman of National selection committee, said of Rohit Sharma succeeding Virat Kohli as India T20 team captain. The present set of selectors felt that the 34-year-old was the right man for the job. He has impressive record to back his candidature as he […]
Sourav and Jay both would love to have Laxman take up the NCA role. But yes, the final call obviously lies with the former India cricketer as he has a young family also.
By Vijay Mohan Raj The news of Rahul Dravid taking over as chief coach of the Indian team has been welcomed by all concerned. At the outset amongst all the options of International Indian cricketers he is the most suitable for the job. There are several Indian cricketers having played number of Test matches who […]
Hyderabad: As expected, the Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sulakshana Naik and RP Singh on Wednesday unanimously appointed Rahul Dravid as the Head Coach of Team India (Senior Men). The former India captain will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand. The BCCI had invited applications for the said position on October 26 […]