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Kolkata: The series in their bag, India will have the liberty to experiment in the third and final T20I against the West Indies here on Sunday. With Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant given a 10-day break, the home team is set to finally include the gifted Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the playing XI. […]
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Kolkata: Clinical in most aspects of the game so far, India will now hope that star batter Virat Kohli also regains his form when they take on a struggling West Indies in the potentially series-deciding second T20 International here on Friday. The touring West Indies side has been far from being at its best and […]
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New Delhi: The BCCI on Tuesday announced a revised itinerary for the home series against Sri Lanka, beginning February 24, confirming that the Twenty20 series will be played before the two Tests. Originally, the two-Test series was planned before the T20s but the BCCI has made the change following a request from Sri Lanka Cricket. […]
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Kolkata: In no mood to talk about the prolonged lean patch that Virat Kohli is enduring, India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday said “everything will fall in place” if the chatter around him stops. Ahead of the T20 series against the West Indies starting Wednesday, media queries were once again focused on Kohli’s batting form […]
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Kolkata: Flush with exciting talent and focused on the T20 World Cup in exactly eight months’ time, the Rohit Sharma-led Team India would be aiming to get its combinations right when it takes on the West Indies in a three-match series beginning here on Wednesday. India were the pre-tournament favourites but made a shocking group […]
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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 […]
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I was in Malaysia for the World Cup, and I remember the day when the drafts were happening. The Under-19 dynamic was a little different because we rightly had a huge pay gap.
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Dubai: Legendary Australian cricketer Ricky Pointing says he was ‘shocked’ at Virat Kohli recently stepping down from Test captaincy but suggested that he must have taken the decision in his bid to do better with the bat and break some records. Ponting, one of the most successful captains ever, hailed Kohli for his leadership skills, […]
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New Delhi: Citing Mahendra Singh Dhoni as example, Virat Kohli says one doesn”t need to be a captain of a team to be a leader and now that he is not the India skipper, he might contribute more as the side”s batting mainstay. Kohli shocked the cricketing world earlier this month when he stepped down […]
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As India and South Africa locked horns in the third and final ODI on Sunday, Vamika was seen alongside Anushka in the stands, and the images went viral on social media.
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Paarl: KL Rahul will have to show drastically improved leadership acumen when he leads India against a buoyant South African side in the second ODI on Friday, with the three-match series and his long-term Test captaincy ambitions both at stake. Rahul was at best mediocre in terms of “on-your-feet-thinking”, something that’s basic to art of […]
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Paarl: The mighty Virat Kohli’s presence in the Indian playing eleven as a mere player for the first time in seven years will be keenly followed while his potential successor in red-ball cricket, KL Rahul, will be judged for his captaincy in the three-match ODI series against South Africa beginning here on Wednesday. Whether he […]
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Paarl (South Africa): India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Monday said he is not averse to leading the national team if an opportunity comes knocking at his door in the near future. With Virat Kohli’s captaincy tenure in all formats coming to an end following his resignation from Test leadership, there are questions about who […]
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Kohli, who took over from MS Dhoni midway through the Australian tour back in 2014-15, on Saturday announced his sudden decision to quit Test captaincy a day after India lost the Test series in South Africa 1-2.
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New Delhi: India’s white-ball captain Rohit Sharma said on Sunday that he was “shocked” by Virat Kohli’s decision to step down as the team’s Test skipper but he gave him the best wishes for the future. Kohli on Saturday made a sudden announcement of stepping down as India’s Test skipper, a day after the 1-2 […]
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Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday thanked Virat Kohli on his outstanding career as India’s Test skipper, adding that the board and the selection committee respect his decision to move on from the captaincy role. Kohli on Saturday made a sudden announcement of stepping down as India’s Test skipper, […]
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New Delhi: Virat Kohli on Saturday announced that he is stepping down as the captain of the Indian Test team. Last year, Kohli had stepped down as the T20I captain and then he was removed as the ODI leader as the selectors wanted one captain for the white-ball format. “It’s been 7 years of hard […]
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New Delhi: Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has expressed his displeasure over Test skipper Virat Kohli’s rant in front of the stump mic after South African captain Dean Elgar survived a DRS review on the third day of the deciding Test at Newlands, Cape Town on Thursday. Kohli and a few other Indian players fumed at […]
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Cape Town: Rishabh Pant was fearless without being careless during a brilliant hundred in the most adverse circumstances but South Africa were on course for a memorable series win against India on a day when visiting skipper Virat Kohli was left fuming due to a contentious DRS decision in the third and final Test here. […]
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Cape Town: Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara made it to stumps on day two of third Test against South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground here on Wednesday. At stumps, India are 57/2 in 17 overs, leading by 70 runs. In a see-saw day, India took a narrow 13-run lead as the pace attack shot out […]
