[ad_1] India will go into the home Test series against New Zealand with pretty much the same squad that took on Bangladesh in September – that means Mohammed Shami hasn’t recovered in time for what will be India’s last red-ball action ahead of the five-Test series in Australia to close out this year. Yash Dayal, […]

[ad_1] The Indian team is trying to “push the limits” of what they can do. According to assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate, they are doing this in order to be well-prepared for the challenges in the next 18 months: the Champions Trophy, Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. With Rohit Sharma as captain and Rahul […]

[ad_1] Rohit Sharma’s participation in the early Tests in India’s tour of Australia is in doubt owing to personal reasons. With that update, the selection of India’s new Test vice-captain has acquired significance. Rohit might not play the first Test – in Perth, from November 22 – and though India played the recent Test series […]

[ad_1] New Zealand’s new Test captain Tom Latham wants the team to play with “no fear” in the three-match series against India as they look to turn around a run of four consecutive World Test Championship defeats which have all-but ended their hopes of a place in the final. Latham has taken over as full-time […]

[ad_1] Hardik Pandya climbed four places up to No. 3 among T20I allrounders after contributing in India’s win against Bangladesh [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The chatter surrounding India’s No. 3 slot has taken another twist, with Smriti Mandhana saying that the batter will be chosen based on the conditions and match situation. “The wicket condition and ground conditions are a lot different to what we thought when we came here,” Mandhana, India’s vice-captain, said on Tuesday. “It just […]

[ad_1] What would India’s last two Test tours of Australia look like without Cheteshwar Pujara? The man who copped blow after blow, batted hours on end, and made Australia’s bowlers sick of the sight of him is no longer part of India’s set-up. But as far as former Australia allrounder Shane Watson is concerned, India’s […]

[ad_1] After much back and forth, there is finally an official Bihar team that will play the 2024-25 season of the Ranji Trophy. The 20-member squad will travel to Rohtak for Bihar’s opening game against Haryana starting October 11, but it was selected only after a lot of drama of the legal kind. On August […]

[ad_1] Yashasvi Jaiswal has got what it takes to succeed in Australia. If his nascent Test career hadn’t already suggested so, the 22-year-old has now received a glowing endorsement from former West Indies captain Brian Lara. Lara reckons Jaiswal can “play in any conditions” and only needs a few mental adjustments to come good in […]

[ad_1] Sadia Iqbal briefly became the first player from Pakistan to top an ICC women’s T20I player rankings table when she overtook Sophie Ecclestone to become the top-ranked bowler in the world. It didn’t last long, though, as Ecclestone snatched it back by the end of the week when the updates were made public. Ecclestone […]