Honours even in final Test, but India makes WTC final courtesy New Zealand

[ad_1] Proud winners: Team India with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy having won the series 2-1. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI India made it to the ICC World Test Championship final for the 2021-23 cycle on Monday despite its fourth and final Test against Australia ending in a dull draw at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday. […]

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Dominant Kohli ends a long century drought, puts India firmly in control

[ad_1] Imperious: Kohli notched up his 28th Test century even as the crowd chanted his name throughout the day. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The celebrations were subdued. Virat Kohli took off his helmet, raised the bat and kissed the wedding ring dangling from a chain around his neck after he flicked a Nathan Lyon […]

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AUS vs IND 4th Test, Day 3 | Shubman Gill scores half-century, India 129/1 at lunch

[ad_1] India’s Shubman Gill in action during the third day of the fourth cricket test match between India and Australia in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Young Shubman Gill justified his inclusion in the playing XI with a composed half-century as India scored at a fair clip to reach 129 […]

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AUS vs IND 4th Test, Day 3 | Shubman Gill scores half-century, India 129/1 at lunch

[ad_1] India’s Shubman Gill in action during the third day of the fourth cricket test match between India and Australia in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Young Shubman Gill justified his inclusion in the playing XI with a composed half-century as India scored at a fair clip to reach 129 […]

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Australia opts to bat first against India in final Test

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pose with India captain Rohit Sharma and Australian skipper Steve Smit during day one of the Fourth Test matchat Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, on March 9, 2023.  | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to […]

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India vs Australia Tests | Ricky Ponting backs struggling Virat Kohli to ‘bounce back’

[ad_1] Virat Kohli has struggled in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar trophy but Ricky Ponting defended the former Indian captain saying, “I’m not looking at anybody’s form in this Test series because, for a batsman, it has just been an absolute, it’s been a nightmare.” | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia great Ricky Ponting has once again backed […]

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Morning Digest | BJP picks Manik Saha as Tripura CM again; prisons allowed to conduct Aadhaar authentication of inmates, and more

[ad_1] Senior BJP leader Mahesh Sharma with party leader Manik Saha after the latter was named as the next Chief Minister of Tripura at a meeting of the BJP legislative party, in Agartala, Monday, March 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Tripura Assembly | Manik Saha elected leader, to take oath on Wednesday Dr. Manik […]

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Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Smith to lead Australia in fourth Test as Cummins stays home to be with his unwell mother

[ad_1] Australia’s captain Steve Smith after Australia won the third cricket test match against India in Indore. | Photo Credit: AP Steve Smith will lead Australia in the fourth and final Test against India as regular captain Pat Cummins remains with his unwell mother back home. Smith had captained the side in Indore in Cummins’ […]

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Border-Gavaskar trophy | Don’t believe in the hype around pitches in India: Kasprowicz

[ad_1] Former Australian cricketer Michael Kasprowicz. File | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan Former pacer Michael Kasprowicz doesn’t understand why so much attention is being given to the pitches in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar trophy as they are “typical” Indian wickets, on which, Australia need to “adapt and adjust”. “I don’t believe the hype I reckon because […]

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