[ad_1] Ishan Kishan has been named as KL Rahul’s replacement for India’s ICC World Test Championship final against Australia. File | Photo Credit: AFP Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has been named as KL Rahul’s replacement for India’s ICC World Test Championship final against Australia, which will be played from June 7 onwards at The Oval, London. […]
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[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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[ad_1] Australia’s Travis Head along with Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne score a run during the fifth day of the fourth cricket test match between India and Australia in Ahmedabad, India, Monday , March 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Former Australian pace bowler Michael Kasprowicz has labelled the pitch for the Ahmedabad Test as “bat-a-thon” and […]
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[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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[ad_1] Australia’s Cameron Green and Usman Khawaja during Fourth Test India vs Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia reached 347 for four at lunch on the second day of the series-deciding fourth Test against India in Ahmedabad on Friday. Resuming at 255 for 4, opener […]
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[ad_1] Lacking bite: Axar has picked up just one wicket in three Tests in this series. | Photo Credit: AFP What’s the issue with Axar Patel’s bowling? Where has that bite off the pitch disappeared? Had the left-arm spinner got three wickets in the first Test at Nagpur he would have equalled R. Ashwin as […]
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[ad_1] If only! Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli seem to be discussing what could have gone wrong. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Disappointment was writ large on Rohit Sharma’s visage. The defeat at the dustbowl at the Holkar Stadium had hurt him. His eyes swooped across the gathering, picking out little things and then he […]
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[ad_1] Picture of delight: Lyon underlined why teammates call him GOAT with a masterly display of spin bowling. Here he celebrates Jadeja’s dismissal. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Not for nothing is he called GOAT by teammates. Over 100 Tests and more than 450 scalps, Nathan Lyon is still buzzing. His off-spin has flight, deception, […]
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[ad_1] Brainstorming: Steve Smith with the coaches talk strategy ahead of the third Test at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Steve Smith is tough as nails. He has 8,718 runs at 60.12, often in difficult batting conditions. But then, in this series, even this great batter has shown he […]
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[ad_1] Looking into the future: Captain Rohit Sharma says India is a very likely candidate for the WTC final and should prepare with that in mind. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Rohit Sharma is looking beyond the ongoing Test series. The India captain said on Tuesday that if India won the Test here to take […]
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