India A cricket team as they depart for Australia. Image: Ruturaj Gaikwad/Instagram The India A squad, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, was all smiles as they headed off to Australia for the upcoming first-class series against Australia A, which will begin on October 31. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had announced a…

NEW DELHI: Indian spinner Washington Sundar could not have asked for a better comeback into the Test side after a hiatus of more than three and half years. The right-arm off spinner spun a web around New Zealand batters on the first day of the second Test in Pune.He tormented the Kiwi lineup, particularly dominating…

NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma endured another failure in Test cricket, getting dismissed for a duck on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune on Thursday.Kiwi pacer Tim Southee silenced the Pune crowd with a stunning delivery that sent Rohit packing. Rohit was completely squared up in defense as…

Pakistan’s Sajid Khan celebrates after taking his fifth wicket during during the Test between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi. AP England fought back to reduce Pakistan to 73/3 at close on the opening day of the series-deciding third Test in Rawalpindi on Thursday, with home spinner Sajid Khan grabbing six wickets.Sajid finished with 6/128 and…

Washington Sundar (L) and Ravichandran Ashwin (R) celebrate the dismissal of Glenn Philips on day 1 of the second Test against New Zealand. AP Washington Sundar was the standout bowler for India with seven wickets against New Zealand on Thursday but the 25-year-old said being part of a three-pronged spin attack, alongside R Ashwin and…

Sophie Devine was dismissed run out in the first ODI against India. Image: Video Screengrab Many times in cricket, a fielder throws a probing catch towards the wicketkeeper in an attempt at catching the batter off. There is equal parts desire to bring about a dismissal and there is also an attempt to keep the…

Beyond the Boundary episode on 24 October. On the latest episode of Beyond The Boundary, host Chetan Narula discussed the opening day’s play between India and New Zealand in the second Test. Joining him to mull over India’s playing XI and a momentous day for Washington Sundar were Times of India‘s Gaurav Gupta, Manuja Veerappa…

NEW DELHI: The third Test between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi made history by rewriting the record books with a statistic that had occurred only once before in the history of the game.England’s first innings marked only the second instance in Test history where no pace bowling was delivered in the first innings of a…

India women beat New Zealand to take 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Image: X/BCCI Women India women’s cricket team beat New Zealand by 59 runs in the first of three ODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.Set 228 runs to win, New Zealand folded for 168 while fighting against the…

NEW DELHI: After the conclusion of Day 1 of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune, a large section of the crowd chose to stay back at the stadium to watch Virat Kohli practice.The atmosphere remained electric as fans eagerly observed Kohli’s extended session in the nets, where the star batter worked on his…