Rishabh Pant during India practice (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant brought his signature humour to India’s practice session ahead of the much-anticipated home Test series against New Zealand.In a light-hearted exchange with young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pant was seen joking about sharing a chair, creating a playful moment during an otherwise intense preparation.In…

Mitchell Starc and Virat Kohli. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: One of the key battles in the eagerly awaited Border Gavaskar Trophy, will be between leading Australia pacer Mitchell Starc taking on India stalwart Virat Kohli.In their 19 innings together, Kohli and Starc have faced off, and in the Test format, the Indian…

Gautam Gambhir. (Photo by R Satish Babu/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: In the lead-up to Wednesday’s first Test match between India and New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, head coach Gautam Gambhir emphasized the value of bowlers and the necessity of breaking the “obsessed” mentality of batters.In the longest format of cricket, during the…

Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The decision to leave out the top quartet for the final two Test matches against England – batter Babar Azam, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, and elite pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah-was supported by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)….

Australia U-19 star Sam Konstas joined Ricky Ponting, Donald Bradman in an elite list during the Sheffield Shield tournament. Teenager Sam Konstas was named in Australia A squad to face India A later this month (October 31 – November 4 and November 7-10), propelling him to Test contention with the senior sides slated to meet…