NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday showcased his fielding prowess with a remarkable sideways running catch to dismiss the dangerous Daryl Mitchell during Day 2 of the third and final India-New Zealand Test in Mumbai.Mitchell comes down the track to loft Ravindra Jadeja, but couldn’t get to the pitch of the ball as it came…
NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin walked in at number 10 for the first time in his distinguished Test career during day two of the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.Throughout his career, Ashwin has predominantly batted at number 8, where he has accumulated 1977 runs in 83 innings at…
New Zealand players celebrate after taking a wicket in the third Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. (AP) Even as India took the lead in the third and final Test against New Zealand, for the first time in the series, it came after yet another batting collapse for the hosts. India took…
Rishabh Pant (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star batter Rishabh Pant added another milestone to his career on Saturday, smashing the fastest Test fifty by an Indian against New Zealand on Day 2 of the third Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.Pant reached his half-century in just 36 balls, surpassing Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 41-ball fifty…
NEW DELHI: Babar Azam has been left out of Pakistan’s Test squad, but red-ball captain Shan Masood believes a break could help him regain his form. Azam stepped down from captaincy in all formats last year following Pakistan’s early exit from the 50-overs World Cup. In March, he returned as the white-ball captain for the…
NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have announced just three retentions ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, and as reported by TimesofIndia.com, Virat Kohli is set to return as the franchise’s captain for the upcoming season. Kohli previously led RCB from 2013 to 2021, during which the team reached one final, in 2016.During Kohli’s…
Well-known Australian batting coach Neil D’Costa has cited Prithvi Shaw‘s decline in international cricket as a cautionary example, urging Australian selectors not to “rush” 19-year-old sensation Sam Konstas into Test cricket for the blockbuster series against India. He says Konstas isn’t ready for the traditional five-day format yet, joining the debate around who would partner…
New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell plays a shot during Day 1 of the third Test. (ANI Photo) Daryl Mitchell credits famed Kiwi resilience for late turnaround in fortunes on Day OneMUMBAI: Whenever New Zealand have pinned India down in this series, they have made sure to capitalize on the advantage. After India collapsed from 78/1 to…
KOLKATA: An amount of Rs 11 cr will sound princely for a 22-year old who spends perhaps as much time in the sick bay as on the field. However, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owners never had a doubt that they wanted to hold on to their express bowler Mayank Yadav at any cost.“The way…
Ravichandran Ashwin (AFP Photo) CHENNAI: It’s a new start but Chennai Super Kings have decided to stick with their tried-and-tested formula of continuity as they retained Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana and MS Dhoni (uncapped).Now, CSK are left with Rs 55 cr in the kitty and there are talks that they would…
