MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli of India (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has shed light on why MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli were so successful as Test captains on home soil. His remarks came in the aftermath of India’s 0-2 defeat to South Africa, marking the team’s second consecutive home…
Mark Wood celebrates with teammates (Getty Images) England’s Mark Wood will miss the second Ashes Test in Brisbane due to concerns about his left knee, significantly impacting the team’s chances of equalising the series. Wood, aged 35, had just made his Test cricket comeback in Perth following a nine-month recovery from surgery. He bowled only…
MS Dhoni (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) India’s ODI captain KL Rahul expressed enthusiasm about the possibility of MS Dhoni attending the first ODI between India and South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi.India aim to bounce back from their recent 2-0 Test series loss to South Africa through this ODI series opener in Dhoni’s…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (Image: File) South Africa cricket captain Temba Bavuma expressed excitement about facing Indian veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the upcoming three-match ODI series starting Sunday at JSCA International Stadium, highlighting the unique energy they bring to the field. The series will be played across Ranchi, Raipur and Visakhapatnam.The…
Rohit Sharma and Ajit Agarkar NEW DELHI:Rohit Sharma getting the axe as ODI captain, months after leading India to Champions Trophy title, and Hardik Pandya‘s removal from the white-ball leadership, weeks after being the vice-captain at 2024 T20 World Cup, have been the most notable decisions taken by men’s senior selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar….
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant (X) India’s dramatic 408-run batting collapse against South Africa has reopened debates around technique, pitches and white-ball overload. But Kapil Dev believes the conversation should begin somewhere simpler. He wants to know whether India’s top batters are playing enough domestic cricket to cope with spin and…
India coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) If you judged Gautam Gambhir purely through the lens of India’s Test results, you might assume his stint is spiralling. India have just endured a brutal 408-run defeat to South Africa in Guwahati, slipped to a 2-0 home series loss, and the calls for a separate…
Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Jasprit Bumrah has spent most of the year battling scrutiny over his workload, especially after featuring in only three Tests during the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy against England. Since then, however, the spearhead has barely had a moment’s pause. He has appeared in the Asia Cup, two Tests in the…
KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal & Sanjay Manjrekar (X) Sanjay Manjrekar has delivered a sharp assessment of India’s growing batting concerns in home Test cricket, highlighting how the side has now dropped two of their last three series on their own turf. In both those defeats, India were thoroughly outclassed and even handed a clean sweep….
India Test cricket. Image: File If the famous heist at the Gabba in Jan 2021 had been definitive indication of India’s strong player pool, the meek defeats at home over the last year to New Zealand and South Africa have been the exact opposite — an indication that the feeder line for unearthing new players…
