Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma lauded the batter following his match-winning performance against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday.
A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
A first ever series loss at home to New Zealand notwithstanding, India still have the "wood on us" while playing on turning wickets, said Kiwis spinner Ajaz Patel in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Laxman said he was confident India can turn the tables on New Zealand in the ongoing Test even as the team was 125 runs behind at the close of play in the second essay with seven wickets in hand.
'Tea is something very close to us, maybe because we are from that generation, where we never say no to tea.'
India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was ruled out of the upcoming Duleep Trophy because of illness.
Musheer Khan's unbeaten 105 rescued India B after India A bowlers reduced them to 94 for seven on the first day of the Duleep Trophy match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Suryakumar Yadav will miss the first round match after suffering a a sprain to his right thumb.
The national selectors want all the players to be available for the Duleep Trophy ahead of the two Test series against Bangladesh next month.
The IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders witnessed a notable moment as Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir appeared to bury the hatchet from their past feud.
Interestingly, the BCCI kept Hardik Pandya in the loop over the decision giving clear indications that he is likely to take over as India's T20 captain.
The stage is set for the upcoming edition of the Women's Premier League and on Wednesday, the WPL organisers revealed the big surprise.
SRH-RCB rewrote the record books in a high-octane IPL encounter.
The groundsmen held up signs, declaring Suryakumar Yadav as the best fielder in Sunday's game.
Shah Rukh Khan lit up the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during the electrifying opening ceremony of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 in Bengaluru
India has only minor concerns, but New Zealand's troubles across batting and bowling departments are more pronounced.
In Bengaluru for India's match against Netherlands, Ravi Shastri met his 'childhood hero' at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Rohit's knock was peppered with eleven boundaries and eight maximums. Scoring at a strike rate of 175.36, he played one of his most iconic knocks.
The BCCI isn't involved in this Test match. It was the Afghanistan Cricket Board's choice and the Greater Noida Authority was supposed to provide them with international standard facilities.
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The jubilant Royal Challengers Bangalore celebrated their victorious Women's Premier League team in grand style on Tuesday.
Virat Kohli on Monday made his first appearance in the training session of his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Yash Dayal had the haunting memory of Rinku Singh's five consecutive sixes last year when Mahendra Singh Dhoni lofted his full-toss over the Chinnaswamy stadium roof in Saturday's crucial IPL match in Bengaluru.
It may be recalled that India had played a Test each against England and Australia at Mumbai in December last year, winning them by 347 runs and eight wickets respectively.
RCB take on Chennai Super Kings, who are also in contention for a play-offs berth, in their final league game on Saturday.
Siddharth dismissed Kohli to get his first Indian Premier League (IPL) wicket
The pinnacle of her innings occurred in the penultimate ball of the 19th over when she sent Deepti Sharma's delivery soaring over the long-on boundary, an 80-metre six that thrilled the fans and shattered a car window.
From a maths perspective, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans can still reach the IPL playoffs, but they need to ward off inner gremlins on Saturday to notch a mandatory win to keep that dream flickering.
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Sunil Narine became the fourth player and just the second spinner to make 500 appearances in T20 format.
Seniors Rohit Sharma,Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin received exemptions for the Duleep Trophy, starting in Bengaluru on September 5.
'How about a Duke ball, a ball with a more pronounced seam, that allows more lateral movement and ensures batters can't just hit through the line at will?'
Virat Kohli hinted that this might also be his final opportunity to play alongside the former India captain.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a scintillating display with the bat while chasing a mammoth target in their Indian Premier League contest at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, and head coach Andy Flower stated that they will take positives out of the match and come back stronger in the upcoming game.
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh voiced his concerns regarding Royal Challengers Bengaluru's bowling unit, which conceded the highest total in the history of the Indian Premier League against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
While the pace department needs some urgent solutions, the spin has a slightly different landscape.
After the game, she talked about her window breaking six and said, "Not sure I have insurance here to cover that."
The Bangalore police have in their custody an important member of the Indian Mujahideen, Kamal Hasan. Hasan who is allegedly involved in the Chinnaswamy cricket stadium blast was brought down to Bangalore from Kolkata.
Before Sunday's game, Australia's Captain Pat Cummins said he wanted to silence the spectators at the Narendra D Modi stadium, and by jove! that's what his team did.
The 92,000 odd spectators watched Travis Head pummel the Indian bowlers taking his team to the brink of a memorable triumph in silence.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai along with a few ministers took a break from the high-pitch election campaign for the state assembly election to cheer the Royal Challengers Bangalore during RCB'S IPL 2023 opening game against the Mumbai Indians at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Anuj Rawat on Sunday hoped to cement his position as Royal Challengers Bengaluru's long-term wicketkeeper batter after veteran Dinesh Karthik has announced that this will be his last IPL season.
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