Several former players, including India's Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman, on Thursday said that the turning Motera pitch, on which India defeated England by 10 wickets inside two days, was not ideal for Test cricket, an opinion that was not shared by the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and all other Chennai Super Kings players, except for the COVID-19 afflicted duo of Deepak Chahar and Ruturaj Gaikwad, will start training from Friday evening after clearing a third round of testing for the virus in Dubai.
Harbhajan Singh believes Jasprit Bumrah will forever remain indebted to Virat Kohli's "gut feeling", which got him the hat-trick, just as he is grateful to Sadagopan Ramesh for an incredible catch at forward short-leg 18 summers ago.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 10 ministers at Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh.
Talented Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma made a comeback to the Test squad for the West Indies series, which will also mark the farewell and landmark 200th Test of batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, next month.
Multiple media outlets said Symonds, who was 46 and played 26 times for Australia, had been involved in a single vehicle incident in Hervey Range, 50 km from Townsville on Saturday night.
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'If he gets a couple of early wickets, he will be a different bowler but things may not go as per plan. It might take some time for him to get back the rhythm.'
The discussion about Virat Kohli's position as No. 3 batter in T20 cricket is the proverbial elephant in the room but it is understood that BCCI may not address the issue till the end of the T20 World Cup.
It was a light-hearted joke shared between old colleagues.
'For Modi, it's not just winning, but winning with style.'
From Neeraj Chopra to Harbhajan Singh to Saina Mirza, India's top sportsperson mourned the passing away of one of the country's biggest sporting icons.
Shubman Gill's stellar show for India A in the recently-concluded two-match unofficial Test series against New Zealand is an indicator that he is ready for Test debut, believes senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. Shubman had scores of 83 and 204 not out batting in middle-order in the first unofficial Test for India A and then scored a hundred while opening the batting in the second game, showing his versatility at different slots. Prithvi Shaw, back in the Test squad after 16 months, is also a contender in the playing XI with his equally dazzling repertoire of strokes.
Sporting stars joined the country in mourning the demise of iconic actor Dilip Kumar
Gary Kirsten, who led the Indian cricket team to their second ODI World Cup glory, turned 53 on Monday.
India offie, Harbhajan Singh, who plays in the Indian Premier League, had to withdraw his name from the players' draft of the 'Hundred' competition. The CSK spinner explains how the BCCI can save IPL while allowing its players play across leagues.
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir on Sunday hit back at his favourite target former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi for his latest jibe against India PM Narendra Modi and the Indian armed forces.
The Kolkata crowd showed all their love for Tendulkar by chanting 'Sachin Sachin', taking the master blaster back to his playing days.
Former India stars Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh said Virat Kohli's T20 World Cup team should be finalised four months prior to the marquee event. India has already begun their preparations for the tournament by trying out lots of youngsters during the recently-concluded T20I series against Bangladesh and West Indies.
'Look at what he has achieved in all format of the game, not just Test cricket, where he has been fabulous.'
Harbhajan said India are strong enough to win the World Cup even if they decide to forfeit the match against Pakistan in Manchester on June 16.
'Dravid was really invested in India becoming the best team in the world.' 'Sadly, not everyone in the team had the same feeling. They would rather concentrate on being in the team.'
In that Test, India beat Australia by 171 runs to become the third team in the history of Test cricket to win a match after being forced to follow-on.
Kapil Sharma: I'm Not Done Yet is truly outstanding, applauds Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Bishop points to the area of concern in Kohli's slump
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday lauded Punjab youngster Shubman Gill and termed him as the future of Indian cricket. Gill's first tryst with international cricket didn't go off well. He played two One-Day Internationals in New Zealand earlier this year but aggregated just 16 runs in two games. However, Rohit believes that the youngster has a lot of potential and will establish himself in the side once he gets a few opportunities to prove himself.
India have emerged winner in all five matches against Pakistan in T20 World Cups, starting from the inaugural World T20 in 2007.
If we have not been world beaters in cricket for the longest time, here is the reason: We look down on our bowlers and deify batsmen, argues Aakar Patel.
Virat Kohli's innings as captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore ended at the Sharjah cricket stadium on Monday night.
Ravichandran Ashwin attained the landmark of 400 wickets in Test cricket, trapping Jofra Archer leg before wicket, on Thursday, Day 2 of the third Test against England in Ahmedabad.
Dwayne Bravo's unbeaten half-century saw Mumbai Indians crush Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets and keep their hopes alive of making it to the semi-finals of the Indian Premier League. Bravo smashed 70 from just 59 deliveries, inclusive of seven boundaries and three sixes as Mumbai cruised to 122 for two in 16.2 overs in reply to Punjab's 119 for nine in their 20 overs, in Centurion, on Tuesday.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers that matter from Day 1 of the fourth Test between England and India at The Oval, on Thursday, September 2, 2021.
Indian batsman Suresh Raina and his wife Priyanka Raina on Monday were blessed with a baby boy. The official handle of CSK also tweeted about the news and wrote, " Kutti Thala is here! Lots of #Yellove and #WhistlePodu to@_PriyankaCRaina and @ImRaina for the newest addition to the #superfamily. "
Rohit Sharma took 4 for 6 in his two overs.
His consistent run in domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League notwithstanding, Suryakumar Yadav did not feature in India's white-ball squad named for the series against Australia on Monday.
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India women team captain Mithali Raj quit international cricket on Wednesday after a stellar 23-year career.
'Did you read Harbhajan's comments about Ashwin? He was out of order there. What is first spinner and second spinner? Spinner is a spinner,' said Engineer during a talk show organised by Legends Club at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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