Those three wickets for six runs, in a manic final 15 minutes of the day's play, undid all the good work that had gone before, asserts Prem Panicker.
Images from Day 4 of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the MCG on Sunday.
The complete list of players sold in the IPL 2025 Auction in Jeddah.
Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin chipped away at the wickets to leave New Zealand reeling on 171/9 in their second innings at stumps on Day 2.
The new red-soil pitch at Chepauk perfectly aligned with Indian team's vision to give more practice to their pacers ahead of the all-important tour to Australia.
At the brand new Trishul Shooting Range in Dehradun, Haryana's Asian Games bronze medallist shooter Ramita Jindal turned in a world class performance to top the qualification round in the women's 10m air rifle event.
How the India Test regulars and discards fared over the first two days in the opening round matches of Duleep Trophy.
The tests were conducted by the Indian Air Force, which will be the first service to induct the Akash missiles in its inventory.
Skipper Iyer hit 137 not out as Mumbai crushed Puducherry by a massive 163 runs in their Group C game in Ahmedabad.
Suryakumar Yadav will miss the first round match after suffering a a sprain to his right thumb.
India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was ruled out of the upcoming Duleep Trophy because of illness.
The celebrations have begun for the next big fat wedding in town.
See how India's cricket stars are enjoying their mini vacay.
India will be under tremendous pressure when they face an equally circumspect Australia in a battle of two out-of-form batting units in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth
Seniors Rohit Sharma,Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin received exemptions for the Duleep Trophy, starting in Bengaluru on September 5.
Prithvi Shaw's inclusion comes as a fresh lease of life for the explosive batter who found himself out of reckoning in the Ranji Trophy.
He was asked to furnish a personal bail bond of Rs 50,000 in the case of assault and of Rs 20,000 in the other case.
The missile targeted a floating object supported by the pilot-less target aircraft 'Lakshya', defence officials said.
India are aiming for a quick turnaround in the second Test, starting in Pune on Thursday.
Images from Day 2 of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the MCG on Friday.
India will look for the right balance as they aim for a series-levelling victory against a spunky New Zealand in the must-win second Test.
Virat Kohli booed by home fans after bumping shoulders with Konstas on the pitch after the 19-year-old smashed India's bowlers around the park early on.
The pacer, who was on the road to recovery from an ankle injury, has suffered a flare-up in his right knee, potentially delaying his return to competitive cricket.
A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Gautam Gambhir has already been asked a few tough questions after the 0-3 defeat at home to New Zealand and if the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is also lost, it can all go downhill for the former opener.
The cupboard is bare and it will take some time to prepare another cracking line-up that can match the aura of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma.
Mohammed Shami will make his long-awaited comeback to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy.
Ruturaj Gaikwad's whirlwind 148 not out powered Maharashtra to a nine-wicket win over Services
'Vaibhav just came to our trials and we were really happy with what he saw.'
While the pace department needs some urgent solutions, the spin has a slightly different landscape.
Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has called for an improved performance from India's batting unit in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, saying the lack of runs from the top-order builds pressure on the lower-order.
Despite the challenging build-up, Gambhir said he is "extremely confident" of retaining the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The players will hope to be as confident as they prepare for the fight to keep their World Test Final chances alive.
Many of the pre-wedding functions have taken place at the Ambani home, Antilia.
Root rescues England with controlled century in India
The state-of-the-art indigenous missile targeting an UAV 'Banshee', was fired from the launch complex-III of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore on Tuesday afternoon.
Images from Day 1 of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.
Pujara could get the selectors' nod if Ajit Agarkar and his team decide to fall back on his experience.
Meet the adorable celebrity couples who graced Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding held in Mumbai.
In the absence of national regulars, the focus will shift on the likes of Rinku, who was surprisingly not picked for the first round despite having an impressive first-class record.
