Photos of the Third Test between India and Australia being played in Mohali
One run was all that separated Mitchell Starc from becoming the first number nine Australian batsman to notch up a century in India, as the visitors posted a competitive 408 all out in the third and penultimate Test in Mohali, on Saturday.
Prolonged spells of rain in the region have affected preparation of pitch at the PCA stadium here which is to host the first Test against Australia next month, its curator said in Mohali.
The abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 paved the way for outsiders to contest polls in the Union Territory.
'Post the game, Rohit bhai said I played really well and that we'll chat to improve my game in upcoming games. Today I got the opportunity and executed what I had to in bowling'
Rishabh Pant's bat swing remains "vintage" and his batting in Delhi Capitals' pre-season camp doesn't indicate that he has been away from the game for 14 months, said the team's assistant coach Pravin Amre.
'He is getting ready and hopefully will play in IPL 2024. He looked very confident about playing in IPL 2024.'
Pant, following a near-fatal car accident, will be making a comeback after a 14-month absence.
Preity Zinta and husband Gene Goodenough were spotted at the LSG-PBKS game.
In a bid to generate jobs in the knowledge-based industry, the Quark on Tuesday launched its $500 million 'Quarkcity' project in Mohali to 'offer opportunity and infrastructure' to the people of Punjab.
It will be another test for the Indian batsmen if the hosts have to bat first in a must-win contest, in Wednesday's second ODI in Mohali.
Irfan Pathan's recent performances on the ongoing tour of Australia didn't go unnoticed as the Indian all-rounder was purchased for a whopping US $9,25,000 by Preity Zinta's Mohali Franchise in round six of the Indian Premier League players' auction on Wednesday. The left-arm seamer, who base price was US $2,00,000, was far ahead of South Africa's Albie Morkel, who was snapped up by Chennai for US $6,75,000.
Fleming took a knock on his head during the team's practice session on Monday evening
The Punjab Cricket Association expects a full house for the first Test between India and Pakistan.
Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha surprised fans at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali as they turned up to watch the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians.
India captain Virat Kohli led from the front with an unbeaten 72 to help secure his team's comprehensive seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the second Twenty20 International, in Mohali, on Wednesday.
Australian and RCB all-rounder Glenn Maxwell expressed that his franchise cricket teammate and Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli is the "most clutch player" he has played against.
'That is a significant milestone for us and something we aspired for.'
The BCCI on Tuesday announced India's international fixtures at home for the upcoming season. Team India's home assignment will get underway with India hosting Australia in September.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries reported a 34 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) jump in net profit to Rs 2,654.6 crore in Q4FY24.
The otherwise sleepy town of Mohali woke up on Wednesday morning buzzing with excitement as the countdown to the World Cup semi-final featuring arch-rivals India and Pakistan entered its final hours.
With Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani accepting Dr Manmohan Singh's invitation to watch the India-Pakistan World Cup semifinals, Mohali has hit fever pitch. India's security agencies face a daunting challenge before Wednesday's high-profile clash as intelligence agencies have warned for a possible terror strike at one of the WC venues, says senior analyst B Raman.
The two-Test series between India and England has been rescheduled and will be played at Chennai (December 11-15) and Mohali (December 19-23), the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Monday. BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said England have agreed to resume their tour of India that was halted after the first five ODIs were completed following the terror attacks in Mumbai.
A couple of days before he led India in the first of the ODIs against Australia at Mohali, Skipper K L Rahul was at Antillia, Nita and Ambani's home, to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi.
Punjab Cricket Association on Friday said they will prepare a sporting wicket for next week's opening Test match between India and South Africa at Mohali with the pitch expected to help fast bowlers initially and the spinners also coming into play later on, in the five-day match.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that India and Pakistan should put their "ancient animosities" behind them and a "permanent reconciliation" was required so that the two neighbours "live with dignity and honour".
The Aussies suffered Monday morning blues and how! Rediff.com takes a look at how the day unfolded for the Aussies in Mohali.
Images from Day 4 in the first Test between India and Australia in Mohali.
A get together brought about by cricket should serve to revive Indo-Pakistan dialogue so rudely shattered by the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, advocated the Pakistani media after the historic meeting of the two prime ministers at Mohali on Wednesday.
Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh who is on death row in a Pakistan prison, made a vain bid to meet Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday during his stay at a hotel in Mohali
Offices have changed timings to make sure the employees don't miss Wednesday's action and a number of theatres -- starved of film releases since the world cup began -- plan to screen the match.
Former India coach Greg Chappell, ex-Australia coach John Buchanan and Victoria's Greg Shipperd are the other Australian coaches targeted by IPL teams.
With pride hurt and the series on the line, Australia are desperate to snatch a victory in the third Test against India, which commences at Mohali on Thursday. But they will miss the services of Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson who were stars of the 2010 Mohali Test.
The game on Friday had enough positives for India, mainly the performance of Mohammad Shami and Suryakumar Yadav, but few questions still need to be answered ahead of the World Cup, beginning October 5.
Former star India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh hailed batting talisman Virat Kohli as the "best batter of this generation" across all formats and outlined what makes the 35-year-old unique.
India's victory push was led by the blitzkrieg from debutant Shikhar Dhawan and his opening partner Murali Vijay as they put on a huge opening stand in quick time to make up for the lost time. We present to you the top performers in the 3rd Test in Mohali.
The turning point on Day 2 came in the 48th over when Ravindra Jadeja claimed two wickets off successive deliveries to peg back Australia, who were sitting pretty after a good start.
VVS Laxman (73 not out) came back to haunt Australia and inspire India to a memorable win on day five of the opening test at Mohali on Tuesday. Chasing 216 to win, the home team reached their target with a wicket to spare.
Sourav Ganguly said senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should be part of the Indian team for this year's T20 World Cup.
