'He showed an awareness of what was required, which belied the fact that he was making his Test debut.'
Fast bowler Nahid Rana claimed his maiden five-wicket haul as Bangladesh staged a great fightback to take control, on Day 3, of the second Test against West Indies.
In the second innings not only Shanto (82), top-order batters Zakir Hasan (35) and Shadman Islam (35) also got starts they failed to convert, resulting in a heavy defeat.
Abhishek recently scored a century in Harare against Zimbabwe, has been making significant strides in his cricketing career.
Injury-hit Sri Lanka and South Africa seek winning start to World Cup
Katich agrees that if Mitchell Marsh isn't contributing with the ball, then Australia's National Selection Panel will need to have a look at the combination considering the all-rounder's poor returns with the bat.
Fast bowling coach and biomechanics expert Ian Pont discusses the rise of India medium pacer Mohit Sharma with Manu Shankar/Rediff.com
Vidwath Kaverappa dismissed Faf du Plessis and Will Jacks but had Virat Kohli dropped twice off his bowling.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between Australia and India in Perth on Saturday.
Round-up of the matches across various venues in the Ranji Trophy
He steered the team away from trouble and kept grinding. His innings of 80 consisted of 6 fours and 2 maximums.
Hazlewood said Australia rarely falters when it comes to doing the basics right.
Cameron Green will change Australia's bowling dynamics for the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy and may increase spinner Nathan Lyon's workload
Konstas, Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft among others are looking to get into the Australian XI as Khawaja's opening partner in the series against India.
How the India Test regulars and discards fared over the first two days in the opening round matches of Duleep Trophy.
Left-arm pacer Mukesh Choudhary has grabbed opportunities provided by Chennai Super Kings with seven wickets from seven games, including a man-of-the-match winning 3/19 against Mumbai Indians.
The top four run-getters in IPL 2023 -- Faf du Plessis (38), David Warner (36), Virat Kohli (34) and Jos Buttler (32) -- are all above 30.
ndia will not get a better opponent than New Zealand, which is not a fancied side like its Trans-Tasman neighbour. But the two-time runners-up are as tough as nails.
Jasprit Bumrah said on Monday that he relishes absorbing the pressure in tight situations as captain and bowler which can make the job of his less experienced colleagues much easier.
New Zealand can become only the second team to inflict a series whitewash on India in their backyard.
Harshit Rana celebrated with his father Pradeep after earning a maiden call-up to the Indian ODI team.
The right-hander feels that keeping India's relatively inexperienced pace attack, aside from Jasprit Bumrah, on the field for as long as possible could be the key for the hosts in the five-Test series beginning in Perth on Friday.
Smith has rarely, if ever, doubted his own talent but even he was aware that his spell at the top of the order was proving unpopular.
Arshdeep Singh's ability to bowl yorkers almost at will and his ice-cool approach in the death overs have made the lanky left-arm seamer an asset for his IPL franchise Punjab Kings.
Images from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between India and New Zealand, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
A desperate India seek to restore parity against South Africa and remain consequential in the World Test Championship.
Sai Sudharsan and Prithvi Shaw failed to get big scores in their English county games for Surrey and Northamptonshire respectively.
Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal stole the show with a blistering half-century, surpassing the legendary Virender Sehwag's record for the fastest Test fifty by an Indian batter.
The BCCI's retention and auction rules ensure that franchises will have to make careful decisions to balance retaining star power with building depth across their squads.
Chopra questions the sudden disappearance of a player who, not long ago, was considered for the World Cup team.
Rishabh Pant last played a Test match in December 2022 before a serious car crash saw him sidelined for nearly two years.
The mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is expected to be held in Riyadh at the end of this month, according to sources.
Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR to the IPL 2024 title, could be headed for the players' auction after failing to make a breakthrough in negotiations, while K L Rahul is also unlikely to be retained by LSG.
India opener Shafali admitted that Sri Lanka are no longer only dependent on their skipper Chamarai Athapaththu.
Zaman was devastated, realising that luck had abandoned him when he needed it most.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2nd Test played between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur, on Monday.
Mayank Yadav should be on the plane to Australia if Mohammed Shami is not available for selection, asserted Brett Lee, one of the most destructive fast bowlers of all time, who has high hopes from the Indian pace sensation on the true, bouncy wickets Down Under.
Young Bengaluru schoolboy Shaahan Shadab enjoyed a record-breaking day in a KSCA tournament as he scored a century and then went on to pick up ten wickets.
Sourav Ganguly believes Rishabh Pant is on course to become an all-time great in Test cricket.
Smriti Mandhana finally played a knock befitting her calibre as India defeated New Zealand by six wickets in the deciding game to seal the three-match Women's ODI series 2-1 in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
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