Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma joined Wriddhiman Saha for his son’s birthday.© Instagram Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma celebrated the first birthday of Wriddhiman Saha’s son Anvay in Ahmedabad. The birthday bash took place in the Indian cricket team’s bio-secure bubble in the city. India recently sealed a 3-1 win
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Skipper Virat Kohli said India were “relieved” to make the inaugural World Test Championship final and would now focus on that “one big game” against New Zealand in June after seeing off England. India crushed Joe Root’s side inside three days in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday to clinch the series 3-1 and
Dimuth Karunaratne has made a return to the Test side as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday announced a 17-member squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies. The cricket board also informed Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya De Silva, Roshen Silva, Vishwa Fernando, and Lasith Embuldeniya will leave for the Caribbean on Saturday night to
There is no reason to cry over the nature of the Motera track, India head coach Ravi Shastri asserted on Saturday, saying the curator prepared pitches that produced “fantastic entertainment” in the last two matches in Ahmedabad. The pitch for the third Test came in for sharp criticism from a few former England players after
Sunil Gavaskar scored 774 runs in his debut Test series.© Twitter Sunil Gavaskar, former India captain, made his Test debut on this day in 1971 against the West Indies. Gavaskar went on to become a legend of the game and is considered as one of the finest opening batsmen of all time. On his Test
India’s opening batsman Rohit Sharma on Friday praised Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar for their brilliant performance on Day Two of the ongoing fourth Test against England and said they are very important assets to the team. Pant single-handedly put India in command on the second day of the fourth Test against England with his
Rishabh Pant’s attacking style of batting has the Indian team management’s mandate as long as he gets the “job done” more often than not and people should cut him some slack when there is an odd failure, feels senior batsman Rohit Sharma. The young left-hander, who has often been criticised for his mode of dismissals,
Bishan Singh Bedi has been shifted to a private room from the ICU, a source said.© AFP Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi, who underwent a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain a few days ago, has been shifted to a private room from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and is doing
IND vs ENG: Wasim Jaffer’s humour game came to the fore yet again.© Wasim Jaffer/Twitter Wasim Jaffer’s knack for humour has been well-established by now and when the former India cricketer was asked for a meme on Sunil Gavaskar’s no-holds-barred reaction to criticism of Indian pitches, Jaffer came up with a gem. Gavaskar lashed out
As the England batters continue to struggle to find form in their ongoing series, England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Thursday said that these are the “hardest conditions” he has faced as a batsman. Except for the first innings of the first Test, England’s batting in the ongoing four-match Test series has been dismal. The Joe
MS Dhoni arrived in Chennai ahead of IPL 2021.© Twitter MS Dhoni received a grand reception as he landed in Chennai late on Wednesday to participate in his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise’s training camp for the upcoming season. Chennai Super Kings took to Twitter on Thursday to share a video on the micro-blogging site
Bishan Singh Bedi underwent a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain.© AFP Legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi has undergone a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain at a city hospital a few days back and is recovering well. The 74-year-old former India captain had undergone a bypass surgery at
A century from skipper Sean Williams coupled with destructive pace bowling from Blessing Muzarabani and Victor Nyauchi led Zimbabwe to a rapid 10-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Williams hit 105 to guide Zimbabwe to 250 all out before Afghanistan — trailing by 119 — were bowled out
IND vs ENG, 4th Test: India need a win or a draw to qualify for the World Test Championship final.© BCCI India will take on England in the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad, starting Thursday. The hosts lead the four-match series 2-1 and a win or a draw in the last match of the
Young England opener Zak Crawley on Tuesday echoed opposition vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane’s sentiments on the Motera strip which he believes will be “similar” in nature but red ball will make it “slightly easier” for the batsmen. England have been pummelled by India for 317 runs and 10 wickets respectively on successive rank turners and the
India’s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday said there is no need to take criticism of the spin-friendly pitches in the country “seriously” as not a word is spoken about the “damp” tracks elsewhere and England can expect another turner in the fourth Test. There has been a lot of talk about spinning tracks in the
Ravi Shastri shared a picture of him receiving the COVID-19 vaccination dose.© Twitter Ravi Shastri, the head coach of India’s men’s cricket team, received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. “Got the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Thank you to the amazing medical professionals & scientists for empowering India against
Spinner Jack Leach said on Monday England are not obsessed by the state of the pitches in India but are keen to learn from their two-day defeat before the final Test starts this week. Joe Root-led England went down by 10 wickets in less than two full days on a viciously turning Ahmedabad track last