[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Despite a poor run of form, KL Rahul has managed to hold on to his place in the Indian squad for the final two Test matches of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Interestingly, the India Cricket Board (BCCI) statement signed by Jay Shah on Sunday, didn’t mention Rahul …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Saurashtra skipper and India pacer Jaydev Unadkat on Sunday dedicated the team’s Ranji Trophy triumph to India batter Cheteshwar Pujara, calling him one of the region’s favourite sons. Saurashtra defeated Bengal by nine wickets at Eden Gardens in Kolkata earlier today to win the premier domestic first-class …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After India’s superb performances in the first two Tests against Australia, the BCCI’s selection committee on Sunday decided to retain the same squad for the third and fourth Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.The selectors once again showed their faith in out-of-form vice-captain KL Rahul by retaining him …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Shell-shocked, Australian legends Allan Border and Matthew Hayden have lambasted Pat Cummins and Co. for their second innings collapse in the Delhi Test against India, where pre-determined sweep shots led to their downfall.Leading by 62 runs, Australia started the morning session of day three with a slight …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Australia skipper Pat Cummins on Sunday admitted that their pre-determined ploy to use sweep shots to counter spin backfired for them at the Kotla pitch in Delhi. An over-reliance on sweep shots hastened their collapse on the third day of the second Test as they suffered a …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: KL Rahul‘s woeful form continued with the Indian opener enduring yet another failure in the second innings of the second Test against Australia in New Delhi.Rahul’s prolonged lean patch has become a huge talking point and the clamours of dropping him from the team has been growing …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday said that sweep shots was not a good option on the slow and low Kolta pitch. Australia came to the second Test in Delhi with a pre-determined ploy to tackle spin with sweep shots and it backfired for the visitors …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India strengthened their position to make it into the second successive final of the World Test Championship with a comfortable six-wicket victory over Australia in the second Test in New Delhi.India improved their win-percentage to 64.06 after an easy win but their place in the June final …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: ‘Seven star’ Ravindra Jadeja turned the game on its head on Sunday morning as his precise bowling led to a complete collapse of the Australian innings on Day 3 morning. But head coach Rahul Dravid feels that the Axar Patel and R Ashwin 114-run 8th wicket partnership …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Given the manner of their dismissals, it would be fair to say that the Australians ‘swept’ their way to self-destruction in the face of the Indian spinners’ guile in the second Test here.Going into the morning session of the third day, Australia had a slight upper hand …