[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As senior India batter Cheteshwar Pujara gears up for his 100th Test, his Saurashtra teammate Jaydev Unadkat feels that wining India’s premier domestic competition — the Ranji Trophy — will be the perfect tribute to his state cricket icon.While Saurashtra captain Unadkat will feature in Ranji final …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: With India Test no.3 Cheteshwar Pujara all set for his milestone 100th match against Australia starting Friday, head coach Rahul Dravid was all praise for the senior batter, saying that the feat is the reflection of ‘longevity, resilience and ability to handle success and failure’.Dravid, who himself …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s batting-mainstay Virat Kohli on Wednesday spent extra time with spinners at the nets during a practice session at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi ahead of the second Test against Australia.With the possibility of another slow turner in the second Test, which is scheduled to …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As India and Australia gear up for the second Test in Delhi from Friday, star batter Virat Kohli had a nostalgic long drive to the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. Back at his birthplace, Kohli took out some time to drive his way to the stadium for practice …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Confusion reigned supreme as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday pushed back India to the second spot in the Test rankings, hours after announcing them as the top team in the longest format. In the afternoon on Wednesday, the official website of ICC showed India on …

[ad_1] 193 vs Australia (2018) Pujara had a dream run during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2018-19. In 4 Test matches, he scored 521 runs at an average of 74.43, with 3 centuries. In the 4th Test, Pujara was all over the Aussie bowling line-up, smashing every bowler all over the …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A finger injury kept him out of the first Test against India in Nagpur but Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is optimistic about his chances of making it to the playing XI for the second Test, starting Friday in New Delhi.Starc, who got injured while fielding against South …

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[ad_1] Mandhana missed the tie against Pakistan owing to a finger injury but the star opener is likely to be back in the team against the West Indies, who are coming off a big loss against England, as she came through a pre-match training session unscathed. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Following his eight-wicket show against Australia in the opening Test in Nagpur, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday jumped to the second spot in the ICC Men’s Test Bowlers Rankings.Courtesy his player-of-the-match winning effort in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series-opener, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who made a successful …