[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma was left frustrated after he was given out by the umpire for a close short leg catch in the last over of the first day of the second Test against Australia at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Friday.Rohit tried to fend …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Australia legend Ian Chappell opined that the pitch in Nagpur was “by no means impossible to play on”, and called it nothing more than a fairly typical first-day Indian red-soil wicket.Chappell added that the noise around the pitch was not unexpected, but asked Australia to stop thinking …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s star left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja made a superb comeback to Test cricket, after returning from a long injury lay off, with a five-wicket haul against Australia in the opening Test at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday.Jadeja returned figures of 5/47 along with Ravichandran Ashwin, …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: On a wicket where Australian batters collapsed like a pack of cards, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma batted with an utmost ease to remain unbeaten on 56 at the close of first day’s play of the first Test in Nagpur on Thursday.In reply to Australia’s meagre 177 in …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja made a memorable comeback as he ripped apart the Australian top order with a five-wicket haul on the first day of the first Test in Nagpur on Thursday. The left-arm orthodox spinner Jadeja returned to international cricket after a knee injury that kept …
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[ad_1] BENGALURU: Australia have roped in Maheesh Pithiya, a 21-year-old spinner with uncanny resemblance to Ravichandran Ashwin, to train on spin-friendly tracks as part of their preparation for the upcoming Test series against India.Off-spinner Ashwin may prove to be a major threat for Australia, who haven’t won a Test series …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Star Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne can’t wait to engage in a “lovely game of chess” with Ravichandran Ashwin during next month’s Test tour of India after making required changes in his game to combat the ace spinner.Australia, who haven’t won a Test series in India since 2004, will …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Skipper Pat Cummins said he is confident Ashton Agar will tour India next month despite the left-arm spinner’s wicketless performance in Sunday’s drawn third Sydney Test against South Africa.Agar was chosen as the second spinner to premier tweaker Nathan Lyon for the Sydney Test with a view to …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Marnus Labuschagne is well known for his on-field antics and on Day 1 of the third and final Test between Australia and South Africa the world’s no.1 Test batsman pulled off another unusual trick out of his hat when he signalled towards the Aussie dressing room for …
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[ad_1] DUBAI: India all-rounder Axar Patel jumped 20 spots to reach a career-best 18th position while spinner Kuldeep Yadav catapulted 19 places to 49th in the latest ICC Test rankings released on Wednesday.Kuldeep, who was adjudged the Player of the Match for his eight for 113 in the first Test …
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