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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Former Australia wicket-keeper Ian Healy doesn’t agree with prolific run-getter Usman Khawaja’s opinion that practice matches are not required ahead of the four-Test Border-Gavaskar series in India beginning February 9.Australia will not be playing a single practice game in India before the opening Test in Nagpur, and Khawaja, …

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: Young India opener Shubman Gill, who on Wednesday became the youngest player to slam a double century in ODIs, said his intent was to put the New Zealand bowlers under pressure and it paid off.Gill struck a master-class 208 off 149 balls with 19 fours and nine maximums …

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: After scripting a fairy-tale-like series win in Pakistan recently, New Zealand seem to have carried the luck and pluck with them across the Wagah Border and almost pulled off an improbable victory in the first ODI of the three-match series against India. Chasing 350 for victory, the Kiwis …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The non-inclusion of Ishan Kishan — India’s latest ODI double centurion — in the playing XI against Sri Lanka stirred a debate and raised quite a few eyebrows but the dashing left-hander will get his chance in the New Zealand ODIs, confirmed skipper Rohit Sharma on Tuesday. …

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: India skipper Rohit Sharma’s lavish praise on Mohammed Siraj calling him a ‘rare talent’, speaks of the phenomenal rise of the Hyderabad pacer. Since his Test debut in 2020, Siraj has grown by leaps and bounds and has been soaring to greater heights with each series.However, no matter …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: All set to feature in maiden ODI at his home ground in Hyderabad against New Zealand on Wednesday, Mohammed Siraj received praise from his skipper Rohit Sharma, who is highly impressed with pacer’s massive improvement in the last couple of years. In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin‘s idea of an early start in the ODI World Cup matches got full support from his skipper Rohit Sharma who too wants it so that no one has to compromise too much on the toss factor.Rohit, who does not want any team to …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad on Monday gave a befitting reply to former Australian cricketer Mark Waugh over his views on using ‘Mankading‘ as a strategy to get a wicket.“The worst thing is it seems that teams are using it as a deliberate planned way to get …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s Mr 360 Suryakumar Yadav‘s incredible exploits in limited-overs cricket, especially in T20Is, has earned him a place in the Tests. The 32-year-old Suryakumar was picked for the first two Tests of the four-match series against mighty Australia. The opening Test will be played from February 9 …

[ad_1] THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma feel pacer Mohammed Siraj‘s outstanding run of form in 50-over cricket augers well for the Indian team heading into the World Cup later this year.In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, who has been on the sidelines due to a lower back …