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Akash Deep managed to convince India captain Rohit Sharma to take the DRS© X (Twitter) India pacer Akash Deep retained his place in the playing XI despite talks over playing an extra spinner in the 2nd Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. After toss was delayed for an hour, India opted to bowl at the Green

File photo of Virat Kohli.© BCCI India’s star batter Virat Kohli is having a poor form in international cricket. He scored only 23 runs in the recently-concluded first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai. In both innings of the Test, Kohli delivered subpar scores of 6 and 17. While in the first innings, he chased

File photo of Hardik Pandya.© Instagram/@hardikpandya93 Hardik Pandya is among the personalities who never stay off focus. Even when he is not playing cricket, Hardik remains the topic of talk, either because of his off-field acts or any other thing related to life. Of late, Hardik has remained in the headlines for his divorce with

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Live Score Updates 2nd Test Day 1© AFP SL vs NZ Live Score Updates 2nd Test Day 1: New Zealand look to bounce from a shock defeat in the series opener as they face Sri Lanka in the second Test in Galle. Kiwis head coach Gary Stead feels his side must

Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday revealed that he didn’t have the “inspiration” left to take the domestic cricket route for a place in the national side and that was the reason why he chose to retire from the game last month. The 38-year-old Dhawan retired from international and domestic cricket late in August

Kanpur Test pitch is reportedly being prepared with black soil.© BCCI The Green Park curator said on Wednesday that the wicket for the second Test between India and Bangladesh will be an ideal five-day pitch that will assist pacers in the first two sessions and aid spinners on the last three days. The Test is

Drona Desai, 18, etched his name in the history books during a Diwan Ballubhai Cup under-19 tournament in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on Tuesday. At a tender age of 18, Desai smashed a marathon 498 runs for his school, St Xaviers (Loyola) against JL English School at the Shivay cricket ground. Desai’s knock, which came off 320

File photo of Shaheen Afridi© AFP Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi was on Tuesday recalled as the Pakistan selectors named a 15-member squad for the first Test against England beginning on October 7. Afridi, who was dropped for the second and final Test against Bangladesh earlier this month due to poor form, was back in

Not many would remember Pankaj Singh. But back in 2014, the tall pacer, who played for Rajasthan in domestic cricket, made his debut for India in England. he played just two Tests and took two wickets. While those numbers may not be great, in First-Class matches he has 472 wickets (117 matches) while in List

Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the India-Bangladesh second Test match to be played at the International Green Park stadium in Kanpur scheduled from September 27, a senior official said on Tuesday. An FIR was filed against 20 members of the Akhilesh Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha on Monday for allegedly organising a ‘havan’ by obstructing

Registering his second successive century at home, Ravichandran Ashwin played a rescue knock for the Indian cricket team after Bangladesh delivered a top-order collapse on Day 1 of the first Test at Chepauk. Ashwin played a counter-attacking knock on a tricky red soil pitch where Bangladesh pacers ran riot, especially in the first session. Ashwin

Team India registered a thumping 280-run victory over Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series on Sunday in Chennai. Bangladesh were chasing a mammoth target of 515 and on the fourth day, they got bundled out for 234. All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin was the star performer as he first scored a powerful century with

File photo of Indian cricket team.© BCCI Bangladesh’s fairytale ended on Sunday as the side suffered a heavy defeat against India in the first Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side that registered a 2-0 clean sweep over Pakistan in its previous Test series was handed a 280-run defeat by

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the performance of the United States men’s cricket team during the ICC T20 World Cup held in the United States and West Indies this year. PM Modi was addressing an Indian diaspora event at the Nassau Coliseum in New York. “Some days back here, the T20 World Cup took place.

AFG vs SA, 3rd ODI LIVE© AFP Afghanistan vs South Africa, 3rd ODI LIVE Scorecard: Afghanistan are aiming to make it an unprecedented 3-0 series win over South Africa, after clinching the series win with a thumping 177-run win in the second ODI. In what is the first-ever bilateral ODI series between the two nations, Afghanistan

BCCI named unchanged India squad for 2nd Bangladesh Test© BCCI/Sportzpics The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Men’s Selection Committee announced India’s squad for the second Test against Bangladesh. In a release issued by the BCCI, the selection committee retained the same squad for the second Test. The second Test will be played

Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali compared the dynamic wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant to India’s iconic opener, Virender Sehwag. After being involved in a life-threatening accident in December 2022, Pant’s return to Test format for India has begun on a breathtaking note. After his promising knock ended on 39 in the first inning, he dug deep

Indian spin legend R Ashwin overtook legendary Anil Kumble to have most wickets for India in the fourth innings of a Test match on Saturday. Ashwin reached this feat during the first Test against Bangladesh at Chennai. After going wicketless in the first innings, Ashwin made it count during the final innings while defending a