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News Top-order batter has averaged 73.75 in 2021 with a century and two fifties Experienced top-order batter Punam Raut has expressed her disappointment at not making India’s squad for the Women’s ODI World Cup, saying “it is very disheartening to be continuously left out.” On Thursday, the BCCI named an 18-player contingent for the upcoming

India head coach Rahul Dravid has said the team management will have conversations with Rishabh Pant over his shot selection, even as they continue backing his natural aggression with the bat. Pant was out for a duck in India’s second innings in Johannesburg, edging Kagiso Rabada behind after charging out of his crease. “We know

News Question marks remain over Siraj’s availability for the decider after picking up a hamstring niggle at the Wanderers Regular Test captain Virat Kohli, who missed the second Test in Johannesburg with back spasms, should be back for the decider in Cape Town with the series tied 1-1. “Virat is feeling better already, he’s been

News Jemimah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey have been pushed out Experienced fast bowler Shikha Pandey has been left out of India’s squad for the upcoming Women’s World Cup in New Zealand in March. The 32-year old last played an ODI in July. She was also part of the Australia tour that followed in September, but

Pujara and Rahane quickly reversed the momentum of the game, putting on 111 at a run rate of 4.75. It was, according to available records, India’s fastest-ever century partnership in South Africa – though the fifth-wicket stand of 222 between Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin in Cape Town in 1997 (the scorecard lacks fall-of-wickets information)

Report Wicketless first hour was followed by a scoreline of 37 for 4 in the second, as South Africa hit back Lunch India 202 and 188 for 6 (Rahane 58, Pujara 52, Rabada 3-54) lead South Africa 229 by 161 runs It was not quite “save the cheerleader, save the world” stuff, but Cheteshwar Pujara

News CAB president Avishek Dalmiya, former captain Laxmi Ratan Shukla have also tested positive A day after news that there were seven Covid-19 cases in the Bengal Ranji Trophy camp, five of the six players who had tested positive as well as the team’s assistant coach were named in the party for their tournament-opener against

News “BCCI does not want to compromise the safety of the players, support staff, match officials and other participants involved,” Jay Shah says The BCCI has postponed the upcoming Ranji Trophy, CK Nayudu Trophy and the senior women’s T20 league for the 2021-22 season because of the rising Covid-19 cases in India. The Ranji Trophy

Report South Africa slide from 88 for 1 to 102 for 4 to go to lunch on the second day 100 runs behind Lunch South Africa 102 for 4 (Petersen 62, Bavuma 0*, Thakur 3-8) trail India 202 by 100 runs Three wickets late in the first session from Shardul Thakur spoilt South Africa’s morning

News “I really feel there’s going to be a big run of really good scores coming in from someone like him” The subplot of who said what, or didn’t, to whom, in the lead-up to Virat Kohli‘s resignation as T20I captain and subsequent removal as ODI captain, has swirled incessantly around India’s ongoing tour of

News The team’s training sessions have been cancelled, and the scheduled travel to Bengaluru for the Ranji Trophy will be reviewed Seven members of the Bengal Ranji Trophy squad – six players and a senior support staffer – have tested positive for Covid-19, leading to training sessions being cancelled. Their travel to Bengaluru, where the

Report This is the first time that Rahul will be leading India, with Kohli out due to back spasm Toss India chose to bat vs South Africa Virat Kohli was out of India’s second Test against South Africa with a back spasm, with KL Rahul leading India for the first time in international cricket. Rahul

News India coach understands the need to quicken things up, but hopes for a reasonable amount of leeway as well “The rules are the same for everyone,” Dravid said, on the eve of the second Test in Johannesburg. “We understand that, we know that. It’s hard – I mean we’re playing four seamers, conditions were

News The clearing of payments coincides with the start of the new Ranji Trophy season from January 13 to March 17 across seven venues In a move best described by a domestic player as a “Christmas gift”, the BCCI has disbursed match fees it owes hundreds of domestic cricketers – male and female – in

Big picture India spent a large chunk of 2021 breaching fortresses around the world. They now begin 2022 at a venue that’s been something of an away fortress for them. India have never lost a Test match at the Wanderers. They have two wins and three draws here, and one of those draws – in

News India Test captain lauds the quick after his eight-wicket match haul Shami’s five-for was instrumental in India bowling out South Africa for 197 in the first innings, especially when they didn’t have the services of Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah was off the field for close to two hours after twisting his ankle. Then he had

News The BCCI president will remain in home isolation for the time being, with a team of doctors monitoring his health status Sourav Ganguly has been discharged from Kolkata’s Woodlands Hospital, where he had been admitted following a positive Covid-19 test, with the hospital declaring him “clinically stable”. Dr Rupali Basu, the MD and CEO

News Team also fined 20% of match fee for the offence India have been docked a point on the World Test Championship (WTC) points table for falling short of their required over rate during the Centurion Test against South Africa. They were deemed to be one over short of their target, after allowing for unavoidable

News Most of the regulars who missed the Sri Lanka tour in July are back in the mix Rohit Sharma, who has failed to recover from the hamstring injury that kept him out of the Test series in South Africa, doesn’t figure in the squad for the three-match ODI series in South Africa either. In

Everyone present in the meeting had asked Virat Kohli to reconsider stepping down as India’s T20I captain on the eve of the T20 World Cup, chief selector Chetan Sharma said on Friday. Breaking from the recent norm of announcing squads via press releases, Chetan featured in a press conference today to name the ODI squad

News She became the first woman to lead an Indian state cricket association in 2019 Rupa Gurunath has resigned from her post as Tamil Nadu Cricket Association president. The daughter of former BCCI chief N Srinivasan became the first woman to lead an Indian state cricket association in 2019 but has now given up the

News Since being dropped from the Indian Test side after a poor run, the opener has stormed back to form KL Rahul has learned to enjoy the defensive side of batting all over again. Having been dropped from the Test team after a lean run through 2018 and 2019 – he averaged 22.23 over 15

News The primary reason for the postponement is because “participants are still not vaccinated and as such, are vulnerable” to the virus The Under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy, which was scheduled to begin in January 2022, has been postponed following a fresh surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in India and the growing threat of

Report South Africa are under the pump on a pitch offering plenty of help South Africa 197 and 94 for 4 (Elgar 52*, Bumrah 2-22, Siraj 1-25) need a further 211 runs to beat India 327 and 174 (Pant 34, Rabada 4-42, Jansen 4-55) India’s irresistible seam attack worked their way around a stubborn Dean

News Fast bowler says India’s Test success is the “result of the work we’ve put in over the last 6-7 years” Mohammed Shami has credited his father and his brother for the success he has enjoyed as a Test cricketer. Shami hails from Sahaspur Ali Nagar, a village in the Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh,

Report Mohammed Shami’s five-for negates India collapse to Lungi Ngidi on full day of cricket Stumps India 327 (Rahul 123, Agarwal 60, Ngidi 6-71, Rabada 3-72) and 16 for 1 (Rahul 5*, Thakur 4*) lead South Africa 197 (Bavuma 52, de Kock 34, Shami 5-44, Bumrah 2-16) by 146 runs With the whole second day

News BCCI president had a mild fever on Sunday, and got the positive report on Monday evening Sourav Ganguly has tested positive for Covid-19, and has been admitted to Kolkata’s Woodlands Hospital. He had a mild fever on Sunday, and was tested for the virus soon after. Following the emergence of a positive report, on

Report Clearer weather is expected on days three and four, but there is more rain forecast for day five India 272 for 3 (Rahul 122*, Rahane 40*, Ngidi 3-45) vs South Africa Persistent rain washed out day two at Centurion, with the umpires calling off play at 1.55pm local time. There had been overnight rain

Report Agarwal chips in with half-century as well as visitors take control of the Boxing Day Test India 272 for 3 (Rahul 122*, Agarwal 60, Ngidi 3-45) vs South Africa With his fifth Test century outside Asia, KL Rahul led India to a position of dominance in the first Test of the series. On an

News “In many ways, I had already retired as a cricketer, but hadn’t been able to make a formal announcement” Harbhajan Singh has announced his retirement from all formats of the game. In a video message on Twitter, the former India offspinner said that “in many ways, I had already retired”, but because of his