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News “I think the workload also becomes slightly easier to manage with five bowlers, and when you have that kind of quality, you might as well use it” KL Rahul has hinted that India are inclined towards playing five bowlers in the Boxing Day Test in Centurion, leaving them with a “very, very difficult decision”

News “Their strength at the moment lies in their bowling. We are extremely aware of that as well” South Africa captain Dean Elgar believes his side holds the edge in the upcoming three Tests against India by dint of playing on home conditions, even though they are “wary” of how well India have fared in

News The full player list for the auction is expected to be finalised by mid-January The IPL mega-auction will be a two-day affair, on February 12 and 13, and will be held in Bengaluru ahead of the 2022 season, ESPNcricinfo has learnt. The full player list for the auction is expected to be finalised by

News “If it made him do something different, I’m glad because the way he was bowling in 2019 and the way he bowled in 2021 was chalk and cheese” Former India coach Ravi Shastri is pleased that his statement about Kuldeep Yadav becoming India’s No.1 overseas spinner spurred R Ashwin to “do something different.” Ashwin

News The four-time champions have named a 17-member squad, with five additional players on stand-by Batter Yash Dhull will lead a 17-member India squad at the next edition of the Under-19 World Cup, to be played across four countries in the Caribbean from January 14 to February 5 next year. The Delhi man’s deputy is

News CSA and BCCI took a joint decision, prioritising the safety of players and integrity of bio-bubble Spectators will not be allowed into stadiums for South Africa’s home series against India, despite regulations in the country allowing for a maximum of 2000 fully-vaccinated fans in sports venues. Cricket South Africa and the BCCI took a joint decision

News Earlier, the franchise named Andy Flower as the head coach Former India opener and two-time IPL winning captain Gautam Gambhir has been named mentor of the Lucknow IPL team that shall debut in 2022. The yet-to-be-named franchise is one of two new IPL teams, along with the Ahmedabad franchise, who will join the competition

News The BCCI, meanwhile, has named KL Rahul vice-captain for the Test series Cheteshwar Pujara feels this could be India’s chance to win their maiden Test series in South Africa. For that, he backed India’s fast bowlers to be the point of difference and pick up “20 wickets in every Test” on the tour. “Our

News Dr Abhijit Salvi was in-charge of verifying players’ age for Under-16 tournament that begins on January 9 Age fudging could potentially rear its ugly head during the forthcoming Vijay Merchant Trophy with the BCCI’s medical expert, who verifies players’ age eligibility, stepping down nearly a month before the tournament. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Dr.

News “I know the areas of my game I need to get better at and one of them is playing the short ball” Two years into international cricket, 17-year-old Shafali Verma is fully aware of the need to improve constantly and her immediate focus is on tweaking her short-ball game against fast bowlers. Having made

News BCCI president Ganguly had said the board asked Virat Kohli to reconsider stepping down as T20I captain, before Kohli said it was not so Edited PTI copy Sunil Gavaskar feels BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is the best person to clear the air on Virat Kohli‘s statement that he was not asked by the Indian

News India’s Test skipper contradicts Sourav Ganguly, says he “wasn’t told to reconsider” decision on T20I captaincy Virat Kohli was informed of his removal as India’s ODI captain just one-and-a-half hours before the selection meeting to pick the Test squad for South Africa, he said at a press interaction on Wednesday. Kohli also said that

News Acknowledges that India’s failure to win a global event under him could have led to his removal as short-format captain Virat Kohli has said that Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid would have his “absolute support and contribution” in whatever vision they set for India’s white-ball teams going forward. “My responsibility is to push the

News No warm-up games to acclimatise – India captain says centre-wicket practice and match simulation should do the trick for visitors India are yet to win a Test series in South Africa. But India’s think tank, led by Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli, have in the past got a taste of Test success in the

News Saurashtra, TN, Karnataka advance; Gaikwad, Bharat pile on the runs while Dhawan fails again Ruturaj Gaikwad struck his fourth century in five games but his side, Maharashtra, failed to qualify for the knockout stage of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22. Elsewhere, Puducherry stunned defending champions Mumbai, who finished the tournament with a solitary win from

News Positive cases inside bubble can isolate within hotel room; close contacts can continue to train Immediate contacts of anyone testing positive for covid-19 in the bubble during South-Africa India series will not need to isolate. The person who has tested positive will also not need to leave the bubble, and will be allowed to

News India’s new white-ball captain says the team “couldn’t get that extra inch” to win an ICC trophy after the 2013 Champions Trophy Rohit Sharma enjoyed “each and every moment” that he played under outgoing white-ball captain Virat Kohli, and still continues to do so. In an interaction with bcci.tv, Rohit spoke about how the

News Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal has been added to India’s squad as his replacement Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the Test leg of India’s tour of South Africa with an injury to his left hamstring. The Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal has been drafted into the squad as his replacement. ESPNcricinfo has learned that

News KS Bharat wallops a match-winning 161 for Andhra while Nagaland crash to 48 all out against Tripura Venkatesh Iyer followed scores of 112 and 71 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy this season with a dazzling 151, as Madhya Pradesh won a cliffhanger against Chandigarh by five runs. The blistering knock, which included 10 sixes

News “The selectors felt that they cannot have two white-ball captains in two white-ball formats – that’s too much of leadership” Sourav Ganguly, the BCCI president, has confirmed that the board had requested Virat Kohli to continue as India’s T20I captain, but once he decided to step down, the selectors decided to remove him from

News As white-ball captain, Rohit wants to prepare for the worst, especially in crunch matches Rohit Sharma wants India’s white-ball middle order to prepare for the situations when the side has been reduced to “10 for 3”. During the New Zealand Test series, Rohit was asked on YouTube show Backstage with Boria if he has

News Hanuma Vihari back in senior squad, Wriddhiman Saha named as second wicketkeeper Rohit Sharma has been appointed India’s ODI captain, ending Virat Kohli‘s five-year long white-ball reign. The decision to displace Kohli was taken by the Indian selectors. In a media release on Wednesday, without detailing the reasons, the BCCI only said the selectors

News All three cricketers picked up injuries during the recent home series against New Zealand and could be out of action for a while Injuries to Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill and Axar Patel have forced the Indian selectors to deal with some big questions ahead of the upcoming Test and ODI tour of South Africa.

News India Test captain expects meeting with head coach and selectors to provide clarity on certain aspects of team composition There will be no hurried calls taken on Ajinkya Rahane‘s future based on external pressure, India’s captain Virat Kohli said after India sealed their 14th consecutive Test series win at home. It was another dominant

News The four T20Is that were part of the original schedule will be “rescheduled for a more opportune time,” a CSA release said Paarl and Cape Town will host the three-match ODI series between South Africa and India in January 2022. The first two games will be played at Boland Park on January 19 and

News The captain discusses the performances of India’s young trio in Mumbai Three players, who haven’t been Test regulars lately, had a significant impact in India’s Test win over WTC champions New Zealand in Mumbai. Virat Kohli, on his return to Test captaincy after a short break, spoke glowingly of all three of them as

Report Ajaz Patel removed both openers to take his match tally to 12, having also troubled Virat Kohli Lunch India 325 and 142 for 2 (Agarwal 62, Pujara 47, Ajaz 2-77) lead New Zealand 62 by 405 runs Agarwal and Pujara, who was bumped up to the top after Shubman Gill hadn’t recovered sufficiently from

News Tendulkar also praises Gill, saying the batter has the technique to bat at any position in Tests Tendulkar was also impressed by the other opener, Shubman Gill, saying the youngster has the required technique and temperament to bat at any position in Tests but he needs to convert those starts into big knocks. “There

News Former India batter to officially take over NCA job on December 13 VVS Laxman will be taking over as NCA chief on December 13 along with the other coaches after the appointments were ratified by the general body at the BCCI AGM in Kolkata on Saturday. Laxman and Troy Cooley who has been roped

Report Ajaz remained New Zealand’s only wicket-taker, having taken all six to fall Lunch India 285 for 6 (Agarwal 146*, Axar 32*, Ajaz 6-103) vs New Zealand Ajaz Patel continued to keep New Zealand in the Test, while Mayank Agarwal continued to keep India slightly ahead, as the first session on the second day followed