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News England captain and vice-captain will instead play the County Championship in preparation for a Test series against New Zealand Ben Stokes has joined Joe Root in deciding not to enter the auction for the 2022 edition of the IPL, with England’s Test captain and vice-captain instead set to prepare for the first Test of

News “Everybody has played enough cricket to understand that this is the way the game goes and this is how you have to move forward.” Jasprit Bumrah, who will be Rahul’s deputy for the series, feels everybody is “quite positive” about the changes and nobody is in a “weird space”. “I can’t speak for everyone

News Shastri, Ashwin, Ishant and wife Anushka post heartfelt messages on social media Other team-mates gave generous tributes to Kohli, under whose leadership India attained unprecedented highs, including a first-ever series win in Australia, while Ravi Shastri, who was the head coach for the majority of Kohli’s captaincy tenure, termed it a “sad day” because

News “Every thing has to come to a halt at some stage and for me as Test Captain of India, it’s now” Virat Kohli has announced his decision to step down as captain of India’s Test team with immediate effect. Kohli first led the side in Test cricket in 2014, against Australia, and has primarily

Report Petersen sets up 212 chase with a classy 82 before van der Dussen and Bavuma finish the job South Africa 210 (Petersen 72, Bumrah 5-42) and 212 for 3 (Petersen 82, van der Dussen 41*, Bavuma 32*) beat India 223 (Kohli 79, Pujara 43, Rabada 4-73, Jansen 3-55) and 198 (Pant 100*, Kohli 29,

News “Having collapses every now and then is not a good thing, and that’s something we need to analyse and correct” Virat Kohli has admitted that that there is “no running away” from the fact that India’s batting needs to be looked into, after the team lost a closely fought Test series 2-1 to South

News While ICC’s match officials had a word with the Indian team management, there was no official code of conduct breach charge levelled against India Virat Kohli and his India team-mates have been spoken to about the DRS bust-up on the third day of the Newlands Test by the ICC match officials, although no formal

News Captain Yash Dhull has the respect of the players and can “take tough calls on the field when needed,” says coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar Being India’s Under-19 captain is a double-edged sword. The chosen one has the chance to become a household name quickly, but there’s also the added scrutiny a teenager might never have

News Indian players appeared to suggest SuperSport, the South Africa broadcasters of the series, manipulated the pictures A number of India players, captain Virat Kohli among them, have made public their displeasure about the South Africa broadcasters, SuperSport, for what they suggested was a home-side bias with respect to the camera work and use of

India 57 for 2 (Kohli 14*, Pujara 9*, Rabada 1-6, Jansen 1-7) and 223 (Kohli 79, Pujara 43, Rabada 4-73) lead South Africa 210 (Petersen 72, Bumrah 5-42) by 70 runs Two days done and dusted in a compelling Cape Town contest, and the destiny of a thrillingly fought series remains firmly up for grabs.

News Navdeep Saini named a cover for Mohammed Siraj, who is yet to recover from a hamstring injury Both Jayant and Saini are already a part of the Indian contingent in South Africa. Jayant has been a part of the Test squad, though he hasn’t featured in the XI yet. He bowls offspin and is

News Allrounder diagnosed with a stress fracture of the lower back and could be out of action till May Tom Curran will miss the upcoming IPL and the first two months of the county season after being diagnosed with a stress fracture of the lower back. Curran left the BBL four games into the season

News IPL governing council provides letters of intent to the two new IPL teams after a delay A year after returning as the title sponsors of the IPL, following a suspension, Vivo has stepped away from the deal and Tata Group, the Indian business conglomerate, has stepped in. The Tata Group, which has varied business

News The allrounder is on the verge of completing his mandatory isolation but may or may not be able to fly out with the rest of the ODI squad members Washington Sundar, the India allrounder, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is now a doubt for the three-match ODI series against South Africa starting January

News BCCI to “continue to monitor the situation and identify a new window once the situation improves” The BCCI has postponed the knockout rounds of the Coach Behar Trophy, the domestic Under-19 tournament, in the wake of “some positive covid-19 cases within the team environment”. Till Monday, the BCCI had conducted 93 matches across 20

Transitions happen, but they can’t be forced. That’s the view of Virat Kohli, who is captaining India’s Test team at a time when their three middle-order mainstays, himself included, are all 33, and have all endured prolonged lean patches even as younger contenders such as Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer knock ominously on the door.

News “It is very windy there and we as cricketers need some time to adjust to the conditions” Veteran India quick bowler Jhulan Goswami reckons that the ODI series in New Zealand next month will help the team plug the gaps and get used to the windy conditions before the Women’s World Cup starts in

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