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News At the start of a home season, Pant and Kuldeep are finally looking at a decent run in the Test side The 2018-19 India tour of Australia seemed like the start of the era of Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav. Pant ended the series with a century, becoming the only Indian wicketkeeper to have

News Batsmen slipped on marble floor outside dressing-room on way to training Zak Crawley has been ruled out of first two Tests against India with a wrist sprain.* Crawley, who was expected to bat at No. 3 in the England side, slipped outside the dressing room on Tuesday and, having fallen heavily on his right

News He says the bubble life hasn’t taken a toll on India’s players India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said he is pleased at Virat Kohli‘s return to the team and is gearing for his normal and “easy” role as deputy, one he said he enjoys best by being in the back seat. Rahane took over

News Chennai clash will be first Test match on UK terrestrial TV since the 2005 Ashes Test cricket is set to return to free-to-air television in the UK for the first time in more than 15 years, after Channel 4 struck a deal with Star Sports, the global rights holders, to broadcast England’s Test series

News He played 13 ODIs and nine T20Is, picking up 12 and 17 wickets, respectively Ashok Dinda, the former India and Bengal seamer, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 36-year old played 13 ODIs and nine T20Is between 2010 and 2013, picking up 12 and 17 wickets, respectively. He enjoyed a

News TNCA requests BCCI to allow spectators at 50% stadium capacity for second India vs England Test All members of the India and England Test squads have returned negative Covid-19 tests and have been cleared to exit their bio-secure bubbles to take part in training in the lead up to the first Test, starting in

Report TN batsmen aced the chase after Siddharth’s 4-20 limited Baroda to 120 for 9 Tamil Nadu 123 for 3 (Hari Nishanth 35, Aparajith 29*, Sheth 1-20) beat Baroda 120 for 9 (Solanki 49, Siddharth 4-20, Aparajith 1-16) by seven wickets No R Ashwin (India duty). No M Vijay (personal reasons). No Washington Sundar (India

News Shah, 32, replaces BCB president Nazmul Hassan in the role BCCI secretary Jay Shah was on Saturday elected president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) following the continental body’s annual general meeting held virtually. Shah, 32, replaced BCB president Nazmul Hassan in the post, and is the youngest administrator to be appointed ACC president.

News BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal says board confident of hosting IPL 2021 in India The BCCI doesn’t feel the need to look at a back-up overseas venue for hosting the 2021 edition of the IPL, treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal said on Saturday. Dhumal, who is also on the IPL Governing Council, told PTI that the

News The premier first-class tournament will not be held for the first time since its inception in 1934-35 There will be no Ranji Trophy for the first time since its inception in 1934-35, but the BCCI has announced that the senior men’s, senior women’s and Under-19 men’s 50-over competitions would be held in the current

Report Top order collapse ends Punjab’s unbeaten run as chase fizzles Baroda 160 for 3 (Devdhar 64, Kakade 53*, Markande 1-29) beat Punjab 135 for 8 (Mandeep 42*, Gurkeerat 39, Meriwala 3-28) by 25 runs Lukman Meriwala rattled Punjab’s top order with his left-arm seam and bounce as Baroda cruised to victory and set up

News BCCI president was admitted to a Kolkata hospital on Wednesday after complaining of “chest discomfort” Former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is “stable and under close observation” after undergoing another angioplasty, this time at the Apollo Gleneagles hospital in Kolkata, on Thursday. Ganguly had been admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after

News Menon solitary Elite umpire, while pair of Chaudhary and Sharma to make Test debut The trend of home umpires officiating in Tests during the pandemic will continue in the upcoming India-England series, with the ICC appointing the pair of Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma to stand alongside Nitin Menon in the first two Tests.

News A stenting procedure will be carried out on Thursday Former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has been hospitalised for the second time this month after complaining of “chest discomfort”. It is understood that Ganguly complained of restlessness on Tuesday evening and was admitted to the Apollo Gleneagles hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday,

Report With their campaign on the line, the sixth-wicket pair add 75 off just 32 balls to pull off a stunning win Tamil Nadu 141 for 5 (Aparajith 52*, Shahrukh 40*, Arora 3-30) beat Himachal Pradesh 135 for 9 (Dhawan 35*, Rana 38, Yadav 3 for 14) by five wickets Seventy runs needed off 45

News Says India’s win in Australia “changes nothing”; gives “complete credit” to his team-mates for the result Edited PTI copy. Ajinkya Rahane won many fans with his astute captaincy during India’s triumph in Australia but he has made it clear that the leader of the side remains Virat Kohli, for whom he is happy “filling

News The India left-armer looked back at his fairytale Australia tour, where he made his debut in all three formats “I’m so happy right now. There’s no limit to it and I just can’t explain that feeling.” This was India left-arm seamer T Natarajan‘s reaction to his rousing reception at his hometown Chinnappampatti, near Salem

Ajinkya Rahane has credited the collective leadership that he shared with vice-captain Rohit Sharma and senior players Cheteshwar Pujara and R Ashwin for India being able to come back from behind in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli and take the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 series win in Australia. All four players, Rahane

News The TNCA and the BCCI took the decision in unison, as a “preventive measure” The prospect of the first two Tests of the India-England series being played behind closed doors has grown stronger after the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association informed its members that no crowds would be allowed at the MA Chidambaram stadium. The

Two days on, the euphoria of India’s famous Test series win in Australia is yet to die down. Bowling coach Bharat Arun, who was at the centre of it all, spoke extensively on the planning that went into the series and how they coped with injuries to key personnel. Match after match you kept losing

News The secret to the Indian bowlers’ success in the Border Gavaskar trophy is finally revealed R Ashwin coming on inside the first hour at MCG and bowling a middle-and-leg line. India attacking Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne with a leg gully. Jasprit Bumrah’s plan of bowling short and into the body to Joe Burns

News Baroda’s apex council said that Hooda has caused “disrepute to the organisation” Baroda allrounder Deepak Hooda has been suspended for the rest of the ongoing domestic season on grounds of “indiscipline.” The decision was taken on Thursday by the apex council of the Baroda Cricket Association. On the eve of the Syed Mushtaq Ali

News Takes over from Steven Smith, who was one of eight players to be released by the franchise Sanju Samson has been named captain of the Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2021. The franchise made the announcement today, while confirming the list of players they’ve released or traded ahead of the auction in February. Samson replaces

News Gavaskar paises Pujara by saying he “put his body on the line for Indian cricket, for the Indian cricket team” India pulled off a historic Test and 2-1 series win with a dramatic and thrilling three-wicket win at the Gabba. Here’s how former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, who was on commentary for the series

From 36 all out in Adelaide to levelling the series in Melbourne to a fighting draw in Sydney, India finally finished a thrilling four-Test series with a slim win in Brisbane to take the series 1-1. Here’s how India captain Ajinkya Rahane and Man of the Match Rishabh Pant reacted after the win: Rishabh Pant,

“Feeling defeated is one thing, but giving up is not in our vocabulary.” That was India coach Ravi Shastri summing up the team’s attitude during their conquest at the Gabba and in the series against Australia as a whole. The words “unreal”, “unimaginable” and “superb” repeatedly found mention as Shastri opened up on a historic

Ishant Sharma is three short of 100 Tests © Getty Images Less than a week after the sudden passing away of his father, Hardik Pandya received some good news as he has been included in India’s 18-man squad for the first two Tests of home series against England. ESPNcricinfo understands the national selectors also handed

Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here 5.10pm: Stumps It’s still raining quite heavily, and the umpires have indicated that there will be no more play today. We will hopefully get 98

News The 75-year old complained of “tiredness and fatigue” on Friday evening and his speech became a “little bit cluttered” Former India legspinner BS Chandrasekhar is recovering in a hospital after suffering a “very, very minutest stroke.” “Chandra is recovering very well, and he will be back home on Wednesday or Thursday,” his wife Sandhya

With yet another lower-order rearguard from a depleted India, the visitors saw two new heroes in debutant Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur, who was playing only his second Test. Compared to the match-saving gutsy partnership between Hanuma Vihari and R Ashwin in Sydney, this one in Brisbane was more counterattacking that saw flashy upper cuts,