New Delhi: Australias score of 272 was more than challenging for India as the visitors won the deciding game of the five-match series by 35 runs on a slow and low Ferozeshah Kotla wicket on Wednesday to clinch the series 3-2. The series win comes not just at the right time for the Aussies as […]
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Lokesh Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav in top 10 of ICC rankings
Dubai: Lokesh Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav are the only Indians in the top 10 of the batting and bowling rankings, respectively, in the latest ICC Twenty20 International (T20I) rankings released here on Tuesday. Rahul is at the fifth place in the batting, which is headed by Pakistan star Babar Azam. New Zealand’s Colin Munro is […]
Unfair to compare Pant with Dhoni: Bharat Arun
New Delhi: With Rishabh Pant missing a few chances behind the wicket in the Mohali ODI and the spectators demanding M.S. Dhoni’s return, India bowling coach Bharat Arun on Tuesday said “it is unfair to compare the newcomer to a legend”. Speaking to the media on the eve of the fifth one-dayer here in Feroze […]
India look to seal off World Cup preparation with series win against Australia at Kotla
New Delhi: This series was billed as the last chance for India to experiment with their ODI squad before going into the 2019 World Cup in England, starting May 30. But coming into the last game of the series at the Ferozeshah Kotla against Australia on Wednesday, Virat Kohli and boys will also have pride […]
Chahal a champion bowler, not a robot: Muralitharan
New Delhi: In a country where even someone like Shane Warne struggled, Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa has been a revelation, to say the least. Not only has he picked six wickets from the first four ODIs against India, but has also dismissed MS Dhoni twice and Kohli once — two of India’s best players of […]
BCCI will speak to IPL teams on workload at right time: Vinod Rai
New Delhi: India skipper Virat Kohli spoke about the need to manage the workload of players during the Indian Premier League (IPL), keeping in mind the upcoming World Cup. He said this during the Test series against West Indies in October 2018. While the issue surfaced during the meeting between the SC-appointed Committee of Administrators […]
Dew to blame for 4th ODI loss: Dhawan
Mohali: Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan blamed the failure to read the dew factor correctly as one of the factors responsible for India’s four-wicket loss to Australia in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) here. Batting first, India had posted a formidable 358/6 but the hosts were let down by some poor bowling as Australia chased down […]
Smriti Mandhana breaks into top three in T20I batting rankings
Dubai: India opener Smriti Mandhana broke into the top three of the ICC Womens Twenty20 International batting rankings, released on Sunday. Mandhana was India’s highest scorer, with 72 runs in three matches, in what was a dismal series for the home team as they suffered a 3-0 sweep by England in Guwahati. Mandhana took the […]
Dhoni rested for remaining Australia ODIs
Ranchi | Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been rested for the remaining two One-day Internationals (ODIs) of the five-match rubber against Australia. Speaking to reporters after the third ODI here, India’s assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said late on Friday: “We will have some changes in the last two games. Dhoni will not be […]
Kohli completes 4k runs in ODIs as skipper
Ranchi: Virat Kohli on Friday another feather to his cap after becoming the fourth Indian captain to score 4,000 runs in one-day internationals (ODIs). Kohli achieved the milestone during his 66th ODI as skipper when he moved to the individual score of 27 against Australia, which is the third ODI between the two sides of […]