Chennai: India opener Murali Vijay on Saturday said that he plays cricket for ‘pride’ and ‘sheer passion’ and wants to contribute to any team he plays for. Speaking to reporters, the 35-year-old said: “I play cricket just for pride and sheer passion for it. I do not look forward to play for India or world […]
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Murali Vijay feels Australian pitches will help him bat better
Sydney : India opener Murali Vijay feels his game will flourish on the bouncy pitches in Australia after scoring a fine 129 on the fourth and final day of the only warm-up tie against Cricket Australia XI here on Saturday. Vijay, who struggled in the Test series against England before being dropped from the India […]
Murali Vijay to feature in county cricket for Essex
Mumbai : After being axed from the Indian squad for the last two Tests against England, opener Murali Vijay has signed up with Essex County Cricket Club to represent them in the remainder of the 2018 County Championship. The BCCI announced the development on Saturday which was also confirmed by the Essex club’s official website. […]
Prithvi, Hanuma picked for remaining England Tests; Vijay, Kuldeep dropped
New Delhi : Prithvi Shaw, the 2018 Under-19 World Cup winning skipper, on Wednesday broke into the India Test side even as the BCCI senior selection committee dropped off-colour opener Murali Vijay and Kuldeep Yadav from the squad for the remaining two Tests of the five-match rubber against England. The 18-year-old Shaw, who captained the […]
Dhawan, Vijay move up in ICC Test rankings
Dubai : India openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay moved up the ladder in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen after their twin tons in the first innings of India’s one-off five-day game against Afghanistan in Bengaluru last week. Dhawan’s knock of 107, during which he became the first player from India to complete a […]
Just want to play my ‘A’ game, says Vijay
Cape Town, Jan 3 : India Test opener Murali Vijay on Wednesday said he wants to play his ‘A’ game in the upcoming match against South Africa here on Friday. Vijay also said he is in positive frame of mind for the match and not taking any sort of stress. “I just want to go out […]