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File photo of Mohammed Shami.© AFP Mohammed Shami’s potential return to international cricket was further delayed after the player’s name was missing from India’s playing XI against England for the first T20I in Kolkata on Wednesday. The right-arm pacer stayed on the sidelines due to a prolonged injury lay-off. Shami, who has already…
It is certainly a transitioning time for hosts India as they adjust to life without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who retired from the shortest format after the 2024 T20 WC victory. Abhishek Sharma is one of the few players on the shortlist of replacements but has failed to show consistency in his…
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma© AFP Former Indian cricket team batter Aakash Chopra believes that the selection of three spin-bowling all-rounders – Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel – for the Champions Trophy 2025 is a ‘defensive move’. Chopra compared the decision to the squad selection for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and said…
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Pacer Mohammed Siraj‘s exclusion from India’s Champions Trophy squad has raised a few eyebrows. On Saturday, the BCCI announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming ODI series against England, as well as the mega event. Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Mohammed Shami are the three front line pacers while youngster Harshit Rana will…
File image of Virat Kohli (right) and his wife Anushka Sharma.© AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are reportedly set to take some major steps as it aims to address the slump in form for Team India, and one of those will reportedly be curbing the number of days…
From being the vice-captain of the Indian team, Shubman Gill has gone on to become only a squad player. The top-order batter doesn’t hold a spot in India’s T20I team and isn’t a certainty in Tests either. Even his place in India’s ODI team can be questioned. Over the past year or so,…
File photo of Rishabh Pant India’s squad for the T20Is against England did spring a few surprises, with the names of top players like Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, and Yashasvi Jaiswal missing. The trio wasn’t given the nod by the selection committee, with some younger players preferred for the 5-match assignment. While it…
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Speculations are running rife as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) contemplates the best roster for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and UAE. Plenty has been said about the spin bowling unit for the Indian team, with the likes of Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi,…
Clashes between Australia’s 19-year-old opener Sam Konstas and Indian players have been some of the highlights of the final two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. The final moments of Day 1 saw Konstas and Bumrah in a war of words, which fired up the Indian seamer. Bumrah ended up dismissing Konstas’ opening…
File image of Rohit Sharma during the India vs Australia 4th Test.© AFP Former India cricketer, and now reputed pundit, Aakash Chopra stated that India captain Rohit Sharma‘s decision to open the batting in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 was purely out of his own interest and not the team’s….