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Control: Mukesh refrained from going too full and wide. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU East Zone pacer Mukesh Kumar felt that there was enough on the surface for the quicks to keep the batters honest, provided they had the right tactics. Despite bowling on a fresh MAC Stadium pitch on the opening day of the…
Master bowler: Shami showed that he can still make the ball talk through both conventional and reverse swing. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU A disciplined bowling performance and the comfort of a huge first-innings total ensured East Zone tightened its stranglehold over South Zone on day three of the Duleep Trophy final at the MAC Stadium here….
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How often does a draw feel like a defeat? And a stalemate assume the hue of a victory? Often enough, Shubman Gill will insist. Despite their own uneasy recent dalliance with the five-day format, India would have fancied their chances of bearding the Sri Lankan lion in its own den in a two-Test series that…
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Padikkal was named the Player of the Match. | Photo Credit: PTI The charge of the young brigade helped India defeat Sri Lanka in the first Test. Devdutt Padikkal, 26, and Manav Suthar, 24, were the prime architects of this demographic bonus rippling with vitality. Playing his third Test, Padikkal was expected to be both…
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A scrambled single to mid-off, a little leap in the air. The helmet whipped off, arms held half-aloft, his face bathed in a million-dollar smile. And just like that, Devdutt Padikkal became the 84th player to conjure a Test century for India. And it wasn’t just any hundred. It was Padikkal’s maiden three-figure knock in…
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Sunday was largely about waiting for the sun. Fringed by the Indian Ocean and lashed by monsoon winds, Galle woke up to the pitter-patter of rains and birdsong. Umbrellas were out, puddles were the norm and the moist climate had a distinct bearing on the first Test as play resumed well after the lunch break….
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Devdutt Padikkal in action during the warm up game against SLC XI. Picture: X/@BCCI Devdutt Padikkal assured his spot in India’s playing eleven for the opening Test with a stylish century on the second day of the warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI, while seasoned Rishabh Pant and his understudy Dhruv Jurel failed to…
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Lunith Sisodia and Tushar Singh of Shivamogga Yodhas in action against Mysore Warriors during the KSCA Maharaja Trophy T20 Eliminator match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday, 10 July, 2026. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Shivamogga Yodhas recorded a comfortable seven-wicket win over Mysuru Warriors in the DACCS Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 Eliminator…
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c’s Devdutt Padikkal walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket to Chennai Super Kings’ Jamie Overton during their Indian Premier League 2026 match at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. File | Photo Credit: ANI Devdutt Padikkal is one of the reasons for the great start to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s title defence. The tall left-hander struck fifties…
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Devdutt Padikkal plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. | Photo Credit: PTI Prior to 2026, Devdutt Padikkal’s best strike-rate in the IPL was 150.60 (2025). That number was a significant upgrade from his previous…
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