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File photo of MS Dhoni© BCCI/IPL MS Dhoni is sort of enigma in Indian cricket. The most successful Indian captain ever, Dhoni is also a loved figure across the cricket world. But his connection with Chennai is more special that with any other place. He is not only a former Chennai Super Kings…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma didn’t participate in Duleep Trophy© BCCI/Sportzpics Team India did win the first Test against Bangladesh by Chepauk comfortably, securing a 280-run triumph, but the result doesn’t hide away issues that still remain. Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, and Ravindra Jadeja were among the top performers…
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s re-entry in top 10 among batters and further upwards movement of stars Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jasprit Bumrah were the key highlights of the ICC Test Rankings issued on Wednesday. Making his Test return, Pant re-entered the Test batting rankings at sixth, off the back of a century in the…
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Jasprit Bumrah became the sixth Indian fast bowler to achieve 400 international wickets during the first Test against Bangladesh, as he picked up four wickets in the first innings and one more in the second to take his tally to 401. The man second on the list, Zaheer Khan, heaped praise on Bumrah,…
India vs Bangladesh: Ravichandran Ashwin© Twitter Recently, after India’s win over Bangladesh in the first Test, Ravichandran Ashwin revealed an interesting anecdote about the national team’s fielding coach. Dilip, who replaced R Sridhar as India fielding coach during Rahul Dravid‘s stint as head coach, continued in his role when Gautam Gambhir took over as…
Joe Root will go down as England’s greatest batter in Tests even if he is not able to break Sachin Tendulkar’s gargantuan record of 15,921 runs, reckons his former teammate Ian Bell. Root went past Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara recently to move to the sixth spot in the list of highest run-getters…
File photo of Pat Cummins and Rohit Sharma© BCCI/Sportzpics Australian captain Pat Cummins acknowledged that Rishabh Pant has been a “major influence” in India’s back-to-back Test series wins Down Under, stressing the need to keep the flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter “quiet” in the upcoming five-Test series later this year. A key figure in India’s historic…
KL Rahul in action during first Test match against Bangladesh© AFP Former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh is considered by many to be one of the best slip fielders in modern cricket. Waugh played a major role in Australia’s dominance in the 1990s and his fielding was considered to be a major asset for…
Virat Kohli at Kanpur hotel© X/@Trend_VKohli Indian cricket team stalwart Virat Kohli reached Kanpur ahead of the 2nd Test against Bangladesh on Tuesday. As expected, a huge gathering of people welcomed him to the hotel, with the staff members also queuing up to meet and greet the cricketing icon. Seeing so many people…
United Nations: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council that “we have to prepare” the second peace summit to end the Russia-Ukraine war “altogether” and he has invited India and other countries to join the peace process. “We all know what needs to be done if we honestly look at the situation and…
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