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The fragility of England batters against high-quality spin was exposed once again before India showed them how to bat on a flat track by cruising to 135 for one at stumps on day one of the fifth and final Test in Dharamshala on Thursday. Opting to bat, England were all at sea against the mastery…
Celebrating the landmark moment for Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian cricket team players decided to give the veteran off-spinner a guard of honour as he walked out on the Dharamsala ground to feature in a Test match for the 100th time. The moment of reckoning came for Ashwin as India took on England in the 5th…
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“Test cricket is the closest synergy that you can find to life.” Ravichandran Ashwin’s voice trembled with emotion and pride during the gratitude-speech after receiving his special 100th Test cap from India head coach Rahul Dravid here on Thursday. But Ashwin did not restrict that landmark moment, which came during the fifth and final Test…
When spin claims all 11 wickets on the opening day of a Test, it is not surprising to find the preparedness of the pitch under scrutiny. But the contrasting ways in which the two teams dealt with spin, soon put a lid on the simmering discussion. After England opted to bat, Kuldeep Yadav and R….
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Lying in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Chennai hospital, Chitra Ravichandran was slipping in and out of consciousness but she had just one query for her son Ravichandran Ashwin when she saw him by her bedside — “Why did you come?” Hours after becoming only the second Indian bowler after Anil Kumble to…
Ravichandran Ashwin with his grandfather and parents at their residence in Chennai. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Lying in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Chennai hospital, Chitra Ravichandran was slipping in and out of consciousness but she had just one query for her son Ravichandran Ashwin when she saw him by her bedside…
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Ravichandran Ashwin, with captain Rohit Sharma. File. | Photo Credit: AP No praise is enough for Ravichandran Ashwin, said captain Rohit Sharma on March 6, lauding the off-spinner ahead of his 100th Test as a “rare” talent critical for the team’s success. The fifth and final Test against England, starting here on Thursday, is inconsequential…
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No praise is enough for Ravichandran Ashwin, said captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday, lauding the off-spinner ahead of his 100th Test as a “rare” talent critical for the team’s success. The fifth and final Test against England, starting here on Thursday, is inconsequential to the final outcome of the series as India have already taken…
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No praise is enough for Ravichandran Ashwin, said captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday, lauding the off-spinner ahead of his 100th Test as a “rare” talent critical for the team’s success. The fifth and final Test against England, starting in Dharamsala on Thursday, is inconsequential to the final outcome of the series as India have already…
Ravichandran Ashwin in press conference© AFP Veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is on the cusp of his 100th Test. With 99 matches in the India whites to his name, Ashwin will feature in the longest format of the game for the 100th time as the national team takes on England in the 5th match of…