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India skipper Rohit Sharma says he won’t “overreact” after the embarrassing series defeat against New Zealand but he underlined the necessity to have a “quiet chat with certain individuals” to discuss the way forward. India lost the second Test by 113 runs after failing in pursuit of a stiff 359-run target. This was…
The Indian cricket team’s win percentage has been dented.© AFP The Indian cricket team slumped to a historic Test loss to New Zealand in Pune on Saturday that saw the side’s 12-year winning streak at home end in spectacular fashion. Last time, India lost a Test series at home, MS Dhoni was still…
Fans sympathised with star India batter Virat Kohli after his ‘unfortunate’ dismissal on Day 3 of the 2nd Test against New Zealand in Pune. With a mammoth target of 359 in front of them, India needed Kohli to stand tall with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal already back…
South African great AB de Villiers, who was one of the three players in the latest class of ICC Hall of Fame inductees alongside Alastair Cook and Neetu David, responded to the heart-touching letter that Virat Kohli wrote for him after he was honoured by ICC. After De Villiers was inducted into the…
India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was run out on duck after a mix-up with Virat Kohli on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test against New Zealand on Saturday. The incident happened in the 23rd over with India chasing a mammoth 359 target to level the series. Ajaz Patel bowled a good length ball…
India have only ever won 2 Tests after conceding a lead or 100 or more in the first innings.© BCCI The Indian cricket team is staring at a rare Test series loss after being outplayed by New Zealand in the first two matches of a three-game rubber. After suffering a shock eight-wicket defeat…
India vs New Zealand LIVE, 2nd Test, Day 3: A crucial day for India! Whether the Rohit Sharma-led side becomes the first Indian cricket team since 2012 to lose a Test series at home may very well be decided today. With a 300-plus lead in the second Test with two days left, it is New…
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The batters’ constant failure in making runs in the first innings is costing the team dear, admitted bowling coach Morne Morkel even as India are in danger of losing the first Test series at home since 2012-13. After getting bundled out for an abysmal 46 in the first innings of the opening Test,…
Having spun the second Test and, perhaps, the series in New Zealand’s favour with his career-best 7/53, Mitchell Santner admitted it was ‘shocking’ to clean up Virat Kohli on a full toss in Pune on Friday. Santner’s seven-for handed New Zealand a handy 103-run lead in the first innings on a low, slow…
Former New Zealand cricketer and broadcaster Simon Doull lambasted Indian batters for their poor batting performance against spinners Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips during the second Test against New Zealand at Pune, saying that it is a misconception that modern Indian players are good against tweakers, rather they are as vulnerable as overseas…