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Adil Rashid | Photo Credit: Reuters In their first-ever meeting, Adil Rashid had Virat Kohli bowled. But the Indian batter had by then made 123. It was in 2006, in the first Youth (Under-19) Test at Canterbury. “I don’t remember the dismissal, but I remember bowling a lot to him,” Rashid told The Hindu over…
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Team India will be back in action after 45 days as the Rohit Sharma-led side faces Bangladesh in the first Test of a two-match series, starting on Thursday in Chennai. This will be Gautam Gambhir‘s first assignment as head coach of the Indian team, having first taken charge during the white-ball tour of…
India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday expressed confidence in his batting unit’s capability to negate quality spin bowling, a challenge they are expected to face in the Test series against Bangladesh. India batters, including star batter Virat Kohli, struggled against Sri Lankan spinners in the ODI-leg of the recent away white-ball series,…
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In a freewheeling chat, India head coach Gautam Gambhir sat down with star batter and former teammate Virat Kohli and recalled fond memories of playing together. On the eve of the first Test against Bangladesh, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video of Kohli interviewing Gambhir and vice-versa….
Littered largely with lopsided contests, India’s hopes of walking down that familiar path will hinge on sorting an uncharacteristic batting infirmity against spin when they face Bangladesh in a two-Test series starting in Chennai from Thursday. Bangladesh, who are fresh from a recent 2-0 drubbing of Pakistan, are no pushovers this time and…
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Rohit Sharma (L) and Virat Kohli© BCCI The five-match Test series between India and Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is still couple of months away but the fans are already waiting for the highly-anticipated clash. Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has been a part of multiple Test series against India already but when asked…
India vs Bangladesh 1st Test, Gautam Gambhir Pre-Match Press Conference, Live Updates: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has hinted that youngsters like Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan are unlikely to be picked for the 1st Test against Bangladesh. Speaking at a pre-match press conference, Gambhir insisted that the two might have to wait a bit…
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Gautam Gambhir in a chat with Rohit Sharma© X (Twitter) As the Indian cricket team begins a new era in Test cricket, under the guidance of head coach Gautam Gambhir, there will be a big focus on his rapport with skipper Rohit Sharma. Under the guidance of Rahul Dravid, Rohit flourished as a…
Ahead of an international series in Australia, their players traditionally target the opposition verbally. Nathan Lyon once said before the Ashes that they were looking to end some England careers. He and others have called the opposition “scared’’ and worse. Ahead of the 2014 tour, Virat Kohli was called a “spoilt brat.” Four years later, Ricky Ponting said…
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Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma© AFP Captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday warned his India team there is “no dress rehearsal” in cricket as they face a Bangladesh side fresh from a historic Test series win over Pakistan. India lead the World Test Championship (WTC) standings ahead of Australia, where Rohit’s team will…
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