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Yashasvi Jaiswal was less than five years old when the French footballer Zenedine Zidane headbutted Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the final of the 2006 World Cup football. It earned Zidane a red card in the final match of his career. Zidane claimed that the defender had insulted his sister (professional lip readers couldn’t agree…
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Pretty soon, the Indian selectors will have to take a call on the future of two of the greatest players to have put bat to white ball. Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma appear keen to play in the World Cup in October-November next year. India play at least 18 One-Day Internationals before that, possibly…
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Selectors named Yashasvi Jaiswal to replace the injured Virat Kohli for the upcoming ODIs against Afghanistan. | Photo Credit: PTI Star batter Virat Kohli will miss India’s three-match ODI series against Afghanistan later this month after failing to recover from a hamstring injury, and the selectors on Saturday (June 6, 2026) named Yashasvi Jaiswal as…
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Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma celebrate after taking Delhi Capitals to victory against Rajasthan Royals during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 Twenty20 cricket match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, on Friday, May 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Much of the work had been done by K.L. Rahul and Pathum…
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Hot commodity: Samson, who delivered a masterpiece at the ICC T20 World Cup and won the Lead Actor honours, is primed to extend his purple patch in Chennai’s Yellow. | Photo Credit: CSK History warns us of the paradox of choice and we are often reminded that an overabundance of excellent options is its own…
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India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal is ushering in a new era with his fearlessness | Photo Credit: AP Strange things happen when you are out of form. Or when you develop a technical flaw late in your career. You tend to get the best deliveries and your inadequate responses overlap with the bowler’s finest. Ask Virat Kohli…
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Indian squad celebrate the victory in the first Border-Gavaskar Test match against Australia, in Perth. | Photo Credit: ANI It was a weekend of rain and runs for the Indians at Canberra. The warm-up fixture against the Prime Minister’s XI at the Manuka Oval was touted as the ideal base ahead of the second Test…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal gestures as he leaves the field after losing his wicket on the third day of the first cricket test between Australia and India in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP Yashasvi Jaiswal speaks like the way he bats. There is an eagerness to respond quickly and move ahead….
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The pitch area is covered with plastic sheets as it rains, ahead of the first test match between India and New Zealand 2024, at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium (KSCA), in Bengaluru on October 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Rain could disrupt proceedings in the first India-New Zealand Test which commences at the…
File photo of Yashasvi Jaiswal. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal has emphasized on consistency as he focuses on red-ball cricket at the ongoing Duleep Trophy while preparing for the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh. The 22-year-old, who has become a key player in India’s red-ball squad, scored 30 off 50 balls for…