Rohit Sharma watches Ranji Trophy Final at Wankhede, days before IPL 2024

India captain Rohit Sharma was a star attraction during the Ranji Trophy 2024 Final match between Mumbai and Vidarbha at the Wankhede Stadium on March 12, Tuesday. Before joining the Mumbai Indians training camp for the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, Rohit was spotted inside the Mumbai team’s dressing room. A man of his word, Rohit, who has been promoting the importance of domestic cricket along with the BCCI and the team management, marked his presence during the Ranji Trophy final. Instead of opting for a much-needed break between the IPL and the 5-match Test series against England, the Indian skipper came to support the players. Rohit, who represents Mumbai, would be happy with the team’s performance. His teammates, Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer, scored 73 and 95 each. 19-year-old Musheer Khan stood out with the bat with his 136-run knock as Mumbai were on course to set a massive…

India beat England by five wickets to bag Test series in Ranchi

India batters Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel put together a 72-run partnership as India beat England by five wickets in the fourth Test match in Ranchi and took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing a target of 192 runs in the fourth innings on Monday, India were reduced to 120-5, but Gill (52) and Jurel (39) calmly guided their side home with their unbeaten partnership on the fifth day of the Test. Young England spinner Shoaib Bashir took three wickets as the visitors kept India’s batters in check until Gill and Jurel steadied the chase. India’s skipper Rohit Sharma said his team’s young players had filled the shoes of missing veterans to shine in cricket’s toughest format. Player of the match Jurel, 23, who made his debut in the previous win in Rajkot, turned the match on its head with his 90 after he lifted India from…

India v England: Shoaib Bashir puts England on top in Ranchi

Shoaib Bashir’s wonderful 4-84 gave England a golden opportunity to take control of the fourth Test against India in Ranchi. Off-spinner Bashir, who is playing in only his second Test, bowled 31 consecutive overs in a spell that stretched across all three sessions of the second day. At one stage he picked up three wickets for five runs in 41 deliveries, then crucially got Yashasvi Jaiswal to chop on to his stumps for 73. From 177-7, India rallied to 219-7 thanks to an unbroken stand of 42 between Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav, leaving the hosts 134 behind the 353 England were dismissed for on Saturday morning. Joe Root and Ollie Robinson added 102 for the eighth wicket, with Robinson making 58 for his first half-century in Test cricket. Robinson was the first of three wickets taken in 11 deliveries by Ravindra Jadeja, who mopped up the tail to leave…

Rohit Sharma becomes India’s 4th-highest run-maker in international cricket

Rajkot: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday overtook former skipper Saurav Ganguly to become the fourth-highest run-maker in international cricket. Rohit accomplished this feat against England in the fourth Test at Rajkot. In the match, Rohit scored his 11th Test ton, a knock of 131 runs in 196 balls, with 14 fours and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 66.83. Now in 470 international matches, Rohit has scored 18,641 runs at an average of 43.35. He has also scored 47 centuries and 100 fifties for India, with the best score of 264. Above him are the stars like Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs), Virat Kohli (26,733 runs) and Rahul Dravid (24,064 runs). In 57 Tests, Rohit has scored 3,958 runs at an average of 45.49, with 11 centuries and 16 fifties. His best score is 212. In 262 ODIs, Rohit has scored 10,709 runs at an average of 49.12,…

SA vs IND: India penalised for slow over rate during Boxing Day Test against South Africa

Team India have been fined 10 percent of their match fee and penalised two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the first Test in Centurion. Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after India were ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration. SA vs IND, 1st Test Day 3 Scorecard | Report Following Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five percent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time. In addition, as per Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short. Consequently, two World Test Championship points have been deducted from…

SA vs IND: Rabada rattles India as Rahul displays grit on rain-hit day

Centurion: Kagiso Rabada was at his lethal best, knocking the stuffing out of India‘s batting ‘prima donnas’ with a fifer on a track offering extra and variable bounce as South Africa took control of the proceedings on the opening day of the first Test here Tuesday. KL Rahul (70 batting, 105 balls) continued his love affair with Supersport Park, displaying excellent temperament on a difficult pitch taking India to 208 for 8 in 59 overs when rain forced early stumps. Rabada (5/44 in 17 overs) bowled two of the most intimidating and incisive spells witnessed in recent times to completely rock the Indian batting line-up, which struggled to cope with the conditions. One of the finest fast bowlers in contemporary cricket, Rabada bowled an absolute peach to dismiss Virat Kohli (38 off 64 balls) with the old ball after having bounced out Indian skipper Rohit Sharma (5) in his first spell. In between, Shreyas…

Gautam Gambhir clears equation with Virat Kohli with a heart-warming response

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir’s response to a question regarding Virat Kohli’s 50th ODI century gained widespread attention on social media and for all good reasons. Remember, the two cricketing legends had a heated exchange during the IPL 2023 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore when Gambhir was LSG’s mentor. The intense moment during the IPL 2023 wasn’t the first-ever spat between Gambhir and Kohli as a similar incident happened in the IPL 2013 match between RCB and KKR. “Against which bowler did Virat Kohli score his 50th ODI hundred?” In a viral clip, Gambhir was asked on Star Sports. Gambhir responded quite confidently that Kohli’s 50th hundred came off New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson’s delivery. His fellow expert, Piyush Chawla was also left impressed with the reply. Gambhir was visibly pleased with his recollection of thought and went on to admit that his fight with Virat Kohli was…

Kohli returning to India due to personal reasons ahead of Test series against SA

New Delhi: India’s stalwart batter Virat Kohli is returning to India from South Africa due to personal reasons ahead of the first Test clash against the Proteas according to a BCCI source. Kohli was set to make his first appearance after the World Cup final heartbreak last month. But as of now he is returning back to India but will be available for the Test series which will begin on December 26. “Virat is coming back from South Africa due to some personal reasons but he will be available for the test series against South Africa starting on December 26,” a BCCI source stated. The series will be a part of the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle. He will be a crucial figure for India as he was the nation’s leading run scorer during the last WTC cycle with 932 runs from 30 innings and has already netted a century and a fifty from his…

IPL Auction 2024 Full squads: How all the 10 teams line up after the Dubai mini-auction

In Short A total of 72 players were sold in the frenetic mini-auction Mitchell Starc became the most expensive buy ever in IPL World Cup heroes and uncapped youngsters recieved massive bids 72 players were sold for Rs 230.45 crore on a frenetic day in the IPL Auction 2024 in Dubai as all ten teams have completed their squads for next year’s competition. Follow IPL 2024 Auction Highlights from Dubai Overseas pacers and uncapped Indian youngsters stole the lime-light on the busy day in Dubai as Australia’s Mitchell Starc had to break the record set by Pat Cummins in order to establish a new high value at an IPL auction in a space of a few hours. Teams like SRH and Royal Challengers Bangalore vied for Cummins’ attention before the 2016 champions eventually secured his services. RCB, having missed out on Cummins, found themselves needing a significant overhaul in their…

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Pat Cummins goes to SRH for Rs. 20.5 cr, KKR breaks ‘most expensive’ record to buy Mitchell Starc for Rs. 24.75 cr

Hyderabad: Australia’s World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a whopping Rs. 20.5 crore at the Indian Premier League auction which is currently underway on Tuesday. With this, the Aussie captain briefly became the most expensive player in the history of IPL, before Kolkata Knight Riders bagged Pat’s compatriot Mitchell Starc for Rs. 24.75 cr after a fierce bidding battle with the Gujarat Titans
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16 December

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Mohammed Shami ruled out of SA Tests, Deepak Chahar withdraws from ODI series

Mumbai: Senior pacer Mohammed Shami was on Saturday ruled out of the two-match Test series against South Africa, the BCCI announced. Shami was included in the Test squad subject to his fitness but he was not cleared by the board’s medical team for the series. Pace-bowling all-rounder Deepak Chahar was also withdrawn from the ODI squad. “Chahar has informed the BCCI that he will not be available for the upcoming ODI series due to a family medical emergency. “The Men’s Selection Committee has named (pacer) Akash Deep as his replacement,” the BCCI statement read.
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16 December

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IPL 2024: Replacing Rohit proves costly for Mumbai Indians

Hyderabad: The Mumbai Indians social media accounts which have been among the most popular and most followed sporting franchises, since the inception of the Indian Premier League have been losing out fans dramatically as the team management replaced Captain Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya. The Instagram handle of the five time IPL champion franchise used to be the highest followed handle among all IPL teams with 13.4 million followers and the count now dropped to 12.8 million. Their accounts across all social media platforms including X and Facebook are bearing the brunt. The team’s X handle has lost about 400k followers, falling from 8.6 to 8.2 million overnight. Mumbai Indians fans call the decision gratuitous, as Rohit is still grieving and healing from the…
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Labuschagne repels India as Australia stay on top in WTC final

Australia remain firm favourites to win the World Test Championship final after a dogged Marnus Labuschagne helped extend their lead over India to 296 by stumps on day three. Australia were 24-2 in their second innings at The Kia Oval as David Warner (1) and opening partner Usman Khawaja (13) nicked behind amid a hostile spell of bowling from India’s seamers but closed on 123-4. Labuschagne (41no off 118) – woken from a nap by Warner’s dismissal before he trotted out at No 3 – shared a 62-run stand with Steve Smith (34) and was batting alongside Cameron Green (7no) at the close after Travis Head (18) also fell.Scorecard: Australia vs India, WTC final, The Kia OvalThe Ashes: Dates and…
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9 June

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No Point Beating Your Chest At National Anthem: Hayden Blasts India ‘For Lack Of Energy’ As Australia Dominate

Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden came down heavily on the Indian team for their lack of energy on the opening day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Oval in London. Hayden said that India needed to hunt in a pack and were lacklustre once Steve Smith and Travis Head started dominating. Hayden criticised India with a huge remark saying that it’s important to beat the chest out, play with that positive mindset and intent on the field and not do that during the national anthem. Speaking on Star sports ahead of the second day of the WTC final, Hayden said, “There’s no point beating your chest at the national anthem or the Australians beating their chest at…
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9 June

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India’s top order meltdown puts Australia in box seat in WTC final

Australia racked up 469 in their first innings and then reduced India to 151-5 to put themselves in the box seat in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval on Thursday. Having bled 327 runs on the opening day with only three wickets to show for, India staged a comeback after their seam-heavy attack bowled out Australia in Thursday’s second session. Their star-studded top order, however, let India down and Australia look on course to claim a decisive first-innings lead after dominating the first two days of the contest. 🏏 9 innings🔥 1,038 runs😮 115.33 average💯 Five centuries, three fiftiesSteve Smith's recent Test record in England is absurd 🤯#AUSvIND #WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/mpWll2RUyL— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) June 8, 2023 India trail…
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8 June

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Travis Head says attention on star man Steve Smith helped him excel at Lord’s

Travis Head felt the presence of Steve Smith allowed him to “sneak under the radar” as he cracked a wonderful century on day one of the World Test Championship final against India. With 30 centuries, 8,792 runs and an average of just under 60, Smith is always a prize target whenever he steps on to the field. But while he reasserted his class with a thoroughly composed innings of 95 not out at the Oval, it was Head who took centre stage with a dashing 146 not out. Australia ended the day in charge of the showpiece on 327 for three, a huge position of strength given Head arrived at 76 for three. Speaking after an unbroken stand of 251 with Smith, Head…
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7 June

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ICC prepares two pitches for WTC Final

In the lead-up to the World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and Australia, the greenness of the Oval wicket has sparked discussions. However, it has come to light that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has prepared not one but two pitches for the one-off match, scheduled to begin on Wednesday (June 7). This precautionary measure by the ICC is not due to any unknown or controversial reasons but rather as a backup plan for any unexpected circumstances. The ICC’s decision to prepare two pitches is driven by an abundance of caution, given the ongoing oil protest and disruptions in London. With concerns over possible intrusions at the South London ground, the world body aims to be prepared for any…
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7 June

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Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja in Splits as Virat Kohli Mimics James Anderson Wicket Celebration Ahead of WTC Final

We are exactly a night’s sleep away from the start of the much-awaited World Test Championship final 2023 at the Kennington Oval. The teams have been training vigourously for the game, trying to leave no stone unturned. During one such training session, the Indian players met their English counterparts. After the meeting, Kohli was seen mimicing James Anderson’s wicket celebration while Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja looked amused beside him. The picture has been shared by the ICC on their social media handles and it is garnering massive reactions. ICC captioned the image as: “A little bit of fun in the India camp ahead of the #WTC23 Final” A little bit of fun in the India camp ahead of the #WTC23 Final…
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5 June

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WTC Final 2023: India Takes on Aus For Red Ball Supremacy

The Aussies would surely look to exploit the Indians most of whom are coming back from a two-month period of white-ball cricket (IPL). (Representational AFP Image) HYDERABAD: The last time India won an ICC trophy was back in June 2013. That was 10 years ago. Come Wednesday (June 7), India will believe they have a realistic chance of ending this drought when the Rohit Sharma-led side takes on Australia in the World Test Championship final at the Kennington Oval in London, UK. This is India’s second appearance in the WTC final after a defeat at the hands of New Zealand in 2021, which was the inaugural edition of the showpiece event. On the basis of form, Australia is the favourite…
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