London, July 29 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has cleared the air on head coach Gautam Gambhir's heated exchange with The Oval curator Lee Fortis and said the ground staff didn't allow them to see the wicket just two days ahead of the fifth Test against England.
London, July 29 (IANS) The Oval pitch curator Lee Fortis has broken his silence following a fiery on-field confrontation with India head coach Gautam Gambhir, insisting there’s "nothing to hide" ahead of the high-stakes fifth and final Test between India and England.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) New Zealand Test captain Tom Latham has been ruled out of the first Test against Zimbabwe with a shoulder injury. In his absence, New Zealand limited-overs captain Mitchell Santner will lead the side and will become the 32nd captain of the country's Test team.
London, July 29 (IANS) India head coach Gautam Gambhir found himself at the centre of an unexpected controversy on Tuesday after a verbal altercation with The Oval’s pitch curator, Lee Fortis, during India’s optional training session ahead of the fifth and final Test against England.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Former spinner Monty Panesar has criticised England captain Ben Stokes, stating that his gesture was "classless" when he forcefully tried to call a draw during the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford in Manchester.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Ahead of the Manchester Test against England, injuries to fast bowlers resurfaced in the Indian team. Akash Deep (groin niggle at Lord’s), Nitish Kumar Reddy (out of series due to knee ligament injury), and Arshdeep Singh (cut on bowling hand during training) were unavailable - reigniting concerns over India’s fast-bowling injury stocks.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) As India builds toward a critical Women’s ODI World Cup campaign on home soil, a troubling pattern has caught everyone’s attention: the conspicuous absence of its frontline fast bowlers from recent assignments in Sri Lanka and England.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel feels that Indian bowlers need to bowl consistently in the fifth and final Test of the Tendulkar-Anderson trophy at the Oval following a disappointing performance in Manchester.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word ‘superpower’ has two primary definitions: a highly influential nation (often marked by military or economic pre-eminence), and an extraordinary or superhuman capacity or skill in a normal human being.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Indian men’s cricket team paid a visit to the Indian High Commission in London on Tuesday, and captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir presented a signed bat to Indian High Commissioner to UK Vikram Doraiswami and Deputy High Commissioner Sujit Ghosh.
