Pune, Oct 26 (IANS) Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed an unbeaten 46 to lead India's charge in pursuit of 359 as the hosts reached 81/1 in just 12 overs at lunch on day three of the second Test against New Zealand at the MCA Stadium on Saturday.
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) The senior men's national selectors have handed maiden call-ups to pacer Vijaykumar Vyshak and middle-order batter Ramandeep Singh for the four-match T20I tour of South Africa starting in Durban on November 8.
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami was the notable absentee as the senior men's national selection committee named a strong side for the upcoming five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series in Australia starting on November 22 in Perth. The selectors have given a first opportunity to Indian Premier League (IPL) star Nitish Kumar Reddy and pacer Harshit Rana in the red-ball series.
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody picked Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Pat Cummins, openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, and Heinrich Klaasen as front-runners to be retained by the franchise ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Rawalpindi, Oct 25 (IANS) Pakistan is on the verge of a memorable series win over England after a dominant second day in the final and third Test at Rawalpindi. A superb century from Saud Shakeel and aggressive late-order batting from Sajid Khan propelled Pakistan to a 77-run first-innings lead, which Pakistan’s spinners capitalised on as they left England in tatters at 24-3 by stumps. Pakistan now stand on the brink of their first home series win since 2021, leaving England with an uphill battle.
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh feels five-time champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will retain stalwart M.S. Dhoni, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Rachin Ravindra and pacer Matheesha Pathirana ahead of the 2025 IPL mega auction. The veteran spinner expressed his uncertainty over Dhoni's Indian Premier League (IPL) future but asserted that if he is available he would be the first choice of the Chennai-based franchise.
Pune, Oct 25 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner grabbed career-best figures of 7-53, while Tom Latham played a fine captain’s knock of 86 as New Zealand put themselves on the verge of a historic series win after ending day two's play at 198/5 in 53 overs and lead India by 301 runs in the second Test at MCA Stadium here on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Ivan Rodrigues, father of India batter Jemimah Rodrigues, claimed that he used the facilities of the Khar Gymkhana for prayer meetings and they were in no way 'conversion meetings' as quoted by media reports.
The phrase “horses for courses” is synonymous with the way Test cricket is progressing around the world. The garnering of points for the World Test Championship has added extra spice to the contents. Countries are gradually realizing the importance of point accumulation and of winning at home.
Pune, Oct 25 (IANS) Spinners Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips picked six wickets between themselves to wreck the star-studded Indian batting line-up and reduce the hosts’ to 107/7 in 38 overs at lunch on day two of second Test against New Zealand at the MCA Stadium on Friday.
