Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni (Insta) In the lead-up to the ODI series against South Africa, Ranchi has once again become the emotional centre of Indian cricket. After Virat Kohli visited MS Dhoni at his home, a new set of photographs featuring Kohli and Dhoni surfaced on Instagram on Saturday, sending fans into another wave…
Ruturaj Gaikwad (PTI Photo) Ruturaj Gaikwad is back in the national colours and is eager to make an impact as India prepare to take on South Africa in their three-match ODI series. The batter expressed his excitement about returning to the international stage, describing it as a “good feeling” to don the blue again and…
Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Jasprit Bumrah has spent most of the year battling scrutiny over his workload, especially after featuring in only three Tests during the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy against England. Since then, however, the spearhead has barely had a moment’s pause. He has appeared in the Asia Cup, two Tests in the…
Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) New Delhi : With India’s One-Day International season nearing its end, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is planning to set up a meeting between selectors and the team management after the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa in order to firm up a plan on Rohit Sharma…
Ranchi : As India prepare to take on South Africa for the limited-overs leg on the back of a whitewash at the hands of South Africa in Tests, bowling coach Morne Morkel said he feels the team needs to leave behind the “disappointing two weeks” and regroup. A fresh set of players are also coming…
India Test cricket. Image: File If the famous heist at the Gabba in Jan 2021 had been definitive indication of India’s strong player pool, the meek defeats at home over the last year to New Zealand and South Africa have been the exact opposite — an indication that the feeder line for unearthing new players…
KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal & Sanjay Manjrekar (X) Sanjay Manjrekar has delivered a sharp assessment of India’s growing batting concerns in home Test cricket, highlighting how the side has now dropped two of their last three series on their own turf. In both those defeats, India were thoroughly outclassed and even handed a clean sweep….
Rohit Sharma and Ajit Agarkar NEW DELHI:Rohit Sharma getting the axe as ODI captain, months after leading India to Champions Trophy title, and Hardik Pandya‘s removal from the white-ball leadership, weeks after being the vice-captain at 2024 T20 World Cup, have been the most notable decisions taken by men’s senior selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar….
Virat Kohli’s numbers against South Africa underline his impact in this rivalry. (Image credit: AFP) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli is set to return to action when India take on South Africa in the opening ODI at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday. The three-match series runs from December 1 to December 6, and…
India coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) If you judged Gautam Gambhir purely through the lens of India’s Test results, you might assume his stint is spiralling. India have just endured a brutal 408-run defeat to South Africa in Guwahati, slipped to a 2-0 home series loss, and the calls for a separate…
