India may have been drubbed 0-3 by New Zealand at home but it’s not all gloom & doom as the team braces for the 5-Test series in Australia. The faster bowlers, led by the inimitable Jasprit Bumrah, could prove a handful for Oz batters on helpful surfaces…Conflicted about waking up early on Friday for the

Mohammed Shami (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: A fit-again Mohammed Shami recently made a comeback to competitive cricket after a year-long injury hiatus, appearing for Bengal in a Ranji Trophy game and looked in good rhythm. In the clash against Madhya Pradesh, Shami bowled 43.2 overs with good control and picked up a seven-wicket haul in

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Photos: X and @trislavalette) India opted for closed-door practice sessions in Perth ahead of the series-opening Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), and former Pakistan batter Basit Ali feels it shows that the Indian team isn’t confident about their title-defence.India have had a strong hold on the BGT, thwarting

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli will have the opportunity to achieve yet another milestone in his illustrious career when India take on Australia in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth on November 22.Kohli has amassed 2,042 runs against Australia and requires just 102 more to surpass Indian batting legend Rahul Dravid, who scored

NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi firmly stated that the Champions Trophy will take place in Pakistan as planned. He emphasised that if India has any reservations, it should engage in dialogue with the PCB to address them.“Pakistan’s pride and respect is our priority. Champions Trophy will take place in our country

(Photo credit: Screengrab from video posted on X) NEW DELHI: With the first Test of the blockbuster Border-Gavaskar Trophy fast approaching, the Indian team is leaving no stones unturned in preparations and last week had gruelling training session at the WACA in Perth. Along with training in the nets and the usual drills, the players

NEW DELHI: India are set to take on Australia in the opening Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Perth, starting November 22. The Indian team has already secured back-to-back series wins in Australia, first under Virat Kohli’s leadership in 2018-19, followed by Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy in 2020-21.With Rohit Sharma now at the helm,

MS Dhoni and Mohamad Rizwan NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has expressed his happiness over Mohammad Rizwan’s appointment as Pakistan’s white-ball captain. The 32-year-old wicketkeeper-batter started his captaincy tenure on a winning note, leading Pakistan to a historic series victory in Australia during a three-match ODI series.After losing the opener at the Melbourne

India decided to cancel their only warm-up fixture before the coming Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), opting for more time in the nets and middle-wicket practice in an intra-squad match at the WACA Stadium in Perth — a decision that former England captain Michael Vaughan can’t wrap his head around. Before the BGT opener at the

NEW DELHI: Abhishek Nayar, India’s assistant coach, stated that the squad got all they needed from the three-day center-wicket match stimulation at the WACA Ground ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which begins on November 22.Optus Stadium in Perth will host the opening game of India’s five-match Test series against Australia. Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney