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Watch: A Victory Symphony – From turning points to winning moments in India’s win against England | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India completed a record 434-run win against England in the third Test in Rajkot on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. There were quite a few match-winning performances that enabled the hosts to win the match on Day 4.After the stupendous victory, the Indian cricket broad (BCCI) shared a link of the moments after the match where captain Rohit Sharma, coach Rahul Dravid, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, debutant keeper Dhruv Jurel, batting coach Vikram Rathour, batter Shubman Gill, debutant Sarfaraz Khan talked about the various turning points and winning moments in the match.Ravindra Jadeja, who had scored a fine hundred in the first innings, picked up 5/41 in the second innings.Yashasvi Jaiswal became only the third Indian batsman to score consecutive Test doubl...
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India vs South Africa Live Streaming, 1st ODI: When and where to watch IND vs SA live?

India vs South Africa Live Streaming, 1st ODI: KL Rahul will don the captain’s armband in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma as India continue their tour of South Africa with the ODI series. The last ODI the Men in Blue played was the ill-fated World Cup 2023 final against Australia which they lost in heartbreaking fashion after staying 10 games unbeaten. Even though it’s going to be pretty difficult to dust themselves off from the ground, India will still look to put on a brave face against the Proteas in the 1st ODI of the 3-match series. A new-look Indian team will be going in for the kill on Sunday with fresh faces like Rinku Singh, Rajat Patidar and Sai Sudharsan hoping to make a good impression in the series with the 2025 Champions Trophy just over a year away. India suff...
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India vs South Africa Highlights, 3rd T20: Kuldeep Yadav takes a fifer as IND defeat SA by 106 runs, series ends 1-1

India's captain Suryakumar Yadav with teammates leave the field at the end of play after the second T20 cricket match between South Africa and India, at St. George's Park in Gqeberha, South Africa, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. South Africa beat India by 5 wickets. (AP) India’s T20 story: Batsmen who can’t bowl and bowlers who can’t bat How many players are there in a cricket team? The literal answer is unquestionably 11. But some teams create an impression that they have more than just eleven, and some others fewer than 11. At St George’s Park, South Africa seemed to have more than eleven and India fewer than eleven. India had the classical Test team—six batsmen including the wicket-keeper, an all-rounder, and four specialist bowlers. None of the six batsmen could bowl, and none of the four...
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India vs South Africa Live Streaming, 3rd T20: When and where to watch IND vs SA match live?

India vs South Africa Live Streaming, 3rd T20: The Suryakumar Yadav-led Team India outfit will look for a win to level the series against a high flying South African team on Friday. With the 1st T20I getting washed out and the second one won by the Proteas, India will hope to take something away from the T20 series before they turn their attention towards the ODI and Test series. This T20 series against South Africa and the 3-match T20I series against Afghanistan in January are the only international matches that India have on their hands before the T20 World Cup next year at the USA and West Indies. So far, the results have been less than ideal for the Men in Blue after losing one game to rain and another to the Proteas. Now, with 4 matches in hand to fine tune their T20 set up before ...
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India vs South Africa: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi not in team for 2nd T20I

India made some interesting team selections for the second T20 International against South Africa, which was to be played at St. George’s Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday. Team India’s XI for the second game was missing Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi. India skipper Suryakumar Yadav explained that Ruturaj Gaikwad was unavailable for selection from the 2nd T20I due to an illness. he did not specify the nature of the illness. Follow the 2nd IND vs SA T20I here The exclusion of Iyer and Bishnoi was curious. Bishnoi recently rose to become the No 1 T20I bowler in the world while Iyer had thumped a 37-ball 53 against Australia at home. Tilak Verma was to come in at one drop, while Kuldeep Yadav was picked in the XI. South Africa captain Aiden Markram decided to field first after wi...
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India vs South Africa Live Score: Rain likely to play spoilsport in 2nd T20I in Port Elizabeth

Why is Arshdeep Singh judged so harshly? Indian bowler Arshdeep Singh celebrates the dismissal of Australian batter Aaron Hardie during the 3rd T20 cricket match between India and Australia, at the ACA (Assam Cricket Association) Stadium in Guwahati. (PTI) Just 16 months into his international career, Arshdeep Singh has weathered numerous storms. He has been brutally criticized for his tendency to bleed runs—12 times in 40 games has he leaked 10 or more an over in a game; his overstepping woes were packaged as traffic rule memes; a dropped catch off Pakistan batsman Asif Ali in a tense encounter in the 2022 Asia Cup spun vicious and sustained trolling. He did not sleep the night he spilled the catch that turned out to be game-defining, but every time he has been ridiculed or mocked, he...
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India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Live Streaming: When and where to watch IND vs SA live?

India vs South Africa Live Streaming, 2nd T20: India will take on South Africa in the second game of the three match T20I series at Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. The opening match of the series was washed out in Druban without a ball being bowled. The weather of the Tuesday match is also not looking favourable. According to the AccuWeather, there is a 83 per cent chances of rain in the afternoon but in the evening there is not any prediction of the shower but the conditions will be cloudy. Not so great news from Durban as the 1st T20I has been called off due to incessant rains.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/R1XW1hqhnf — BCCI (@BCCI) December 10, 2023 The Indian cricket team are left with just five T20Is – two more against the in this series against South Africa and three games against Afghanis...
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India vs South Africa Live Score: Suryakumar Yadav’s IND lock horns with Aiden Markram’s South Africa in Durban

South Africa’s $68 million opportunity to rebuild team, India’s chance to forget World Cup heartbreak Indian players celebrates the dismissal of Australia's Travis Head during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and Australia in Bengaluru, India, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) India and South Africa are at a curiously similar place as they start a month-long tour with a three-game T20 series from Sunday. Both teams will view the ODI World Cup with a bittersweetness. Both teams had issues before the big event but South Africa dazzled against Australia in a home series as did India at the Asia Cup. And they forced the world to gape at them later during the ICC event. Now both teams look at fresher faces in the T20 series to take them forward. Off the field too, both na...
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India vs South Africa 1st T20 Live Streaming: When and where to watch IND vs SA live?

India vs South Africa Live Streaming, 1st T20: A young Indian outfit will be asked tough questions, answers to which might not be readily available, when it faces a sturdy South African side in a three-match T20 International starting on Sunday.With injured skipper Hardik Pandya out till the start of IPL, lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah taking a break and not much clarity over Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s T20 future ahead of the World Cup in June, one wouldn’t be able to read much into either success or failure of the team in South Africa. You can follow our live coverage of the 1st India vs South Africa T20I here A clearer picture about India’s core for the T20 showpiece would only emerge after a month of cash-rich IPL, with form and fitness at that point being the criteria for selection. ...
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Arshin Kulkarni justifies early sacrifices by inspiring India to victory over Afghanistan in U19 Asia Cup

The Kulkarni family is more used to wielding the scalpel and stethoscope. But Atul, a paediatrician from Solapur, wanted his youngest son Arshin to swap the doctor’s kit for a cricket bag. A failed cricketer himself, his biggest dream was to make his son a cricketer. “In my family everyone is a doctor including my daughter. I used to play cricket and even Arshin’s grandfather also played cricket,” he tells The Indian Express.On Friday, the medium-pace bowling all-rounder, made a big step in fulfilling his father’s wish by not only debuting for India’s U-19 team in their fixture against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup but also starring in the game with a crisp 70 and impressive bowling figures of 8-0-29-3. Atul’s joy knew no bounds as his son donned the star show from the ground in Dubai, wh...
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India to tour Sri Lanka for white-ball series after 2024 T20 World Cup

Sri Lankan cricket has announced their fixtures for 2024 and they will host the Indian team for a bilateral series in July. The series will see The Men in Blue and Island Nation compete in three ODI’s and T20Is. The white-ball series is scheduled to play right after the 2024 T20 World Cup in June in the West Indies and the USA. Team India last toured Sri Lanka in 2021 for a bilateral series where the Shikhar Dhawan-led side won the ODI leg 2-1 and lost the T20I leg with the same margin. Sri Lanka Men’s 2024 Future Tours Program Announced! 📢 The Sri Lanka National Team will commence its 2024 international cricket calendar with a home series against Zimbabwe in January, which will consist of three ODIs and three T20i series. It would be followed by a series… pic.twitter.com/6BRRUCNhCs ...
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Watch: Team India arrives in Guwahati ahead of third T20I clash against Australia – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Following a commanding 2-0 lead in the T20 International series against Australia, the Indian cricket team arrived in Guwahati on Monday, greeted by enthusiastic fans at the airport. The Men in Blue, buoyed by their success, are eyeing a series-sealing victory in the upcoming third T20I at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium.The spirited reception at Guwahati Airport set the tone for the day as the Indian players, after boarding the team bus, headed to their hotel where traditional dancers welcomed them with a vibrant display of local culture.With the Barsapara Cricket Stadium gearing up for what promises to be a high-scoring encounter on Tuesday, the hosts aim to replicate their success in the first two games. Both matches witnessed a run-fest, with scores exceeding 200, and India...
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‘He’s a legend of the game’: Rahul Dravid showers accolades on birthday boy Virat Kohli | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ahead of India's crucial ODI World Cup match against South Africa, scheduled to coincide with Virat Kohli's birthday, the Indian cricket team's head coach, Rahul Dravid, showered accolades on the star batsman, hailing him as a legend of the game, particularly in the 50-over format.In a candid conversation with the International Cricket Council (ICC), Dravid commended Kohli's remarkable ability to finish games.The former cricketing icon and the current head coach stated that Kohli had set a benchmark for his generation of cricketers."Virat's a legend of the game, especially in this format of the game. I think all formats of the game, but particularly this one, I think his performance and the way he finishes games. The standard of his performance over the years has probably set...
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India have the aura of 2003 and 2007 Aussie invincibles: Shane Watson | Cricket News – Times of India

Shane Watson also feels Virat Kohli is the greatest white-ball chaser of all timeCHENNAI: In his playing days Shane Watson was one of the best all rounders around. He was part of three Australian World Cup winning sides (2003, 07 and 15) and knows Indian cricket inside out due to his years of IPL experience. During an exclusive interaction, Watson told TOI why he thinks India can emulate that unconquering Australian side which did not lose a single World Cup match across two editions.World Cup 2023: India beat England by 100 runs, Rohit Sharma is Player of the MatchExcerpts...You were part of the 2003 and 2007 World Cup winning Australian sides that won the tournament without losing a single game. What do you think of this Indian team?They exude a similar aura. This team has absolutely ...
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Bishan Singh Bedi’s words always had the depth of a life well lived and the world acutely observed

Spinning a chat: Bedi with Chandrasekhar, Venkatraghavan and Prasanna. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES To be in the presence of Bishan Singh Bedi is to know what warm affection is, what righteous anger could be and to also recognise that sport is part of a larger life. The iconic left-arm spinner, who breathed his last in Delhi on Monday, was not just a cricketer, he had other shades too that ranged from philosopher to being a sharp observer of the nation’s politics.As a great left-arm spinner, he gently lured batters to their doom and his words always had the depth of a life well lived and the world acutely observed. In his 77 summers, with the prime years dedicated to cricket, as a player, coach, administrator and observer, Bedi gained immense stature. He had a larger-than-life pr...
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‘It’s scary…’: Bangladesh coach praises India’s fearless cricket at the World Cup | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh's head coach, Chandika Hathurusingha, praised the Indian cricket team for their fearless style of play, asserting that they have managed to instil a sense of fear in their opponents in the ongoing World Cup. He shared his thoughts on the eve of the crucial World Cup match between Bangladesh and India, acknowledging the formidable form of the host nation."I think they have covered every area. They got strike bowlers up front. Bumrah has almost come to his best, as good as we have seen in the past. They have good, experienced spinners going in the middle overs. And their batting, especially the top order, is firing, and it's scary the way they are playing at this stage without much fear," Hathurusingha commented during a media interaction.Hathurusingha also emphasise...
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Jasprit Bumrah — one of a kind among the pantheon of Indian speed merchants

An old cricketing stereotype about India entirely revolved around wristy batters and wily spinners. The willow-wielders with their wide bouquet of aesthetic shots were expected to defy geometry on the turf. The practitioners of the slow-art were supposed to spin a web, luring perplexed batters to their doom. This was essentially about poetry at one end while a lullaby held the other point of the spectrum.How about some rock-and-roll that rested on fast bowlers? Well at one point, gentle coughs ensued, throats were cleared and a whisper traipsed into waiting ears: “Oh they are supposed to just take the shine off the ball before the Bedis, Prasannas, Chandrasekhars and Venkataraghavans spun their wares.” Indian speed merchants were deemed non-existent or at best were relegated to the real...
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R Ashwin reveals Indian dressing room mood during chase vs Australia: ‘When Virat Kohli skied that ball, I was like what’s happening here…’

When Virat Kohli miscued a pull on 12, it wasn’t just the Indian fans who had their hearts in their mouths. In the dressing room, R Ashwin says he was agonised for a moment and wished they had bowled Australia out for 20-runs less. “When you get older, the recovery time seems to take longer! It was so hot today, (after our bowling) I was in an ice bath and by the time I ate, the umpires had already gone in. Then soon Ishan Kishan fell. Then two more! When Virat skied that ball, I ran to the [adjoining] Bell’s road (laughs). I was like, ‘Dei! what’s happening here da, maybe we should have got them out for 20 runs less!” Ashwin said on Star Sports Tamil. “And when he [Mitch Marsh] dropped the catch I went, ‘yabbaaa, (phew!) and came back!” The former India opener S Ramesh and comment...
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India bag historic gold in men’s cricket at Asian Games – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India secured a historic victory in the men's cricket competition at the Asian Games, clinching the gold medal in their debut appearance. The triumph, however, came in an anti-climactic fashion as rain disrupted the final match against Afghanistan, forcing it to be abandoned. As per an Asian Games-specific rule, Team India was declared the winner, being the higher-ranked team.Asian Games Day 14Afghanistan posted a total of 112-5 under the floodlights in Hangzhou after 18.2 overs before rain intervened. With weather conditions failing to improve, the match was ultimately called off.Despite the damp ending, India celebrated a double gold at the Asian Games, having previously secured the women's cricket championship by defeating Sri Lanka by 19 runs the week before.Twenty20 cric...
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World Cup 2023 | Chennai musicians create Carnatic music anthem to celebrate cricket

Sikkil Gurucharan, Palghat R Ramprasad and Unnikrishnan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On the grounds of Chennai’s Vivekananda College, three aspiring musicians — who would later go on to become leading names in the music industry— would often indulge in a game of cricket.P Unnikrishnan, Palghat R Ramprasad and Sikkil Gurucharan are from different batches of the college, but the one thing that united them other than love for songs was cricket.It is no wonder then that, several years later, the three have teamed up for a song on the sport they dearly love. With ‘Cricket Endraal Bharatham’ (and the Hindi version ‘Cricket Hi Tho Bharath Hai’), the trio fuses Carnatic music and the hype around World Cup Cricket 2023 that kickstarts on October 5. The recently-released song has Tamil ly...