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1Dec By source belowNo Comments
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‘Definitely one of India’s future stars’: Ashish Nehra backs struggling India pacer | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Indian fast bowler Ashish Nehra came out in support of Prasidh Krishna amid the pacer's struggle to find form. Prasidh, considered one of the promising talents for the Indian team, has been working hard to regain his rhythm.In the ongoing five-match T20I series against Australia, Prasidh managed to take four wickets but faced challenges with conceding runs.In three matches, he conceded a total of 159 runs. Notably, he gave away 68 runs in the third game, marking the highest number of runs conceded by an Indian player in a single T20I outing.Despite these challenges, Nehra, with his experience as a former fast bowler, remains optimistic about Prasidh's potential to bounce back and rediscover his form in the future. Bowling form can fluctuate, and the support from senior...
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IND vs AUS 4th T20I LIVE SCORE: Jitesh Sharma Joins Rinku Singh Post Gaikwad Wicket

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE: It is expected to another high-run scoring feast in the India vs Australia T20I series. While India are leading 2-1 at the moment with four matches to go, it was Australia who pulled off a stunning victory in Guwahati heading into this match. However, Glenn Maxwell, the man who was reponsible for helping the visitors snatch victory in that fixture has taken the flight back home. The action will now shift to Raipur where it is expected to be another run feast.In the series so far, as many as 123 fours and 65 sixes have been hit. In the last T20I, India smashed 222/3 and perhaps would have felt that the match is in their kitty but still ended up losing the game, thanks to a Maxwell special as Aussies ended up winning the game off the last ball and making 225...
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Watch: Pakistani players load luggage in a truck at airport after reaching Australia | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a dramatic turn of events, Pakistani cricket players were seen loading their luggage, including kit bags, into the back of a truck upon their arrival in Australia for the upcoming three-Test series.The unusual sight of players handling their own belongings in this manner raised eyebrows, prompting speculation and curiosity about the circumstances.Surprisingly, no representatives from the Pakistan embassy or Cricket Australia were present to welcome the team upon their arrival. The absence of a formal welcome could potentially impact the morale of the team, prompting speculation and concern about the overall arrangements for their stay and the series ahead.Senior player Mohammad Rizwan was seen helping the teammates in loading the kit bags and later also obliged fans with s...
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Mitchell Marsh ‘won’t mind repeating’ the controversial act: Feet on World Cup trophy | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh stated on Friday that he won't mind repeating the contentious act and that the gesture was not disrespectful, despite criticism from Indian fans for resting his feet on the World Cup trophy.Captain Pat Cummins posted a photo of Marsh with his feet on the trophy on Instagram shortly after Australia's record-breaking sixth ODI World Cupvictory over hosts India by six wickets.The post sparked a massive outcry on social media."There was obviously no disrespect meant in that photo at all," Marsh said on 'Sen Radio'."I haven't given it too much thought, I haven't seen a lot on social media even though everyone tells me it's gone off. There's nothing in that," he added'May do it again'However, when asked if he would do it again, Marsh said, "Yeah...
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1Dec By source belowNo Comments
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Shreyas Iyer trains hard ahead of 4th T20I against Australia | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Designated vice-captain Shreyas Iyer will be back in action after being rested for the first three matches as India will have another shot to seal the series from being 2-1 up against Australia in Raipur on Friday.Iyer, in the squad for the last two T20Is, is expected to slot right in the playing XI.Coming off a highly successful World Cup, where he scored 530 runs in 11 games@66.25, Iyer is likely to replace Tilak Varma, who has managed to log just 50 runs in three games.The Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) shared a video on their social media handle of Iyer training hard ahead of the 4th T20I against Australia:!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function...
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30Nov By source belowNo Comments
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‘Rohit and Virat were crying,’ Ashwin recalls atmosphere in Indian dressing room following World Cup final loss | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin of India talked about the mood in the Indian dressing room following Men in Blue's defeat by Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup final in Ahmedabad. He also praised captain Rohit Sharma's leadership qualities during the competition.The Men in Blue's six-wicket loss to Australia in the Cricket World Cupfinal at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on November 19 added yet another heartbreak to the list for Indian supporters.The Men in Blue have not won anICC trophy since 2013. Australia won their sixth World Cup title, setting a new record.In an interview with former Indian cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath on the latter's YouTube channel, Ashwin disclosed that veteran players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were in tears after the match, and tha...
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30Nov By source belowNo Comments
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PCB upgrades Test captain Shan Masood’s contract category | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shortly after his team left for a Test series in Australia, Pakistan's cricket board upgraded Test captain Shan Masood's contract on Thursday from 'D' to 'B' category.Masood, 34, was appointed Test captain on November 15 and will hold the position until the end of the 2023-25 cycle of the ICC World Test Championship. Babar Azam resigned after Pakistan's disastrous 50-over World Cup match in India."The PCB has decided to upgrade Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood's category in the central contract list from D to B," the PCB said in a statement."The decision has been made in line with board's policy that if a centrally contracted player below A or B categories is appointed captain, their contract shall be upgraded to category B for the tenure of their captaincy."With 30 Test app...
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30Nov By source belowNo Comments
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India vs Australia, 4th T20I: India eye series win, improved bowling show | Cricket News – Times of India

India's emerging bowling unit, facing recent scrutiny, aims to improve its performance in the death overs, seizing the opportunity presented by Glenn Maxwell's absence in the upcoming fourth T20 international against Australia on Friday.In the third match, where Australia successfully chased a formidable 223-run target, India's young bowling attack struggled, failing to defend 40-plus runs in the final two overs.Prasidh Krishna, conceding 68 runs in four overs, including 21 in the last over, may prompt a minor adjustment in the Indian lineup.The return of Deepak Chahar, known for his ability to move the new ball, and the presence of death-overs specialist Mukesh Kumar, returning after a one-match break, provide potential solutions. Concerns arise from Prasidh and Avesh Khan's lack of va...
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30Nov By source belowNo Comments
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India vs Australia, 4th T20I: Watch the jovial Team India travelling from Guwahati to Raipur | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The defeat in the third T20I against Australia hasn't dampened the spirits of the young Team India as the home team's squad on Wednesday reached the venue of the next game, Raipur, in the five-match series.Despite scoring a gigantic 222/3 in Guwahati on Tuesday, the hosts ended up on the losing side as the Aussies rode on Glenn Maxwell's 104 not out off 48 balls to clinch a five-wicket win off the last ball of the match. The Surykumar Yadav-led squad then left Assam to travel to Raipur, as the BCCI captured the team's departure and arrival in a video where the players and coach VVS Laxman could be seen in high spirits.India won the first two T20Is to take a 2-0 lead in the series, but Australia came back in third T20I to cut the home team's lead to 2-1.The fourth T20I will be...
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29Nov By source belowNo Comments
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3rd T20I: Glenn Maxwell mayhem keeps Australia alive against India | Cricket News – Times of India

Maxwell's 48-ball 104* fashions victory for Australia to keep T20I series aliveGUWAHATI: Marriage is in the air in this auspicious month of November in many parts of the country. Alas, if there was a marriage between the efforts of Team India batters and bowlers in the ongoing T20I series, the hosts would have been well served. After winning the first two games despite the bowlers’ below-par performance, India suffered their first loss of the series as they went down to Australia by five wickets after scoring 222 for three on being asked to bat first at Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.Ruturaj Gaikwad’s maiden international ton went in vain as Glenn Maxwell turned on his ‘Mad Max’ mode with able support from skipper Matthew Wade as Australia clinched a last-ball thriller to keep the...
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28Nov By source belowNo Comments
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‘Cricketers are humans, not robots’: Pat Cummins on Australia’s T20I struggles against India | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After his side's Twenty20 team struggled in India immediately following their 50-over World Cup victory, Australia's skipper Pat Cummins stated on Tuesday that cricket players were "not robots".Four days after the World Cup final on November 19, a five-match Twenty20 series began in India, with seven members of the winning Australian team staying behind.Aussie reinforcements after two defeats: The first two games were won by a subpar Indian team; reports from Australia said that Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, and Chris Green were among the replacements sent to relieve the struggling World Cup heroes.Endless workload: Given that the players-some of whom have been playing in India since September-had a hectic domestic cricket summer ahead of them, including Test matches against ...
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28Nov By source belowNo Comments
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Watch: ‘My name is VVS Laxman…’: When Ishan Kishan gave wrong answers to right questions | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: With a comfortable 2-0 series lead against Australia in the five-match series, Indian cricketers are chilling it out, having fun, enjoying each others' company.After Monday's video of Axar Patel throwing a 'challenge' to Ruturaj Gaikwad for presenting the match report of the 2nd T20I, the BCCI posted another 'fun' video on Tuesday in which Ishan Kishan is giving wrong answers to all the questions.Sample this: "What's your name?" and Ishan Kishan replies "VVS Laxman"!Next question: "How old are you?" "82", pat comes the reply.And the interaction moves on to various other questions like what sport Ishan plays and what's the colour of his hair. And the Indian wicketkeeper-batsman goes on to give wrong answers to all the questions.Ishan Kishan scored half-centuries in the first t...
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28Nov By source belowNo Comments
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2nd T20I: Benching Jason Behrendorff backfires on Australia – Times of India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Aussies seem to have paid a heavy price in the second T20I for dropping left-arm seamer Jason Behrendorff - who was impressive in the first game - but their stand-in head coach Andre Borovec termed it a "strategic decision"."No injury concerns for Jason. One of the considerations today was playing two spin options. We thought it would be a good attacking option for us.So we decided to structure our bowling around that. I had a great conversation with Jason on how good his bowling was in the Vizag T20. It was one of his better bowling performances forAustralia. So it was a really tough decision (to drop him)," Borovec clarified.Meanwhile, former skipper Steve Smith isn't sure about his place in Australia's T20 set-up and is being given a chance to bat at the top o...
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28Nov By source belowNo Comments
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India vs Australia: ‘Selfless’ Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel impress in tough conditions | Cricket News – Times of India

Prasidh Krishna says bowling units need to come up with new methods to tackle dewTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: India's batters walked away with all the plaudits for their aggressive strokeplay in the second T20I here but the performance of their bowlers too was very impressive in helpful batting conditions.While Australia's bowlers struggled in the dew-laden conditions, their Indian counterparts came up with a masterful display.After being hit around the park by the visiting batters in the first T20I in Visakhapatnam, the cushion of defending a tall target of 235 helped them in the second game. However, the ground conditions presented them with an enormous challenge.Dew may have been the reason that prompted skipper Suryakumar Yadav to introduce both his spinners - Ravi Bishnoi and Axar Patel - i...
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28Nov By source belowNo Comments
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Suryakumar Yadav’s leadership gets a thumbs-up from teammates | Cricket News – Times of India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Hardik Pandya may be India’s designated T20 captain but injury to the star allrounder has meant that Suryakumar Yadav has been leading India in the five-match T20I series against Australia. Happily for India, Surya’s leadership skills in the first two matches have won him admirers. Surya has shown that he is brave enough to bowl his spinners in the Powerplay and there has been a method to his bowling changes and field placements.After southpaw Tilak Varma praised Surya’s captaincy the other day, it was the turn of seamer Prasidh Krishna to follow suit. “I think it shows in the way he (Surya) bats. Very similar in the way in captaincy as well. He trusts his players and backs us to do what we want to do. And he is there right behind us, supporting us if anything goes w...
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27Nov By source belowNo Comments
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India very serious challengers to win T20 World Cup: Ravi Shastri – Times of India

MUMBAI: India may have missed out on the 2023 ODI World Cup triumph at home, but they will be "very serious challengers" to win the T20 World Cup in the US and West Indies in June next year, feels former India all-rounder turned commentator Ravi Shastri. On November 19, India suffered a heart-breaking six-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, after winning 10 games on the trot in the tournament."I see India winning a World Cup very soon. It might not be a 50-overs (one) that easily because you have to again rebuild the side, but 20-overs cricket, the very next one India will be very serious challengers because you have got the nucleus, it's a shorter format of the game. Your focus should be on that," Shastri said at the Wankhede ...
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27Nov By source belowNo Comments
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Watch: ‘Challenger’ Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 60-second match report with ‘Distractor’ Axar Patel | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After taking a 2-0 lead with fine victories in the first two T20Is against Australia, the Indian team is on a high, the mood is upbeat and the attitude is positive.This was evident in the post-match interaction between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Axar Patel after India's 44-run victory against Australia at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.In a video shared by the BCCI, Axar Patel throws a challenge to Ruturaj Gaikwad to share the match report in 60 seconds.The catch is that throughout those 60 seconds, Axar Patel will be distracting Ruturaj Gaikwad.What transpires is quite hilarious as seen in the video:In the match, Ruturaj Gaikwad hit a 43-ball 58, while Axar Patel took the prized wicket of Glenn Maxwell.The third T20I is at Guwahati on Tuesday.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { fun...
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27Nov By source belowNo Comments
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2nd T20I: India display power and poise to outplay Australia | Cricket News – Times of India

Win 2nd T20I by 44 runs to take 2-0 lead in seriesTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Indian batting was like a high-speed train here at the Greenfield Stadium on Sunday night. The Gen X of Indian cricketers seems to have taken a cue from their ODI skipper Rohit Sharma’s fearless brand of cricket and produced an exhilarating batting display to help their team post 235 for four, their highestever T20 score against Australia. On a night when the visiting bowlers struggled with the early onset of dew, Yashasvi Jaiswal (53 off 25), Ishan Kishan (52 off 32) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (58 off 43) helped themselves to blazing half-centuries while Rinku Singh (31 not out off 9) produced a near-perfect end innings cameo to virtually bat Australia out of the game. The Indian bowlers, especially the spinners Ravi Bishno...
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26Nov By source belowNo Comments
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After Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma wants to don the finisher’s role | Cricket News – Times of India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rinku Sharma performed the role of a finisher with aplomb against Australia in the first T20I against Australia. He later revealed how former Indian skipper MS Dhoni’s advice to remain calm under pressure helped him take his team to a nervy two-wicket win off the last ball in Visakhapatnam. It seems southpaw Tilak Varma wants to take a cue from Rinku’s innings and don the role of a finisher in the coming games. “I like finishing games. But I am learning from Rinku. He is doing it consistently for India. I also want to do that. And in the coming matches, I will be doing that,” promises the 23-year-old. After hitting a couple of boundaries in his innings at Vizag, Varma attempted a big shot off a fullish widish delivery from leggie Tanveer Sangha but only managed to to...
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