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6Apr By source belowNo Comments
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MI vs DC Playing 11, IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav returns; Marsh to miss out from Delhi XI vs Mumbai

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2024 Playing 11: Hardik Pandya’s MI will meet Rishabh Pant’s DC in an IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.With three defeats in succession, Hardik and his side have a lot of catch-up to do already. A well-rounded unit have not yet clicked as a group and MI will have to ring in some changes before notching up their first points. Meanwhile, DC are coming off a harrowing defeat against KKR in Vizag. The lack of balance between departments have hampered their progress thus far. Let us have a look at predicted XI’s of MI and DC Suryakumar returns Having missed out on the first three games recovering from his recent injury, Suryakumar is expected to return to the Mumbai XI. His arrival will take young Naman Dhir out of the XI, probably c...
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31Mar By source belowNo Comments
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IPL 2024: Can Rishabh Pant and Delhi Capitals get it right against Chennai Super Kings? | Cricket News – Times of India

VISAKHAPATNAM: Struggling to find the winning touch, Delhi Capitals will face a tough challenge when they take on in-form Chennai Super Kings at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The Capitals have made this port city their home ground for the first two games and also had their preseason training here. They need to play out of their skins against Super Kings, a team they have failed to beat in their last four outings.Just like when IPL began, all eyes will be on Rishabh Pant, who has regained full fitness to lead the side and also keep wickets. However, with their batters not firing as a unit, Capitals suffered a four-wicket loss to Punjab Kings and suffered a 12-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals. It was once again left to David Warner (78) to do the bulk of the scoring, while Mitchel...
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21Mar By source belowNo Comments
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‘All the banter and fun have started…’: Axar Patel on Rishabh Pant’s return to Delhi Capitals camp | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals' all-rounder Axar Patel has expressed his delight at the return of Rishabh Pant to competitive cricket, as Pant prepares to lead the team in IPL 2024. Patel eagerly looks forward to the revival of banter and camaraderie with Pant, which he missed during the previous season.Speaking about Pant's comeback, Patel said, "I'm sure everyone would have said that it's great to have him back in the team, but personally, I missed him a lot, missed our banter both on and off the field last year.""Now that he is back, all the banter and fun have started alongside serious conversations around the game.I'm just looking forward to having more fun with him this season," Patel added.Reflecting on the team's preparations for IPL 2024, Patel remarked, "Everyone is coming off good...
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9Mar By source belowNo Comments
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‘Jeez man, VVS used to…” Why watching Axar Patel at No 6 made Rahul Dravid think about VVS Laxman

It’s not everyday that Rahul Dravid shares dressing room conversations or throws his head back and laughs at his own joke at a press conference. But it’s not everyday, Indian team, minus Virat Kohli, wins a crucial home series despite regularly losing key players because of a spate of injuries. It was a question about India’s depleted squad before the second Test at Vizag that sparked laughs in the media room. This was the time when India, after losing the first Test, were informed that two key players – Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul – were not available for selection and all-rounder Axar Patel got into the playing. The sight of Axar going out to bat made the two 90s cricketers in the dressing room – coach Dravid and his assistant Vikram Rathore – nostalgic. “When I saw Axar walk in at N...
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21Feb By source belowNo Comments
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IND VS ENG: Who will replace Jasprit Bumrah? Will Stokes bowl? Net session at Ranchi provides answers

A bright smile flashed on Bengal pacer Akash Deep’s face when a member of the support staff flung a new ball towards him. He immediately measured his run-up and stood tossing the ball restlessly in his palms for his turn to come. And when it came, he bristled in and worked up a steady pace that once hustled Yashasvi Jaiswal and kept Rohit Sharma wary. He consistently hit the hard lengths and generated more bounce and pace than his Bengal teammate Mukesh Kumar, a dimension that would be factored in when choosing one among the two to partner Mohammed Siraj in the absence of the rested Jasprit Bumrah. If Wednesday’s nets session was an audition, Akash Deep would be the runaway winner. But India would weigh other options too. Like playing a fourth spinner, should the pitch facilitate spin b...
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21Feb By source belowNo Comments
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England’s Ollie Pope prefers rank turner for fourth Test against India | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: England's vice captain, Ollie Pope, has voiced his preference for a rank turner in the upcoming fourth Test against India, stating that it would create a more balanced contest by minimizing the toss's impact on the outcome.Speaking to reporters, Pope expressed his views, saying, "If it does spin from ball one, it takes the toss out of the equation, then it's an even playing field."Pope emphasized the importance of having wicket-taking options on a spinning track, especially with England's young spinners showing promise. "If it does do a fair bit like we expect it to, then it gets us into the game," he added optimistically.Regarding the potential inclusion of a fourth spinner in India's lineup, Pope speculated, "Potentially (India will bring a fourth spinner)... With Jasprit m...
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19Feb By source belowNo Comments
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IND vs ENG: Who will replace Jasprit Bumrah in India playing XI for Ranchi Test against England?

With a resounding 434-run win over England in the third Test in Rajkot, India head into the next match with a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Having bounced back from a defeat in the first Test in Hyderabad, India have been led by brilliant individual performances with both bat and ball. On the bowling front, Jasprit Bumrah has led the wicket-taking charts with his exemplary display in all three Tests thus far. Bumrah’s exhaustive work is likely to call for a break in the upcoming Test in Ranchi, in line with the workload management program. In the second Test in Visakhapatnam, India had rested seamer Mohammed Siraj after his long and continuous run across formats. READ: Railways record highest successful chase in Ranji Trophy history The 30-year-old Bumrah turned the Vizag Test in...
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13Feb By source belowNo Comments
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‘You also want to see good cricket’: Kuldeep Yadav on missing rank turners for India-England series | Cricket News – Times of India

RAJKOT: Over the years, roughly from the 2012-13 home season, when India's then Test skipper MS Dhoni insisted that he wanted wickets in India to turn from ball 1, India have dominated opposition teams through a major ploy-raging turners on which the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel have been almost unplayable at times, demolishing batting line-ups in no time.It resulted in India being almost unbeatable at home, with many teams not even lasting four days as the visiting batsmen, and sometimes the hosts too, succumbed to the spinners in no time. As much as the fans were pleased with India's relentless win streak, the cricket made for boring, one-way traffic, with the pace bowlers having little or no role to play as the spinners held sway on pitches where the b...
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10Feb By source belowNo Comments
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IND vs ENG: Axar or Kuldeep? Iyer dropped, Bharat’s last chance, Bumrah-Siraj likely as puzzles fall in place for India

After a chaotic beginning, the pieces are beginning to fall in place for India. For a side that looked undercooked at Hyderabad and managed to get over England by riding on individual brilliance in Vizag, there is new found optimism as they head to Rajkot next week. For a team that will be without the services of Virat Kohli, the timely return of KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja (fitness permitting) means they stand a good chance of keeping the momentum intact. The only big call, in Friday’s selection meeting, was to drop middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer, who has been struggling for runs, and also, complained of back and groin pain. It is understood that the medical team didn’t raise any red flags to the selectors and Iyer has been dropped following a string of low scores. And having made ...
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8Feb By source belowNo Comments
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Rehan Ahmed credits Ben Stokes’ leadership for England spinners’ success | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Young Rehan Ahmed credited Ben Stokes' leadership and the team atmosphere for England's unexpectedly good performance against their more experienced Indian spinners in the first two Test matches.Surprisingly, spin is one area in which the tourists have prevailed across the five-match series, which is currently tied at one.It is quite remarkable that the trio of Ahmed, Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir have taken more wickets (33) than the formidable group made up of titans such as Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav (23)."That just shows how great the team environment is," Ahmed, 19, was quoted as saying in BBC."Tommy and Bash, you've seen them come in and not be nervous and that's credit to the team."The environment and the leadership we have, it d...
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6Feb By source belowNo Comments
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India vs England, 2nd Test: England batters falter as India level series with 106-run win | Cricket News – Times of India

Ashwin, Bumrah snare three each as brave India beat Bazballing England by 106 runsVIZAG: Monday’s series-levelling win comes as a huge boost for India following the manner in which Rohit Sharma’s men hung on despite England coming hard at them on the penultimate day. The pitch at the ACA-VDCA Stadium held no terrors for the batters despite a hostile spell of reverse swing by Jasprit Bumrah on the second day.It was, instead, England’s tendency to attack at all times that failed to help them get the 332 more runs they needed to win on Day Four.England scored at 4.21 an over but that they still fell short by 106 runs chasing a target of 399. However, it was an indication of the positive mindset which England have said they will stick with, even if it does not yield the desired results. Bar...
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5Feb By source belowNo Comments
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IND vs ENG 2nd Test: How India tripped Bazball as it sprinted to the finish line

It came down to a boxing bout, of sorts. England had landed a few Bazball-blows to leave India staggering and the 332-run target was shrinking rapidly. For most part of the first session on Day 4, along with the bat-ball contest, it was mind games that delighted those who value the ebbs the flow of Test cricket. At one point it seemed the decibel level at Vizag was dangerously dropping. The Indians were getting nervous.Jasprit Bumrah was seen off, Axar Patel was sawn off, and with India reluctant to turn to Kuldeep Yadav, it was up to R Ashwin, who was wicketless in the first innings and had his reputation dented a bit in the first Test. Usually restlessly tentative at the start where he desperately tries to feel bat on ball, first Test hero Ollie Pope was motoring along. Ashwin had cho...
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5Feb By source belowNo Comments
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IND vs ENG: Bumrah stops Bazball. For now.

As the clock struck 2:12 pm, Tom Hartley’s off-stump went for a walk. On a sun soaked Vizag pitch, Jasprit Bumrah stood with his arms out-stretched before the rest of his teammates mobbed him for one final time here. On a pitch that hardly showed any signs of coming to life, it was befitting that Bumrah (match figures of 9/91) gave finishing touches to a Test that he had single-handedly put India in control from Day 2 onwards. And on Monday, with the help of R Ashwin, he helped India finally overcome the Bazball blues, posting a series-levelling 106-run win. After two rounds, it reads India 1, England 1. And when the series resumes after a nine-day break in Rajkot, it would need a brave punter to put money on which way this will end. If the jubilant celebrations in the middle showed the...
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30Jan By source belowNo Comments
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India vs England, 2nd Test: Can Kuldeep Yadav ‘reverse’ the trend? | Cricket News – Times of India

With England's batters catching the hosts off-guard with their reverse sweeps against left-arm finger spin, the 'Chinaman' bowler's wrist spin could come to India's rescueCHENNAI: Let’s take you back to a chilly November afternoon in 1987 in Kolkata. England were playing the World Cup final at the Eden Gardens against Australia and were closing in on victory. With 120 more to get, captain Mike Gatting tried a reverse-sweep off Allan Border and looped a catch to the wicketkeeper. England went on to lose the final and had to wait for another 32 years to win it and Gatting had to bear the cross of trying an “irresponsible shot” for the rest of his playing career. Cut to January 2024. The first Test against India appears all but gone for England against the sharp turn of R Ashwin, Ravindra ...
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29Jan By source belowNo Comments
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How Ollie Pope and England systematically humbled R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel

On a wearing pitch, England amassed 420 in the second innings against Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, deploying the reverse sweep, conventional sweeps and down-the-track charges in an tactically-done Bazball way. Here is how Ollie Pope and Co. systematically targeted the Indian spinners, forcing them to alter their plans. A plan emerges with opener Zak Crawley reverse-sweeping Ashwin’s length ball on the middle and off from round the stumps square to the point boundary. It was his second reverse sweep. Earlier, he had opted for the same shot and got the same result in the second over. * 7th over: Crawley hits six, Duckett reverses Moments after Crawley paddles a Axar delivery around the corner, Rohit Sharma moves midwicket to short-fine. Immediately, Crawley jumps...
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28Jan By source belowNo Comments
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Head coach Rahul Dravid defends Indian batters after poor show against England: ‘It’s not like we’ve been picking players out of nowhere’

Despite having secured a 190-run lead in the first innings, Indian batters were unable to see through a win in the first Test against England in Hyderabad. Chasing 231 in the fourth innings on Day 4, India were halted 28 runs short. “To be honest, 230 was a pretty challenging score on this wicket in the fourth innings, on a wicket that was turning as much,” India head coach Rahul Dravid said in the post-match press conference. When asked if the collapse on Day 4 was a recurring issue, with their credentials on turning tracks put to question, Dravid said, “There have been challenging wickets over the last few years which have been difficult to bat on for our young batters. They’ve got a lot of skill and ability. They have come here after scoring a lot of runs in domestic cricket and for...
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27Jan By source belowNo Comments
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India vs England, 1st Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Positive Approach and Strokes | Cricket News – Times of India

HYDERABAD: Yashasvi Jaiswal is relishing the opportunity of playing his first Test in familiar conditions at home after four matches in overseas conditions. The 22-year-old left-handed opener scored 171 on debut against the West Indies and followed it up with scores of 57 and 38 in the Caribbean islands. The two-Test series in South Africa didn’t go too well for him as he scored 17 and five in Centurion and 0 and 28 in Cape Town.“This is my first Test in India and I was thinking about contributing and doing well for my team. When I was playing in the West Indies and in South Africa it was quite different. Here it’s a different environment. I’m enjoying all the places as it is a proud moment for me to play for the country,” he said. The southpaw looked in good nick on the first day of th...
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26Jan By source belowNo Comments
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IND vs ENG 1st Test: Lack of plan B, frequency of boundary balls and tactical blunders, how England’s bowlers let India build a massive lead

The Bazballers from England may have found a workable approach to survive against India’s spinners, but they are in dire need of a Plan B in bowling if they are to nurse any chance of competing in the series. Having decided to bench James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, their attack that includes two spinners with just one Test experience between them and a fast-bowler who can’t perform defensive roles meant they let India dictate the terms on Day 2 of the first Test.With an inadequate bowling resource and Jack Leach unable to bowl long spells with a sore left knee, England were in no position to put any sort of pressure on India, who were 421/7 at stumps on Day 2 with a healthy lead of 175. On a day where England needed their bowlers to keep them in the game, they fell way short of it as ...
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