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13Mar

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Naseer Hussain on Rohit Sharma’s captaincy: ‘He’s not the 60 overs of hell kind of captain’

[ad_1] India has recently won the five-match Test series against England 4-1. After losing the first Test in Hyderabad the hosts were under pressure in the absence of big names for the Vizag Test. However, Rohit Sharma’s on-field and off-field leadership shone through in blooding the youngsters into the side and tactically suppressing the ‘Bazball’ approach of the visitors at the same time. Rohit seemed to be a lot more relaxed on the field compared to his predecessor Virat Kohli who never shied away from displaying his emotions on-field. Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain would recall India’s famous win in 2021 under Kohli in Lords when India managed to bowl out England in 60 overs to force a result and take the lead in the series. “Don’t confuse (Rohit with Virat’s captaincy) be...

2Mar

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Rajat Patidar set to be retained for final Test versus England in Dharamsala

[ad_1] HE has not been among the runs but middle-order batsman Rajat Patidar is likely to retain his place in the playing XI for the fifth Test match against England starting in Dharamsala on Thursday. The Indian Express understands that the team management wants to back Patidar for the final Test. This means Devdutt Padkikkal, the Karnataka batsman, won’t get a Test cap yet. Patidar has played three Test matches during the series and has scores of 32, 9, 5, 0, 17 and 0. Patidar’s place was under scrutiny after the fourth Test match in Ranchi which India won by 5 wickets to take an unassailable 3-1 lead. . “The team wants Patidar to get one more chance as they feel Patidar has talent and it’s a matter of time before he gets runs. As India has already won the series, the team wants to try...

1Mar

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Michael Vaughan compares Shoaib Bashir to R Ashwin

[ad_1] England’s Shoaib Bashir has had an impressive outing in the fourth Test against India in Ranchi. He picked up eight wickets in the match including a five-wicket haul in the first innings. The 20-year-old has looked temperamentally sound and has displayed efficient skills in a couple of Tests he played. Former cricketer Michael Vaughan would even go on and compare with Indian off-spinner R Ashwin. “One of the great weeks, celebrating another world-class superstar that we’ve unearthed, Shoaib Bashir. That’s what we’re celebrating. Second Test match, he eight wickets, he’s the new Ravi Ashwin, and we’ve unearthed him. So, we’re celebrating a new superstar in English cricket,” he would say on Club Prairie Fire’s YouTube channel. Needs to get opportunities in County cricket Both Tom H...

28Feb

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‘I thought he made a big error…’: Geoffrey Boycott gives his take on Ben Stokes’s captaincy and reason visitors lost 4th IND vs ENG Test in Ranchi

[ad_1] Defending 192 runs in the 4th Test in Ranchi England got to the worst possible start on the evening of Day 3 when the visitors gave away 40 runs in no time without threatening to pick a wicket on a pitch that was aiding the spinners and had invariable bounce. Skipper Ben Stokes opted to open with Joe Root and Tom Hartley who struggled with their accuracy and gifted full-tosses and half-volleys to Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal. “I like Stokes’s captaincy but I thought he made a big error by opening the bowling with two spinners, Root and Tom Hartley.” Geoffrey Boycott would write in his column for The Telegraph. “Stokes was thinking that a harder new ball would bounce more and a raised seam would create more spin.” “The problem is that unless you are experienced at bowling s...

15Feb

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Watch: Just a few feet away from India’s nightmare start in 3rd Test in Rajkot, Cheteshwar Pujara is batting at nets with Saurashtra team

[ad_1] As India’s inexperienced top order crumbled on what seemed to be a good batting wicket on Day 1 of the India vs England Test in Rajkot veteran batter Cheteswar Pujara was seen batting in the nets a few feet away from the game ahead of the Saurashtra’s clash against Manipur starting tomorrow. In the nets, Pujara was seen playing a couple of solid defensive shots getting his stride forward and a few aggressive shots as well.With the unavailability of players like KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli the team had an option of reverting to the 36-year-old who has been piling on runs in the Ranji Cricket this season. However, the selectors have opted to look the other way. Shubman Gill who has replaced at Pujara is pulling no trees either. Anil Kumble, while talking about Pujara woul...

15Feb

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The Dhruv Jurel story: Son of Kargil war veteran, mother pawned jewellery to buy cricket kit for him

[ad_1] As was expected Dhruv Jurel made his Test debut in the third Test against England in Rajkot on Thursday. With the team management not too impressed with the performance of wicketkeeper-batsman KS Bharat, the 23-year-old from Agra got the Test cap for the vital game of the series that is tied at 1-1. Dhruv has impressed those who matter and when the team management and selection committee decided to drop Ishan Kishen, they picked the talented Uttar Pradesh wicketkeeper. For father Nem Singh, a retired Havaldar in the Indian Army, it has been nothing but a dream ride over the last one year. “Dhruv played in the IPL, he played for India A, and now he has been picked for the Indian team. It is a dream for us. We don’t know how to thank people and God. The other day, I spoke to Dhruv...

31Jan

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‘Rohit Sharma is nearly 37 and past his best’: Geoffrey Boycott takes a dig at Indian skipper and says it is a ‘golden chance’ for England to win series

[ad_1] Since becoming the opener of the Test side Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has been a prolific run scorer for the side. In the last few years, he has been consistent and has given India a good start at the top. However, he had not much of an impact in the first Test in Hyderabad which the hosts lost by 28 runs against England. Former England player Geoffrey Boycott was critical of Rohit. “Their captain Rohit Sharma is nearly 37 and past his best. He makes pretty cameos but has scored only two Test hundreds at home in four years,” he wrote in his column for The Telegraph. The Indian opener made 545 runs from eight matches in 2023 at an average of 41.92 with a ton against Australia in Nagpur. Rohit also has had a poor series against South Africa recently. In two matches in the series, ...

31Jan

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IND vs ENG: How did India do at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam in previous Test matches?

[ad_1] With India getting beaten in the first Test against England in Hyderabad. The hosts did lose the first Test in the last series when the Three Lions last toured India in 2021 however, The Men in Blue made a resounding comeback in the series later and won it 3-1 eventually. Now all eyes are on the second Test in Visakhapatnam if India can level the series. Let us have a look at India’s Test record in Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium Visakhapatnam. India played two Test matches at this venue and has won both the games. The first of which came against England in 2016 and the second one was in 2019 against South Africa. Summary of game against England India thrashed England by 246 runs in 2016. Virat Kohli who will miss the first two Tests of the ongoing series for ...

30Jan

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Time for Dravid’s India to seek inspiration from Bazball: Discard fear, embrace risk

[ad_1] Shortly after India’s batting line-up combusted against a debutant spinner in Hyderabad, head coach Rahul Dravid spoke about the shots that would have worked on pitches like this on Day 4. “I think using your feet to the left-hand spinner with these kinds of conditions is fraught with risk, you probably have to play a little bit more square the wicket. Having said that, that is a high risk shot as well,” Dravid said. One risky shot to be avoided and another risky shot to be played? It’s this kind of psychological-dawdle that has perhaps been a factor in Indian batting’s iffy approach during the first Test. Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma allow their batsmen to formulate their own style and interestingly it is exactly what England coach Brendon McCullum advocates. But Bazball stand...

24Jan

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India vs England: Can Gill and Iyer fill the Virat-void?

[ad_1] On Tuesday, Shubman Gill was named India’s men cricketer of 2023. On Wednesday, a day before India’s first Test against England, he turned up for a full-on nets session at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. It’s a rare sight because most first-eleven regulars skip the match-eve practice session. Mostly, only the back-ups turn up, more in the hope of an opportunity opening up at the last minute. But few batsmen in India’s line-up, weakened by the absence of Virat Kohli, would be as under pressure as Gill could be. So he slogged for a good couple of hours in the nets under the unusually searing January sun. After starting off against seamers, he quickly shifted to facing the spinners (all net bowlers). Having struggled in the past against off-spinners, he would se...

24Jan

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England cricketer Shoaib Bashir granted visa: MEA sources

[ad_1] England cricketer Shoaib Bashir has finally got an India visa even though the travel formalities were completed too late for the youngster to make his debut in the first Test starting in Hyderabad on Thursday. This comes after the British Prime Minister got involved in the matter and there was much outrage in that country’s media.A source in India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that Bashir had been granted a visa on his return to the United Kingdom. It is also learnt that the reason his application got cleared much later than the other members of the England team was his Pakistani origin. “There is a process in place and in line with that process, clearance was received earlier this week. Officials at the High Commission in London were in touch with the England and...

24Jan

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India vs England: Ben Stokes picks three spinners in playing XI for 1st IND vs ENG Test in Hyderabad

[ad_1] England announced their playing eleven for the first Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad a day before the Test. The visitors have picked three spinners in their lineup and one pacer in Mark Wood. Left-arm spinners Jack Leach and Tom Hartley addition to leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed are included in the playing eleven. Monty Panesar speaking to this Newspaper would rate young Hartley highly and compare him to Axar Patel, “He’s a similar bowler to Axar. He is more of a roller. Axar knows he doesn’t have to put much spin on it. He looks to set the batter up to the non-turning delivery. And then you’ll get the odd one because his seam is slightly squarer, he’ll get that ball to bite that little bit. Not as sharp as Jadeja. That’s why they complement each other. One’s...

21Jan

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Sunil Gavaskar says IND has ‘Viratball to counter Bazball’ ahead of India vs England 5-match Test series

[ad_1] India taking on England in the five-match Test series is one of the most anticipated series of the year not only because of the quality of players involved but also “Bazball” cricket England has been playing under skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. There have been questions surrounding the England side if they can execute the same style of cricket on turning pitches in India, and the follow-up to that interesting battle is, if they do succeed, how India will respond to it. Former Indian player Sunil Gavaskar said, “We have Viratball to counter Bazball.” “The way he’s (Virat Kohli) been batting, his movement looks good,” Gavaskar told Star Sports. Though, Kohli did not make many runs in South Africa with respect to his standards on spicy pitches where there was sea...

13Jan

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KS Bharat, not KL Rahul to keep wickets during India-England home Test series

[ad_1] KL Rahul won’t be the first choice as the Indian team wicket-keeper going ahead during the India vs England Test series at home. Instead, specialist wicket-keeper KS Bharat will be doing the regular job and Rahul will be back on the field as a batsman and fielder. The reason is that the Indian team will once again prepare a turner for the visiting England team for their five-match Test series at home. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) senior selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, picked the Indian team test squad for the first two Test matches and have chosen two full-time wicket-keepers, Bharat and Dhruv Jurel. The Indian Express understands that the team management has made it clear to the selection committee that Rahul was asked to keep wickets in South Afr...