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14Feb

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Under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, India will win T20 World Cup in Barbados: Jay Shah ends all speculations

BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Wednesday seemingly ended the speculation about India’s captaincy conundrum for the T20 World Cup when he said that Rohit Sharma, not Hardik Pandya, will lead India into the tournament in West Indies. “In 2023 (final) at Ahmedabad, even though we did not win the World Cup after 10 straight wins, we won hearts. I want to promise you that in 2024 (T20 World Cup) in Barbados (venue for the final), under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, ham Bharat ka jhanda gaadenge (we will hoist the Indian flag),” Shah said at the Niranjan Shah Stadium event in Rajkot. With Rohit returning to the T20I fold after the 2022 T20 World Cup debacle in the recent series against Afghanistan, it’s now all but confirmed from Shah’s words that he’ll be the one leading the team. Pandya had been ha...

13Feb

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India’s oldest living Test cricketer Dattajirao Gaekwad dies at 95

File picture of Dattajirao Krishnarao Gaekwad, former Indian cricketer, at his residence in Vadodara. The former national team captain died at the age of 95 | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji India's oldest Test cricketer and former captain Dattajirao Gaekwad died on Tuesday due to age-related ailments. Gaekwad, who was the father of former India opener and national coach Aunshuman Gaekwad, was 95. He breathed his last early this morning after battling for life in the ICU of a Baroda hospital for the past 12 days, a source in the family told PTI. He played 11 Tests for India between 1952 and 1961, captaining the national team in 1959 when it toured England. The right-hander made his debut against England at Leeds in 1952 and his final international game was against Pakistan in Chennai in 19...

12Feb

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IND vs ENG: Why a more aggressive batting approach could benefit Ravindra Jadeja and India

“Ravindra Jadeja, lekin voh idhar nahi pada (but he didn’t study here)” the sentry at the gate of the famous The Rajkumar College in Rajkot, the alumni includes Ranjitsinghji, Duleepsinhji, Ajay Jadeja, five other Test cricketers and several first-class players, announces grandly about his favourite player in the Indian team. The sun has begun to sink, the college has just shut for the day, and the man who will guard nothingness in the nights perks up: “Voh humare jaisey hain. (He is like us).” Not from the clan of rajas and the royals who once dotted the college, that is. Jadeja, born in a one-room government flat to a nurse and a security guard, has risen in stature to being called ‘Bapu’, endearment for kings and mass leaders these days. The few around the guard bristle when it is p...

12Feb

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Sarfaraz Khan set to get Test cap at Rajkot, another debutant also expected to be in playing XI

After averaging over 100 for three successive domestic seasons, Sarfaraz Khan is all set to get a Test cap. With middle-order mainstay KL Rahul failing to clear the fitness test, the Mumbai batsman is expected to be in the playing XI for the third Test at Rajkot. “Sarfaraz will be making his debut. As KL has been ruled out for this Test, Sarfaraz will be getting his first game,” a source confirmed. Sarfaraz has been toiling hard since the past few years. Even though selectors picked Rajat Patidar ahead of him after Virat Kohli’s withdrawal from the first two Tests, the 26-year-old didn’t lose hope. A day after the selection day snub, he scored 161 against England Lions. “The game is all about patience. If we have to play Test cricket, we have to be patient. In life, there are times when...

12Feb

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Breaking: KL Rahul ruled out of third Test against England, fellow Karnataka batsman to replace him

One of India’s batting mainstays KL Rahul has been ruled out for the third Test match against England in Rajkot. The senior selection committee, while naming the Karnataka batsman for the last three Test matches, had added a rider. On Saturday, while announcing the team, the BCCI statement had said that “the participation of Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul is subject to fitness clearance from the BCCI medical team”. The Indian Express understands that while Rahul wasn’t found to be fully fit yet, Jadeja was given the green signal to take the field for the crucial third Test in the series which is tied 1-1. The medical team, it is learnt, has told the selectors that they would observe Rahul for one more week to take a call on his availability. Rahul is still at NCA and he hasn’t traveled t...

10Feb

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Ind vs Eng Tests | Kohli out for remainder of series; pacer Akash Deep gets maiden call-up

File picture of West Bengal bowler Akash Deep, who has received a call-up for the England Test series | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Star batter Virat Kohli has pulled out of the remainder of the Test series against England for personal reasons, the BCCI confirmed on Saturday, ending speculation around premier player's availability for the high-profile contest. Kohli had missed the first two Tests. "Virat Kohli will remain unavailable for selection for the remainder of the series due to personal reasons. The Board fully respects and supports Mr. Kohli’s decision," the BCCI said in a release. Kohli is currently abroad for pressing personal family matter. The series is locked 1-1 with India winning the second Test in Vizag. The third match is scheduled to start from February 15 in Rajkot. The ...

9Feb

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Ravindra Jadeja responds to father’s allegations, calls it an attempt to tarnish wife Rivaba’s image – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Friday criticised an interview of his father, Anirudhsinh Jadeja, in a Gujarati daily - slamming it as "scripted", "nonsense" and an attempt to show his wife, Rivaba, in bad light. "Let's ignore what's said in scripted interviews," wrote Jadeja in the caption along with an image, which had his response written in Gujarati, he posted on microblogging website 'X'. In the interview, Jadeja's father accused his son of not being in touch with the family, while also accusing Rivaba for creating a rift. "Right after their marriage, there was a dispute regarding the ownership of Ravindra's restaurant. She (Rivaba) told him to transfer the ownership of the restaurant to her name. They even had a major fight because of that," the father alleged...

6Feb

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Does Jasprit Bumrah have the best slower ball in world cricket now?

The Jasprit Bumrah slower ball is a thing of beauty and also a rarity. It’s not an everyday spectacle but when he does brings it out, the audience and the hapless victim of his sleight-of-hand sorcery are bemused and dazzled.It’s a paradox that some of the most-remembered deliveries of one of the fastest bowlers his country has produced have been his slower balls. There’s the Shaun Marsh curveball, Mohammad Rizwan snapper, Ollie Robinson gripper and Steve Smith corker from the past. More recently, from the ongoing England series, there’s the Rehan Ahmed stunner and Ben Foakes ripper. Bumrah’s action is made for slower balls, just as it is made for shoe-crushing yorkers. The run-up is short, whereupon the body explodes into the action. The elbow is hyper-extended. The natural release is ...

6Feb

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A break for Jasprit Bumrah: Team India mulling when to give their biggest match winner some rest

With a decent break before the third Test and the five-match series locked 1-1, the biggest concern for India is how their biggest match-winner Jasprit Bumrah shapes up in the next week.India are yet to name the squad for the remaining three Tests. Though Bumrah is certain to make it, the lingering question is when to give him a rest. Last week, despite Mohammed Siraj bowling full throttle at the nets two days before the Test, India’s think-tank decided to send him home from Vizag. He could have avoided taking the flight to Vizag in the first place, which would have given him a few extra days to spend at home. But it was a decision they took at the eleventh hour, keeping the larger picture of workload in mind and it wasn’t just that of Siraj, but also Bumrah. With both needed for the fi...

5Feb

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Did you hear that: Joe Root’s ‘desperation’, Ben Stokes targets DRS technology, Jasprit Bumrah’s ‘touch of genius’ and ‘relieved’ India

Day 4, Start of play: England are 67/1 and require 332 runs to win with Zak Crawley (29) and Rehan Ahmed (9) in the middle Nasser Hussain on Zak Crawley: ‘India is the best place to bat at top of the order’ Jimmy Anderson had forewarned after Stumps on Sunday that even a target of 600 wasn’t big enough to keep England from chasing it, let alone 399. Crawley and Ahmed live up to Anderson’s claim, scoring at almost 4.5 runs per over. The former brings up his fifty. Nasser Hussain on Sky Sports: “From where Crawley was a year ago – everyone calling for his head, and that he shouldn’t be in the Test side – look at how he played in the Ashes, look how he’s playing now. The reason he’s been so confident is that he’s playing in that attacking mindset England are asking of him. India is the bes...

5Feb

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‘We’re not forcing him to do anything’: India coach Rahul Dravid on Ishan Kishan’s comeback

After India defeated England by 108 runs in the second Test to level the five-Test series 1-1, head coach Rahul Dravid was once again asked about the way back into the Indian team for Ishan Kishan. The wicketkeeper has not played for India since November and had requested the team management for a break in the middle of the South Africa tour in December citing personal reasons. He has since not featured for Jharkhand as well in the ongoing Ranji Trophy. But with Rishabh Pant out of action due to his long term injury and KS Bharat struggling with the bat, the focus has understandably turned back on Ishan. “There is way back for anyone and everyone. I don’t want to go on labouring about the Ishan Kishan point. Have tried to explain this as best as I can, the point was he had requested a...

5Feb

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India make massive gains in WTC rankings after defeating England in 2nd Test

Thanks to their victory over England in the second Test at Visakhapatnam on Monday, the Indian cricket team rose by four spots to sit in the second position in the World Test Championships standings. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin shared six wickets between them to help the hosts level the five-match Test series at 1-1. India’s 106-run victory sets up the rest of the series nicely, with the third Test to be played in Rajkot from February 15. While Bumrah picked up 3-46 in 17.2 overs (ending the match with nine wickets), Ashwin finished with 3-72 in 18 overs to bowl out the chasing visitors for 292 runs. For India, Yashasvi Jaiswal had cracked a double century in the first innings while Shubman Gill relieved pressure from him with a century in the second. England had won the fir...

2Feb

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Ind vs Eng 2nd Test | India opt to bat; Rajat Patidar, Shoaib Bashir handed debuts

Debutant Shoaib Bashir receives his Test cap from Jack Leach prior to day one of the 2nd Test Match between India and England at ACA-VDCA Stadium on February 02, 2024 in Visakhapatnam, India. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against England in the second Test on Friday. Rajat Patidar makes his Test debut with the hosts also bringing in spinner Kuldeep Yadav and pacer Mukesh Kumar for K.L. Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj. England have also handed a maiden Test cap to Shoaib Bashir, who replaces injured Jack Leach while veteran pacer James Anderson comes in place of Mark Wood. India trail the five-match series 0-1. TeamsIndia: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat(w), R...

1Feb

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Rishabh Pant shares grim detail about his car accident: ‘There was a possibility of amputation, that is when I felt scared’

It’s been more than a year since Rishabh Pant last donned the Indian colors. Having played a major role in India’s Test series win against Bangladesh, Pant’s career was put to a halt following his car accident late in 2022. Having torn a ligament in his right knee and taken two cuts to his forehead, Pant concedes that in the immediate aftermath of the accident, his injuries looked even grim. “If there was any nerve damage, there was a possibility of amputation. That is when I felt scared,” Pant told Star Sports on the segment titled ‘Believe – To death & back’. “I had taken an SUV, but what I was seeing was a sedan,” Pant recollected the mangled state of his vehicle. “It was the first time I had such a feeling in life. At the time of the accident, I was aware of the wounds, but I wa...

1Feb

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IND vs ENG: Rajat Patidar reveals what he’s learnt from Virat Kohli ahead of possible debut

Ahead of his potential debut for India in the second Test against England, Rajat Patidar has opened up about aspects of Virat Kohli he has tried to pick by observing the India cricket talisman. “I always observe his (Kohli) batting from back of the nets, especially his footwork and body movement while batting. I try to learn and add these things into my batting,” Patidar told BCCI.TV. Patidar and Kohli have been teammates at their Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bangalore. Patidar was one of the stars for RCB in IPL 2022, after he came in as a replacement of the injured Luvnith Sisodia. Patidar could make his debut for India in the second Test against England after KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja were forced to withdraw from the second Test due to injuries. Kohli, meanwhile, ...

1Feb

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IND vs ENG: England spinner Jack Leach to miss second Test due to knee injury

England have suffered a setback ahead of the second Test against India with experienced spinner Jack Leach being unavailable from the second Test due to an injury, skipper Ben Stokes confirmed on Wednesday. The 32-year-old — who is the most experienced spinner in the England ranks who has come to India as part of the touring party — sustained an injury to his knee during the first Test on Sunday. Leach picked up the injury to his knee while fielding on the first day of the Test in Hyderabad, where England stunned the hosts by 28 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Leach is then said to have exacerbated the issue on the second day’s morning session. Despite the injury, Leach bowled 10 overs in the second innings and got the crucial wicket of Shreyas Iyer for 13 runs. Leac...

31Jan

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Prithvi Shaw declared fit, to play Ranji Trophy for Mumbai

Opening batsman Prithvi Shaw has been cleared for fitness by the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and will play Mumbai’s next Ranji Trophy game against Bengal in Kolkata from February 2. Shaw has been on the sidelines because of a knee injury and will be playing a competitive game after six months. Shaw had injured his knee in August while playing a one-day game for Northamptonshire. He was in fine touch after making 244 and 125 not out before injury struck. “He has been declared fit and can take part in the Ranji Trophy games. The BCCI has informed the MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) about it,” a BCCI official confirmed. Shaw has been batting in the practice nets at the NCA in Bengaluru. An MRI had revealed that Shaw had grade-II tear of posterior cruciate ligament. Sha...

31Jan

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Asian Cricket Council (ACC) reappoints Jay Shah as President for a Third Term | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: BCCI secretary Jay Shah’s term as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), was on Wednesday, unanimously extended by one year at its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday. Shah's extension was proposed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Shammi Silva for the second time and the nomination was unanimously backed by all the members of the ACC.Shah had taken over the reins of the ACC in January 2021 from Nazmul Hassan, president, Bangladesh Cricket Board making him the youngest administrator to be re-appointed as the ACC president. Under Shah's visionary leadership, the ACC has achieved significant progress in promoting and developing cricket across the Asian region. Notably, the ACC successfully organized the Asia Cup in T20 format in 2022 and in ODI format in 2023, showca...

30Jan

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How Tom Hartley studied Ravindra Jadeja on way to bowling England to Test victory over India

From the time Lancashire spin bowling coach Carl Crowe met Tom Hartley, there has been one ritual that has been followed till date. After discussing everything under the sun, the conversation would gradually veer towards spin bowling. And it will ultimately end with Crowe and Hartley studying the footage of Ravindra Jadeja. At times, even Instagram reels of the all-rounder outfoxing batsmen are shared. Ahead of the ongoing tour to India, the two even watched a lot of videos of Axar Patel.When England picked three inexperienced spinners to partner Jack Leach, Hartley’s was mostly seen as a back-up to the frontline left-arm spinner. But during the two trips that Hartley made to the UAE in December and January – first with England Lions and then with the senior team for a pre-series camp –...

30Jan

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

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 stands with...