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EXPLAINED: What does BCCI’s Test Cricket Incentive Scheme mean for players like Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav?

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced a new ‘Test cricket incentive scheme’ for its players. The reason for this move is to reward players who prioritise red-ball cricket. BCCI secretary Jay Shah informed that the benefits of the scheme will reach out to players like Cheteshwar Pujara, who aren’t part of any IPL franchise and they will benefit from playing Test cricket. What is the Test cricket incentive? The basic idea of this scheme is that players should be paid more for playing Test match cricket. With this, non-IPL contracted players now can earn a decent amount by playing Test cricket. Players who play less than 50% of matches in a season will be eligible for just the match fees which is Rs 15 lakh. Those who are part of the squad for more than 50% of the mat...
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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

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 would go o...
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‘Don’t forget, Pujara is waiting’: Ravi Shastri’s warning to Shubman Gill | Cricket News – Times of India

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Cheteshwar Pujara reaches 20,000 runs and joins elite list of Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar

Cheteshwar Pujara has carved his name up among the stalwarts of Indian domestic cricket as the veteran on Sunday became the fourth batter to cross 20,000 runs in first-class cricket during Suarashtra’s third-round fixture in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season match against Vidarbha. The 35-year-old has achieved the landmark in 260 matches at an average of 51.96. Ahead of Pujara, there is Indian coach Rahul Dravid (23,794 runs at 55.33), Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar (25,396 runs at 57.84), and little master Sunil Gavaskar (25,834 runs at 51.46). Pujara has been a prolific runscorer in Ranji cricket and a pillar in the middle order for his county cricket side in England for Sussex. The Indian number three has played 103 matches for India and has amassed 103 runs at an average of 43.61. ...
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Not Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar or Virender Sehwag: Graeme Swann reveals Indian batter he didn’t like to bowl to

Cheteshwar Pujara might not have been in contention for the Tests in recent years, but during his peak, he was one of the prolific scorers in the format for India across all conditions and was amongst one of the best players of spin. Former England off-spinner Graeme Swann revealed that he did not like bowling to the 35-year-old. “The one batter I didn’t like bowling to was (Cheteshwar) Pujara because was very nimble on his feet,” Swann said in a podcast for Sky Sports Cricket. Swann played a key role by picking up 20 wickets in the famous series win of England in India in 2012. However, he said, “It’s strange when I look back at the team they had — VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, and Virat Kohli — and the one that I didn’t like bowling to was Pujara.” While the squad ...
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Duleep Trophy Final 2023: West Zone’s hopes rest on Priyank Panchal’s shoulders

Great temperament: Panchal’s fighting knock has kept West alive in the contest. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar  Priyank Panchal (92 batting, 205b, 11x4) and Sarfaraz Khan (48, 76b, 5x4, 1x6) kept West Zone afloat against South Zone in the Duleep Trophy final at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday.The 98-run fifth-wicket stand between Panchal and Sarfaraz took West Zone to 182 for five at the end of the fourth day. If Panchal can bat for another session, West will fancy its chances of knocking off the 116 runs needed for victory.Panchal batted for a little over five hours, in an innings marked by clean technique and temperament.Living dangerouslyIn contrast, Sarfaraz’s stay was streaky. The Mumbai batter countered the bouncers by turning his back to the ball. As a result, he took bl...
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Sunil Gavaskar slams selectors for dropping Cheteshwar Pujara and ignoring Sarfaraz Khan

Age should not be a criteria for selecting players, says Sunil Gavaskar | Photo Credit: ANI Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has lashed out at the national selectors for making Cheteshwar Pujara the "scapegoat" and ignoring prolific domestic scorer Sarfaraz Khan for the two tests in the West Indies next month.Referring to Khan's non-selection, Gavaskar questioned the logic behind having the Ranji Trophy if performance in the country's premier domestic tournament is not looked into while picking the Indian red-ball teams instead of taking the players IPL (Indian Premier League) record."Khan has been scoring at an average of 100 in all past three seasons. What does he have to do to be picked in the squad? he might not be in the playing XI, but you pick him in the team," Gavskar said o...
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Test transition commences: Pujara makes way for Yashasvi; Mukesh in place of Umesh

NEWS – India’s squads for West Indies Tests and ODI series announced. TEST Squad: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd.… pic.twitter.com/w6IzLEhy63 — BCCI (@BCCI) June 23, 2023 As reported by this newspaper previously, the selectors and the team management have been planning to start the transition with one spot at time as they want avoid a scenario where all the experienced batsmen are made to make way like it did after Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar retired between 2012-2013. The change has started with Pujara, who has struggled for consistency. Though the 35-year-old veteran of 102 Tests has been s...
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WTC Final Live Score: Australia vs India Test Championship Day 3 Score Updates

LIVE NOWTHE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 09, 2023, 20:18:32 ISTWTC Final 2023 Live Score: Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur kept India in the game with a rearguard 109-run stand but Australia still managed to take a massive 173-run lead on day three of the World Test Championship final on Friday. Having reached 260 for six at lunch, India could only 36 runs in the afternoon session to end with 296 all out in 69.4 overs. Australia, who made 469 in their first innings, were 23 for one in 11 overs at tea.Read Less!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments)...
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Seamless transition from county to WTC for Sussex darling Pujara

There was little to cheer about at the end of the 2022 red ball season for Sussex. They had been relegated to Division 2 in the County Championship. But less than a month later, the club’s social media handles made an almost Marvel flick-like post-credit scene declaration that overtook the metrics of even Surrey’s ‘champions’ posts. It warranted a celebration. “Pujara will be back for 2023.” The 1094 runs and five centuries in eight games spoke for themselves. Sussex head coach Paul Farbrace has more to add but first, a confession. ”I tried to sign him at Warwickshire a few years ago – three, I think – we signed him to play the first 10 games of the season and then he got picked to play in the IPL. It was a disappointment,” he tells The Indian Express. His latest gig though has allowed ...
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WTC Final: Cheteshwar Pujara reveals County plans for Steve Smith | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Cheteshwar Pujara will not only be preparing for the ICC World Test Championship final in June by playing for English county side Sussex over the next month but will also try to pick the brains of Australian batting mainstay Steve Smith.Pujara has been in fine form for Sussex this season, hitting two centuries from three matches to be the leading run-scorer in the second tier of England's County Championship.Sussex now have the luxury of Smith joining the side for three matches ahead of June's World Test Championship final and Pujara plans to pick the brains of the experienced Australian in his role as captain."He (Smith) is a great influence to have in the team and the guys will be looking forward to having him in the dressing room and will try and have a chat to him and lea...
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Nathan Lyon reveals ‘nuts and bolts’ of his secret | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Nathan Lyon ran riot with his eight-wicket haul in the second innings of the third Test to give India a taste of their own medicine on a turning Indore wicket.Lyon's 8/64 helped Australia bundle out India for 163 in the second essay that left only 76 to chase for the visitors for their first win in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.The off-spinner spilled the beans on his success in Test cricket which is quite different from the other spinners. Most spinners don't mind if they are taken to cleaners in search of wickets but Lyon's success lies if batters are defending him for a long time.The 35-year-old, who is playing his 118th Test and has taken a staggering 479 wickets, spoke about his mindset while bowling."It doesn't matter what wicket I'm playing on. If I can get somebo...
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‘I have nothing personal against KL Rahul’: Venkatesh Prasad | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad has been questioning out-of-form KL Rahul's place in the team for the past few days and emerged as a staunch critic of the opening batter with his regular posts on social media.He even lashed out at the Indian team management for persisting with KL Rahul to partner Rohit Sharma at the top of the innings.Prasad on Sunday took to Twitter again to clear the air that there is nothing personal against Rahul and offered advice to play County cricket to get back into the form."A few people thinking i have something personal against KL Rahul. Infact it is the opposite. I wish well for him and playing him in such form was never going to enhance his confidence. For him to earn his place back in Test cricket, now that the domestic season has ended," P...
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Ashwin-Jadeja: Yin and Yang, AC-DC, a deadly pair that cannot be unhyphenated

The wind was up at the Kotla, blowing under the hazy sun when Steve Smith crunched Ravindra Jadeja through covers, in the seventh over of the day. Jadeja stood puzzled, puffing his cheeks. From mid-on, his partner in Australia ship-wreck Ashwin gestured something. Jadeja just kept nodding his head and altered his field, stationing a man in short cover. The moment captured the essence of their equation—they don’t talk too often on the field, they are rarely spotted together, they are seldom seen cheering each other and they don’t feature in each other’s celebration reels either. The warmest of relations might not always express their feelings outwardly. There’s always been that competitive streak to them, too, but you cannot imagine Ashwin without Jadeja, or Jadeja without Ashwin. You fe...