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22Mar

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Virat Kohli: WATCH: Virat Kohli is on a dancing spree, now shakes his legs to Lungi Dance | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Stereo Nation's famous song 'Ishq', Oscar winning Naatu Naatu and now Lungi Dance, Virat Kohli is on a dancing spree these days and the video of his shaking leg to the song went viral in no time.Ahead of the third India-Australia ODI, Kohli was seen grooving to the music of famous Shah Rukh Khan song Lungi Dance at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.King Kohli's great dance#INDvsAUS #ODI#ViratKohli #dance https://t.co/zWqWaOsg2N— Neeraj Yadav (@SaajanY28911637) 1679472190000The song was playing when Team India entered the field and the star India batter was at it again to entertain the crowd with his steps. Even Ravindra Jadeja joined in on the fun as India looked in a jovial mood.Talking about the match, Australia, after opting to bowl, once again got off to a blistering star...

18Mar

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IND vs AUS Preview: India look to seal series, but wary of Aussie backlash | Cricket News – Times of India

Skipper Rohit returns for 2nd ODI against AustraliaVISAKHAPATNAM: Resilience thy name is Team India. Down in the initial stages of both the innings, India fought back valiantly to post a comfortable five-wicket win in the first ODI against Australia at the Wankhede in Mumbai on Friday night.After getting out of the cage unscathed, the hosts now eagerly wait to capitalize on the Mumbai gains to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series when the teams clash at the Dr YSR ACA-VDCA Stadium, here on Sunday afternoon.After comeback man Ravindra Jadeja sent back the dangerous Mitchell Marsh (81), pacers Mohammed Shami (3/17) and Mohammed Siraj (3/29) decimated the Australian middle and lower order to pack the Australians for a lowly 188 after they were strongly placed at 129 fo...

18Mar

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Spotlight on Rahul, Jadeja as India aim to seal ODI series on Rohit Sharma’s return to captaincy duties

The spotlight will once again be on K. L. Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja when India take on Australia in the second ODI in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, with regular captain Rohit Sharma returning to lead the side after missing the opening game in Mumbai. India defeated Australia by five wickets in a low-scoring game at the Wankhede Stadium, with Rahul, who struggled to find form during the Border-Gavaskar series leading to him being dropped for the third and fourth Tests, scoring a patient unbeaten 75 as the hosts cantered home. Jadeja, playing ODI cricket after nearly eight months due to a knee injury and subsequent surgery, scored an unbeaten 45 in the chase of 188 on Friday. He also bowled a tight spell and returned figures of 2/46 to be declared 'Player of the Match'. With the ODI World Cup ...

17Mar

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Rahul and Jadeja turn it around for India

Amongst runs: Rahul was in his element with an unbeaten 75. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI After the rank turners and a docile pitch during the Test series, the pacers finally had something going for them on a typical Wankhede Stadium track. Despite the speedsters from both sides ruling the roost, K.L. Rahul’s standout knock turned out to be decisive as India took the lead in the three-match ODI series versus Australia. Fine show: Jadeja’s all-round show helped India take a 1-0 lead. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Rahul’s unbeaten 75 (91b, 7x4, 1x6) — ably aided first by stand-in captain Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja with the willow — meant India overhauled the target of 189 with five wickets and 61 balls to spare.Marsh on songRahul was the second-highest individual scorer of ...

17Mar

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Everything felt correct from first ball of my second spell: Mohammed Shami | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: The moment Mohammad Shami bowled the first ball of his second spell, it felt as if everything has fallen in place.KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja's star turn with the bat might have got India a five-wicket against Australia in the first ODI but the credit for restricting visitors to a gettable total goes to Shami."It felt alright right from the first ball of the second spell. The ball was coming off nicely from the point of release," Shami told the mediapersons after the match."We talk about the seam position or off the deck, but the focus was to keep the ball in good areas because they were playing on the back-foot. My mindset was to pitch the ball a little further with a slip in place, as I had done in the first spell," he explained.Shami said it was pleasing to see Rahul playing...

17Mar

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Embattled KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja calmed those watching from outside: Hardik Pandya | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Hardik Pandya gave a big thumbs up to the embattled KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja, following India's five-wicket win against Australia in the first ODI here, saying they had a huge calming effect on those watching from the sidelines.Test vice-captain Rahul, who was dropped for the third and fourth Tests against Australia because of poor form, struck an unbeaten 75 and along with Jadeja (45 not out) helped the hosts take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series."I am really proud the way we played today. Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) did what he was supposed to do coming back after eight months away from ODIs. I enjoyed my bowling and batting, would have loved to finish it off, but the way KL (Rahul) and Jaddu batted, it was calming to those watching from the outside," said Pandya, the stan...

17Mar

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India vs Australia, 1st ODI: KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja guide India to nervy win in opener | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India middle-order batter KL Rahul struck a gritty half-century and raised an unbeaten century stand with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja to guide India to a nervy five-wicket win over Australia in the ODI series opener in Mumbai on Friday. India were reeling at 39 for 4 in chase of 189 when Rahul came in and played a solid hand, navigating India out of trouble with a couple of decisive partnerships with skipper Hardik Pandya and Jadeja.#TeamIndia go 1⃣-0⃣ up in the series! 👏 👏An unbeaten 1⃣0⃣8⃣-run partnership between @klrahul & @imjadeja as India… https://t.co/FxknD7jHGQ— BCCI (@BCCI) 1679066291000Rahul, who was under fire recently for his horrendous run in Tests and was even dropped from the playing XI in the third and fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, struck a m...

17Mar

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Watch: Ravindra Jadeja pulls off a blinder in first ODI against Australia | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja was at his acrobatic best in the first one-dayer against Australia as he pulled off a screamer to remove Marnus Labuschagne in Mumbai on Friday.Jadeja, who is currently one of the best fielders in the Indian team and a live wire on the field produced a sensational diving effort, stunning everyone including Labuschagne at the Wankhede Stadium. The incident took place in the 23rd over when Labuschagne was looking to cut Kuldeep Yadav behind point against the spin. The length ball from Kuldeep got a thickish outside edge off Labuschagne's bat. An alert Jadeja, who was stationed at short third-man made a full stretched dive to his right, completing the catch mid-air and then landed safely to finish off a spectacular effort. What a catch by sir Jadeja#INDvsAUS #IND...

15Mar

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Shoaib Akhtar wants to see India-Pakistan final in Asia Cup and World Cup | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Pak pacer Shoaib Akhtar wants to see arch-rivals India and Pakistan to clash in the finals of the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup later in the year.Akhtar, who is currently playing in the Legends League Masters in Qatar, also wants Asia Cup 2023 to be held in Sri Lanka if not in Pakistan. Apart from the Asia Cup, Pakistan also has the hosting rights for the 2025 Champions Trophy."I want Asia Cup 2023 to be held in Pakistan, if not Pakistan then Sri Lanka. I want to see India and Pakistan play the final in the Asia Cup and World Cup. Nothing else should happen in world cricket, just India and Pakistan finals," Shoaib Akhtar told ANI.Since Pakistan was awarded the hosting rights for the 2023 Asia Cup, there has been speculation that India will withdraw its name from the tourn...

15Mar

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Team India’s direct-hit conversion ratio has improved: Fielding coach T Dilip | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's fielding coach T Dilip is quite impressed with the team's improvement when it comes to direct-hits despite knowing the fact that some of those didn't turn into run-outs.Dilip backed his statement citing KL Rahul's direct hit which got rid of in-form Litton Das during the T20 World Cup in Australia and eventually helped India beat Bangladesh."There are certain areas where we have certainly improved over a period of time. If you look at the number of direct-hit percentages in the World Cup and that one direct hit from KL Rahul changed the course of the match," Dilip told the media after India's optional training session at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai."That's something we are looking at as a group and if you look at it's overall ratio, even though there are no run out...

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Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal: The spin twins will have important six months ahead of them | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: They were the toast of the nation going into the 2019 World Cup in England but in the last four years, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have seen more downs than ups.Kuldeep had a career-threatening knee surgery in 2021 while Chahal, has been repeatedly ignored for important T20 games and global meets. They would want to change their wheels of fortune.However with India's ODI World Cup preparations starting with the three-match series against Australia, starting Friday, the famed 'Kul-Cha' would love to serve a platter of googlies, leg-breaks and flippers which their fans would like to savour.Several members of the Indian cricket team including the stand-in captain Hardik Pandya on Tuesday began training at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday but all eyes were on the two wrist spin...

14Mar

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Ashwin-Jadeja’s shoes will be big ones to fill: Rohit Sharma | Cricket News – Times of India

AHMEDABAD: India had plenty of takeaways from their 2-1 series victory against Australia. The continued dominance of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja at home being one of them. The spinning duo shared the player-of the series award after accounting for 47 wickets between them. India captain Rohit Sharma said he hoped Ashwin and Jadeja will be around when Australia come back next in 2027. “For the sake of Indian cricket, I hope they stay and play for a long time,” Sharma said. Ashwin is 36 and Jadeja 34. They will be 40 and 38 respectively in 2027. The pair have been a nemesis for every touring team and the Australian batsmen have fallen prey to their guile more than anyone else. The 36-year-old Ashwin has picked 114 out of his 474 Test wickets against Australia while the 34-year-old Jadeja ...

13Mar

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Rohit Sharma: I am still learning as a captain, focus is to keep it very simple: Rohit Sharma | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma, who is just six Tests old as India skipper, says he is still learning as a captain with each passing game and try to keep things very simple instead of doing something which ultimately turns out to absolutely weird.When was asked to rate his captaincy, Rohit did put things into perspective, especially in Tests, where he had led in only six games (two versus Sri Lanka and four against Australia)."I am still learning as a captain in every game that I have captained. I have captained a lot in T20 cricket, more than the other formats but Test cricket I am only six matches old in terms of captaincy. I am still learning and guys around me have played a lot of cricket and they are there to help," Rohit told reporters in Ahemdabad on Monday.So what is his mantra of effe...

13Mar

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Bonhomie, mutual respect, trade secrets and generous in praise, Rohit’s India scores off the field too

As soon as Rohit Sharma rested his tired limbs on the chair for the end of the series press conference, he asked for water. Looking physically exhausted but mentally satisfied, he would gulp down half a bottle. Rohit wanted to talk and he couldn’t have done that with a parched throat. All through the 20-minutes interaction, he wasn’t cautious nor did he speak in cliches. Rohit said he was enjoying Test captaincy, learning from mistakes and would let out a hearty laugh when an Australian reporter asked if R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja would be there when Australia return next after four years. “I don’t even know if I will be there,” he said, throwing his head back and letting out a throaty chuckle. Rohit has been around long enough to know that four years means a lifetime in Indian cricke...

13Mar

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‘We wouldn’t be the same without the other’: Ravichandran Ashwin on partnership with Ravindra Jadeja | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, after sharing Player-of-the-Series award with Ravindra Jadeja, spoke his heart out giving all credit to the left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder and said that Jadeja gave him a lot of freedom to be creative with the ball.Ashwin finished with 25 wickets and also scored 86 runs in the four-Test series against Australia, while Jadeja accounted for 22 wickets and scored 135 runs with one half-century."It's been a great journey together. We wouldn't be the same without the other. He gives me a lot of freedom to be creative on the field with the ball. Credit to him. I thought he bowled beautifully in the Delhi Test. That's why we're here," Ashwin said on partnership with Jadeja.Jadeja said they have a great chemistry on the field and they alway...

13Mar

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Ravindra Jadeja: No better all-rounder than Ravindra Jadeja, he will be CSK’s X factor: Harbhajan Singh | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja has been a vital cog in Chennai Super Kings' line up over the years and the all-rounder was even entrusted with the captaincy last year.But Jadeja's captaincy debut saw CSK suffer six defeats out of the first eight matches that forced him to step down from the post. MS Dhoni was again handed over the reins of the team.Former India and Chennai Super Kings cricketer Harbhajan Singh feels the playing conditions in the upcoming IPL will make him an X factor for the four-time champions Chennai.Having played a pivotal role in India's 2-1 series win over Australia, Jadeja saw a successful return to competitive cricket after knee surgery kept him out of the action for several months.The IPL 2023 starts on March 31 with Chennai Super Kings slated to face the defending ...

13Mar

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‘We tried to put him (Lyon) under pressure. But I don’t think he was under any’, admits Gill after 4th IND-AUS Test ends in draw

India opener Shubman Gill, who notched up a ton in the fourth India-Australia Test in Ahmedabad, admitted that while the Indian batters tried to put the visiting side’s star off spinner Nathan Lyon under pressure, they couldn’t. “We tried to put him under pressure. But I don’t think he was under any pressure,” Gill said at the end of the fourth Test on Monday. “I think the pacers bowled well, But he doesn’t give you many areas you know. He doesn’t give you much half volleys or short balls. It is important for you to be patient and take the singles. When you’re batting it is more about the bowlers. He takes the pressure.” He further added, “To be honest, I think, on this wicket in this wicket you are not bowling in the roughs, there is nothing for the bowlers. The kept bowling in the wic...

12Mar

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Virat bhai told me to continue playing positively: Axar Patel | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Before the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad, scoring runs on rank turners was quite a challenge but Axar Patel defied all odds with his crucial knocks - 84 in Nagpur and 74 in Delhi.And the left-handed batter continued his rich vein of form in the final Test by smashing his third fifty of the series. Axar (79) put on a huge 162-run stand with Virat Kohli for the sixth wicket to help India take a 91-run first-innings lead.Axar and Kohli both displayed their calm demeanour during their stand and accelerated their game after India went into the lead. But the Gujarat all-rounder said there wasn't any specific message from the dressing room and Kohli told him to continue playing positively."When I was batting with Virat bhai, there wasn't any specific message...

11Mar

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India vs Australia: 4th Test evenly poised despite Shubman Gill’s classy century | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A pivotal 113-run partnership for the second wicket between centurion Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara took India to safety but the hosts didn't fully press home the advantage, ending Day 3 at 289/3 against Australia in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday.Gill batted for nearly six hours to score 128 off 235 balls, hitting 12 boundaries apart from a six off Nathan Lyon, but India scored only 256 runs in 90 overs.AS IT HAPPENEDThe hosts are still 191 runs behind Australia's first innings total of 480.Leading the series 2-1, India need a 3-1 series win to qualify for the World Test Championship final.If India lose this match and Sri Lanka win their ongoing series against New Zealand 2-0 then the island nation will qualify for the WTC final against Australia.Stumps on Day...

9Mar

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India Vs Australia: 4th Test Day 1 Highlights: Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green put Australia on top against India | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Opener Usman Khawaja (104 not out) and Cameron Green (49 not out) put on a quick partnership to push Australia on top of the fourth and final Test against India in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The visitors ended the opening day's play comfortably placed at 255 for 4.Khawaja scored his first hundred against India, his 14th overall in Tests, and along with Green added 85 runs off just 116 balls for the fifth wicket to grind the Indian bowlers, who were on a high after removing Peter Handscomb (17) and skipper Steve Smith (38) soon after the tea break. As it happened: India vs Australia, 4th TestThe duo helped Australia score 106 runs for the loss of two wickets in the final session of the day. Khawaja hit 15 fours during his unbeaten marathon innings of 251 balls, while Green smashed...