The red-hot captain-opener has given himself license to go for the jugular in the initial overs, allowing Kohli & the rest of the middle-order to play to their strengths & coolly consolidate the early advantage. Or, when the plan works perfectly, maybe even chase a few milestones!DHARAMSHALA: There seems to be a lot of hand-wringing…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s 48th ODI century was apparently a huge talking point in India’s easy seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the ODI World Cup match in Pune.But more than that, one incident that caught everyone’s attention was umpire Richard Kettleborough‘s decision of not calling Bangladesh’s spinner Nasum Ahmed‘s down leg side delivery wide, with…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav, who is enjoying an off time after India’s tour of the West Indies, took the internet by storm as he hilariously trolled star India batter Virat Kohli.Former India captain Kohli’s wife and popular Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma on Tuesday shared the photographs on Instagram for brand promotion in which the couple…
NEW DELHI: As Australia amassed 469 in the first innings against India in the ongoing World Test Championship final, legendary Ricky Ponting on Thursday said that the bowlers let the team down bowling too short on the opening day at the Oval.In a surprise move, India opted to bowl in the Final but then could…
NEW DELHI: Australia took firm control of the World Test Championship (WTC) final as India’s top-order crumbled against their high-quality pace attack in a pressure-filled match at The Oval on Thursday.Despite a valiant 71-run partnership off 100 balls between Ravindra Jadeja (48 off 51 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (29* off 71), India found themselves in…
NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Aaron Finch feels Australia will have to pay special attention to Test powerhouse Cheteshwar Pujara and the currently in-form Virat Kohli when they face India in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval, starting June 7. On the flip side, Finch feels that in order to establish a…
India’s Test middle-order batting, in recent times, has hinged on a counter-attacking style by Pant, Iyer and Jadeja. With Pant and Iyer missing, it’s up to Pujara, Kohli and Rahane to up the tempo and set the tone…India’s Test middle-order is standing on a precipice. Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are in their…
The endless grind of franchise T20s & international cricket is now reality, meaning India’s players have to stay fit & adjust quickly, in just a few nets sessions, to play a Test in England on the heels of the IPL…At the start of the year, there was a lengthy meeting at a five-star hotel in…