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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): Test captain Shubman Gill divulged that India is still mulling over its combination ahead of the opening Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday, hinting at the possibility of Kuldeep Yadav being sacrificed for batting depth and team combination. India's premier spinner in the white-ball format, Kuldeep, sat on the sidelines for the entirety of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England earlier this year. He returned to the on-field acti ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): Test captain Shubman Gill divulged that India is still mulling over its combination ahead of the opening Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday, hinting at the possibility of Kuldeep Yadav being sacrificed for batting depth and team combination. India's premier spinner in the white-ball format, Kuldeep, sat on the sidelines for the entirety of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England earlier this year. He returned to the on-field acti ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): Test captain Shubman Gill divulged that India is still mulling over its combination ahead of the opening Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday, hinting at the possibility of Kuldeep Yadav being sacrificed for batting depth and team combination. India's premier spinner in the white-ball format, Kuldeep, sat on the sidelines for the entirety of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England earlier this year. He returned to the on-field acti ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): India Test skipper Shubman Gill confirmed that the playing XI has not been decided yet for the first match of the series against the West Indies. He further stated the line-up will be decided tomorrow morning after seeing how much moisture is on the pitch. Team India will lock horns with West Indies in the two-match Test series starting from Thursday, October 2, at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Also Read | Union Saint-Gilloise vs N ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Oct 1 (PTI) Skipper Shubman Gill had a long batting stint while the troika of Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel returned to action for India's final training session here on Wednesday before the first Test against the West Indies. With 754 runs in India's last Test assignment in England, Gill was India's most successful batter in his first assignment as full-time captain but the challenge for him would be to quickly switch from playing T20 cricket with the white ball to ge ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): India Test skipper Shubman Gill confirmed that the playing XI has not been decided yet for the first match of the series against the West Indies. He further stated the line-up will be decided tomorrow morning after seeing how much moisture is on the pitch. Team India will lock horns with West Indies in the two-match Test series starting from Thursday, October 2, at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The pitch initially appears lush gree ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): India Test skipper Shubman Gill confirmed that the playing XI has not been decided yet for the first match of the series against the West Indies. He further stated the line-up will be decided tomorrow morning after seeing how much moisture is on the pitch. Team India will lock horns with West Indies in the two-match Test series starting from Thursday, October 2, at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The pitch initially appears lush gree ...Read More >
Cliff Notes - India's selection headache: Two slots, multiple contenders * India's first Test against West Indies may see two key positions (X and Y) filled based on pitch conditions, with a grass-covered surface favouring seamers over spinners. * The selection dilemma involves choosing between Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel for the spin-bowling roles, while Prasidh Krishna and Nitish Kumar Reddy compete for the third seamer spot. India's selection headache: Two slots, multiple contenders Barr ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Oct 1 (UNI) The stage is set for the first Test between India and West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium tomorrow -- a contest steeped in history, expectation, and the faint hope that the visitors might just surprise the hosts. India, unbeaten against the West Indies in Tests for 23 years, enter as overwhelming favourites. Young captain Shubman Gill, fresh from a stirring comeback series in England, takes the helm, backed by senior campaigners KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit ...Read More >
This is the highest successful chase by 'A' sides, bettering the 367-run chase by Australia A against Sri Lanka A at Hambantota in 2022. India A etched their name in the record books by pulling off a sensational chase of 412 against Australia A in the second unofficial Test in Lucknow. The memorable win was powered by brilliant centuries from KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan. Australia A set the tone in the first innings with skipper Nathan McSweeney's 74 and Jack Edwards' 88 guiding them to 420, wh ...Read More >
Lucknow: India 'A' made a strong start to the tough task of chasing 412 against Australia 'A', scoring 169/2 in 41 overs on the third day of the match at Ekana Stadium on Thursday.With 90 overs to be bowled on the final day, India 'A' require 243 runs to register a win. At stumps, Sai Sudharsan was batting at 44 and night watchman Manav Suthar was on 1. The only setback India 'A' had when batter KL Rahul, who was batting on 74, had to retire just 30 minutes before close. It is hoped that Rahul w ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Top-ranked Test allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has replaced injured Rishabh Pant as India vice-captain in a squad packed with spinners for the home series against West Indies. The first Test starts on October 2 in Ahmedabad and the second from October 10 in New Delhi. Jadeja played a stellar role with the bat in India's 2-2 draw in England, where he scored 516 runs across the five Tests at an average of 86. Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant continues to recover from a foot injury sustained ...Read More >
'This is bigger than one individual. It is about accountability, and trust in a system that is supposed to value performance above all else.' IMAGE: Karun Nair and Sanaya Tankariwala Nair. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanaya Tankariwala Nair/Instagram As the BCCI announced the squad for the two Test series against the West Indies, starting October 2, one talking point was the omission of batter Karun Nair, who made a comeback to the Indian Test team for the recent tour of England after a long wai ...Read More >
DUBAI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant will miss their test series against West Indies next month as he continues to recover from a foot injury, with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja taking over as vice captain, the country's cricket board said on Thursday. Pant has been out of action since fracturing his foot during a test match against England in September. Dhruv Jurel, one of two specialist stumpers named in India's 15-man squad, is set to don the gloves against West Indies. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, SEPT 25: Batsman Karun Nair was dropped Thursday from India's squad for next month's home Test series against the West Indies while Rishabh Pant is still injured. Nair, 33, scored just 205 runs in four Tests in the recent drawn series in England, with one half-century, and loses his place to up-and-coming Devdutt Padikkal. "We expected more from Karun Nair. Can't be just one innings. Padikkal offers more," chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar said in Mumbai. Flamboyant wicketkeeper-b ...Read More >
A few changes are anticipated when the Indian team is unveiled on September 24 for the home Test series against the West Indies. Karun Nair is one of the players whose spot in the squad is in serious jeopardy. A domestic mainstay, Nair returned to the national team during the England tour but was unable to deliver the kind of performance that the management was hoping for. Due to Rishabh Pant's injury, Dhruv Jurel is expected to be the team's first choice behind the stumps, and Narayan Jagadees ...Read More >
India Test Squad Announcement Live Updates: The Indian team for the Test series against West Indies will be announced on Wednesday (September 24). The series will start on October 2 in Ahmedabad, merely four days after the 2025 Asia Cup final. India Test Squad Announcement Live Updates: The Indian Team for the Test series against West Indies will be announced on Wednesday (September 24) with chief selector Ajit Agarkar and his committee set to name the squad before or during India's 2025 Asia C ...Read More >
Lucknow: The India A team, led by Shreyas Iyer, is set to take on Australia A in the first of the two four-day matches, with the opening game beginning at the Ekana stadium on Tuesday. Iyer is getting the opportunity to prove his mettle in red ball cricket and make a strong case for inclusion in the Indian Test team.Iyer, who also captains the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League, has been diligently preparing for comeback. His last notable performance at the Ekana Stadium occurred 11 month ...Read More >
Lucknow: The India A team, led by Shreyas Iyer, is set to take on Australia A in the first of the two four-day matches, with the opening game beginning at the Ekana stadium on Tuesday. Iyer is getting the opportunity to prove his mettle in red ball cricket and make a strong case for inclusion in the Indian Test team.Iyer, who also captains the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League, has been diligently preparing for comeback. His last notable performance at the Ekana Stadium occurred 11 month ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) While the cricketing world's attention is still fixed on the Men's T20 Asia Cup in the UAE, some curious eyes will be glued to the action in Lucknow when Shreyas Iyer leads a 15-member India A squad against Australia A in first of two multi-day matches starting on Tuesday. The two-game series represents more than just being another India A series - it's a golden opportunity for some of the players to stake their claims for Test team selection and keep themselv ...Read More >
'There are so many good batsmen in the team that I have to go low down the order, so I try to contribute as much as I can' IMAGE: File picture of Mumbai's Tanush Kotian. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X The 'crisis man' tag sits best on Tanush Kotian, who once again showcased his ability to absorb pressure with a fighting fifty to shore up West Zone against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semifinals in Bengaluru. Kotian (76) first made 148 runs for the sixth wicket with Ruturaj Gaikwad and then ...Read More >
Duleep Trophy 2025 Live Score: The Duleep Trophy, India's long-standing red-ball competition, kicks off the 2025/26 domestic season with its restored zonal format, scrapping last year's unpopular "India A, B, C, D" model. Six zonal sides will vie for the title, with South and West Zones seeded into the semi-finals. The event has grown in importance with the BCCI requiring top players to feature in domestic cricket when not on international duty. With India A scheduled for tough red-ball series ...Read More >
Hubli Tigers clinched a commanding 105-run victory over Shivamogga Lions, thanks to impressive performances by KL Shrijith and Abhinav Manohar. The Tigers, led by stellar bowling from KC Cariappa and Yashraj Punja, secured a top-two finish in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, advancing to the playoffs. Riding on stellar half-centuries by KL Shrijith and Abhinav Manohar, the Hubli Tigers posted an imposing 195/3 to claim a resounding 105-run triumph over the Shivamogga Lions in their concluding leag ...Read More >
Mysore (Karnataka) [India], August 25 (ANI): Riding on the back of exceptional half-centuries from KL Shrijith (66* off 40) and Abhinav Manohar (63* off 35), the Hubli Tigers posted 195/3 to secure a 105-run victory over the Shivamogga Lions in their final league match of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 on Monday. Having already qualified for the playoffs, the win ensures the Tigers a top-two finish and a place in Tuesday's Qualifier against either the Mangaluru Dragons or Gulbarga Mystics, as per ...Read More >
Mysore, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Riding on the back of exceptional half-centuries by KL Shrijith (66 not out off 40) and Abhinav Manohar (63 not out off 35), the Hubli Tigers posted 195/3 to secure a 105-run victory over the Shivamogga Lions in their final league match of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 cricket tournament here on Monday. Having already qualified for the playoffs, the win ensures the Tigers a top-two finish and a place in Tuesday's Qualifier against either the Mangaluru Dragons or G ...Read More >
Mysore (Karnataka) [India], August 25 (ANI): Riding on the back of exceptional half-centuries from KL Shrijith (66* off 40) and Abhinav Manohar (63* off 35), the Hubli Tigers posted 195/3 to secure a 105-run victory over the Shivamogga Lions in their final league match of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 on Monday. Having already qualified for the playoffs, the win ensures the Tigers a top-two finish and a place in Tuesday Qualifier against either the Mangaluru Dragons or Gulbarga Mystics, as per a ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: Hubli Tigers were clinical and produced a fine all-round display, as they defeated the Mangaluru Dragons by 23 runs in the ongoing KSCA Maharaja Trophy T20 Tournament at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium at Manasagangothri, here yesterday. The win takes the Hubli Tigers to the top of the points table and the Mangaluru Dragons drop down to third spot. Captain Devdutt Padikkal scored a half-century for the Hubli Tigers and was ably supported by the experienced Abhinav Manohar, before bowle ...Read More >
The Shivamogga Lions are set to clash against the Bengaluru Blasters in Match 9 of the ongoing Maharaja Trophy 2025. Both teams are in a tough situation as they have lost two consecutive matches. They still have time to change their fate by winning this upcoming match. The Blasters lost their previous match against Hubli Tigers by two wickets. Thanks to Rohan Patil, the Blasters scored 225 runs in the first innings. Patil scored 80 off 43 balls, including eight boundaries and five sixes. However ...Read More >
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], August 13 (ANI): Mohammed Taha ferocious second consecutive century and Shivkumar Rakshith explosive finish lifted the Hubli Tigers to a remarkable last-over victory against the Bengaluru Blasters in the Shriram Capital Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium. Chasing a season-high 226 after Rohan Patil fluent 80 had headlined the Blasters innings, Taha 54-ball 101, laced with seven sixes and nine fours, was aided by Abhinav Manoha ...Read More >
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