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Kolkata: There's always a first time for everything. And even though Virat Kohli getting an unprecedented consecutive ducks in one-day cricket could have been exempted from this truth of life, here we are, wondering how just might he rally from this setback. In another world where Kohli was playing all the formats and the IPL, Perth and Adelaide wouldn't have mattered. In fact, it would have been anything but a tiniest blip on the radar. But the circumstances have changed. And Kohli must find a ...Read More >
IND vs AUS, 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma's defiant 73 went in vain as India surrendered the three-match ODI series against Australia after losing the second game by two wickets. New Delhi: A score of 264 on board in the first innings in Adelaide was a bit short of the mark but could have been defended if Indian bowlers showcased some intent by applying pressure in the crucial second ODI. India just didn't lose a match but also lost an opportunity to display their cricketing supremacy over the Australi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif made a bold claim on star batter Virat Kohli's failure during the Perth ODI against Australia, saying that the legend is "not in his batting zone" at the moment and lacks rhythm. Virat's return to Indian colours after the ICC Champions Trophy in March fell flat as he was caught fishing to an outside off-stump delivery for an eight-ball duck, handing a catch to Cooper Connolly at backward point. As he is in Adelaide for t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The clock is ticking for Indian cricket's most celebrated pair. After a faltering comeback in Perth, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli head into Adelaide with both form and future under the spotlight. The second ODI against Australia on Thursday offers not just a chance for India to level the series, but for two icons to remind the world that class never fades -- even after time away from the game. In the rain-hit first ODI, India's batting rust was evident. Retur ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former England cricketer Monty Panesar believes that India's ongoing three-match ODI series against Australia is crucial for veteran batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and said that the duo's white-ball career depends on the remaining two games. The duo, who returned to international cricket on Sunday for the first time since March 2025, was expected to fire with the bat but couldn't rise to the occasion. In the first ODI against Australia, Rohit was the fir ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) As Virat Kohli returned to his favourite hunting ground in Adelaide for the second ODI against Australia, the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) greeted the batting stalwart with a heartfelt message on social media. Kohli, who had retired from T20Is and Test cricket, returned to international cricket in the first ODI against Australia, seven months after the Champions Trophy victory. For Kohli, Adelaide has been a successful hunting ground over the y ...Read More >
Ricky Ponting backs Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after their ODI flop vs Australia, calling Kohli the best 50-over player ever. He predicts both will bounce back and could feature in India's 2027 World Cup squad. New Delhi [India]: Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting expressed confidence in Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's abilities, saying champion players like them shouldn't be written off, noting their disappointing comeback against Australia in the first ODI. He praised Virat as the best ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In the first ODI between Australia and India, Mitchell Starc made an immediate impact by dismissing Virat Kohli for an eight-ball duck. However, the most talked-about moment of his spell wasn't Kohli's dismissal, but a delivery to Rohit Sharma that sent social media into a frenzy. Starc's very first ball to the Indian captain was initially shown on the speed gun as 176.5 kmph, potentially the fastest ever recorded in ODI history.The figure, however, was a clear error. Other broadcaste ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Bangladesh lost four wickets off the final six balls in a stunning collapse as it slipped to a seven-run defeat to Sri Lanka at the Women's Cricket World Cup on Monday. With nine runs needed off six balls, Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu took three wickets in four balls as Bangladesh went from 194-6 to 194-9, also including a run-out, to spoil its hopes of recording a first win against Sri Lanka. Athapaththu's burst - 4-42 in 10 overs overall - restricted Bangl ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 20 (ANI): Bangladesh suffered a heartbreak as Sri Lanka snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, winning by seven runs in a nail-biting finish in Navi Mumbai. Captain Chamari Athapaththu was the star of the show, delivering an all-round masterclass to keep Sri Lanka's semi-final hopes alive in the ICC Women's World Cup. With Bangladesh needing just 9 runs off the final over, Athapaththu took matters into her own hands. Bowling the last over, she conce ...Read More >
New Delhi: Shubman Gill's ODI captaincy debut fell short of expectations, as India lost to Australia by seven wickets in a rain-affected match in Perth. Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first, and the Indian batting collapsed like a pack of cards. Rohit Sharma, who returned to the team after the Champions Trophy 2025, was dismissed for 8 runs, and Virat Kohli was dismissed without scoring. The decision to leave Kuldeep Yadav out was the most discussed after this defeat. The team manag ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has issued a clarification after a viral social media post attributed to him regarding the 2027 ODI World Cup. A post that went viral on X claimed that Sidhu had said, "If India wants to win the 2027 ODI World Cup, then BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India) should remove Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir as soon as possible and hand over the captaincy to Rohit Sharma again with full respect." Dismissing the vi ...Read More >
India's Virat Kohli (centre) reacts as Australia's paceman Mitchell Starc (left) celebrates his wicket during the first ODI in Perth Sunday. AFP Australia captain Mitchell Marsh guided his side to a comfortable seven-wicket win against India in a rain-affected first one-day international in Perth Sunday. Chasing 131 for victory in a match that was reduced to 26 overs a side, Marsh scored 46 not out as the home side cruised to an easy win to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Matt Rensh ...Read More >
Kolkata: The return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to international cricket lasted 22 balls in all as India endured a poor start to their white-ball tour of Australia. It was a seven-wicket defeat in the first ODI which had to be curtailed to a 26-over affair owing to four rain interruptions at Perth on Sunday. Both sides wanted to bowl first in damp conditions on a pitch that had very little grass. Mitchell Marsh won the toss to put India into bat and it turned out to be a grim outing for the ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 19 (ANI): Speaking on Virat Kohli's dismissal for an eight-ball duck following India's loss to Australia in the first Test at Perth, former Indian assistant coach and cricketer Abhishek Nayar expressed confidence that the star batter will go back, reflect, study and make plans and adjustments well ahead of the second ODI at Adelaide on Thursday. Virat's return to international cricket did not go as expected. While fans expected a well-calculated, dominant p ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 19: Indian veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were on the receiving end after their underwhelming show in the first ODI of the three-match series against Australia in Perth. The duo walked out to bat together after seven months. Returning to international cricket for the first time since India's Champions Trophy victory in March, both players gave fans reasons to feel disappointed with their rough outing. Opening the innings after being put to bat first, Rohit scored only 8 r ...Read More >
New Delhi: It was a rude start of the day for Indian cricket fans on Sunday after both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli faltered in their comeback ODI against Australia. Social media was soon flooded with memes, ridiculing both the cricketers who returned to international cricket after a gap of seven months. Selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir weren't spared either. "I didn't sleep last night just to watch this eight ball duck from King Virat Kohli," a user going by the name Indian ...Read More >
New Delhi: Star India legendary cricketer Virat Kohli made his long-awaited return to the Indian team, but unfortunately was dismissed for an eight-ball duck against Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series on Sunday. Ahead of the toss at Perth, Kohli had a candid conversation with former India coach Ravi Shastri and Australian great Adam Gilchrist, discussing his retirement from two formats, time spent with family in the United Kingdom, and his plans for the future. During the conv ...Read More >
Maharashtra didn't have the best start to their Ranji Trophy 2025-26 campaign. Playing their first match against Kerala at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, the team saw them lose three wickets even before they could open their account. This was after Kerala won the toss and invited Maharashtra to bat first. The first batter to depart was Prithvi Shaw, who had shown major signs of comeback before the tournament began. Shaw was dismissed for a four-ball duck by MD Nidhe ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Under brooding grey clouds that hovered over the Greenfield Stadium, Kerala's batting unravelled in a heap of unfulfilled promise, dismissed for 219 in response to Maharashtra's 239. The visitors then raced to 51/0 in 9 overs, courtesy Prithvi Shaw's quickfire unbeaten 37, when bad light stopped proceedings an hour before the scheduled close on Friday. A 71-run deficit felt like a punch in the gut to the last season's runner-up, especially after they won the toss on Day 1 and ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 16 (PTI) Sudip Chatterjee missed out on a century by a whisker but his 98 and an unbeaten 82 from Sumanta Gupta helped Bengal recover from a precarious position to post 274 for six on day two of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match against Uttarakhand, here Thursday. The hosts are now leading by 61 runs with four wickets in hand, having bundled out Uttarakhand for 213 on the opening day. Starting the day overnight score of eight for one, Bengal batters struggled against pacer De ...Read More >
Nadine de Klerk got South Africa over the line again as they recovered from another top-order collapse to beat Bangladesh by three wickets at the Women's World Cup. Having been set 233 to win in Visakhapatnam, the Proteas slipped to 78-5 before half-centuries from Chloe Tryon, who made 62 from 69 balls, and Marizanne Kapp, 56 from 71 balls, brought them back into contention. Kapp fell with 70 still needed to bring De Klerk - fresh from her heroics against India - to the middle, and for a time ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate assured that misfiring number three batter Sai Sudharsan isn't living in a delusion about his spot in the team, despite his tumultuous start to his Test journey. As Sudharsan is toiling for runs, Doeschate urged the young southpaw to believe in himself while declaring that he has the captain and coaching staff's support. Sudharsan earned his maiden Test cap during India's tour of England during the series opener at Hea ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate assured that misfiring number three batter Sai Sudharsan isnt living in a delusion about his spot in the team, despite his tumultuous start to his Test journey. As Sudharsan is toiling for runs, Doeschate urged the young southpaw to believe in himself while declaring that he has the captain and coaching staff support. Sudharsan earned his maiden Test cap during India tour of England during the series opener at Headingl ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sobhana Mostary stood tall amid Bangladesh's batting collapse, crafting a fighting half-century, but her effort wasn't enough as the side was bundled out for 178 in 49.4 overs after being asked to bat first against England Women in their Women's World Cup clash at Baraspara Stadium in Guwahati. Mostary's gritty 60 off 108 balls, laced with four boundaries, was the lone highlight in an otherwise disappointing batting display by Bangladesh. She showed composure af ...Read More >
Indore, Oct 6 (PTI) Inspirational New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine continued her sublime form with yet another fluent half-century, but South Africa fought back brilliantly through left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba's four-wicket haul to bowl out the former champions for a modest 231 in their Women's World Cup group match here on Monday. Making her 300th international appearance, the 2024 T20 World Cup-winning captain Devine once again led from the front, crafting a composed 85 runs off 98 del ...Read More >
Kanpur: A century by opener Prabhsimran Singh and significant performances from captain Shreyas Iyer and Riyan Parag led India A to a two-wicket victory over Australia A in the third and final one-day match at the Green Park Stadium on Sunday. This win secured the three-match series at 2-1, eliciting enthusiastic applause from the Kanpur spectators.Australia A, batting first, recovered from an early collapse to score 316 runs in their 50 overs. In response, India A maintained their composure to ...Read More >
AHMEDABAD, India -- Ravindra Jadeja took 4-54 as India wrapped up the first test against West Indies by an innings and 140 runs on day three at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday. Kuldeep Yadav also picked 2-23, while Mohammed Siraj took 3-31 in 11 overs, as West Indies was bowled out for 146 runs (45.1 overs) in the second innings. The visitors had scored 162 runs in the first innings. In reply, India had declared its first innings at 448-5 with a lead of 286 runs. India had three centuri ...Read More >
Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah led India's bowling attack. They took seven wickets collectively. West Indies were dismissed for 162 runs on day one. This happened in the first Test match in Ahmedabad. Siraj secured four wickets for 40 runs. Bumrah contributed to the dismissals. Kuldeep Yadav also claimed two wickets. The West Indies innings concluded in 44.1 overs. Red-hot Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah led India's bowling charge with seven wickets between them as the hosts dismissed the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma's sensational run in the Asia Cup 2025, which earned him the Player of the Tournament award, owes much to the faith shown in him by India's T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav. Speaking on Breakfast with Champions, Abhishek revealed how Suryakumar's confidence helped him overcome a string of low scores early in his international career.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!"When I got selected in the Indian team, I got out early in 3-4 innings in the ...Read More >
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