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New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are on the verge of returning to India's ODI setup as the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee prepares to announce squads for the upcoming white-ball tour of Australia. Both senior batters, who last featured for India in the triumphant 2025 Champions Trophy campaign, had stepped away from T20Is after a winning 2024 T20 World Cup campaign and retired from Test cricket in May this year. IANS understands that the two squads ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Australia's young Test opener Sam Konstas, who was a part of the recent two unofficial Tests against India A, revealed the opposition's reaction when he tried to reverse ramp in the first over, recreating scenes from last year's Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Konstas, who has "learned a lot" in the previous two to three weeks, is ready if he gets a call-up for the ashes">Ashes against England, scheduled to begin on November 21 in Perth. During his recent trip to ...Read More >
IMAGE: India opener KL Rahul celebrates his century against West Indies on Day 2 of the 1st Test in Ahmedabad on Friday. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Indian opener KL Rahul scored a special century on Day 2 of the opening Test against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Friday. It's was only his 2nd Test ton at home and the first in India since his Test debut way back in 2016. Rahul unveiled a new celebration on completing his century -- a whistle, and it has a special significance! 'Really en ...Read More >
BENGALURU, Oct 1 (Reuters) - India will switch back to test cricket mode, after a dramatic Asia Cup Twenty20 triumph ended in bizarre circumstances, when they take on a depleted West Indies side in the opening match of their two-test series starting on Thursday. India say they were denied the chance to lift the Asia Cup trophy after it was removed from the presentation ceremony over their refusal to accept it from Asian Cricket Council chairman and Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sun ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The short turnaround time from the high of winning a controversy-marred Asia Cup notwithstanding, Shubman Gill's India will be outright favourites against a struggling and under-strength West Indies when the two teams face-off on a green-top in the first Test starting here on Thursday. Most of the Indian team members, including skipper Gill, and head coach Gautam Gambhir arrived here on the intervening night between Monday and Tuesday from Dubai, and they have left no stone unturned ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): Wicketkeeper batter Dhruv Jurel disclosed that the unreserved backing he has received from head coach Gautam Gambhir has allowed him to play with unfettered freedom, ahead of the first Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad, scheduled to commence on Thursday. Jurel has returned to the red-ball fold after donning the skipper's role and guiding India A to a five-wicket victory against Australia A in the second unofficial Test. During a record 412-r ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): Wicketkeeper batter Dhruv Jurel disclosed that the unreserved backing he has received from head coach Gautam Gambhir has allowed him to play with unfettered freedom, ahead of the first Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad, scheduled to commence on Thursday. Jurel has returned to the red-ball fold after donning the skipper's role and guiding India A to a five-wicket victory against Australia A in the second unofficial Test. During a record 412-r ...Read More >
It was a batting onslaught of the highest order in Kanpur on Wednesday, October 1, as India A smashed their way to a record total of 413/6 in the unofficial ODI against Australia A. Centuries from skipper Shreyas Iyer and young opener Priyansh Arya headlined a day of dominance, with handy contributions from Prabhsimran Singh, Riyan Parag, and Ayush Badoni completing a near-perfect batting display. Arya, the 24-year-old opener fresh from a breakout season in the IPL 2025, showed why he is consid ...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 >
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 >
Lucknow, Sep 26 (PTI) KL Rahul and B Sai Sudharsan struck sublime hundreds as India A registered a stunning five-wicket win over Australia A while hunting down a target of 413 to seal the two-match unofficial Test series 1-0 here on Friday. It was the sixth highest successful run chase in the country's first-class history, and Rahul's form (176 not out, 210 balls, 16x4, 4x6) is an ominous sign for the West Indians ahead of the two-match Test series, starting next month. The highest chase remai ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 26 (ANI): KL Rahul's majestic unbeaten 176 and Sai Sudharsan's fine century guided India A to a five-wicket win over Australia A on Day 4 of the second four-day unofficial Test in Lucknow on Friday. It is the highest successful chase by an 'A' side in history. The record chase in Lucknow saw India A complete a series win by 1-0 after the first match ended in a draw. India A has made history with the highest successful fourth-innings chase by any 'A' si ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) KL Rahul marked his return to long-format cricket with an unbeaten 176, steering India A to a five-wicket win over Australia A in the second unofficial Test at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday. Rahul anchored the innings with his 210-ball knock decorated with 16 fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 83.81 as India A overhauled the target to seal the two-match series 1-0 after the first game ended in a draw. It is the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: KL Rahul produced a majestic unbeaten 176 to script history as India A pulled off a sensational record chase of 412 against Australia A in the second Unofficial Test at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday. The five-wicket win sealed the two-match series 1-0 after the opener had ended in a draw.The chase is now the highest successful fourth-innings pursuit by any 'A' side, surpassing Australia A's 367 against Sri Lanka A at Hambantota in 2022. For India A, it bettered the previous best ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 26 (ANI): KL Rahul's majestic unbeaten 176 and Sai Sudharsan's fine century guided India A to a five-wicket win over Australia A on Day 4 of the second four-day unofficial Test in Lucknow on Friday. Chasing 412 for victory, India A rode on Rahul's brilliance after he had earlier retired hurt on Day 3 while batting on 74 off 92 balls with nine fours. Resuming the innings on Friday, Rahul displayed his trademark composure and flair, finishing unbeaten on ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 26 (ANI): KL Rahul's majestic unbeaten 176 and Sai Sudharsan's fine century guided India A to a five-wicket win over Australia A on Day 4 of the second four-day unofficial Test in Lucknow on Friday. Chasing 412 for victory, India A rode on Rahul's brilliance after he had earlier retired hurt on Day 3 while batting on 74 off 92 balls with nine fours. Resuming the innings on Friday, Rahul displayed his trademark composure and flair, finishing unbeaten on ...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 >
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): England and India A were the only two victors on the first day of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup warm-up matches as rain interrupted play, as per a media release from the ICC. England defeated hosts India while India A got the better of New Zealand, while South Africa's match against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka's warm-up with Pakistan were abandoned. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt led by example in England's warm-up match against hosts India as she achieved ...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 >
India A defeated New Zealand by DLS in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 warm-up, with Izzy Gaze scoring 101 and Shafali hitting 70. New Zealand stumbled to defeat in their first warm-up fixture of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 against India A at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) Ground 2 on Thursday. Despite wicketkeeper-batter Izzy Gaze's valiant, unbeaten hundred (101*) down the order, which helped the White Ferns reach 273/9 in their 50 overs, India A secured victory by the ...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 >
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 >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 15 (ANI): Australia A head coach Tim Paine expressed that young opener Sam Konstas will be encouraged to "play the way he sees it" following a disastrous Test outing against West Indies in June-July. Konstas, who rose to prominence by attacking Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah with some audacious ramp shots during his entertaining half-century at the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne last year, fizzled out during the West Indies tour, managing just 50 r ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 15 (ANI): Australia A head coach Tim Paine expressed that young opener Sam Konstas will be encouraged to "play the way he sees it" following a disastrous Test outing against West Indies in June-July. Konstas, who rose to prominence by attacking Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah with some audacious ramp shots during his entertaining half-century at the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne last year, fizzled out during the West Indies tour, managing just 50 r ...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 >
Bengaluru, Sep 15 (PTI) Central Zone survived some nervous moments to beat South Zone by six wickets and clinch the Duleep Trophy after a hiatus of 11 years here on Monday. Chasing a modest target of 65, Central Zone's top-order batters were tested by South bowlers on a crumbling fifth day track at the BCCI CoE grounds, but they did not have too many runs to defend. Akshay Wadkar (19 not out, 52 balls) and first-innings centurion Yash Rathod (13 not out, 16 balls) were at crease when Central e ...Read More >
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