India Vs Afghanistan
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Afghanistan host Bangladesh in Dehradun for 3 T20Is, with India Test in perspective
Cricket | Jun 02, 2018, 12:04 PM ISTThe scheduling has left Afghanistan with no choice other than to have joint preparations for the Test and T20s.
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India vs Afghanistan: Dinesh Karthik in line to replace injured Wriddhiman Saha
Cricket | Jun 02, 2018, 10:04 AM ISTKarthik had last played a Test match way back in 2010 against Bangladesh but has had a prolific first-class record with 27 hundreds and over 9000 runs.
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Rashid Khan has a mind of a 30-year-old, says Afghanistan coach
Cricket | Jun 01, 2018, 10:46 PM ISTTalking about Rashid, the Afghanistan national team coach spoke about the leg-break bowler's maturity beyond years.
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I don't think I will get fit on time for Afghanistan Test, says Wriddhiman Saha
Cricket | May 31, 2018, 09:16 PM ISTSaha's batting form in the IPL was woeful with 122 runs in 10 innings at an average of 15.25 but he admitted it was way below his expectation.
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Injured Wriddhiman Saha faces race against time to be fit for Afghanistan Test
Cricket | May 28, 2018, 09:32 PM ISTIf the Bengal keeper fails to recover in time for the one-off historic Test, Dinesh Karthik or Parthiv Patel might get a look in.
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Half of my career over, no point thinking about Test record: Rohit Sharma
Cricket | May 28, 2018, 09:09 PM ISTDespite possessing an impressive record in limited overs cricket, Rohit has failed to justify his talent in the longer format of the game, scoring 1479 runs in the 25 Tests he has played.
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My current focus is on Test cricket, I can come back in shorter formats later: Ajinkya Rahane
Cricket | May 28, 2018, 08:13 PM ISTRahane believes that being overlooked for the limited-overs leg of the upcoming UK tour will give him more time to prepare for the big-ticket five-match Test series against England.
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Afghanistan pacer Dawlat Zadran ruled out of inaugural Test against India due to injury
Cricket | May 28, 2018, 05:30 PM ISTZadran was also ruled out of his side's three Twenty20 Internationals against Bangladesh, starting June 3 in Dehradun.
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Afghanistan captain Stanikzai feels his 'world-class' spinners can challenge Indian batsmen
Cricket | May 15, 2018, 03:59 PM ISTAfghanistan will make their much-awaited Test debut on June 14 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium and Stankizai said the aim is to give a good fight to India, who will be without their regular skipper Virat Kohli.
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Former India captain hails Virat Kohli's move to play County cricket
Cricket | May 11, 2018, 07:30 PM ISTFormer India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar on Friday supported Virat Kohli's decision to prefer County stint over next month's one-off Test against Afghanistan to prepare for the challenging England tour.
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Gary Kirsten backs Virat Kohli's decision to skip Afghanistan Test
Cricket | May 10, 2018, 04:19 PM ISTFormer India coach Gary Kirsten said Virat Kohli's insatiable hunger for improvement makes him a great player.
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People should see Kohli's intention behind skipping Afghanistan Test: BCCI Secy
Cricket | May 08, 2018, 11:53 PM ISTKohli will be playing for Surrey during the month of June and will miss the historic occasion as India plays host to the war-ravaged nation.
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Rahane to captain India against Afghanistan in one-off Test; Kohli to lead in Ireland, England T20Is
Cricket | May 08, 2018, 11:19 PM ISTWith Virat Kohli on his way to play County, Ajinkya Rahane will lead the Test side in a one-off historic Test match against Afghanistan.
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Ajinkya Rahane likely to lead India in Afghanistan Test, Shreyas Iyer to fill in for Virat Kohli
Cricket | May 07, 2018, 04:15 PM ISTKohli, who will be playing for Surrey for the entire month of June, will also miss the two T20 Internationals against Ireland in Dublin at the end of that month.
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Let him decide: Vinod Rai on Virat Kohli's English County stint
Cricket | May 02, 2018, 05:51 PM ISTIndia-Afghanistan Test match will be played in Bengaluru starting from June 16 in the middle of Kohli's county commitments with Surrey.
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BCCI unhappy with Kohli's decision of playing county over Afghanistan Test: Reports
Cricket | Apr 27, 2018, 04:17 PM ISTEarlier, the Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Shafiq Stanikzai had expressed his desire for Kohli to play the historical Test match against Afghanistan.
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Will miss playing against Virat Kohli in our maiden Test vs India: Afghanistan CEO
Cricket | Apr 25, 2018, 07:27 PM ISTThe trouble-torn Afghanistan currently play their home matches at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, and also have two 'home' bases in India -- Greater Noida and Dehradun.
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BCCI president, treasurer kept in dark about Afghanistan Test date
Cricket | Jan 16, 2018, 10:17 PM ISTThe India-Afghanistan Test will be a historic first for the war-ravaged nation where cricket has become the most popular sport.
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T20 World Cup: Yuvraj gets into groove facing 'throwdowns' for an hour
Cricket | Sep 18, 2012, 06:56 PM ISTColombo, Sep 18th: In a throwback to the Gary Kirsten days when the then India coach would always help Sachin Tendulkar with throwdowns, the Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) ground on Tuesday witnessed Yuvraj Singh going