Indian Cricket Team
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Why is Rohit Sharma not playing for India in 5th Test against Australia in Sydney?
Cricket | Jan 03, 2025, 05:15 AM ISTIndia won the toss and elected to bat first in the fifth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, January 3. The visitors made a couple of changes to their playing XI with the biggest one of captain Rohit Sharma, who after a woeful run of form didn't find a place.
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Bumrah scripts Test history; goes past McGrath, Imran Khan on elite list; breaks India's WTC record
Cricket | Dec 29, 2024, 09:44 AM ISTJasprit Bumrah, the greatness, continued to rewrite Test records as he completed 200 wickets milestone in the longest format of the game. Bumrah had 3-3 during one period as Australia were reduced to 91/6 from 80/2 in no time with Australia's lead going past 200 in the Boxing Day Test.
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Nitish Reddy slams his maiden Test century, scripts history for an Indian No 8 batter in Australia
Cricket | Dec 28, 2024, 12:37 PM ISTIt almost seemed like Nitish Kumar Reddy would miss out on his ton with India losing wickets of Washington Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah when the all-rounder was in his late 90s. But Mohammed Siraj played out three deliveries from Pat Cummins for Reddy to be on strike next over and get to his hundred.
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Why are Indian players wearing black armbands on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test against Australia?
Cricket | Dec 27, 2024, 07:08 AM ISTThe Indian team was seen sporting black armbands as the players came out on the field on Day 2 of the fourth Test against Australia at the MCG. Australia have zoomed ahead in the game with Steve Smith smashing a century in back-to-back Tests and the score has already gone past 400.
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Advantage Australia after a fiery Boxing Day Test onset despite India's fightback as Konstas, Smith
Cricket | Dec 26, 2024, 01:51 PM ISTAustralia took the honours on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with the hosts scoring 311 runs. India had a scope to fight back after they got three wickets for just nine runs during a passage of play but Steve Smith with an unbeaten 68 is still a massive threat.
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ICC Rankings: Jasprit Bumrah equals R Ashwin's India record, extends his reign as top Test bowler
Cricket | Dec 25, 2024, 02:52 PM ISTTravis Head, Saim Ayub and Heinrich Klaasen were amongst some of the biggest gainers in the latest ICC rankings across all formats. India's Jasprit Bumrah stayed at the top of the rankings for Test bowlers but equalled the India record while attaining his career-best rating points.
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Rohit to open, KL Rahul at No 3 and two changes? Predicting India's likely XI for Boxing Day Test
Cricket | Dec 25, 2024, 12:51 PM ISTThe ongoing Border-Gavaskar series is poised nicely at 1-1 after the Gabba draw. While Australia have already named their playing XI making a couple of changes, India's line-up could also see as many personnel tweaks and more so in the combination and the balance for the Boxing Day Test.
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'Would've had a heart attack...': R Ashwin shares star-studded call history from his retirement day
Cricket | Dec 20, 2024, 11:09 AM ISTR Ashwin has been in the news since his retirement at the international level, naturally. But more so because of his father's statements, his own statement about the decision being instinctive and playing for CSK as long as he can. On Friday, he shared the call history from his retirement day.
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Defeats galore and runs dry up: Is it the beginning of the end of Rohit Sharma's Test captaincy?
Cricket | Dec 18, 2024, 05:53 PM ISTRohit Sharma is facing the real heat for the first time as a Test captain with no win for India in the last five consecutive games under his leadership. Rohit has also failed to contribute with the bat in red-ball cricket recently, triggering the retirement talks.
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Bumrah creates history for India in Australia, overseas Tests; leaves Kapil Dev, Ishant behind
Cricket | Dec 18, 2024, 10:45 AM ISTJasprit Bumrah continued to trouble the Australians in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy as his tally reached 21 wickets for the series and achieved a historic record by an Indian bowler in overseas Tests. Australia declared 89/7 in their second innings as India were set a target of 275 runs.
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'We don't point fingers at each other': Bumrah on lack of support from other Indian bowlers vs AUS
Cricket | Dec 16, 2024, 03:44 PM ISTJasprit Bumrah was again the pick of the bowlers for India as he picked a six-fer for India in Australia's first batting innings at the Gabba in the third Test. However, the lack of support from the other bowlers has been glaring as the likes of Mohammed Siraj and Nitish Reddy weren't good enough.
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5 highest individual scores by Indian batters at Gabba in Tests; Rishabh Pant not on list
Sports | Dec 10, 2024, 01:53 PM ISTRishabh Pant with the iconic bat roll after taking India to a win at the Gabba got popular scoring an unbeaten 89 in his debut. However, Pant's 89* doesn't feature in the top five for the highest individual score by Indian batters at the venue in Test cricket. Take a look-
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After winning in India, New Zealand on brink of repeating 68-year-old unwanted record at home
Cricket | Dec 09, 2024, 04:51 PM ISTNew Zealand lost to England in the second Test by a huge margin of 323 runs. It has been a forgettable year for them in the longest format while playing at home. Interestingly, for the first time, they've been better away from home having won 3-0 in India recently.
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England script WTC history, leave India behind after 2-0 lead against New Zealand
Cricket | Dec 09, 2024, 10:13 AM ISTEngland took a 2-0 unassailable lead against New Zealand with a massive 323-run win in the second Test in Wellington and scripted history in the World Test Championship (WTC). England may not be able to qualify for the final, however, they have made sure to end their cycle on a high.
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'Used to calculate my age to see he doesn't get retired when I make debut': Nitish Reddy on Kohli
Cricket | Dec 06, 2024, 12:34 PM ISTAndhra all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has come leaps and bounds in the last 6-8 months through IPL and T20 cricket, making his Test debut in the first game against Australia in Perth. Nitish Reddy opened up on his admiration and respect for Virat Kohli and his dream to play alongside him.
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IND vs PAK ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 Highlights: India lose to Pakistan by 44 runs in their opener
Cricket | Dec 01, 2024, 08:56 PM ISTIND vs PAK ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live score: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan meet each other as both the teams open their campaign at the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 in Dubai. The teams will be looking to start the tournament on a high note. Follow for the latest updates.
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IND vs PM XI Highlights: Play called off due to rain on day 1 between India and Prime Minister's XI
Cricket | Nov 30, 2024, 03:06 PM ISTIND vs PM XI Highlights: India will be led by their designated captain Rohit Sharma in the pink-ball warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. Rohit joined Team India on day four of the first Test in Perth.
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India vs Prime Ministers XI: Weather threat looms large on Day 1 of clash at Manuka Oval, check here
Cricket | Nov 29, 2024, 07:43 PM ISTIndia will be facing Prime Ministers XI of Australia in a two-day warm-up match on November 30 and December 1. However, the weather threat looms large to wash the opening day out. Check the weather report here.
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India vs Prime Minister's XI live streaming: When and where to watch pink-ball practice match?
Cricket | Nov 29, 2024, 05:00 PM ISTTeam India will be up against the Prime Minister's XI in the two-day pink-ball warm-up match in Canberra as the visitors try and get used to the day-night conditions a bit ahead of the Adelaide Test. India are 1-0 up in the five-match series and will welcome back their regular skipper Rohit Sharma.
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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets Team India
Sports | Nov 28, 2024, 02:53 PM ISTThe Indian senior men's cricket team met with the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ahead of their pink-ball warm-up game at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. The match will serve as an ideal prep for India for the day-night Test in Adelaide.