According to the Ministry of External Affairs, President Murmu enplaned for India after wrapping up her engagements in Botswana. In a special gesture, Botswana's President Duma Gideon Boko personally came to the airport to see her off. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X saying, "Wr
This is India's first Test at Eden Gardens since 2019. They are taking on a highly-motivated ICC World Test Champions South Africa, who are coming after a 1-1 draw against Pakistan at home recently, while India's previous Test outing was a 2-0 win over West Indies at home.
MEA said that Botswana's leadership expressed strong interest in India's digital transformation initiatives. "The leadership of Botswana also conveyed their keen interest in learning about the deployment of digital public infrastructure in India and how we are leveraging technology to improv
Ruturaj Gaikwad led India A to a thrilling five-wicket win in the first unofficial ODI against South Africa A at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, slamming a solid century to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series on Thursday.
President Droupadi Murmu addressed the Indian community in Gaborone, Botswana, highlighting 60 years of India-Botswana diplomatic ties and praising 10,000 Indians for their contributions in business and industry, calling them "proud ambassadors of India."
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma underscored the threat that India's premier left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav is capable of posing, irrespective of whether the surface offers turn to him or not.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma shares a different perspective from his head coach, Shukri Conrad, regarding a potential victory in the upcoming two Tests in India being on par with their ICC World Test Championship triumph at the 'Home of Cricket', Lord's, in June this year.
Ahead of the first Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens, Indian captain Shubman Gill remained non-committal on the final playing XI, particularly on choosing between spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Gill said the decision will be made after assessing the pitch on match morning.
"I think the wicket is more or less finalised, but when we arrived yesterday, it looked a bit different. Today, it seems slightly changed again. So, once we come tomorrow and see how the surface looks, we'll decide accordingly. In this part of India, the light tends to fade a little early, s