Search For "cricket"
Kumble urges Team India to "deeply reflect" on series loss to South Africa
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble, a leading wicket-taker, has expressed dissapointment with India's "complete surrender" to South Africa, which resulted in their first series loss to Proteas in 25 years on home soil, saying that "constant changes to the playing XI, batting orders, and fre
Read More
Rohit Sharma returns to top spot in latest ICC ODI rankings
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Veteran Indian opener Rohit Sharma has returned to the No. 1 spot in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings ahead of the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa, starting November 30 in Ranchi.
Read More
"It will be exciting to watch marquee players getting into the pool," Anju
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former India captain Anjum Chopra has opened up about eight marquee players getting into the auction pool during the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction.
Read More
"Test cricket not for all-rounders, demands specialists": Madan Lal's blun
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After a whitewash to New Zealand last year, which marked India's first series loss at home in 12 years, India's supremacy at home received another big jolt as a cohesive, clinical World Test Championship-holding South African unit outclassed them in every department to hand the hosts their s
Read More
Travis Head at number five best for pink-ball Test against England: Aaron
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former Australia captain Aaron Finch feels that hard-hitter Travis Head is best suited in the middle-order for Australia during the second Test against England in Brisbane. The second Test between Australia and England will be a pink-ball Test, starting December 4.
Read More
No century from Indian batters in South Africa series, second-lowest avera
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Throughout the Test series, Indian batters continued to struggle against a strong South African bowling attack
Read More
"To save future generations of Indian cricket..": Harbhajan following Indi
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Another year, another setback for Team India. The Indian Test team's home conditions, once an almost unbreachable fortress for 12 successive years, are not safe for them anymore as they were out-batted, out-paced, out-bounced and out-spun by ICC World Test Champions South Africa and handed t
Read More
Plummeting averages, number 3 instability: India under Gambhir faces 'deja
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The defeat has plenty of reasons one can pinpoint fingers on, be it the extreme pitches chosen by the home team, the failure of coaching staff to instil a proper Test-driven mindset and technique within players, the collective batting failure and excessive reliance on Indian pace spearhea
Read More
India slips to 5th in World Test Championship standings, ranks below Pakis
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This marks just the second time that they have achieved a Test series win in the country after 2000. Meanwhile, the loss by 408 runs marks India's heaviest defeat (by margin of runs) in Test cricket, as per ICC.
Read More
"Blame lies with everyone in dressing room, starts with me": Gambhir after
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India suffered a crushing defeat and their worst in terms of runs after the Rishabh Pant-led side lost the Guwahati Test to South Africa by a mammoth 408 runs. The Temba Bavuma-led side whitewashed India 2-0 in the series.
Read More
"I am the same guy under whom India won Champions Trophy, Asia Cup": Gauta
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
South Africa secured a resounding 408-run victory over India in the second and final Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. This is India's second whitewash at home under the head coach Gautam Gambhir. 0-3 to New Zealand last year and 0-2 vs SA now - two home Test series defeats
Read More
"Dissappointing display of patience and technique...all-rounder obsession
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Reigning ICC World Test Championship winners South Africa completed a historic 2-0 Test series win to whitewash India in their own backyard. This came after the Temba Bavuma-led South Africa thrashed India by a mammoth 408-run margin in the second Test in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Read More