In a stellar display of batting prowess, India's Sarfaraz Khan celebrated his maiden Test century on day four of the first Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru.
Sarfaraz Khan's exceptional 150 runs, and Rishabh Pant's 99 guided India to 438 with the loss of six wickets at the end of session two on Day 4 of the first Test against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Virat Kohli joined an elite group of cricketers by scoring his 9,000th run in Test matches during a fluent 70 on day three of the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru.
After the end of Day 2 of the Bengaluru Test at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the right-arm seamer Matt Henry said that playing a Test match in India is really great.
In his spell of 13.2 overs, he took 5/15 with an economy rate of 1.10, the lowest by a Kiwi bowler in a Test fifer. He got crucial wickets of Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav.
Following the conclusion of the day's play of the first India-New Zealand Test, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was hit on his kneecap on the same leg for which he underwent surgery following his road accident and taking him off the field was a precauti
Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has been included in the squad for the upcoming Test series against South Africa, marking his farewell from Test cricket. Selector Hannan Sarkar confirmed that Shakib's selection was finalized after receiving clearance from the Bangladesh Cricket Boa
Former India captain Anil Kumble has backed Shubman Gill to excel at the No. 3 spot in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Kumble advised against moving Gill to an opener position, even if Rohit Sharma is unavailable for the first Test in Perth.
Rishabh will be a crucial part of the Indian team when they visit Australia for this year's Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting from November 22 onwards with first Test at Perth. During the previous series, Pant's unbeaten 89 helped India chase down 328 runs on the final day and hand Australia