Powered by skipper Ravindra Sante's brilliant 39-ball 70, which included six sixes and four fours, Mumbai outplayed Karnataka by eight wickets in the final to clinch the trophy in the fourth edition of the 4th T20 National Physical Disability Championship.
Skipper Rohit Sharma backed Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja's performance following India's defeat in the second Test match against New Zealand and said that there's too much expectation on the two all-rounders
Skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday said batters did not perform as well as was required in the two matches of Test series against New Zealand, which India lost, and that it's too early to think of the World Test Championship.
Following his side's defeat to New Zealand in the second Test match in Pune, India skipper Rohit Sharma backed his teammates and said that this team has done a lot of good things in the past.
Tom Latham-led New Zealand created history as they beat Rohit Sharma-led side by 113 runs in the second Test match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday and clinched their first series win in India
Bharatiya Janata Party's national president JP Nadda on Saturday appointed Ravindra Kumar Rai, a former MP, as the working president of the party's Jharkhand unit with immediate effect.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill infused the atmosphere in Pune with a wave of positivity as India started a mounting chase against New Zealand on Day 3 on Saturday.
Coming to the match, skipper Tom Latham's marvelous fifty gave New Zealand a massive lead of 301 runs against India in the second Test of the three-match series at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Friday.
India started the opening session at 16/1, with Shubman Gill (10*) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (6*) unbeaten. At the end of the first session, India was 107/7, with Ravindra Jadeja (11*) and Washington Sundar (2*) unbeaten.
In the second Test between the Kiwis and India, the Indian team chose a combination of three frontline spinners in Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin on what was a spin-friendly surface, with all three having exceptional quality in their batting as well when in full f
Following Washington Sundar's exceptional performance on Day 1 of the Pune Test against New Zealand, his sister M S Shailaja heaped praise on the off-spinner's bowling on his return to the longest format of the game after a long gap of 3.5 years.
India pacer Washington Sundar on Thursday reflected on Pune's pitch after the end of Day 1 of the second Test match against New Zealand and said that the bowlers had to give more speed to the ball.