The veteran achieved this upward movement in the charts during the first Test against West Indies at Ahmedabad. On day two, at the end of session two, he had made 50* in 81 balls, with three fours and four sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of over 61.
India's star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Friday shared a video from celebrations following India's ICC Champions Trophy victory earlier this year, featuring Indian ODI captain Rohit Sharma joking about his retirement from the 50-over format.
On June 9 last year, India defeated Pakistan by six runs in a thriller at New York's Nassau County Stadium. The win was India's second in the tournament, which saw Men in Blue end their 11-year-long trophy drought by beating South Africa by seven runs in the title clash at Barbados. India wa
Pant accomplished this feat during his side's first Test against England at Leeds on Friday. During his knock of 134 in 178 balls, Pant smashed 12 fours and six sixes, scoring at a run-rate of above 75.
England's decorated quick James Anderson sees India as a "strong" side in the upcoming five-match Test series, scheduled to begin on June 20 at Headingley, despite the absence of their batting bigwigs and the phase of transition that has kicked in as a result.
Jasprit Bumrah has reportedly taken himself out of the running to become India's next Test captain, according to Sky Sports News. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant have now emerged as the top candidates to replace Rohit Sharma, who announced his retirement from Test cricket recently.
Pakistan-origin bowler Shahid Shabbir and Afghanistan-based spinner Zainullah shared their experience bowling to star batters, including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and others, during the nets session before India's Champions Trophy clash against Bangladesh on Thursday.
The official Instagram handle of the Indian Cricket Team unveiled the headshots of Indian stars Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, skipper Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Mohammed Shami among others, looking battle-ready in their official ICC Champions Trophy jerseys.
Former cricketer Madan Lal on Tuesday said that he is feeling "very happy" to see Indian men's cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli taking part in the second part of the Ranji Trophy.
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Monday reflected on wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's dismissal in the first inning at the Melbourne Test and said that it's about the 27-year-old understanding and figuring out what is required from him.
As the series stays level at 1-1 heading into Melbourne, the role of Rishabh to throw a counter-attack on Aussies becomes even more important, given his past success in Australia and in Tests in general. After a fine home season, which saw him score a century on his comeback Test match follo
With this win, Australia has bounced back big time from 295-run loss at Perth and levelled the five-match series 1-1. Also, they have kept their unbeaten run in pink ball Tests at Adelaide Oval alive, registering their eighth win in eight matches. This has put a dent on India's ICC World Tes