Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill took India to 111/4 and have a lead by 56 runs at Tea break on the first day of the second Test match against South Africa in Cape Town on Wednesday.
India's batting talisman Virat Kohli started the new year on a good note as he re-entered the top 10 in the ICC Test rankings, climbing to ninth position, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the latest ranking update on Wednesday.
South Africa captain Dean Elgar won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the must-win second and last Test of the two-match series here at Newlands on Wednesday.
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Tuesday spoke on Shubman Gill's no. 3 batting position in the Test and said that it is an individual thing how one thinks about it. India will look to draw the series as they face South Africa in the second Test on January 3 at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cap
India skipper Rohit Sharma hailed his South African counterpart Dean Elgar who will be playing his final Test of a prolific international career on Wednesday.
The Blue Tigers have put their grand reception in Doha behind them, and have now begun training for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023. While there are plenty of familiar faces around, a few are yet to make their senior international debut
Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Cabinet Ministers Dhani Ram Shandil, Chander Kumar, Rohit Thakur, Anirudh Singh, Vikramaditya Singh, Rajesh Dharmani and Yadvinder Goma accompanied the Chief Minister and greeted the Governor
The Indian cricket team has scaled many heights over the past few years but despite being such a formidable side, they have failed to win an ICC crown over the past 10 years and as far as the World Cup is concerned, the 'Men in Blue' have not been able to win it since the past 12 years.
India made history as the first among the 23 visiting teams to reach Qatar for the AFC Asian Cup 2023. With less than two weeks remaining until the Blue Tigers' inaugural match against Australia, head coach Igor Stimac and his team find themselves pressed for time.