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Ashes: Strauss warns England captain Stokes of Australia's attempt to get
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Former batting stalwart Andrew Strauss was effusive about Ben Stokes and warned the England skipper to be wary of Australia's attempts to get under his skin in the upcoming Ashes, scheduled to commence on Friday at Perth's Optus Stadium.
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"We'll keep backing him, I'm sure he will deliver in future": Gambhir back
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The Temba Bavuma-led side took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. India were chasing 124 on the third day but collapsed to just 93 runs, with skipper Shubman Gill unavailable due to a neck injury; in his absence, Pant captained the side.
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"These are the moments you want to be a part of...": SA skipper Bavuma aft
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Bavuma's resilient half-century, spinner Simon Harmer's eight-for and the absence of skipper Shubman Gill due to injury led to India's 31-run loss to Proteas, giving the visitors a 1-0 hand in the series. Besides this fifty, another important contribution by Bavuma was a fine catch to remove
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"Privilege to bowl alongside Simon...": SA's Maharaj after Proteas' landma
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
India registered their fourth Test loss at home in a year, losing their first Test at Eden Gardens in 13 years. They failed to chase down the 124 runs set by the Proteas and missed out by 31 runs. A fine performance by spinner Harmer, who took eight wickets, a gutsy fifty by skipper Temba Ba
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Bavuma, Harmer shine as India sink in another Test against quality spin; l
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
South Africa is now 1-0 up in the two-match series. This is India's first defeat at Eden Gardens since December 2012 in England. India continues to set new lows under Gambhir's coaching, as after a whitewash series loss to New Zealand last year, their first in 12 years, they have now lost th
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"He has got a good motor....": Gillespie backs Doggett for Test debut at P
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
In a massive setback for Australia, after injuries to skipper Pat Cummins and Sean Abbott, another mainstay of the Aussie pace attack, Hazlewood, has been ruled out of the first Test at Perth due to a hamstring injury which first surfaced during the Sheffield Shield return for New South W
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Skipper Gill to take no further part in Kolkata Test, under observation in
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
During the second day of the series opener on Saturday, Gill was taken from the stadium to a private hospital for scans. Gill walked out to bat after Washington Sundar's dismissal and just played three deliveries before going off the field. He swept the ball for a four and immediately hel
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India men's hockey coach Fulton reveals reasoning behind resting big playe
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Fulton was speaking to ANI via a Zoom interaction. Sanjay will lead the Indian squad for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, a tournament that India has won five times. Some massive names are missing from the squad, such as skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, and Mandeep Singh
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BCCI confirms skipper Gill sustained neck spasm while batting on day two o
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
During the 35th over of the match, Gill took to the field after Washington Sundar's dismissal and played an aggressive sweep for a four on the third delivery he faced. However, after that, he was seen holding his neck and looked in pain. He was taken back to the pavillion, and he retired
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India vs SA, 1st Test: Proteas struck at regular intervals, India four dow
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
South African bowlers struck at regular intervals, while skipper Shubman Gill walked back, retired hurt due to neck pain, as India ended the first session of day two of the Kolkata Test with 22 runs still left to take the first innings lead.
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From ex-captain to the incumbent: Root looks forward to "repaying the favo
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
From his 122 at a tough, cracked and troubling surface at Perth's WACA Stadium back in 2013 in his early 20s, Stokes has come a long way from being a brash, hard-hitting all-rounder to a mastermind behind the chaos that is 'Bazball', alongside the head coach Brendon McCullum. Stokes-McCullum
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Would rather face him in A game than in Kolkata: SA skipper Bavuma outline
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma underscored the threat that India's premier left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav is capable of posing, irrespective of whether the surface offers turn to him or not.
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