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"Feel sad that people like Root, Smith, Williamson are really making a nam
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I just feel sad that people like Joe Root and Steve Smith, Kane Williamson are really making a name for themselves in Test Cricket. It was okay, Virat Kohli just walked away from cricket, retired from all cricket. But that he's chosen to play one day cricket actually disappoints me more, be
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Usman Khawaja reflects on his parents' sacrifices after announcing Test re
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Khawaja, 39, announced his Test retirement on Friday, with the ongoing Sydney Ashes Test being his last match. Khawaja has played 88 Tests (Sydney Test included) and has scored 6206 runs, with most of those runs coming from the top of the order.
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"No real end date for me": Steve Smith brushes aside Test retirement talks
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Widely regarded as one of the best red-ball batters in cricket, Smith has endured a dip in his form over recent years, at least by his own standards.
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Virat Kohli in 2025: Iconic Indian batter dominates white-ball cricket rec
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The first image in 2025 for Virat and his fans was him helplessly nicking an outside off-stump delivery by Scott Boland to Steve Smith in slips as he concluded a disastrous Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), slapping his thigh and cussing himself for time and again falling to the 'corridor of unc
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"It did not feel a natural exit": Robin Uthappa reflects on Ro-Ko's Test r
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa believes Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's Test retirements weren't a "natural exit" and that they still had the ongoing World Test Championship cycle (WTC) 2025-2027 left in them.
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"Nobody can handle pressure as well as these two": Amit Mishra backs 'Ro-K
Updated : 5 months ago IST
After announcing their Test retirements in May this year, Rohit and Virat have not been getting enough game time in ODIs, a format which does not dominate the cricket calendar like before. While they have showcased fine form throughout the year in ODIs, questions have often arisen about w
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Virat Kohli confirms availability to DDCA, to play Vijay Hazare Trophy: S
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As per sources, the 37-year-old veteran, now an ODI-only batter following his Test retirement in May this year and T20I retirement following the T20 World Cup triumph last year, has confirmed his availability to the Delhi and District Cricket Association
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"They must play": Kevin Pietersen reacts to rumours of Kohli, Rohit coming
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Team India suffered a 0-2 drubbing at home in the Test series against South Africa last week. Since then, there have been rumours that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has asked Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to come out of their Test retirements.
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"Beautful phase that I really enjoyed": Virat Kohli on his break after Tes
Updated : 7 months ago IST
India's star batter Virat Kohli reveals his break after retiring from Test cricket earlier this year was wonderful, allowing him to spend quality time with his family.
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Rohit-Virat's return, record-chase in highlight as India start ODI series
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Rohit and Virat, whose last assignment was the ICC Champions Trophy win in March, will be making their return in Indian colours after seven months. The two legends, who announced their Test retirements ahead of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle, starting with their tour to
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"There will be pitches in South Africa where spinners will get...": Shastr
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
While the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Indian colours after T20Is and Test retirements and appointment of Shubman Gill as ODI captain made plenty of headlines, one noticable thing in the Australia squad was absence of Jadeja, who has been in exceptional form with the bat in T
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"Go out and watch them": Ex-Aussie skipper's message to public ahead of Ro
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's white-ball trip to Aussie land will consist of three ODIs and five T20Is. The main attraction of the ODI series, without a doubt, would be the return of Rohit and Virat after the ICC Champions Trophy win in March. Having retired from T20Is last year after ICC T20 World Cup win, th
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