Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is convinced that seasoned spinner Ravichandran Ashwin "must play" in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series opener against Australia in Perth.
With India putting faith in some promising youngsters for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy this time around, it could very well mark a starting point for players like Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy (in Tests) and Abhimanyu Easwaran. Their exploits in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and domestic
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant rose in the latest Test player rankings on Wednesday following his exceptional performance in the recently concluded three-match Test series against New Zealand.
India's batting woes, particularly against spin, continued to worsen, as a six-wicket haul from Ajaz Patel and a fine spell from Glenn Phillips spun the Kiwis to history, beating India in the third Test at Wankhede Stadium by 25 runs and sealing a 3-0 series win, India's first-ever at hom
New Zealand captain Tom Latham said on Sunday that the team could have only dreamt of being in this position after a series loss to Sri Lanka away from home recently following his side's historic series whitewash.
Ajaz Patel and Glenn Phillips unleashed a spin web on Indian batter, spinning them towards history as NZ beat India by 25 runs and become the first visiting side to whitewash India in India in a series of three or more matches.
NZ has won the series 3-0 and have become the first side to white wash India in India in a Test series at home of three or more Tests. New Zealand become the fourth side to whitewash India in a series of 3-plus Tests after England (4), Australia (3), and West Indies (once).
India legendary spinner Anil Kumble openened up on Virat Kohli's dismissal on Day 1 of the the third and final Test of the series at the Wankhade Stadium on Friday.
In the final couple of overs, from the point where India looked in firm control, the fortune turned its back on the hosts and the visitors didn't waste a moment to capitalize on the opportunity.
The Indian batters collapsed on the first day of the third and final Test match at the Wankhade Stadium on Friday after brilliant performance from spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar.