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Dropping the ball

A marvellous cast of characters that took Indian cricket to glory is dismantling it. The way white ball captaincy was taken away from Virat Kohli drags it back by half a century

Injured Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja working in NCA to regain fitness

Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja, who have been ruled out of the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa due to injuries, are working at NCA in Bengaluru to regain full fitness.

Ashes: Excited to see Neser get his chance in baggy green, says Cummins

Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins said he was excited to see Michael Neser finally getting a chance to make debut in the longest format.

Steve Smith to lead Australia 3.5 years after ball tampering scandal

Former Australian skipper Steve Smith will lead Aussies after three and a half years on Thursday in the second Ashes Test against England.Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the second Ashes Test against England after being deemed a close contact of a person who received a positive COVID-19 test last night.Smith has been named captain of Australia for second Test against England."Cummins is understandably very disappointed not to be able to captain Australia for the day-night Test in Adelaide. Steve Smith will captain the team in Cummins' absence," Cricket Australia said in a statement.In March this year, Smith for the first time had openly talked about wanting to lead Australia again. The 31-year-old cricketer was removed as the skipper following his involvement in the Sandpaper Gate fiasco in the Cape Town Test against South Africa in March 2018.Smith's captaincy ban expired last year, however, he was not handed back the leadership post as Paine continued to ...

Ashes: Cummins out of Adelaide Test after Covid scare, Smith to lead

Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins will miss the second Ashes Test against England after being deemed a close contact of a person who received a positive Covid-19 test last night.

Virat Kohli-led Indian red-ball squad departs for South Africa tour

Virat Kohli-led Indian red-ball squad departed for South Africa to lock horns with Proteas in the three-match Test series.India and South Africa will lock horns in the Test series which gets underway from December 26.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday shared pictures of the departure of the Indian Test squad."All buckled up. South Africa bound," BCCI tweeted.Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa after a hamstring injury during the practice session.Kohli said Team India will miss Rohit's abilities in the upcoming tour of South Africa."Will miss his abilities a lot. He's proven in England already that he's really worked his Test game out, and the opening partnership was very important for us to play in that series. Obviously, with his experience and skill, we will miss those qualities," said Virat Kohli in a virtual conference."That said, it's an opportunity for Mayank [Agarwal] and KL [Rahul] to step up and ...

We can do something special in South Africa this time around: Kohli

India would look to improve on their recent impressive record overseas when they take on South Africa in a three-match Test series, starting December 26, under Kohli's captaincy

If Azhar has info on rift in Team India, he should tell us: Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar has said that Mohammad Azharuddin should not have alluded to a rift between Test skipper Virat Kohli and the newly-appointed white-ball captain Rohit Sharma.

'Nobody bigger than sport': Thakur on alleged rift between Virat, Rohit

Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said there is no player bigger than the game.

Ashes: Expected too much from Ben Stokes in 1st Test, admits Joe Root

England Test skipper Joe Root has admitted that he expected too much out of all-rounder Ben Stokes in the first Ashes Test.England and Australia will lock horns in the second Test, beginning Thursday at Adelaide. Australia won the first Test by nine wickets to gain a 1-0 lead in the five-match series."It was a huge ask and I'm probably as guilty as anyone; I expected too much of him. It's because I see him almost as a bit of a superhero. Look at what he's done in the last few years when he's played; at least once a series, maybe twice a series, he's done something extraordinary which has won us a game on its own. And you do get a little complacent about expecting that," ESPNcricinfo quoted Root as saying."It's easy to forget on a big occasion like that, whether it's because he's not played a huge amount and also what he's had to go through recently as well, I think there was a bit too much on him. But you know the character he is, it'll have motivated him even more now to put in one ..

Virat Kohli has made no official request for break as of now: BCCI official

Kohli will be leading India in a three-Test series starting December 26 in Centurion and the series ends on January 15 in Cape Town with the third and final Test

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah launches HAP Cup for players with special needs

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah launched the second edition of the HAP Cup, the biggest tournament for the differently abled in India.

Ben Stokes signs new three-year contract with Durham cricket club

Durham Cricket has announced that England all-rounder Ben Stokes has signed a contract extension with the Club.The 30-year-old has signed a contract until at least the end of the 2024 season. Stokes is an integral part of the England team - featuring across all formats since making his senior debut in 2011 against Ireland."I am delighted to commit to a further three years with Durham, I have had some fantastic memories playing for the Club over the years and I look forward to experiencing more of this in the future," said Stokes in a statement.Stokes made his Durham County Championship debut against Essex in 2010, playing 64 red ball games for the Club scoring 3611 first-class runs with a best of 185 against Lancashire.Director of Cricket, Marcus North added: "Ben is one of the finest players in the world and while we may not see him as much as we would like his influence around the club remains huge."It's fantastic to see Ben back fit and well following his time away from the game ...

Australia's Travis Head can't wait to get the 2nd Ashes Test underway

Australia are weighing up their options following the withdrawal of fast bowler Josh Hazelwood from the second Test match of the Ashes series.

Khawaja is Greg Chappell's choice if Warner not fit for Adelaide Test

Chappell has said that the Cricket Australia selection panel must look as Usman Khawaja as an option should opener David Warner not recover from the bruised ribs he suffered during the Ashes opener.

Sachin Tendulkar joins Spinny as strategic investor, lead brand endorser

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has joined pre-owned car retailing platform Spinny as a strategic investor and lead brand endorser.

India to host Afghanistan for 3 ODIs in March next year

India men's cricket will be playing three ODIs against Afghanistan in March 2022, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Monday.

Rohit sustains hit in nets, A team captain Panchal called as cover for SA

Sharma has suffered a hit on his hand during a net session in Mumbai

Virat led from front for 5 yrs, enjoyed every moment under him: Rohit

Virat Kohli led India from the front for 5 yrs as the team's limited-overs captain, said his successor Rohit Sharma, insisted that he enjoyed "each and every moment" he played under the star batter.

ICC not losing hope of featuring in 2028 Olympics as 'additional sport'

The list would be put to vote in the IOC Session in Beijing in February next year for approval, which is likely to be a formality.