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SA v IND: India out to crack the South Africa code as tour begins

After the Omicron variant of COVID-19 virus threatened to cancel the tour, the fixtures were revised with the Tests and ODIs retaining their places and changes in dates

Bio-bubble in South Africa best I have been part of, says Pujara

India and South Africa will lock horns in three Tests and three ODIs. The first Test will begin on December 26 at the SuperSport Park, Centurion

Indian batting line-up good enough to tackle South African pacers: Pujara

Pujara said the recent overseas success has made India a confident unit and that will reflect in the three-Test series, beginning Sunday

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.

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 ...

Was contacted 1.5 hours before selection of Test team: Virat Kohli

Rohit Sharma was named India's new ODI skipper last week and he takes the reins from Kohli as India gear up for the South Africa series

I am available for ODI series in South Africa, clarifies Kohli

India will play three Tests against South Africa, starting December 26, followed by as many ODIs in January

Root breaks Vaughan's record of most Test runs by England batter in year

England skipper Joe Root on Friday broke the record of former captain Michael Vaughan after smashing most runs in the longest format of the game by an English batter in the calendar year.

Indian selectors face tricky questions after series win against New Zealand

Mayank Agarwal, Jayant Yadav, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Siraj are not the first-choice players in the Indian team, but all of them played key roles as India sealed a series victory against New Zealand

India vs NZ 2nd Test: India declare at 276/4, set 540 run target

India declared their second innings at 276 for seven to set New Zealand an improbable victory target of 540 on the third day of the second and final Test here on Sunday.

Mumbai test: India tighten noose around Kiwis, lead by 332 runs

The Virat Kohli-led side wrested the initiative by bundling New Zealand for 62 in 28.1 overs in their first innings

Mumbai test: New Zealand all out for 62 in reply to India's 325

Number eight batter Kyle Jamieson top-scored for New Zealand with 17

NZ's Ajaz Patel takes 10 wickets in an innings, 3rd in 144-yr Test history

Patel, who had migrated to New Zealand with his parents back in 1996, ended the Indian innings with figures of 47.5-12-119-10 to equal England great Jim Laker and Indian legend Anil Kumble

IND v NZ, 2nd Test: Virat Kohli's controversial dismissal sparks debate

India captain Virat Kohli's return to Test cricket wasn't a happy one as he got out for a four-ball duck in the ongoing second Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday

India vs NZ: Ishant, Rahane, Jadeja ruled out of 2nd Test due to niggles

India suffered a big setback on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand on Friday with three players being ruled out with niggles.

NZ Captain Williamson out of 2nd Test with elbow injury, Latham to lead

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the second and final Test against India here due to the recurrence of his left-elbow injury which has troubled him for much of this year.

IND v NZ, 2nd Test: Both teams face tough calls as rain threat looms

Shreyas Iyer's scintillating batting on debut in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur has landed the Indian team management in a catch-22 situation

Not many leg-spinners have Test ambitions these days: Sivaramakrishnan

Former India player Laxman Sivaramakrishnan on Wednesday rued that the current leg-spinners don't have the ambition to play Test cricket

Ishant needs couple of Test matches to get his rhythm back: Mhambrey

Ishant Sharma's lack of rhythm can be attributed to lack of game time and it would take a couple of Test matches for him to get back into the groove, India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said.

Ind vs NZ: We can go upwards from anywhere, says Kiwi spinner Ajaz Patel

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel on Wednesday said that the BlackCaps are pretty confident about playing against India in the second Test of the ongoing two-match Test series in Mumbai.The second Test of the two-match series will be played at the Wankhede Stadium from December 3 to 7. Skipper Virat Kohli will return to lead the hosts.New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz put up a gritty performance to ensure that the visitors walked away with a draw at Green Park, Kanpur."For us, it's still going into a game with the possibility of taking the series. We know the history of playing in India and we know how difficult it has been in the past. The beauty of our team at this moment is that we don't look in history too much and we look at the present. For us, we have a sense of self-belief that we can go up from anywhere and recently we were able to take away the World Test Championship (WTC) from them," said Ajaz Patel during a virtual press conference."So for us, now it's just about ...