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Tendulkar was just 18 years of age when he became the youngest batsman to score a hundred in Australia. The Perth pitch was regarded as one of the fastest and bounciest in the world. Thus, it was naturally difficult for batsmen from the subcontinent to adjust and adapt to the conditions. However, Sachin Tendulkar showed incredible maturity in his shot-selection and managed to score 114 runs off just 161 balls....

Steve Smith was going through a rough patch of form in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, having scored only 10 runs from his first four innings. However, great batsmen always find a way to come back to their very best, and that is exactly what the 31-year-old managed to do. Speaking to the Sony Sports Network after the end of the day’s play, Sunil Gavaskar explained why he feels Steve Smith is one of the greats of the game....

Twitterati troll Rohit Sharma for dropping a simple catch The 21-year-old Sundar could only smile and just couldn’t believe his luck when he saw Rohit Sharma drop an absolute dolly. Even Ben Stokes reacted in disbelief seeing the dropped catch from his dressing room. The fans on Twitter didn’t hesitate to troll the Indian opener for such an embarrassing moment. Here is what they had to say: Rohit Sharma had a pretty eventful day....

However, Gavaskar also opined that Pant needs to find the right balance between being carefree and careless to add more consistency to his game. Rishabh Pant came in at the crease when India had lost two wickets in quick succession, with Virat Kohli (11) and Ajinkya Rahane (1) departing cheaply. The 23-year-old played a brilliant counterattacking innings of 91 off 88 balls before losing his wicket to Dom Bess. Applauding Pant’s effort, Gavaskar said on Star Sports:...

Ashwin flighted the ball and invited Joe Root to have a crack at it. The 30-year-old obliged, and although he was in his 190s, Root didn’t hesitate to club the ball over long-on. Such was the England captain’s concentration that he took a few seconds to realize he had reached his double hundred. Here is the video of that fantastic six with which Joe Root reached his milestone: Joe Root becomes the first England player to bring up his double century with a six We all have seen someone like Virender Sehwag reach his double hundred with a six....

After Axar Patel injured his knee before the start of the match, the Indian team opted to field Ravichandran Ashwin, Shahbaz Nadeem, and Washington Sundar as their three-pronged spin attack. Kuldeep Yadav, who had not played a Test in Australia as well, continues to be on the sidelines. During an interaction on Aaj Tak, Sunil Gavaskar was asked if the result of the first two days of the Test would have been any different if Kuldeep Yadav was part of the playing XI....

England posted a first innings total of 578 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. In reply, India lost early wickets and it seemed the visitors would take a 300-run lead. However, Washington Sundar stitched together a 80-run partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin to take India’s total past 300. Eventually, Sundar ran out of partners as he missed out on a well-deserved hundred. Speaking about Washington Sundar’s efforts, former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar told Star Sports that the youngster’s unbeaten 85 was “as good as a hundred....

Hanuma Vihari has full faith that Team India will win the upcoming series as their confidence is sky-high, following a historic 2-1 triumph in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under. The right-handed batsman played a heroic knock to help the visitors save the Sydney Test. Vihari is currently at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for his rehabiitation. Speaking to the Times of India, he explained how keen he is to get before the last two Tests against England....

Pope was ruled out of the first Test due to injury and was replaced by Jonny Bairstow. The 23-year-old has averaged over 60 in first-class matches in 2021 and even had a fruitful campaign in the Vitality T20 Blast, averaging 42 across five matches. Unfortunately, Pope suffered an injury to his thigh while fielding for Surrey in their T20 Blast fixture against Kent in July. Ahead of the second Test, England coach Chris Silverstone admitted that Ollie Pope, Haseeb Hameed and late call-up Moeen Ali were all in contention for a spot....

Prior to the start of the series, the Indian players enjoyed a relaxing team in the brief off-period between the T20 World Cup and the NZ tour. Chahal’s wife Dhanashree Verma is also in New Zealand and shared a reel earlier today of the couple touring in the country. Swashbuckling batter Suryakymar Yadav and all-rounder Deepak Hooda was also spotted in the video. Check the post below. Earlier during the T20 World Cup in Australia, the duo was spotted visiting the famous Sydney Harbour and Opera House....

The camaraderie between the Pakistan skipper and Kohli has made headlines a number of times over the last couple of years. A few days back as well, a picture of their interaction in the midst of preparations for the Asia Cup 2022 went viral. Kohli and Babar will be in opposing camps when the Men in Blue take on Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday (August 28). Speaking ahead of the big game, Kohli opened up on his equation with Pakistan’s run machine....

Chasing 148, KL Rahul was dismissed for a golden duck. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli went into a rebuild before falling in quick succession once they put up a sizeable partnership after navigating a challenging powerplay. Ravindra Jadeja’s 29-ball 35 was pivotal in seeing the side home in an absolute thriller, while Hardik Pandya (33* off 17) pitched in with an all-round performance. It was an impressive bowling display by Pakistan who did well to slow down the tempo and make it difficult for the opposition batters....

The much-hyped contest got underway after the Men in Blue won the toss and decided to bowl first. Indian bowlers did well to restrict Pakistan to 147 in 19.5 overs. Deverakonda and Rautela were seen in the stands, supporting the Indian team in the high-voltage clash. Deverakonda is promoting his recently released movie ‘Liger’. Rautela, meanwhile, was recently embroiled in a controversy with Team India keeper-batter Rishabh Pant over an interview she gave to an entertainment portal....

The former Indian cricketer contracted the virus on August 23 in the buildup to the tournament. Hence, Dravid didn’t travel with the entire squad that landed in the UAE a few days back. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named VVS Laxman as interim coach in his absence. He had earlier coached the national team on the tour of Ireland and Zimbabwe. Dravid tested negative for COVID-19 while being home quarantined in Bangalore....

After being asked to bat first by Indian captain Rohit Sharma, the Men in Green received a huge blow early on as Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed their captain Babar Azam in the third over for 10 runs. Fakhar Zaman came in and tried to take the attack to the opponents by smashing a couple of boundaries. The southpaw’s innings did not last long as he edged one to wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik in the sixth over and walked back to the pavilion despite the Indian fielders not appealing....

Having not tasted much success in the IPL – a win percentage of 44.44 – KL Rahul couldn’t get his team over the line in the second Test in Johannesburg as the visitors slumped to a seven-wicket defeat. Asked how he analyses his captaincy, Rahul admitted he would look to implement the learnings from MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli in the coming days. Having lost the Test series 1-2 and Rohit being unable to recover from his hamstring injury in time, Rahul was elevated to the captaincy role for the ODIs while fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was appointed his deputy....

With Virat Kohli’s fall from captaincy grace still fresh in memory, India’s stand-in captain KL Rahul will have the unenviable task of not only selecting the best possible playing XI but also ensuring that the Men in Blue improve their rather unconvincing ODI form. Here is India’s predicted playing XI for the first ODI against South Africa. Openers: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (c) With Rohit Sharma set to return for the next series against the West Indies and backups like young Ruturaj Gaikwad waiting in the wings, Shikhar Dhawan’s ODI career is hanging by a thread....

South Africa and India were scheduled to meet in a three-match ODI series in 2020. The first match of the series did not take place because of the rain, while the other two matches were abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, the two nations battled in the 2019 Cricket World Cup, where India recorded a comfortable win. The previously completed bilateral series between India and South Africa, which took place in 2018, ended in the Men in Blue’s favor 5-1....

Kohli recovered from his injury and returned to the Indian playing XI for the third match of the ICC World Test Championship series against South Africa. He scored a brilliant 79 in conditions where most of the batters struggled. Thanks to his half-century, Virat now has 767 rating points to his name. He is only below Marnus Labuschagne, Joe Root, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Rohit Sharma and Travis Head in the latest rankings....

Both teams have had a similar start to their campaigns. India A Women U-19 won their first game against West Indies Women U-19 before losing to India B Women U-19. Sri Lanka U-19, on the other hand, lost to India B Women U-19 in their first encounter before beating West Indies Women U-19. IND-W A U19 vs SL-WU19 Match Details, Quadrangular Women’s U19 T20 Series The fifth match of the Quadrangular Women’s U19 T20 Series between India A Women U-19 and Sri Lanka Women U-19 will be played on November 17 at the Dr....