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Ajinkya Rahane took to social media and posted a video of his batting session in the nets. In the clip, the right-handed batsman is seen working on his defence and driving. Ajinkya Rahane captioned the video: On Tuesday, Indian captain Virat Kohli had posted a video of him batting in the nets on his Instagram account. Earlier in the day, Kohli and other members of Team India took part in a light-hearted training session and also participated in a game of footvolley....

England won their last ICC World Test Championship series versus Sri Lanka 2-0 while Team India pulled off a historic 2-1 victory Down Under. Both teams have equal momentum coming into the series. However, many former cricketers, including Sachin Tendulkar and Kris Srikkanth, have backed the Virat Kohli-led outfit to emerge victorious in this series. David Gower had a different viewpoint. Talking about the significance of Day 1 in Chennai, Gower said:...

After gaining a first innings lead of 241 runs, England did not show any inclination to declare their second innings even after having an overall lead of more than 400 runs. The Joe Root-led side were eventually bowled out for 178 runs in their second essay, less than an hour before stumps on the fourth day. While speaking on Star Sports, Sunil Gavaskar stated that the visiting team’s tactics were unfathomable....

The Australians began their journey to the next ICC Cricket World Cup with a fine performance although the same cannot be said about India. With a batting order change and lack of penetration in the bowling attack, India looked clueless against the Aussies earlier in the week. Nevertheless, with the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in their ranks, India looks well-equipped to level the series. With this being a crucial game in the context of the series, both sides will ideally give in their hundred percent....

The Australians, however, will quickly look to put the loss behind them and register consecutive ODI series wins on Indian soil. Both teams look well-matched on paper although the Indians might consider themselves slight favourites heading into this series decider. With the Chinnaswamy Stadium playing host to the two teams, yet another high-scoring encounter awaits on Sunday. Here are a few tips to help you pick your Dream11 team for IND vs AUS....

With India playing well in the first Test, Virat Kohli and his men will be eager to draw first blood at Lord’s. Moreover, there are quite a few milestones that the Indian players can achieve through the course of the second Test. On that note, let’s take a look at three such records that can be broken during the Lord’s Test. #1 Most Test wickets by an Indian at Lord’s While Ishant Sharma’s inclusion in India’s playing XI isn’t certain, the veteran pacer is close to achieving a memorable feat at Lord’s....

Cheteshwar Pujara finished his preparations for the crucial encounter by having a fruitful net session a day before the match. He shared a mini-clip of his batting session on his official Instagram handle and captioned the post: You can watch the story here. Cheteshwar Pujara is currently going through a lean run of form with the bat. Since the beginning of 2019, he has played 19 Test matches and scored 857 runs at an average of 27....

However, Karim feels that the cricketer’s fitness issues could be a point of concern. He mentioned that it would be a big ask to ensure that the injury-prone player remains fit to play in all three formats regularly. Despite that, the former wicketkeeper-batter feels that Sharma is the right candidate to lead India in the longer format. Saba Karim also pointed out that the right-handed batter was recently named vice-captain of the Test side, so he is expected to take over after Kohli’s sudden exit....

Pant has struggled with the bat in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa so far, having registered scores of 29, 5 and 6. His shot selection has also come under the scanner. The aggressive batter had a poor IPL 2022 campaign as well. Leading the Delhi Capitals (DC), he scored 340 runs in 14 matches with a best of 44. Reflecting on the cricketer’s consistently poor returns in the T20 format, Jaffer said that he might not feature in the Indian playing XI regularly in the upcoming matches....

Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh wrecked the Proteas top-order to reduce them to 9/5 inside the first powerplay. The visitors stacked up some runs courtesy of lower-order resistance, helping them reach 106 at the end of their 20 overs. The hosts faltered early on in the second innings as well, losing captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the powerplay. However, KL Rahul put a price on his wicket despite struggling to score freely....

Considering that the T20 World Cup in Australia is only a year and a few months away, India will look to start their preparations with this T20I series itself. India’s intent to start their preparations for the showpiece event is also reflected in the squad given that there are as many as nine changes to the team that was selected for the lone T20I against Australia in the back-end of February....

Chahal registered figures of 4/49 in his 9.5 overs to help the Indian team bowl out the visiting Caribbean side for 176 runs. The hosts then chased down the target with six wickets in hand and 22 overs to spare. While reviewing the encounter in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra was particularly appreciative of Chahal’s effort. He observed: The former India opener added that the leg-spinner was a different bowler when Washington Sundar was creating pressure from the other end....

The Men in Blue will lock horns with the African country in three ODIs, with the first game to be played on August 18. With uncertainty surrounding Rahul’s availability for the tour, Dhawan was originally named as the captain but was made the Karnataka batter’s deputy when the Indian vice-captain was added to the squad. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra was asked if Rahul replacing Dhawan as captain for the Zimbabwe series was avoidable....

The Associated Press reported that while the event coordinators hired a private security company, the Houston Police Department was also involved with crowd control and other safety duties at the Travis Scott show on November 5th. Houston Police Department Spokeswoman Jodi Silva declined to comment to the AP about whether they were considering handing the investigation to a private agency. “All of the information we have available to put out at this time has been placed out on Twitter,” Silva said....

In a statement delivered to a U.N. Security Council meeting called by the U.S. on Monday, Indian permanent representative T.S. Tirumurti said New Delhi was closely following the latest developments as Russia continued to amass troops, equipment and supplies near the border with Ukraine. Moscow officials have repeatedly rejected speculation on any impending invasion but have also demanded a halt to NATO’s eastward expansion, leaving Europe and the world on edge....

India’s bid to host the next U-20 tournament ended in disappointment after world football governing body FIFA accorded the status to Poland at its council meeting in Bogota, Colombia earlier this month. “At this stage you can say we are thinking of bidding for the 2023 Asian Cup, though China has also bid for the tournament. We are also thinking about the Woman’s World Cup and other top international events,” All India Football Federation (AIFF) said here today....

Batting first, West Indies A got off to a steady start scoring 55 runs in the first 24 overs. The introduction of Bhatt did the trick as the left-arm spinner picked up the wickets of Kieran Powell (33) and Kirk Edwards (18). Zaheer Khan, who had a quiet opening spell on his comeback to competitive cricket after a lengthy injury lay-off, accounted for Narsingh Deonarine to leave them in a spot of bother with the score at 98 for 3....

Captained by Virat Kohli, the team has been retained as it is from the first Test, with pacer Shardul Thakur enlisted as the 12th man. The side has Rishab Pant doing the wicket-keeping duties, while Prithvi Shaw, after his debut in the first game, has been kept at the top. Missing from the team sheet is Mayank Agarwal, Indian domestic circuit’s prolific scorer, who got a maiden call-up to the team for the series....

Kohli damaged his right shoulder when diving to save a boundary on the first day of the penultimate test in Ranchi and was off the field during most of Australia’s first innings in the drawn game. The 28-year-old did come out to bat at his usual number four position and took the field for Australia’s second innings. There is no suggestion he has yet been ruled out of the winner-takes-all fourth test in Dharamsala....