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'Test cricket is nothing but...' - Indian players reveal what the red-ball format means to them

As the Indian team gets ready for the Test series against New Zealand beginning in Bengaluru on Wednesday, four of the team's prominent names shared what playing the game's traditional format means to them.

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Chetan Sharma - the first bowler to claim ODI World Cup hat-trick

NEW DELHI: Chetan Sharma made history as the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in a World Cup during the 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup. This remarkable feat occurred on October 31, 1987, in a group stage match against New Zealand in Nagpur.

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Ranji Trophy: Aryan Juyal to lead Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW: Young wicketkeeper and batter Aryan Juyal will lead Uttar Pradesh cricket team in the Ranji trophy this season. The UP team will play its first match against Bengal from Oct 11 at Ekana international cricket stadium.

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'Keep Rs 18 crore for Rishabh Pant': Aakash Chopra suggests this player as second retention for Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2025 auction

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has advised that Delhi Capitals (DC) focus on retaining wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and all-rounder Axar Patel as their first two retention ahead of the IPL 2025 auction.

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'Conditions and forecast': Team India yet to finalize its playing XI for second Test against Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team has not yet finalized its playing XI for the second Test against Bangladesh, which starts on Friday in Kanpur. The decision on the team’s spinners and pacers will depend on the pitch and weather conditions.

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India vs Bangladesh: Will Kanpur Test be the best chance to play Kuldeep Yadav?

Forever the backup to Ashwin Jadeja, the much-improved spinner will be expecting to get a go on the expected slow turner at Green Park, his home ground. Kanpur’s favourite cricketer, though, has learnt to embrace the constant uncertainty over his spot in the XI.

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Will India rest Jasprit Bumrah; who will be third spinner - Kuldeep Yadav or Axar Patel? What's the game plan for Kanpur Test

After starting their final stretch of the 'Road to Lord's' campaign for the World Test Championship (WTC) final with an emphatic win over Bangladesh, India will now move to Kanpur for the second and final match of the Test series. The match is scheduled to start on Friday.

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How Team India has increased its aura of invincibility at home

India have been snaring opponents with regularity on their own turf, as Bangladesh found out the hard way

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India vs Bangladesh: Challenges for Indian batting against Bangladesh's spin bowling attack

NEW DELHI: India are set to start a two-match Test series against Bangladesh on Thursday, focusing on improving their batting against spin bowling. Despite having a strong home record of 40-4 over the past decade, India's performance against spin has recently shown weaknesses.

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India vs Bangladesh: India may look to keep pacers in play against Bangladesh

CHENNAI: There's still a couple of days to go before the ball rolls. India are fighting for a spot in the World Test Championship Final in June 2025 and the first stop is Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

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When Rohit Sharma leapfrogged Sachin Tendulkar for a big ODI record with a straight six - Watch

NEW DELHI: On a memorable day in September 2023, exactly a year ago, Rohit Sharma surpassed Sachin Tendulkar's ODI record with a six during an Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka.

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Duleep Trophy: Rinku Singh picked for second round as stars rested before Bangladesh Tests

NEW DELHI: Stylish middle-order batter Rinku Singh got a call-up for the second round of Duleep Trophy as the majority of key players, selected for the India team for the opening Test match against Bangladesh, were rested.

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KL Rahul vs Sarfaraz Khan: Team India management to prefer experience over flamboyance, fearlessness

NEW DELHI: Sarfaraz Khan's impressive performances in the home series against England showcased his fearless approach, but KL Rahul's experience gives him an edge for the final spot in India's playing XI for the season-opening Test series against Bangladesh starting September 19 in Chennai.

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Duleep Trophy: Musheer Khan, pacers steer India 'B' to victory

BENGALURU: From the selectors' point of view, the Duleep Trophy serves an important purpose, as it allows them to judge the form of top players and get a good look at greenhorns waiting to get their foot on the door in international red-ball cricket.

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Duleep Trophy: 'A' class Musheer Khan, Navdeep Saini lead India B charge

BENGALURU: For eight hours and four minutes across a little over three sessions, Musheer Khan (181; 373b, 16x4; 5x6) blended potential with application and game awareness, rendering a knock that was game changing for India B against India A.

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Musheer Khan 'pulls' off a Rohit Sharma in Duleep Trophy - Watch

Musheer Khan once again proved his growing reputation as the next big thing in Indian cricket with a century when all seemed lost for India B in their first-round match of the Duleep Trophy against India A in Bengaluru.

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Duleep Trophy: Rishabh Pant in focus on red-ball comeback

NEW DELHI: When the Duleep Trophy opens throughout Bengaluru and Anantapur on Thursday, it will serve as a prelude to a key Test season. While the national selectors will be eagerly monitoring Rishabh Pant's red-ball comeback, they will also be looking for good backup options to frontline stars.

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'Bowling Shane...': Kuldeep Yadav visits late legend's statue at MCG, looks forward to India-Australia Test series

NEW DELHI: India spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who is on a brief family vacation in Melbourne, made a noteworthy visit to the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) recently. The spinner visited the stadium and posed for a picture outside with the statue of his idol, the late Shane Warne.

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Sunil Gavaskar questions why Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma won't play...

India's 2024-25 domestic cricket season kicks off with the Duleep Trophy from September 5, with most of India's star players picked among the four squads that will compete in the tournament that is scheduled to conclude on September 22.

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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma exempted as Gill, Pant, Rahul, Jadeja set to play Duleep Trophy

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selectors on Wednesday announced the squads for the upcoming Duleep Trophy, set to commence on September 5 in Bengaluru.

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India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI: India look to find a way past Sri Lankan spinners on a slow pitch

NEW DELHI: Strategies to counter a slow pitch and a variety of slow bowlers from Sri Lanka will be at the top of India's list of priorities for the second ODI, which is set to take place in Colombo on Sunday.

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Watch: India cricketers hit the nets under the watchful eyes of Gautam Gambhir

NEW DELHI: After winning the T20I series against Sri Lanka 3-0, the Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, is gearing up for the ODI series in Colombo starting from Friday.

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Yuzvendra Chahal is a proven match winner but... - Former India spinner on Chahal's omission from India squad

Former India left-arm spinner Venkatapathy Raju attributes Yuzvendra Chahal's omission from India's white-ball squads for the Sri Lanka tour to his lack of match practice. Despite being India's highest wicket-taker in T20Is with 96 wickets in 80 matches since his debut in 2016, Chahal was not selected.

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WATCH: Messi, Rohit and now Messi again - The trophy walk version 3.0

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma's 'Lionel Messi-esque' celebration following India's victory in the T20 World Cup 2024, held in the Americas at a packed Kensington Oval in Barbados, remains vivid in the minds of cricket fans. This slow-walk gesture, reminiscent of football star Lionel Messi, gained popularity when Messi celebrated in…

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Kuldeep Yadav turns futurologist, bang on with his prediction for Euro 2024 final - watch

Fresh from winning the T20 World Cup, Team India's star spinner Kuldeep Yadav was in Berlin at the Olympiastadion stadium for the Euro 2024 final between England and Spain on Sunday and went on to make a prediction that turned prophetic at the end of the match.

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