With Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant fit, it could be between Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul for the second Test. India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate keeps his cards close to his chest.

Subhayan Chakraborty in Pune There is intense competition for spots in the Team India middle-order following…

Post-game, Shami goes full-tilt at Gill and Nayar

  Subhayan Chakraborty in Bengaluru One of the biggest positives from Bengaluru in the last week…

Rohit Sharma casts doubt over Rishabh Pant’s participation in second Test

Following a crushing eight-wicket defeat to New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Rohit…

Rachin feels at home in Bengaluru and drives India crazy with blazing century

  Atreyo Mukhopadhyay in Bengaluru Rachin Ravindra is a New Zealander who feels at home in…

Rohit accepts it was a mistake to bat first

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay in Bengaluru In cricket, they often say that ‘it was a good toss to…

Kirmani, hero of yore, says Pant will be remembered for his game, not technique

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay Technique is not sacrosanct. The output is. One can be unorthodox and not adhere…

Kanpur damp squib: BCCI vice-president shoots down 5-Test-centres proposal

Shamik Chakrabarty in Kanpur Sticking to five Test centres like England and Australia will not work…

Shakib Al Hasan announces Test retirement

Shamik Chakrabarty in Kanpur The Kanpur Test against India, starting Friday, could be Shakib Al Hasan’s…

Akash Deep, and the Rewards of Dreaming Big

By Shamik Chakrabarty in Kanpur A line from Bob Dylan’s Forever Young comes to mind: “May…

How Manoj Tiwary played a part in the discovery of Akash Deep

Akash Deep returning a match haul of nine wickets in the Duleep Trophy encounter between India…