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Yadav, Kishan, Tewatia’s fascinating but strikingly different journey to Team India
Suryakumar Yadav had to wait for five years, if not more, to get the call, Ishan Kishan played 44 first-class games but Rahul Tewatia appeared in just seven before making the cut.
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IPL Auction 2021: 21 key highlights of the big bucks event
IPL Auction 2021: More money was spent on three players – Chris Morris, Glenn Maxwell and Jhye Richardson – than the combined purse of Hyderabad, Kolkata and Delhi. Here are some of the other highlights of the auction
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IPL Auction 2021 | Bidding for world’s most high-profile T20 cricket tournament has sponsors, players and public at the edge of their seats
IPL Auction 2021: From the richest King’s X1 Punjab to the 'poorest' Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, all will be throwing their hats into the ring today for yet another blockbuster auction.
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Meet the non-playing XI of Team India
These men are the wind beneath Team India’s wings, silently toiling to help the Indian men’s cricket team perform at the highest level. Whether it is bowling, batting, fielding or staying fit, among other things, this little army helps the team understand its strengths and weaknesses and work on them.
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India vs England | Time for Virat Kohli to pass the Test captaincy baton
By the time the Test series againt England gets over, Virat Kohli in all likelihood will also join MS Dhoni in an exceptional club of leading 60 Test matches for the country. It’s a hell lot of matches to lead a country.
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India vs England | Ashwin's century exposes hypocrisy on pitch talk
Ashwin, perhaps, just wanted to tell the world what the fuss is all about the pitch? If he can score a ton with the help of tail-enders, English batsmen can certainly do better who are 1-0 up in this series.
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India vs England Test Series | Are Ashwin’s 29 five-wicket hauls less valuable than Virat Kohli’s 27 tons?
Ever since his Test debut in 2011, Ashwin has ensured that none repeats the act of five wicket haul more than him in the Test cricket.
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India vs England Test Series | Rohit Sharma's score of 161 at Chepauk shows what he needs to do abroad, not factor in the pitch
Rohit Sharma is not the first batsman who has to pass this ‘overseas’ test, especially for the modern sub-continental batsmen whose real challenge in Test cricket is considered doing well in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries.
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Why 300 Test wickets was no tall order for Ishant Sharma
Ishant started as a pace sensation and went on to play Test cricket inside just six months after making his Ranji trophy debut in November 2006. He had a dream run in his first 34 Tests, then struggled for a while before picking up the pace again from 2015 under Virat Kohli. If he can maintain his form and fitness, he should be able to hit the 400 mark.
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England’s Mission Impossible: Visitors look to upset India to book place in World Test Championship final
England, which always prioritises Test cricket above all formats, it is a dream to play the WTC final at home. And to fulfil that dream, Root’s lads will have to win at least three Tests and not lose more than one.
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The Brisbane battle which will decide the Indo-Australian war
For 31 consecutive matches, Australia has been unbeaten in Brisabne and is on a seven-match winning streak at this ground.
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The Sydney epic: When India pulled a draw from the jaws of defeat
Of course, India did defy all the odds in Melbourne by making a stunning comeback in the Test series after being humiliated in Adelaide. Yet, one will struggle to completely comprehend the enormity of an epic draw by this Indian team at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 11.
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Can Ajinkya Rahane and his men break the Sydney jinx?
India have only won once at the Sydney Cricket Ground and that too in 1978 - none of the current Indian players were even born then.
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India's tour of Australia | Is MCG 2020 the greatest-ever win on foreign soil?
The win at the MCG in 2020 will be remembered as the best ever overseas win which came against the unlikeliest of situations by some of the unimaginable heroes.
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Facing twin challenges, can Rahane do a ‘tremendous job’ ?
Leading a side that was humiliated in the previous game after being bundled out for 36 and putting runs on the board, Rahane has his task cut out.
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India's tour of Australia | High expectations from Pujara, battle of equals in pace department
If India is a modern enemy for Australia then Australia is the modern enemy for India as well since India hardly plays bilateral cricket against arch-rival Pakistan. For every cricketer, it is a dream to be part of a winning Test series in Australia.
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Well played Parthiv Patel
It wasn’t easy for a teenager to be world-class in the early 2000 but it was even tougher not to give up while competing for a place in a team with MS Dhoni, one of the all-time greats.
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IPL RR vs MI Match Report: Stokes-Samson sensational partnership keeps Royals spirit alive for the playoffs
Rajasthan Royals’ 8-wicket victory against Mumbai Indians on Sunday night in Abu Dhabi officially eliminated Chennai Super Kings from the playoff race.
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IPL 2020 Match Report CSK vs RCB| Ruturaj Gaikwad, bowlers help CSK trounce RCB by 8 wicket
While CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad scored unbeaten 65 off just 51 balls which featured 3 sixes and 4 fours, left-arm pacer Sam Curran picked up three wickets for just 19 runs in his three overs
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IPL 2020 Match Preview RR vs MI | Hope is all that Rajasthan Royals have against marauding Mumbai Indians
A defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians will put Rajasthan Royals out of the playoffs race.
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IPL 2020 Match Preview RCB vs Chennai | Bangalore have the edge in Dhoni-Kohli clash
After the 10-wicket defeat at the hands of Mumbai, Dhoni’s side can do with a win though it will not make a difference to their fortunes with their playoff hopes all but evaporated.
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Quality death bowling secures KXIP a come-from-behind victory against SRH
The death bowling heroics of specialist Chris Jordan and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh pulled Punjab from the jaws of defeat as they secured their fourth victory on the trot keeping the hopes alive for qualifiers.
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Rana-Narine, Cummins-Chakravarthy duos helps KKR secure a 59-run win over in-form Delhi Capitals
A big total and KKR's quality bowling right from the get-go kept the sure-firing Delhi in check and mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy's 5-wicket haul secured the win for the men in purple with 59 runs left on the board.
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IPL 2020 Preview SRH VS KXIP | In a battle of equals, momentum is with Punjab
Kings XI Punjab have made a remarkable comeback, beating the top three teams ahead of the clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad who are keen to put up a winning performance like they did when the two sides last met.
