Ranchi: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir during a training session on the eve of the first ODI cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) (PTI11_29_2025_000171A) NEW DELHI: After dominating at home for 12 straight years without dropping a single Test series, India have now lost two […]
Gautam Gambhir has come under intense criticism after India suffered their second home Test series whitewash in 13 months. On Wednesday, November 26, India crashed to a 408-run defeat in the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati — their biggest Test loss by margin of runs — sealing a 0-2 series defeat. This was […]
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes the hosts, despite trailing 0–1 in the series against South Africa, still have a chance to script a comeback but only if Gautam Gambhir is willing to take a bold tactical gamble. South Africa remain in complete control at the end of Day 2 in the second Test […]
While the cricket fraternity has been busy debating whether India’s batters have forgotten the art of playing spin, it appears the bowlers may have misplaced something too — the willingness to grind and work hard for wickets on pitches that aren’t home dustbowls. India paid the price for being timid and reactive, both with the […]
NEW DELHI: Team India captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the must-win second Test against South Africa in Guwahati, dealing the hosts a major setback ahead of the series decider. Gill, who missed the second innings of the opening Test in Kolkata after suffering a neck injury, had travelled with the squad to […]
Kagiso Rabada. (Image via Getty Images) South Africa’s star pace bowler Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the first Test match against India at Eden Gardens due to a rib injury sustained during training, with his availability for the second Test in Guwahati remaining uncertain as he undergoes medical assessments.Rabada injured himself during the […]
