India vs South Africa 1st Test

Eden Gardens pitch during India vs South Africa Test faces severe backlash; ‘even Tendulkar or Virat wouldn’t survive’

The Eden Gardens has been a talking point even before the start of the ongoing first Test between India and South Africa. If it was how the pitch will behave as far as the turn on the wicket is concerned, before the game started, the discussion hovered around on the prospect of the encounter finishing […]

Shubman Gill doubtful for remainder of IND vs SA Test series after India captain’s neck injury deteriorates: Report

Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the ongoing first Test against South Africa and his participation in the second Test is in doubt after the Indian captain spent the whole night on Saturday at a city hospital due to a neck spasm he suffered. The skipper experienced a pain on the back of neck […]

Yashasvi Jaiswal throws his wicket away; Gautam Gambhir’s reaction says it all | Cricket News

Yashasvi Jaiswal (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered an early setback on the opening day of the first Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata when Yashasvi Jaiswal, looking scratchy from the outset, fell cheaply to South Africa pacer Marco Jansen. Jaiswal never appeared fully settled at the crease, and Jansen capitalised by targeting the awkward […]

Jasprit Bumrah calls Temba Bavuma dwarf during DRS call, India pacer’s stump mic chatter in IND vs SA Test goes viral

IND vs SA Test: Jasprit Bumrah mocked Temba Bavuma’s height while discussing a DRS call on the opening day of the first Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday, a video of which later went viral on social media. The incident occurred in the 13th over of the South African innings […]

Shubman Gill opens up on workload management ahead of IND vs SA 1st Test; ‘definitely more mental than physical’

Workload management in a term that is generally linked with the fast bowlers in cricket. But at times, it is often used for batters like Shubman Gill, who is playing non-stop cricket. switching to different formats within a space of few days, that too along with the captaincy burden. In Indian cricket, the workload management […]

Shubman Gill undergoes special training before ‘first’ Test at Eden Gardens against South Africa; ‘it’s very big honour’

Shubman Gill might be one of the best batters going around in world cricket currently in Tests, but the right-hander has struggled a lot, especially against the left-arm tweakers. With the South African squad possessing two left-arm spinners in Keshav Maharaj and Senuran Muthusamy, Gill certainly needed special training to combat the duo. Having made […]

IND vs SA: How South Africa have fared at Eden Gardens in Tests? What happened when Proteas last played in Kolkata?

Test cricket will return to the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata after a six-year gap, when the Indian team takes on South Africa in the first game of a two-match series, starting on 14 November. The last Test match played at this venue was in 2019, when the inaugural pink ball match in the country […]

Rishabh Pant or Dhruv Jurel? Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill told to ‘sacrifice’ one player during IND vs SA 1st Test

After a mixed bag Australian tour, the focus shifts on the two-match Test series where the Indian team take on South Africa, starting from November 14 at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. India are coming into this Test series after drubbing West Indies 2-0 in the longest format last month. South Africa are the […]