India bowling coach urges India to ‘move on’ from Test whitewash and reset for South Africa ODIs | Cricket News

Ranchi : As India prepare to take on South Africa for the limited-overs leg on the back of a whitewash at the hands of South Africa in Tests, bowling coach Morne Morkel said he feels the team needs to leave behind the “disappointing two weeks” and regroup. A fresh set of players are also coming […]

Kuldeep Yadav becomes India’s unlikely hero 2nd Test against South Africa; social media hails ‘valiant effort’

Amid India’s batting collapse in the 2nd Test against South Africa, Indian cricket fans found an unlikely hero: Kuldeep Yadav. Amid the collapse, Kuldeep Yadav fought hard and showed great character. He was the only Indian batter to face more than 100 balls. The spinner survived 134 deliveries for just 19 runs. Earlier in the […]

Home disadvantage? India bowlers toil as South Africa pile on 489 in Guwahati 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 […]

‘Everything happened in the first over’: Jasprit Bumrah explains his Eden Gardens magic | Cricket News

India’s Jasprit Bumrah (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Kolkata: How do you solve a problem like Jasprit Bumrah? That is a question on every opposition skipper’s mind right now, especially Temba Bavuma. The South Africa skipper would have kept the Bumrah threat in mind when he chose to bat after winning the toss on Friday. However, he […]

‘No discussion at all’: South Africa coach reacts to Jasprit Bumrah’s controversial ‘bauna’ remark at Temba Bavuma | Cricket News

Jasprit Bumrah was involved in a controversial moment as his words, which were likely aimed at Temba Bavuma, were picked up on the stump mic. (Images via Getty South Africa have taken a measured stance on the stump-mic moment that briefly overshadowed the opening day of the first Test at Eden Gardens, with batting coach […]

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 […]

IND vs SA: Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah arrive in Kolkata along with coach Gautam Gambhir for South Africa Tests

India’s Test squad has begun assembling in Kolkata ahead of the upcoming two-match series against South Africa, with skipper Shubman Gill, senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah, all-rounders Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar, and head coach Gautam Gambhir among the first to arrive at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Sunday evening. The early […]