INDORE: The pink ball swings more than the red one but how it would behave after getting old, especially when dew will be a factor, is keeping India skipper Virat Kohli intrigued ahead of team's historic day-night Test against Bangladesh. The pink ball Test is still a few days away but Kohli, on the eve of the series-opener, was busy answering questions related to the second Test starting November 22. "I think it's a new way to bring excitement...

INDORE: The last time Ajinkya Rahane played an ODI for India was in February, 2018 in South Africa. Since then, India's Test deputy has not been able to find a place in the Indian XI in limited-overs cricket. However, Rahane, who is an integral part of the Test team, believes he can make it to the Indian ODI team if he keeps on piling runs in red-ball cricket. "I just need to play well in the Test matches, keep scoring runs and I am confident that...

JAIPUR: Twenty balls, seven runs, six wickets. A day after Deepak Chahar's incredible feat of registering the best-ever bowling figures in T20 Internationals, the cricketing world woke up to the immense potential of the 27-year-old 'Powerplay' bowler, who on Sunday redefined his utility by spearheading an inexperienced India attack to a series win. Chahar's exploits in the third T20 International against Bangladesh, however, may not have come to pass...

MELBOURNE: No one is more committed to Indian cricket than Mahendra Singh Dhoni and batting at number five is the ideal spot for him, said Virat Kohli in stout defence of the former captain. Dhoni faced criticism for slow batting in the ODI series-opener in Sydney before redeeming his pride and reputation with match-winning contributions in the Adelaide and Melbourne ODIs. READ ALSO: I'm ready to bat at any position, says MS Dhoni Acknowledging...

ADELAIDE: Virat Kohli has no peers in ODIs but he has a priceless message for youngsters - sole focus on limited overs formats shouldn't be an 'excuse' for not being able to cope with the challenges of Test cricket. World's No. 1 batsman with 25 Test hundreds warned that youngsters will have mental problems if they don't embrace the pristine form of five-day cricket. "If we focus too much on shorter formats - yes, they're important - but if we solely...

NEW DELHI/SYDNEY: Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul will be sent home on the first available flight from Australia as the BCCI suspended them on Friday for their outrage-evoking comments on women, hours after the duo's on-field leader Virat Kohli expressed his disapproval. The under-fire players have been suspended pending an inquiry into their sexist comments on a TV show, ruling them out of the three-match ODI series against Australia, beginning Saturday...

SYDNEY: Captain Virat Kohli on Friday said the Indian team doesn't stand by Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul for making "inappropriate" comments on women during a TV show but insisted that the controversy won't affect the dressing room morale. Kohli said that the availability of both Pandya and Rahul for the ODI series against Australia would depend on any action that the BCCI might take on Friday. "From the Indian cricket team point of view, any inappropriate...

SYDNEY: He was a part of India's victorious World Cup campaign in 2011 but Virat Kohli felt "more emotional" than ever before after his team's maiden Test series win in Australia, something the captain termed as the "biggest achievement" of his career. READ ALSO: India win first-ever Test series in Australia "By far this is my best achievement. Has to be on top of the pile," Kohli said after being the first Indian captain to lead the team to a Test...

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and his men made history as India registered their maiden Test series victory on Australian soil after the fourth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground was drawn due to rain on Day 5 on Monday. SCORECARD Cheteshwar Pujara was declared the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series. Rain prevented any play on Day 5 with Australia needing to bat out the last day to salvage a draw. India won the series 2-1 with victories in...

SYDNEY: Australia were forced to follow-on on home soil for the first time in 30 years after being dismissed for 300 as India went for the jugular in search of a maiden series triumph Down Under on the fourth day of the final Test on Sunday. SCORECARD | BLOG Openers Usman Khawaja (4) and Marcus Harris (2) safely negotiated four overs until bad light and light drizzle forced an early end to an already heavily rain-disrupted day just before the re-scheduled...

LIVE SCORECARD | BLOG 5:15 am If no further rain, play on day four will begin at 0530 IST Update: The covers are off. The umpires have done their inspection. If there is no further rain, play will commence… https://t.co/wQvZJluQ9g— BCCI (@BCCI) 1546731596000 The covers are coming off! #AUSvIND https://t.co/kcJB3XAL4y— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) 1546731490000 5:05 am Rain has stopped,...

SYDNEY: Australia's batting woes returned on the third day of the fourth Test on Saturday and they had slumped to 236 for six when bad light and rain brought an early end to their response to India's mammoth first-innings tally of 622-7 declared. SCORECARD | BLOG The tourists only need a draw to claim a first series win in Australia and the home side's hopes of preventing even that faded as they blew a solid start to lose five wickets after lunch....

SYDNEY: It was a pretty good year for Team India as they bid adieu to 2018 in style, having won the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG by 137 runs on Sunday. Even as Virat Kohli and his teammates joined the rest of the world in ushering in the New Year, it is unlikely that there would have been any dilution of their new-found resolve of winning matches overseas. In a way, the Sydney Test that gets under way on Thursday represents the 'last...

कुछ ही पल में साल 2018 विदा लेने वाला है और दुनिया 2019 के स्वागत की तैयारियां कर रही है। कई सिलेब्रिटीज नए साल का जश्न मनाने के लिए अलग-अलग डेस्टिनेशन पर रवाना हो गए हैं। आपको बता दें कि अनुष्का शर्मा अपने पति विराट कोहली के साथ न्यू ईयर मना रही हैं। दोनों नए साल का जश्न मनाने के लिए ऑस्ट्रेलिया पहुंचे हैं। विराट कोहली ने ट्विटर पर अनुष्का शर्मा के साथ तस्वीरें शेयर की हैं। विराट ने ट्वीट करके इन तस्वीरों के साथ सभी को नए साल की शुभकामनाएं...

MELBOURNE: Even inclement weather could not prevent the inevitable, though several spells of light rain delayed India's victory in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG on Sunday. But when play finally started after the umpires decided on an early lunch, Indian bowlers needed less than five overs to wrap up the Australian innings. Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon managed to add just three runs to their overnight tally of 258 for 8 before Jasprit Bumrah induced...

NEW DELHI: Indian captain Virat Kohli, who is on the verge of becoming India's first ever captain to win a Test series against Australia in Australia, added another feather to his illustrious cap when he guided India to a magnificent 137-run win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Kohli has equalled Sourav Ganguly's record of most wins in overseas Tests as India captain. Kohli has captained India in 24 overseas Tests so far and guided the...

MELBOURNE: Cheteshwar Pujara produced yet another classy hundred and stitched a 170-run stand with captain Virat Kohli (82) to put India in command against Australia on the second day of the third Test on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS I SCORECARD Pujara hit his second century of the series, a dogged but faultless 106 off 319 balls, to ensure that India consolidated the good start of the first day Wednesday. It was though his slowest hundred in Test cricket...

MELBOURNE: Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has lauded Virat Kohli's off-the-field conduct in one of their encounters but felt that the Indian captain's "confrontational" approach on the field was something "the game does not need". Taylor, one of Australia's most successful captains who later became a commentator, cited one instance of Kohli's courteous behaviour when he wanted to interview him. "Four years ago when (Channel) Nine still had...

MELBOURNE: Virat Kohli is not interested in fighting perceptions about his public persona, something that has been debated endlessly over the years across various platforms. Asked about his take on how he has been perceived over the years, Kohli seemed nonchalant. "What I do or how I think, I am not going to take a banner outside to the world and explain that this is who I am and you need to like me or stuff like that. These are things that happen...

The interview was first published in Mumbai Mirror on December 23, 2018 Virender Sehwag once said Matthew Hayden would step out to a new ball bowler and then sledge him… he was a typical Australian cricketer who played the game hard. He finds same qualities in Virat Kohli and says India are the favourties for the series. Excerpts from an interview… How do you analyse the series so far? Both sides are playing their best cricket at this...