Two and a half years since his tweet: Dear cricket, give me one more chance, Karun Nair has finally got a chance. As the BCCI Selection Committee announced the India squad for the England Test series, Nair made a return to the Test side after eight years. Nair last played for India back on March […]
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India cricket team chief selector Ajit Agarkar spilled the beans on Virat Kohli’s abrupt decision to retire from Tests. Following the footsteps of Rohit Sharma, the former Indian captain took everyone by surprise by bringing the curtains down on his 14-year-long Test career. Agarkar broke the silence on Kohli’s decision and revealed that he was
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The Ajit Agarkar led selection panel on Saturday announced the squad for the India vs England Tests starting on June 20. The likes of Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh earned their maiden call ups with Shubman Gill named skipper. However, Mohammed Shami found himself out of contention, all but signaling the end of his Test
Kuldeep Yadav is back in the India cricket Test team after missing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the 16-member squad for the upcoming five-match Test series against England which will commence from June 20. Kuldeep last played a Test in October 2024 in the series against New Zealand following which
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India cricket team chief selector Ajit Agakrar defended the decision to exclude Shreyas Iyer from the squad for the upcoming Test series against England. Despite participating and performing consistently in domestic tournaments, the Mumbai batter did not find a place in the 16-member squad. Shreyas last featured in a Test in February 2024 in the
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The domestic performers can breathe a sigh of relief. They will get into the Test team if they do well in domestic cricket. While that has been the traditional path to the India Cricket Team, the BCCI Selection Committee took a step back during the Virat Kohli-Ravi Shastri era or even the Rohit Sharma-Rahul Dravid
India cricket team squad for the upcoming five-match Test series against England has been announced. Ending days of speculation, chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced Shubman Gill as the new captain. The tour to the UK will mark Gill’s first assignment as skipper following Rohit Sharma’s abrupt decision to retire from Tests. India squad for England
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Sai Sudharsan has earned a maiden call up to the Indian Test team after the selectors named him the India squad for England series. The 23-year-old left-hander has been a prolific run-getter over the past couple of years. He now makes the flight for the India vs England series. India’s batting order has underwent a
Former selection committee chairman Kiran More has backed KL Rahul to succeed Rohit Sharma as the new Test captain. His remarks come just ahead of the official announcement of the new skipper and the squad for the England Test series. Shubman Gill is tipped to be Sharma’s successor and has reportedly already met Gambhir and
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has added salt to the already-hurting wounds of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). For Jitesh Sharma’s mistakes, Rajat Patidar has to bear the brunt, as the IPL has fined the “permanent” RCB captain, Patidar, for slow over-rate in RCB’s recent loss against the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH).