The blueprint of the hierarchy is more or less drawn, and Rishabh Pant, whose long-format abilities were once questioned, has to be content for now with the whites.
Chasing 284 runs for victory, Saurashtra fell short by 19 runs. Instead of six points, they will go home with only one. Bragging rights missed but they have effectively ended Mumbai's knockout hopes, barring a minor miracle.
India unveil two new openers, debutant Mayank Agarwal and Hanuma Vihari, for the Boxing Day Test; M Vijay, Rahul dropped.
An aggressive and impactful innings is what Mayank Agarwal's coach Irfan Sait is expecting from his ward, who is set to make his Test debut against Australia tomorrow.
Mark Taylor said Paine was winning the battle of skippers in the Test series so far.
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Sachin Tendulkar celebrated Christmas in a novel way after dressing up as Santa Claus to surprise underprivileged kids at Ashray Child Care Centre.
Ashutosh Aman returned with a match haul of 12 wickets to help Bihar secure a thumping 273-run victory over Nagaland in their Ranji Trophy Plate Group fixture in Patna on Tuesday.
Tim Paine said that their side is improving with every game but that does not mean that they are not on top of their opponents.
Chairman of selectors MSK Prasad made it clear that his committee picked Ravindra Jadeja for the Test series based on the fitness report where he was declared absolutely fit.
Batting at the MCG will be another challenge for India as run-making at Melbourne is an art that only a few have been able to master.
Virat Kohli, whose public persona has been widely debated across platforms, said that he was not interested in explaining to the world who he is or that they need to like him and his focus is on doing well for the team.
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) on Monday lodged a complaint with the BCCI, asking the board to address the issue at the earliest.
Dale Steyn is on the verge of eclipsing Shaun Pollock's record of 421 wickets and becoming the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket for South Africa.
Yuzvendra Chahal maybe not be in the scheme of things in the ongoing Test series against Australia, but that hasn't stopped him from working hard towards the goal of playing in the longer format of the game.
Mohammad Kaif lashed out at the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on his remarks of showing India how to treat minorities with respect. Kaif said Pakistan is the last country that should be lecturing on how to treat minorities.
Virat Kohli has urged the Indian batsmen to step up and make themselves count in the third Test vs Australia after drab showings in Adelaide and Perth.
Mayank Agarwal is a certain starter at the top of the order for India in the third Test against Australia. There is still uncertainty over his partner at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Australia have made just one change to their playing XI for the third Test against India for the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with Mitchell Marsh coming in for Peter Handscomb.
Rahul and Vijay had scored 97 runs between themselves in the two Tests with Rahul recording individual scores of 2, 44, 2 and 0, while Vijay had notched 11, 18, 0 and 20. In the 26 innings that they had batted in, the pairing scored mere 543 runs at an average of 20.88.
Mumbai will look to add a few more runs on the final day before asking Saurashtra to bat again. It will be interesting to see whether the visitors too will go for a win or be happy to take away one point.
Nitish Rana’s team registers their first victory of the Ranji Trophy season, quelling an insipid Madhya Pradesh by nine wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla.
It’s been a feature of Justin Langer’s tenure as Australia coach to invite former players for dressing-room pep talks.
After finishing on the wrong side of series results in South Africa and England, India will hope to sign off 2018 on a high in the Boxing Day Test.
Vikas Mishra, who had taken six wickets in the first innings as well, finished with career-best match figures of 12 for 71 to help Delhi bundle out Madhya Pradesh for just 157 run s



