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Jhulan, who retired from the game last year, will serve as a team mentor and bowling coach of the Mumbai Indians franchise in the WPL.

Important to guide young players under spotlight: Jhulan Goswami

February 6, 2023 20:02 IST

"When you are playing a World Cup and suddenly the spotlight is on you, things will be different but it's important you have a mentor with you, it can be a coach, a friend or parents," Jhulan said.

Virat Kohli shakes hands with Australian players after the end of the Adelaide Test. (AP)

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Cricket Australia takes a dig at India, posts tweet of ‘36 all out’ in Adelaide

February 6, 2023 19:44 IST

Back then, India had suffered the ignominy of being restricted to its lowest-ever total in Test cricket, collapsing to 36/9 in the terminated second innings against Australia on the third morning of the first Test of the 2020/21 series.

From left: Marnus Labuschagne; Coach Neil D'Costa with Marnus Labuschagne

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: How the ‘Virat Kohli shot’ helped Marnus Labuschagne hone his leg-side gameSubscriber Only

February 7, 2023 16:40 IST

Marnus Labuschagne's coach Neil D'Costa on how he helped the Australian batsman overcome his fear of getting LBW while playing on the leg-side and what made the batsman, with a sweet tooth, stay away from sugar.

He is one of the all-time greats of Indian cricket, winning World Cups, coming from the state of Ranchi which hardly produced any players," Ganguly said about Dhoni.

He is an absolute champion: Sourav Ganguly on MS Dhoni

February 6, 2023 19:05 IST

"He's actually changed a generation of players around him to believe that 'I can be successful' from here. Look at Ishan Kishan, look at the way he plays international cricket," Ganguly said about MS Dhoni.

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Border Gavaskar Trophy: Four interesting Test records of India vs Australia rivalry

February 6, 2023 18:35 IST

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has grown to be one of the most highly anticipated Test series for cricket fans worldwide since its inception in 1996.

Often Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have sufficed—between them, they have snaffled a combined 484 wickets at 21.16 at home. But as though they are not enough, India would likely sharpen their spin cutting-edge with Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Team India could field four spinners as a plan to prepare rank turners for the 4-match Test series takes shapeSubscriber Only

February 7, 2023 16:41 IST

The pitch at the Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur looks green three days before 1st Test but going by the trend since 2015, on match day. it will look brown; Ashwin, Axar, Jadeja and Kuldeep could form India's spin quartet.

West Indies batsman Tagenarine Chanderpaul celebrates after scoring 150 runs on the third day of the Test cricket match between Zimbabwe and West Indies at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP/PTI)

Chanderpaul 207 and Brathwaite 182 underpin Windies’ 447-6

February 7, 2023 12:38 IST

Rain meant just 89 overs were possible on the first two days of the match after West Indies had opted to bat, but the visitors accelerated the scoring on day three.

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, right, challenges for the ball with Mallorca's Pablo Maffeo during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Mallorca and Real Madrid at the Son Moix stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Francisco Ubilla)

Vinícius Júnior again targeted by racist insults in Spain

February 6, 2023 17:42 IST

The Spanish league said Monday it will investigate the latest attacks after television images showed someone calling him a monkey during Real Madrid’s 1-0 loss at Mallorca on Sunday.

Pant, India's first-choice wicketkeeper, is recuperating from injuries sustained in a car crash late last year, which has led India to a selection dilemma.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Ian Chappell believes Australia will be ‘delighted to not face Rishabh Pant’

February 6, 2023 19:53 IST

Australian legend Ian Chappell said that Rishabh Pant was the sort of player who would give opposition captains sleepless nights.

Despite the fact that Australia have not won a Test series in India since 2004, some former players Down Under have backed the world's top-ranked test team to return victorious from India.

‘Want the ball to turn from Day 1’: Ravi Shastri wants turning tracks in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

February 6, 2023 17:18 IST

Ian Chappell said whenever he had asked curators what kind of pitch they thought was a good one, they said that one which saw a team winning on the fifth day after tea.

Shreyas Iyer on right and Nathan Lyon on left. (FILE)

Border Gavaskar Trophy: Dinesh Karthik recalls when Shreyas Iyer smashed Nathan Lyon in a CCI game

February 6, 2023 16:39 IST

The veteran said India's Achilles' heel is batting against off-spin in recent times and Iyer has been India's best player of spin. However, the right-hander will miss the first test in Nagpur due to an injury.

Former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly. (FILE)

Eventually leagues with cricketing ecosystem will survive, rest will fade away: Ganguly

February 8, 2023 09:08 IST

With the T20 leagues mushrooming around the world, players have started to prioritise franchise cricket over national duty.

Perth Scorches after winning the BBL trophy. (Perth Scorchers)

‘I think people saw the best of the BBL this season’: League’s GM feels condensed season reason behind rising numbers

February 6, 2023 15:26 IST

A major takeaway from the analytics comes from the fact that the final games didn't feature the likes of Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne, who joined the Australia Test squad in India.

Yuvraj Singh on the left and Virat Kohli on the right. (FILE)

‘I couldn’t have kept pace with Virat or matched his intensity’ former fielding coach R Sridhar recalls a conversation with Yuvraj Singh

February 6, 2023 15:24 IST

R Sridhar wrote, "The next day Yuvi held a blinder at short cover off Hardik Pandya to get rid of Chris Lynn. There is something to say for practising at one's own pace, I guess."

Jimmy Neesham takes a couple of stunners in the SAT20 game. (Screengrab)

‘Jimmy Neesham what do you have for food’: Pommie Mbangwa reacts after witnessing two stunning catches in SA20

February 6, 2023 14:51 IST

The Pretoria Capital player picked up two catches to dismiss Durban Super Giant skipper Quinton De Cock and all-rounder Wian Mulder.

Sports pitch for level playing field in cricket-mad Pakistan

February 6, 2023 14:44 IST

There is only one sport that matters in Pakistan and that's cricket, a massive money-making machine. But minors sports like rugby are struggling to get off the ground due to lack of investment and interest, stunting their growth at home and chances of success overseas. Even previously popular sports like squash and field hockey, which Pakistan dominated for decades, can't find their form.

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‘Being Sri Lankan, hoping Australia can go all the way’: Mahela Jayawardene rooting for visitors to win Border-Gavaskar Trophy

February 6, 2023 13:40 IST

India and Australia are in the driver's seat to make the cut for the ICC World Test Championship Final. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have an outside chance.

Australia cricketers reveal what it is like to play a Test series in India. (Screengrabs)

‘Winning in India is bigger than Ashes’: Watch Aussie Test stars spill beans on challenges they face while playing against India

February 6, 2023 12:26 IST

Australia haven’t beaten India in a Test series since 2015. India have been dominating the Border-Gavaskar trophy winning both home and away for the last eight years.

Miandad thrashed BCCI after it remained firm in its stance of the Indian team not travelling to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup. (AP/PTI)

India can go to hell if they don’t want to come to Pakistan to play cricket: Javed Miandad

February 6, 2023 11:13 IST

While the BCCI expressed at the recent ACC meet that it won’t get ‘clearance from the Indian government’ to travel to Pakistan owing to the diplomatic tensions between the two nations, Miandad feels that India not coming to play in Pakistan is owing to their fear of losing to the latter.

Mitchell Johnson shares tips for the Australian team ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. (FILE)

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: ‘If the Aussies can bat first’-Mitchell Johnson’s piece of advice for visitors ahead of Test series vs India

February 6, 2023 10:06 IST

Australia haven’t beaten India in a Test series since 2015. India has been dominating the Border-Gavaskar trophy winning both home and away for the last eight years.

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Border-Gavaskar Trophy: ‘R Ashwin is a gun’- Usman Khawaja says spin with new ball will be a challenge in India

February 6, 2023 09:53 IST

"R Ashwin is a gun. He’s very skilful, he’s got a lot of tricky little variations, he uses the crease quite well too,” he told the Sydney Morning Herald.

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Border-Gavaskar Trophy: ‘Can’t be conservative in India. Boland to play if two seamers, Morris if three,’ says Ian Healy

February 6, 2023 09:45 IST

The absence of Josh Hazlewood and Cameroon Green for first Test has upset Australia’s team balance. Will they play two spinners or three seamers?

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Will Australia’s 35-year-long tradition prevent off-spinner Todd Murphy from making his Test debut in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

February 6, 2023 09:58 IST

It has been almost 35 years since Australia selected two specialist off-spinners for a Test match.

Before Musharraf's time, bilateral tours between the two countries had been far and few with huge gaps in between.

How Indo-Pak cricket thrived in Musharraf’s rule

February 5, 2023 23:32 IST

Musharraf, who passed away in a Dubai hospital on Sunday, used cricket as a strong diplomatic tool to improve relations between the two countries when he led Pakistan first as Chief Executive and then President.

Australia won the series 2-1. (Screengrab/YouTube)

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Cockroach in Rogan Josh- How Australia beat India in 2004Subscriber Only

February 6, 2023 08:38 IST

Attention to detail, close camaraderie, and embracing the challenge helped Aussies in sealing a Border-Gavaskar Trophy win in India, while the hosts imploded due to alleged sabotage and throwing in the towel all too soon.