Play 01:57 Not worried about nature of pitches – Pujara On Thursday at the HPCA Stadium nets, Cheteshwar Pujara was batting like a man who had just made a double-hundred. He was stepping out frequently to R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav, and driving down the ground with immense power – one straight drive broke the single stump at the bowlers’ end. On a couple of occasions, he even…
Mehedi Hasan was Bangladesh’s top wicket-taker in the Test series against Sri Lanka © AFP Nineteen-year-old offspinner Mehedi Hasan has been called into Bangladesh’s ODI squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka that starts on March 25. This is the first senior call-up for Mehedi in the limited-overs format. His addition means the squad now comprises 17 members, and it remains to be seen if he gets picked in…
Rohit Sharma has missed a large chunk of India’s domestic season due to a thigh injury that required surgery © Associated Press Rohit Sharma and Kedar Jadhav have been ruled out of the upcoming Deodhar Trophy due to injuries. Rohit suffered a minor knee injury and has been advised rest by the BCCI’s medical staff, while Jadhav is out due to a stomach ailment. Ruturaj Gaikwad, the Maharashtra opener, has…
Play 00:51 Quick Facts – Shreyas Iyer Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer has been called up to Dharamsala as cover for Virat Kohli, who still hasn’t completely recovered from his shoulder injury. Even as India maintained Iyer is cover – and not a replacement – for Kolhi, ESPNcricinfo understands that the team is sweating over the fitness of the captain, who took a pain-killing injection two days before the Test and…
Play 00:51 Quick Facts – Shreyas Iyer Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer has been called up to Dharamsala as cover for Virat Kohli, who still hasn’t completely recovered from his shoulder injury. Even as India maintained Iyer is cover – and not a replacement – for Kolhi, ESPNcricinfo understands that the team is sweating over the fitness of the captain, who took a pain-killing injection two days before the Test and…
Imran Tahir found no takers at the auction last month © BCCI South Africa’s Imran Tahir, the No. 1-ranked ODI and T20 bowler, is set to turn up for a second IPL franchise – the Rising Pune Supergiant – after being signed as a replacement for the injured Australian allrounder Mitchell Marsh. Marsh, who had to leave Australia’s tour of India midway because of a shoulder injury, underwent a reconstructive…
Virat Kohli didn’t train at full tilt on Thursday, two days before the start of the series decider © PTI Virat Kohli, who injured his right shoulder during the third Test in Ranchi, may have yet not recovered fully ahead of the fourth Test in Dharamsala. Kohli hurt his shoulder while making a diving stop on the boundary on the first day in Ranchi. He spent the rest of Australia’s…
Tim Southee’s hamstring problem has depleted New Zealand further © Getty Images Fast bowler Tim Southee has been ruled out of the third Test against South Africa in Hamilton due to a hamstring injury he sustained in New Zealand’s eight wicket-loss in Wellington. No replacement has been added to the squad even though it was New Zealand’s third injury blow of the series. Ross Taylor and Trent Boult had been…
Kusal Perera had been left out for the limited-overs series in South Africa and Australia © Associated Press Wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Perera has been ruled out of the first two ODIs against Bangladesh, after sustaining a hamstring strain during Wednesday’s warm-up match in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s cricket manager Asanka Gurusinha confirmed. The strain – to his left thigh – was a “very minor” one, Gurusinha said, and though there was a…
The Committee of Administrators – Diana Edulji, Vikram Limaye and Vinod Rai – were confident of completing their job by December 2017 © AFP The Committee of Administrators has said that it would prefer to work with the BCCI’s state cricket associations – as opposed to confronting them – to put the Lodha Committee reforms into practice. The Supreme Court had ordered several changes to the functioning of the Indian…