Five players, including Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, registered ducks as India achieved a new low at home in the first innings of the opening Test match against New Zealand on Thursday. Shubman Gill's unavailability further exposed India's batting struggles in red-ball cricket.
After a heartbreaking campaign at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, Harmanpreet Kaur-led Women in Blue are set to take on a highly-motivated New Zealand side in the three-match ODI series starting on October 24 in Ahmedabad.
After being bowled out to a record-low of 46, the Indian cricket team also lost their star wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant to an injury while fielding on Day 2 of the first Test match against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
"We don't want to touch KL's batting position much, he has found a place at 6 so let's give him a rope there, same with Sarfaraz, So Virat was the one who wanted to take the responsibility and that's a good sign of players taking responsibility," Rohit said after Day 2's play.
IND vs NZ: India registered their lowest-ever Test innings total of 46 on Day 2 of the opening match against New Zealand in Bengaluru and then the visiting side scored a total of 180 for 3 to take a match-defining lead at stumps.
Rishabh Pant hurt his knee while keeping in the first innings against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. He walked off the field with the help of support staff and is unlikely to return for the rest of play on Day 2.
"He is one of the sharpest brains in cricket and we will always stand to benefit from his guidance and wisdom of the sport. I am both humbled and delighted that Dada will now head all things cricket for JSW Sports in his role as Director," DC co-owner Parth Jindal said.
6 Kings Slam live streaming: The 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal and his legendary foe Novak Djokovic will take on the top-ranked stars Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune in the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament in Riyadh starting on October 16.
India clinched their only second medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup 2024 final in New Delhi with Akhil Sheoran clinching a Bronze in the men's 50m rifer 3 positions event on Wednesday. China stay on top with seven medals, including four gold in the Shooting World Cup.
The retiring veteran Rafael Nadal is set to feature in the last individual tournament of his illustrious career at the 6 Kings Slam in Riyadh starting on Wednesday, October 16. The Spaniard will play the winner between Holger Rune and Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-final clash on Thursday.
"I have already fulfilled my role as a player but now it's time to see how I do in this new mentorship role. New players need support and I will look to provide mental support to new emerging players in this league," Rani Rampal told India TV in an exclusive interview.
"What truly stood out to me was your belief in that ability. You had a crazy amount of belief that you could execute whatever you wanted to on a cricket field, and you normally did. That is why you ended up being so special," Virat Kohli wrote.
Delhi Capitals are looking to retain captain Rishabh Pant as their first-choice retention and also secure the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. Delhi are also eyeing to fill in their coaching staff with two former Indian cricketers after Ricky Ponting's reign.
Indian cricketers witnessed a rise in the latest ICC T20I rankings after a dominating show against Bangladesh last week. The rising all-rounder Nitish Reddy entered the top 100 in both batting and all-rounder rankings after his heroics in a debut series.
England's star cricketer Joe Root scored his 35th Test hundred during the first Test against Pakistan to witness a big boost in his ratings in the ICC Men's Test rankings on Wednesday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma also jumped two places in the updated rankings by the ICC.
India suffered a heartbreaking nine-run defeat against Australia in the crucial ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 group-stage game on Sunday. India now require Pakistan to beat New Zealand in the last Group A game on Monday if they wish to reach the final four.
Deepti Sharma and Renuka Singh picked two wickets each to help India restrict Australia to 152 in their last group-stage game at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 in Sharjah. Deepti also entered the history book with her 29th T20I wicket against mighty Australia.
Tahlia McGrath stepped in to captain the Australian team in their last group-stage game against India at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The star all-rounder scored quick 32 runs to break the former captain Meg Lanning's major T20I record on Sunday.
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