On his maiden five-wicket haul during 4th test against Australia, Cricketer Mohammed Siraj said, "I dedicated all my wickets to him. My celebration with Mayank Agarwal was dedicated to him. I didn't think of taking these many wickets. After many players got injured, everyone was trusting me. I was under pressure and it was challenging to do this."
The full list of retained players and those released by the respective franchises were announced on Wednesday, ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 auction, which is expected to be held next month. The list subsequently reveals which team will be heading to the auction table with maximum purse and work to do.
After winning the Border-Gavaskar trophy, Indian Cricket Team returned from Australia on January 21.
After a long gap of more than two years, Hardik Pandya returns to the Indian Test lineup as he has been named in the 18-man squad for the first two Tests against England which begins from February 5 onwards in Chennai. Hardik last played a Test match for India in the England tour of 2018. Prolonged back injuries have kept him out of the Test squad with captain Virat Kohli clarifying ahead of the Border-Gavaskar series that he can only be included when he can bowl as well. Ishant Sharma has also been named after missing the Australia tour owing to BCCI not risking his workload management.
History and conditions stood against the third-string Indian side, who awaited to face one of the most menacing bowling attacks in Test history. But Indian defied all obstacles to script a three-wicket win in Brisbane
India played like a pack of lions Says Former Indian cricketer Kirti Azad on 2-1 series win against Australia.
Former Indian cricketer and BJP MP from East Delhi, Gautam Gambhir, on January 19 lauded the performance of Indian Cricket Team.
Former Indian cricketer Syed Kirmani congratulated the team by saying that this has been the most spectacular win for India when all the experienced players are injured and younger players have taken their places.
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Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to offload their former captain Dinesh Karthik and capped spinner Kuldeep Yadav ahead of IPL 2021 auction. While Karthik had joined the franchise in IPL 2018 mega-auction, Kuldeep has been with them since 2014. According to reports, the franchise has other options and are likely to release both the players.
The Indian contingent, after landing in Brisbane for the fourth and final Test of the series, was in for a shock on Tuesday as it was lodged at a hotel which 'lacked basic facilities'. Indian players and support staff were not provided with room service or housekeeping facilities. Brisbane hotel. India will be playing the fourth Test in the Queensland capital from January 15.
Steve Smith found himself in trouble after he was caught on the camera, scuffing the pitch during the fifth of the third Test in Sydney. Smith was slammed for lack of sportsmanship and according to reports, the Australian is unlikely to be retained by Rajasthan Royals for the upcoming IPL edition.
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Tuesday informed that he has undergone surgery after suffering a blow on his thumb during the third Test against Australia played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Jadeja has already been ruled out of the fourth and final Test against Australia which begins Friday at The Gabba in Brisbane.
Team India showed great character and resilience in the third test match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Vihari (23* off 161) bats out the day with hamstring as he forged an unbeaten 250-ball 62 partnership with Ashwin (39 off 128) to earn Team India a morale-boosting draw at the SCG.
During a match at Sydney, racial slurs were hurled at Indian cricketers.
Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara on January 09 said that losing Ravindra Jadeja is a blow for India and his absence has made extra pressure on other bowlers.
India started the day with the hope to secure an upper-hand against Australia in the Sydney Test. However, the side ended up conceding a 94-run advantage after a middle-order collapse and lost two of its key players to potential injuries for the entirety of Australia's batting in the final session of the day's play. Rishabh Pant (elbow) and Ravindra Jadeja (thumb) took body blows while batting. Pat Cummins registered the best figures (4/29), while Hazlewood (2/43) and Mitchell Starc (1/61) complemented the world no.1 Test bowler. At the end of Day 3, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith were in the middle on 47 and 29 respectively.
Pujara's slowest Test half-century, a 50 off 176 balls, was soon followed by India being bowled out for 244 with the other batsmen feeling tremendous pressure of a dormant scoreboard. Later in the day, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja were taken for scans after both faced body blows while batting during Day 3 of the third Test against Australia in Sydne
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