Ajinkya Rahane’s return for his base sum of Rs 1.5 crore to reigning IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has opened a new debate with regards to the captaincy of the side, that was left vacant after Shreyas Iyer was released.
A combined tally of 188 Tests and 12,272 runs is very hard to ignore, but with both 35, and enduring a dry spell of runs, the selectors deemed it the best time to pass on the baton to the younger players.
India lost their second consecutive World Test Championship final on Tuesday. A lot has been said about what went wrong, However, what most critics have missed is the handful of positives from the game.
With India’s batting under scrutiny after their 209-run defeat to Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final at The…
The squad for the final displayed a few changes from the team that faced Australia in the four-match series.
This is when you think back to when the competition was being hawked, with the leading lights of cricket presumably persuaded to tell fans across the world that it would give Test matches the right kind of context.
A large number of his society members gathered near Rahane's home as people showered rose petals on him while dhol and trumpets played constantly.
Ajinkya Rahane was named Virat Kohli's deputy as usual for the first two Tests of the four-match series at home against England, beginning on February 5.
India on Tuesday defeated Australia by eight wickets in the Boxing-Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Cricket Ground to level the four-match series 1-1.
In the first session, India lost two wickets in as many overs to the relentless Cummins as Australia grabbed early honours.
