India attempt to flatten out a problem area on the pitch during the second day of the second Test match between South Africa and India in Cape Town, South Africa, on January 4, 2024. Suresh Menon writes that the idea of a dodgy pitch spreads quickly within a team – it becomes a self-fulfilling reality….
India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates taking the wicket of South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi in the 2nd Test at Cape Town on January 4, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Aiden Markram scored the most combative hundred of his career but a vintage Jasprit Bumrah morning spell kept India firmly on course for a series-levelling win against South…
Mohammed Siraj in action during day 1 of the 2nd Test match between South Africa and India at Newlands Cricket Ground on January 3, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Seamer Mohammed Siraj took a career-best 6-15 as India exploited a lively wicket to run through South Africa’s batting line-up…
Former India batter Krishnamachari Srikkanth has backed spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to play instead of fast-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur in the second Test against South Africa at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. India’s tour of South Africa: Full coverage After being handed a massive defeat in the first Test, India have been putting in…
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has backed Ravindra Jadeja to replace Ravichandran Ashwin in the second Test if he is fit. South Africa hammered India by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion. India’s tour of South Africa: Full coverage With this win, South Africa took a 1-0…
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh said that India does not have a better Test batter than Cheteshwar Pujara following India’s hammering in the Boxing Day Test. South Africa beat India by an innings and 32 runs at the SuperSport Park in Centurion to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. SA vs IND,…
India superstar batter Virat Kohli completed his 30th half-century in Test cricket, while also going past former batter VVS Laxman in the all-time Test run-scorers list for India. Kohli scored a fifty against South Africa on Day 3 of their Boxing Day Test at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. SA vs IND, 1st Test Day…
India wicket-keeping batter KL Rahul said he’s humbled after receiving a huge compliment from legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar, who said Rahul’s knock ranked amongst the top-10 in the history of Indian Test cricket. Rahul scored a gritty century against South Africa on Day 2 of their Boxing Day Test at the SuperSport Park in…
South Africa fast-bowler Kagiso Rabada ran through the Indian batting order on Day 1, claiming his maiden Test five-wicket haul against India at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion. The right-arm pacer picked his 14th five-wicket haul in Test cricket and his first against India in Centurion. Rabada dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas…
