Rain washes out first day in Bengaluru
Now that this will start as a Test of four days or fewer, a team wanting to enforce a follow-on will need to lead by 150 and not 200
IPL 2025: Paras Mhambrey appointed Mumbai Indians bowling coach
Mhambrey will work with Malinga, MI’s current bowling coach, and Jayawardene, the new head coach
Mithali Raj: Time for ‘saturated’ India to move on from Harmanpreet as captain
Mithali Raj, the former India captain, feels Jemimah Rodrigues and not Smriti Mandhana is the right person to lead the T20I team
Rohit wants to expand India’s fast-bowling bench strength
India’s captain wants to create a pool of eight or nine fast bowlers capable of stepping into the Test XI at any given point
Rohit: We have found a great player in Jaiswal
“The guy has got real talent,” India’s captain said of his opening partner. “He has got the game to play in all sorts of conditions”
India start as favourites, but Bengaluru weather could level the playing field
There has been a lot of rain in Bengaluru and the pitch has been under covers, so the teams might wait till late to finalise their XIs
Rohit: Shami had a ‘recent setback’, don’t want him ‘undercooked’ in Australia
India captain says the fast bowler “had a swelling in his knee”, which put him back in his recovery and bid to return to action
Rain washes out India’s training session on Bengaluru Test match eve
There is a serious rain threat over the entire game, with a forecast of bad weather through the week in the city
BCCI scraps Impact Player rule in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20s
However, the rule will be in effect for the next three season in the IPL
‘If you play only one way, you don’t grow’ – for Gambhir, it’s adaptability above all else
“We want to keep the game going forward and get the results in whatever situation we are in”