Sarfaraz’s historic 221* grinds down ROI
With lower-order support from Kotian and Thakur, he became the first Mumbai batter to score a double-hundred in the Irani Cup
Bumrah back at No. 1 in Test bowling rankings
Yashasvi Jaiswal moves to third among after just 11 Tests, Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya and Kamindu Mendis also marching up rankings early in career
India, Australia, Sri Lanka and South Africa in tussle to make WTC final
Bangladesh’s chances took a huge dip after their 2-0 series loss to India, who in turn need at least four more wins and two draws from eight Tests to secure…
Shafali: ‘I get good sleep’ when India win
She always had the power, and now Shafali Verma wants to build on her confidence and add consistency to it for a better-rounded game
Ashwin: It ‘most certainly’ helps for India to have just a few Test centres
While he feels there are a few positives to playing at different venues, he took the example of how England and Australia have fixed Test centres
Rahane and Sarfaraz fifties drive Mumbai on opening day
Three early wickets from Mukesh had Mumbai rattling before Rahane, Shreyas and Safaraz took the team to 237 for 4
Rohit: ‘We were ready to get bowled out for a low score if it meant forcing a result’
“To make a game out of that pitch was a super effort from the bowlers”
Jadeja and Bumrah help India set 95 for a series sweep
Only Shadman and Mushfiqur showed a semblance of resistance as Bangladesh were dismissed for 146 in the second dig
BCCI vice-president defends Kanpur as Test venue but concedes need for improvements
Rajiv Shukla pointed to the ground’s age and ownership structure to highlight the difficulty of redoing its outfield
Mominul century keeps Bangladesh going despite Rohit, Siraj’s stunning catches
India struck three times in an extended morning session on day four, after two days went by without any play