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First Test: Bumrah, Ashwin strike as England reach 67/2 at lunch on Day 1 CHENNAI : Pacer Jasprit Bumrah and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin got one apiece to peg England back to 67 for 2 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against India, here on Friday. Skipper Joe Root, playing his 100th Test, was batting on 4 while opener Dominic Sibley was undefeated on 26 (96 balls, 3 fours) going into the lunch break. Openers Sibley and Rory Burns provided England a solid start with a 63-run partnership during which they did not appear to be in too much trouble. After negotiating the pace duo ...

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli (File photo) NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli retained his spot as the most valuable celebrity in India for the fourth consecutive year, showed a report. Kohli, valued at $238 million in 2020, is followed by Bollywood celebs Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Singh at $119 million and $103 million respectively. With more than 30 brands in his kitty, the Indian skipper continued to remain a favorite with brands across industries and topped social media rankings, along with having the best engagement rate among all domestic celebrities. Former Indi...

Why Rahane may be a better Test captain than Kohli January 28, 2021, 4:58 PM IST Anil Sanweria is a cricket coach. Just after the second Test of the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy, I happened to meet Ashis Nandy who is an Indian political psychologist, social theorist, and a critic who has also written a book on cricket, The Tao of Cricket. Over a hot cup of tea and some wonderful Christmas cake we discussed cricket. I asked him whether he was watching the series as I knew that no cricket lover can resist the temptation of watching cricket live from A...

January 24, 2021 Rahul Dravid is one of the biggest reasons why India are a top tier all-format team brimming with talent and the ability to win against any team anywhere When India lifted the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at The Gabba last Tuesday, Rahul Dravid was there. He wasn’t there in person of course, but he was there. He was there in Subman Gill’s tone-setting innings to Rishab Pant’s counterattacking batting that won a rag-tag India the final test and the series. Gill and Pant are just two of half a dozen players who left their mark in one of the best test series of all times. They a...

Our boys sing the song Hum Kisise Kam Nahin… as they lift the coveted ‘Border-Gavaskar Trophy’ By V.N. Prasad Bruised and Battered, Cheteshwar Pujara stood like the ‘Rock of Gibraltar’ between the OZs and the ‘BG Trophy’ at the Gabba; as our young team lifted the coveted Trophy. Chasing 328 on the 5th day at the Gabba and against the pace battery of Cummins, Hazlewood, Starc and Green & the teaser Lyon was not a mean achievement — considering the fact that we were a depleted side. KUDOs to our young team for breaking the 32-year-old jinx at the Gabba. The journey from ‘36 Ad...