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India.com Sports Desk September 22, 2018 6:29 PM IST
Pointing out that the conditions in England were tough for batting, Rahul Dravid said had the Indian batters done better in key situations and backed up their bowlers, India could have won the five-match rubber.
India.com Sports Desk September 16, 2018 2:59 PM IST
India, who went into the England tour as favourites, failed to cash in what was said by many as one of the greatest opportunities for the team to secure a Test-series win in England. However, the team, particularly the batsmen, didn't perform as India lost the series by a big margin of 1-4.
India.com Sports Desk September 15, 2018 1:49 PM IST
India had only one practice match ahead of their recent Test series against England - which they lost 1-4 - and Shastri believes his side would be better prepared to tackle Australia if more red-ball cricket was scheduled prior to the first Test in Adelaide starting on December 6.
India.com Sports Desk September 13, 2018 2:58 PM IST
The lack of practice games before the start of the series was one reason that Dhoni isn't' the first to highlight. Earlier, legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar had also raised the point when India struggled on South African pitches.
India.com Sports Desk September 13, 2018 9:40 AM IST
"I can't see any other Indian team in the last 15-20 years that has had the same run in such a short time, and you have had some great players playing in those series," head coach Ravi Shastri had said after the fourth Test against England.
India.com Sports Desk September 12, 2018 2:10 PM IST
Skipper Virat Kohli has insisted that England deserved to win the series. He, however, added that the scoreline shouldn't convince people that India can't play overseas.
India.com Sports Desk September 12, 2018 1:22 PM IST
James Anderson went past Glenn McGrath's tally of 563 Test wickets on Tuesday when he dismissed India's Mohammed Shami on the fifth day of the fifth and final Test at The Oval. Shami's was the last wicket to fall as England won the game by 118 runs and clinched the five-match series 4-1.
PTI September 12, 2018 12:10 PM IST
Anderson overtook Australia's Glenn McGrath to become the most successful fast bowler in Test history, with 564 wickets. He is behind Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Shane Warne (708) and India's Anil Kumble (619) in the list of Test bowlers with most wickets.
India.com Sports Desk September 12, 2018 11:05 AM IST
In pursuit of a mammoth target of 464, India were bowled out for 345 and lost the 5th Test by 118 runs, giving England a 4-1 win in the series.
India.com Sports Desk September 12, 2018 10:48 AM IST
Joe Root's England side are now just one point behind South Africa and Australia, who are both on 106 points with the former marginally ahead on decimal points. With New Zealand not far behind on 102 points, there are now four teams within a space of five points of each other on the points table.
India.com Sports Desk September 12, 2018 9:51 AM IST
The scoreline 4-1 suggests the series was dominated by the hosts. However, that was not the case, as said by India skipper Virat Kohli. "I think the 1-4 scoreline is a fair one as England played better than us but we were not outplayed barring the Lord's Test," Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony. "The kind of cricket we have played might not show on the scorecard. But both the teams know this series has been a competitive one," he added.
India.com Sports Desk September 12, 2018 8:01 AM IST
India went down by 118 runs in the final Test of the series at the Oval on Tuesday.
India.com Sports Desk September 11, 2018 11:21 AM IST
India vs England 5th Test: Alastair Cook broke many records on the day, overtaking Kumar Sangakkara as the fifth-highest run-getter in Test cricket as well as overtaking Steve Waugh (32) in the number of centuries.
India.com Sports Desk September 11, 2018 8:42 AM IST
India, who are already 1-3 down in the series, will resume at 58/3 on the final day of the tour, and will probably have their eyes trained on a credible draw.
PTI September 9, 2018 12:04 AM IST
India have lost back-to-back Test series in South Africa and England with many former greats, including legendary Sunil Gavaskar questioning as to why the team did not play adequate number of warm-up games.
India.com Sports Desk September 8, 2018 11:38 PM IST
India vs England 5th Test: At Stumps on Day 2, India were 174-6 with Hanuma Vihari and Ravindra Jadeja at the crease at 25 and 8 respectively
PTI September 8, 2018 9:14 PM IST
Khadi is the handwoven cotton closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi and India's freedom struggle.
India.com Sports Desk September 8, 2018 7:51 PM IST
India vs England 5th Test: India had a poor start to their second innings as they lost Shikhar Dhawan in the second over. Dhawan was trapped in front of the wicket off the bowling of Stuart Broad. Cheteshwar Pujara came in next to bat to join Rahul.
India.com Sports Desk September 7, 2018 9:14 PM IST
India vs England 5th Test: Vijay Mallya, who has been on bail on an extradition warrant since his arrest in April last year, is fighting extradition to India on charges of alleged fraud and money laundering amounting to around Rs 9,000 crore.
India.com Sports Desk September 7, 2018 6:04 PM IST
India vs England 5th Test: As Alastair Cook walked out to bat, he got a guard of honour from the visiting side, at the end of which he shook hands with captain Kohli.
India.com Sports Desk September 7, 2018 4:21 PM IST
India vs England 5th Test: Karun Nair played the last of his six Test matches against Australia at Dharamsala in March 2017. The 26-year-old was recalled as a batting replacement option for the Afghanistan Test in June but was not included in the playing XI.
India.com Sports Desk September 7, 2018 3:27 PM IST
India vs England 5th Test: Hanuma Vihari became the 292nd Test player to represent India after he was handed his maiden cap. He will replace Hardik Pandya, while Ravindra Jadeja comes in place of Ravichandran Ashwin in the playing XI.
PTI September 7, 2018 12:45 AM IST
India went down by 60 runs in the fourth Test at Southampton to give the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, the defeat leaving the country's cricket fraternity disappointed.
India.com Sports Desk September 6, 2018 9:52 PM IST
India vs England: Shastri, who has been under the criticism following India's 1-3 loss in the ongoing Test series against England, on Wednesday said, "I can't see any other Indian team in the last 15-20 years that has had the same run in such a short time, and you have had some great players playing in those series."
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