Ravichandran Ashwin with The Oval ‘pitch doctor’ Leez.© Youtube The World Test Championship final is here. The Rohit Sharma-led India take on Australia at The Oval, starting on Wednesday, for the ultimate prize in Test cricket. As the final draws near, one debate that has been raging on is whether India should use two spinners …
Having studied Ravichandran Ashwin From close quarters during his maiden tour of India, young Australia off-spinner Todd Murphy wants to add the Indian tweaker’s carrom ball to his bag of tricks ahead of next week’s World Test Championships final and the Ashes. The 22-year-old claimed 14 wickets at an average of 25.51 during the four-Test …
Ricky Ponting has selected his Combined Test XI from the Australia and India squads ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final which will be held on June 7 at Oval in England. Australia legend Ricky Ponting has turned to recent form over reputation when picking a combined XI from the two teams set to …
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and other key members of the Indian squad for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final match against Australia, reflected on their side’s journey in 2021-23 cycle, which saw them play “some tough cricket” on their way to The final. Rohit, Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara and Mohammed Shami reflected on India’s …
Former Indian head coach and cricketer Ravi Shastri revealed his combined Indian Test XI selecting players from the two ICC World Test Championship finalists, India and Australia. The WTC final is now a fortnight away. In the recent episode of the ICC Review, Shastri admitted that he found the task of building a combined playing …
Mumbai Indians’ dominant eight-wicket victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match knocked Rajasthan Royals out of the race for IPL 2023 playoffs on Sunday. RR all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin reflected back on the Royals season which was nothing short of a rollercoaster ride and wished the best to the teams who are …
Rajasthan Royals suffered a bitter blow for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Punjab Kings, with marquee all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin missing out. At the time of toss, RR skipper Sanju Samson explained the reason behind the absence of Ashwin, who has been a consistent performer for the franchise this season. The Royals find …
Rajasthan Royals spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been left puzzled by the umpires’ decision to change the ball on their own because of the dew in the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings, and called for consistency while taking such decisions. The heavy dew at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday night forced the umpires to …
Ajinkya Rahane moves away from the wickets as R Ashwin is about to bowl.© Twitter What is life without a little spice? It adds flavor in everything, even if it’s a game of cricket. And if it happens in a high-voltage match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals then nothing like it. In the …
Harshal Patel tries to run out Ravi Bishnoi at the non-striker’s end.© Twitter The IPL 2023 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday was a perfect thriller. The game also involved late drama. With LSG needing one run to win off the final ball, Harshal Patel tried to run out Ravi …