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Umesh Yadav whacked five sixes in his knock of 31 runs against South Africa today. He amassed these many runs in 10 balls striking at 310. (Photo: AP)

!5-year-old longstanding batting shattered by Umesh Yadav

He achieved the feat on Day Two of the third Test match between India and South Africa.

21 Oct 2019 10:22 AM

Rohit Sharma broke the 71-year-old record previously held by Don Bradman. (Photo: AP)

Don Bradman's 71-year-old record broken by Rohit Sharma

He achieved the feat on day two of the third Test match between India and South Africa.

21 Oct 2019 10:06 AM

Rohit Sharma has amassed 529 runs from four innings thus becoming the only fifth Indian opener to score 500-plus runs in a Test series. (Photo :PTI)

Rohit Sharma says that his 200-run inning in Ranchi was his most challenging yet

Rohit has had scores of 176, 127 in the first Test against the Proteas and now has hit his maiden double hundred.

21 Oct 2019 8:32 AM

This unique record was created on Sunday after Rohit smashed his first double ton in the longest format of the game. (Photo: AFP/PTI)

Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma break impressive Test record

The unique record was created on Sunday after Rohit smashed his first double ton in the longest format of the game.

20 Oct 2019 5:30 PM

Poor visibility meant the India players walked back to the dressing room barely five overs into the South African first innings after the tea break. (Photo: AP)

IND vs SA 3rd Test: Second day's play called off due to bad light, South Africa 9/2

South Africa were nine for two with both their openers Quinton de Kock and Dean Elgar dismissed.

20 Oct 2019 4:26 PM

Opening batsman Rohit Sharma smashed a ton and broke the record for registering the most number of sixes in a bilateral Test series. (Photo: BCCI)

India vs South Africa 3rd Test: Play called off due to rain

Earlier, the match was suspended due to bad light with India at 224/3.

19 Oct 2019 5:50 PM

Virat Kohli-led side handed the debut cap to Shahbaz Nadeem. (Photo: AP)

Rohit Sharma breaks record of most sixes in Test series

Sharma went past West Indies' batsman Shimron Hetmyer who had registered 15 sixes in the series against Bangladesh in 2018/19.

19 Oct 2019 5:01 PM

Six days short of his 35th birthday, the sprightly Wriddhiman Saha is often seen helping Rishabh Pant with keeping drills after his own training, something that has been directed by the team management. (Photo: AFP)

Wriddhiman Saha opens up on his rapport with Rishabh Pant

Saha has replaced Pant as India's first-choice Test wicket keeper after the former came back to the side after a long-term injury.

19 Oct 2019 12:43 PM

India lost opener Mayank Agarwal (10), Cheteshwar Pujara (0) and skipper Virat Kohli (12) with South Africa pacers finally giving a good account of themselves. (Photo: AP)

IND vs SA 3rd Test: India lose three batsmen in first session on opening day

Rohit Sharma (38) and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (11) were at the crease when the break was taken.

19 Oct 2019 12:02 PM

Desperate to win the toss, Temba Bavuma walked in as proxy captain with skipper Faf du Plessis to make the call but the luck did not favour South Africa as the coin landed in favour of Virat Kohli. (Photo: PTI)

IND vs SA 3rd Test: Kohli wins toss, elects to bat against South Africa

India, who, lead the series 2-0, have handed Test debut to local man Shahbaz Nadeem, resting paceman Ishant Sharma.

19 Oct 2019 9:41 AM

Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav was ruled out of the final Test due to a shoulder injury. (Photo: PTI)

Injured Kuldeep out of Ranchi Test, local boy Shahbaz Nadeem added to India squad

Nadeem has been a prolific performer for Jharkhand and India A over a period of time.

19 Oct 2019 8:33 AM

South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada had previously said that their bowlers didn't get the ball to reverse. (Photo: File)

'Reverse swing and spin will play major role against India': Faf du Plessis

India had defeated South Africa to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

17 Oct 2019 2:53 PM

South Africa opener Dean Elgar says he got "stretched" as a cricketer and learned a lot more about himself during what has been a humbling India tour. (Photo: File)

'You get to know yourself quite a lot in India': South African opener Dean Elgar

After managing a 1-1 draw in the T20 series, South Africa suffered big defeats in the first two Tests of the three-match Test series.

17 Oct 2019 12:50 PM

Recalling the feats of several personalities of Jharkhand, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has made Ranchi famous in the world of cricket. (Photo:AFP)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni made Ranchi famous in world of cricket says Indian President Ramnath Kovind

The President was speaking with students during the 33rd convocation of the Ranchi University here.

30 Sep 2019 2:40 PM

The incident took place in Khunti district and two other men were also attacked. (Representational Image)

Over suspicion of selling beef, Jharkhand man beaten to death by mob; 5 arrested

The three men who were attacked were taken to RIMS in Ranchi where one of them - Kelem Barla - died of his injuries.

23 Sep 2019 11:21 AM

Days after the Jharkhand Police’s decision to drop the murder charge against 13 men accused of lynching Tabrez Ansari because the post-mortem report said he died of a cardiac arrest, the police on Wednesday invoked the murder charge against all the accused. (Photo: File)

Jharkhand mob killing: Murder charges reinstated against accused in Tabrez Ansari case

The police also filed a supplementary chargesheet, bringing back the murder charge, based on a fresh medical report.

19 Sep 2019 8:58 AM

Soren accused Das of defaming him and said his allegations were being published in newspapers. (Photo: Twitter | PTI)

Hemant Soren sends Raghubar Das notice for land grabbing allegations

He asked Das to issue a public apology within a week, otherwise he would take legal course against the chief minister.

16 Sep 2019 8:40 AM

Hemant Soren addressed the press conference in Ranchi. (Photo: ANI)

Hemant Soren wants Jharkhand CM to apologise for raising false allegations

'This government is just spreading lies against their own people,' Soren said.

15 Sep 2019 9:40 PM

Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu and Chief Minister Raghubar Das were also present when PM Modi inaugurated the building. (Photo: File)

PM inaugurates India's first paperless legislative Assembly in J'khand

The three-storey Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Assembly building has been constructed at a cost of Rs 465 crore.

12 Sep 2019 3:08 PM

‘Ayushman Bharat, the world's largest health assurance scheme, was launched in Jharkhand. Today, pension schemes for traders and farmers were also launched from this land of Birsa Munda. Jharkhand is the launching pad of big schemes beneficial for the poor and the tribals,’ he added. (Photo: ANI)

‘Pledge to rein in corruption, fight for rights of Muslim sisters’: Modi

Talking about development for tribal, he said ‘We are setting up 462 Eklavya model residential schools across the country.’

12 Sep 2019 3:04 PM

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