Sports, Cricket, 1st Oct 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 01 Oct 2019

Sports, Cricket, 01 Oct 2019

Nathan Lyon has played 91 Tests and has taken 363 wickets with an average of 32.30. (Photo: AP)

Nathan Lyon: 'Still more room for improvement'

Lyon also played a major role in Australia's run to the ICC World Cup semi-final.

01 Oct 2019 9:00 PM

Hardik Pandya is the second key member in the Indian team after premier speedster Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo: AP)

Hardik Pandya may be out for a long period due to lower back injury

According to BCCI sources, Hardik will soon fly to the United Kingdom for an assessment of the injury.

01 Oct 2019 7:28 PM

Prithvi Shaw, who is facing a ban for a doping violation, is all set to train with ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu in Hyderabad. (Photo: AFP)

Prithvi Shaw and PV SIndhu to train together: Report

The report states that Shaw’s team is working on a schedule for the youngster to train with Sindhu.

01 Oct 2019 6:48 PM

Harbhajan took to Twitter to give his take on who should be considered for the number 4 position in ODIs and soon after this tweet, Yuvraj Singh replied in a sarcastic way. (Photo: AP)

Yuvraj Singh sarcastically trolls Harbhajan Singh over India's No 4 tweet

India’s number four position in ODIs has constantly been a topic of debate among the cricket enthusiasts.

01 Oct 2019 5:48 PM

After defeating West Indies 2-0 on their home turf, India will be looking to repeat its performances once again in its home den against the South Africa, when it begins the World Test Championship defence during its first home Test campaign. (Photo:AFP)

India aims to script history if it manages to win Test series versus South Africa

This is India’s first Test series at home after defeating West Indies 2-0 in October, 2018.

01 Oct 2019 4:31 PM

Kumar Sangakkara's tenure as MCC President will include two England Test matches against West Indies and Pakistan and ODI against Australia and the launch of The Hundred competition. (Photo: File)

Kumar Sangakkara becomes MCC President

Sangakkara is the first non-British President of MCC and he will hold the post for one year.

01 Oct 2019 3:49 PM

South African captain Faf du Plessis has 'learnt' his lessons from the disastrous tour of India four years ago and hopes the team's young members will emerge as improved cricketers after the current Test series, beginning on Wednesday. (Photo:AFP)

Faf Du Plessis says he has 'learnt' lessons from 2015 tour

South Africa had no answer to the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, losing the four-match series 0-3.

01 Oct 2019 3:37 PM

Gautam Gambhir went on to state that he has had good relations with several Pakistani cricketers, but never did share the same thing with Shahid Afridi. (Photo: PTI)

Gautam Gambhir talks about his bitter relationship with Shahid Afridi

Gambhir also took a dig at Shahid Afridi’s retirement shenanigans.

01 Oct 2019 3:37 PM

West Indies occasional off-spinner Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday was cleared to bowl in international cricket after an ICC-approved assessment. (Photo:AFP)

ICC confirms Kraigg Brathwaite is cleared to bowl in international cricket

Braithwaite had been reported for an illegal bowling action during the second Test against India last month.

01 Oct 2019 2:56 PM

Wriddhiman Saha and Ravichandran Ashwin have been included in the playing XI for the first Test of the three-match series against South Africa. (Photo:AFP)

India announce playing XI for first Test against South Africa

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the playing XI of the Indian team one day before the start of the first Test match.

01 Oct 2019 2:37 PM

Former players, including Yuvraj Singh, praised the team management's decision to use Rohit Sharma at the top and said he should be given a long run. (Photo: AFP)

Rohit Sharma confirmed as opener for India in Tests vs South Africa

Virat Kohli said that Sharma's promotion to the opening slot in Tests could end up making the line-up 'more lethal'.

01 Oct 2019 1:58 PM

Virat Kohli requires another 281 runs in 41 innings to be the fastest player to achieve this historic landmark. Currently, Sachin Tendulkar is the fastest batsman 21,000 runs, and he achieved the feat in just 473 innings, while Brian Lara is the second-fastest to touch the milestone (485 innings). (Photo:AFP)

Virat Kohli on brink of breaking big record in home Test series vs South Africa

While, when it comes to Captain Virat Kohli, record comes and goes in each and every match that he plays.

01 Oct 2019 1:43 PM

Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir who is known for speaking his mind loud and clear, mocked the security provided to Sri Lanka's cricket team which is currently touring Pakistan for a three-match ODI and T20I series. (Photo:AFP)

Gautam Gambhir mocks Pakistan for the security provided to Sri Lankan team in Pakistan

In the video, two men seem to be mocking the security that has been deployed for the Sri Lankan team.

01 Oct 2019 1:01 PM

Wriddhiman Saha will play his first match after a gap of 22 months. (Photo: AFP)

IND vs SA: Wriddhiman Saha to start for India, Rishabh Pant dropped

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli has confirmed that Wriddhiman Saha will start instead of Pant.

01 Oct 2019 1:00 PM

Pakistan player Babar Azam has surpassed India skipper Virat Kohli to become the third-fastest batsman to register 11 ODI centuries. (Photo:AFP)

Babar Azam breaks multiple records in second ODI vs Sri Lanka

Azam has recorded the milestone in his 71st innings in the 50-over format while Kohli had taken 82 innings to script the feat.

01 Oct 2019 12:33 PM

India will be desperately hoping that Rohit Sharma replicates his phenomenal limited overs success as a Test opener when the experiment begins with the series opener against South Africa here on Wednesday. (Photo:AFP)

Rohit Sharma aims to save Test career when India lock horns with South Africa on Wednesday

The build-up to the experiment has not been ideal to say the least with Rohit failing to score in South Africa's sole warm-up game.

01 Oct 2019 11:32 AM

The players' auction for the next Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held at Kolkata for the first time, on December 19. (Photo:PTI)

IPL 2020 auction to be held in Kolkata on December 19

The auctions have mostly been held in Bengaluru so far.

01 Oct 2019 11:12 AM

The Junior Selection committee met in Mumbai and selected a 15-man squad for the tournament which is scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in November. (Photo: AFP)

BCCI announces Emerging Teams Asia Cup squad

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

01 Oct 2019 10:17 AM

Ajinkya Rahane, India’s Test vice-captain, was under pressure to perform in the West Indies and he delivered with an 81 and 102 in the first Test in Antigua. (Photo:PTI)

Ajinkya Rahane reveals bowling combo for 1st Test against South Africa

There is a definite spring in Ajinkya Rahane’s steps after he ended a 17-Test run of not scoring a hundred, a no which proved to be lucky.

01 Oct 2019 10:04 AM

India's Ajinkya Rahane expressed confidence in the team ahead of the first Test match against South Africa saying that their 'preparation has been really good'. Photo: AFP)

Ajinkya Rahane asserts confidence ahead of 1st Test vs SA

India will enter on the field with a lot of confidence as they won both the Test matches against West Indies.

01 Oct 2019 9:42 AM

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