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Team India performance in the recently concluded series of 5 test matches, 3 One day internationals and 3 T20’s was outstanding. During the whole tour, the Indian team had lot of positives and of course also some areas to work on. In the five match test series that began on 9 th November, the Indian team was supposed to have had an inexperienced team.  Due to injuries to main players like Rohit Sharma, Rahane, Hardik Pandya, Wriddhiman Saha the young players like Karun Nair (triple century), Jayant Yadav ( a Century and a fifty) and test discard Parthiv Patel (2 fifties) got the chances, they rised to the occasion and performed brilliantly to sail India to win the series 4-0 despite losing the tosses. This shows that the bench strength has abilities to score big runs.  Virat Kohli was the backbone of the team scoring 655 runs during the test series. Other batsmen like Cheteshwar Pujara, Murali Vijay contributed significantly. The spin twin of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravin...

An excellent bowling display by Yuzvendra Chahal and great batting display helped India trash England by 75 runs in the third and deciding T20 played at M Chinaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru just few moments.  It was a brilliant batting display by Indian batsmen with Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni scoring half centuries. England won the toss and elected to bowl first. India lost an early wicket of captain Virat Kohli for 2 runs. KL Rahul and Suresh Raina played with positive intent scoring 53 runs in the first six overs. Suresh Raina looked in great touch hitting the England bowlers. KL Rahul and Suresh Raina put on 61 runs for the second wicket. MS Dhoni came at number 4 and put up another crucial partnership of 65 runs for the third wicket. Suresh Raina completed his half century in 39 balls. Suresh Raina was dismissed for 63 in 45 balls. Yuvraj Singh scored a quick fire 27 off 10 balls while MS Dhoni scored his first half century in T20 cricket. MS Dhoni scored 56 off 36 balls. In the las...

India and England will face in the deciding T20 at the M Chinaswamy Stadium, Bangalore to be played tomorrow. The pitch is expected to help the batsmen and with the series on line it promises to be mouthwatering clash. After winning the second T20 by 5 runs, India will be looking win the series while England would love to end the tour on a high. Here we look at the predicted XI for 3 rd T20. 1.        KL Rahul In the second T20 match at Nagpur where other Indian batsmen struggled, KL Rahul scored 71 runs which helped India to post 144. KL Rahul looked in excellent touch playing the spinners well. With the third T20 to be played in his home ground, KL Rahul would be hoping to make a big score and help India to win the series. 2.        Virat Kohli Virat Kohli played attacking strokes in the second T20 at Nagpur before getting out for 21 runs. Playing on his home ground at the IPL, Kohli would love to put a dominating ...

The BCCI has announced 16 man squad for one off test match against Bangladesh to be played at Hyderabad starting from 9 th February. Abhinav Mukund has made a comeback into the team after a gap of five years. The Tamil Nadu opener had a good season in the 2016/17 Ranji Season. Murali Vijay, Rahane,  Jayant Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Saha has made a comeback into the team after sustaining injuries in the test series against England that was played in November and December which the Indian team won 4-0. Parthiv Patel who was included in the last three test matches against England has been dropped, Manish Pandey too has been dropped after being selected in squad for the fourth and fifth test match against England. Indian fast bowler Mohammad Shami is not there in the squad who missed the last 2 test matches against England due to a leg injury. The team will play one test match against Bangladesh which will be followed by four test matches against Australia starting from 23 rd...

Despite Marcus Stoinis brilliant effort with the bat, New Zealand defeated Australia by 6 runs in the first One day international at Eden Park, Auckland earlier today. It was an exciting match with both teams looking to secure the lead in 3 match series. Australia won the toss and elected to field. New Zealand got off to a worse start losing an early wicket of Tom Latham at the score of 13. At the end of first 10 overs the hosts were 62 for 1. The second partnership between Martin Guptil and Kane Williamson put on 74 runs for the second wicket. New Zealand lost wickets at regular intervals and were struggling at 134 for 5 in  26 th over. At the end of 30 overs, New Zealand was 167 for 5. Jimmy Neesham and Neil Broom rescued the New Zealand innings putting on 76 runs for the sixth wicket.  Neil Broom scored his half century in 56 balls. New Zealand scored 286 for 9 in 50 overs. Marcus Stoinis was the pick of bowlers taking 3 for 49. Chasing 287, Australia lost 3 early ...

India beat England by 5 runs in the second T20 at VCA Stadium, Nagpur just finished few minutes ago. England bowled well to restrict India to 144 but the Indian bowlers did a remarkable job to help the hosts level the series at 1-1. England won the toss and elected to field again. The Indian openers Virat Kohli and KL Rahul gave the team a steady start putting on 30 runs for the first wicket before Virat Kohli was dismissed for 21. At the end of six overs India was 46 for 1. Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh did not contribute too much with the bat. KL Rahul played some excellent strokes off the spinners and put pressure on the England bowlers. KL Rahul completed his half century in 32 balls. After the dismissal of KL Rahul for 71, none of Indian batsmen were able to score runs freely. India scored 144 for 8 in 20 overs. All the England bowlers did an excellent job to restrict the Indian batting line up. Chasing a target of 145, Sam Billings and Jason Roy gave the team a good start pu...

England defeated India in the first T20 by 7 wickets at Green Park, Kanpur just finished few minutes ago. After winning the toss, England bowled well and restricted India to a modest total of 147 and then chased down the target with ease. England won the toss and choose to field. The Indian openers Virat Kohli and KL Rahul gave the team a solid start putting on 34 for the first wicket. KL Rahul was the first batsmen to be dismissed for 8. At the end of first six overs India was 47 for 1. In the 8 th over captain Kohli was dismissed for 29. After that none of the Indian batsmen scored runs at brisk pace as wickets fell at regular intervals. Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya did not contribute. MS Dhoni was the top scorer for India with 36 off 27 balls. India scored 147 for 7 in 20 overs. The pick of bowlers for England was Moeen Ali taking 2 wickets giving away just 21 runs. All the other England bowlers did an excellent job to restrict the Indian batting. Chasing the target of 148,...