27 July 2024
[ad_1] 3- 337-run win against South Africa in Delhi, 2015: Ajinkya Rahane’s remarkable performances, scoring 127 and an unbeaten 100 in India’s two innings, played a pivotal role in their Test victory against South Africa by 337 runs in 2015. This achievement now stands as India’s third-largest Test victory by runs. (Image Credits: Getty) [ad_2]
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[ad_1] Swashbuckling batter Sachin Dhas and captain Uday Saharan staged India’s epic comeback in the first semi-final of the ICC U-19 World Cup 2024 against hosts South Africa on Tuesday. Launching an all-out attack on the Proteas bowlers, Dhas teamed up with skipper Saharan to rescue Team India from a top-order collapse in the penultimate
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[ad_1] Fresh from finishing as India’s leading run-getter in South Africa, former India skipper Virat Kohli will hope to record another run-fest series in the ongoing edition of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC). Runners-up in the first two editions of the WTC, Rohit Sharma’s Team India is set to host England in their next
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[ad_1] The International Cricket Council (ICC) rated the pitch at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town which produced the shortest-ever Test match as “unsatisfactory” under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process. The rating comes after submission of an official report from the ICC Match Referee. Captains Dean Elgar and Rohit Sharma were also
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[ad_1] Five years are sometimes not enough to quantify the significance of a cricketer though in Jasprit Bumrah’s case, it can be a lifetime. There were memorable pit stops in Johannesburg, Adelaide, Melbourne, Nottingham and Antigua but nothing compares to the rewards reaped at Cape Town (18 wickets at a strike rate of 30.8) underpinning
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[ad_1] From being put on a pedestal, to being written off, to showing why they will always remain a force to reckon with in Tests – that has been the story of India‘s draw series in South Africa. The Rohit Sharma-led side was touted to complete what no other Indian team managed to do it
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[ad_1] India defeated South Africa to end their two-match Test series in a 1-1 tie, in Cape Town on Thursday. Speaking after the series, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar feels that KL Rahul, who had a decent outing, could face stiff competition from Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. Sanjay Manjrekar spoke about the Indian cricket
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[ad_1] In the shortest Test of all time, India had to get everything right and with the exception of a 11-ball blackout on Day 1, one can argue they did exactly that to level the series 1-1 and claim their first ever victory at Cape Town. Jasprit Bumrah during the 2nd Test Day 2 against
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[ad_1] India captain Rohit Sharma has called for a more consistent review of pitches in India in the wake of the Newlands Test ending in less than two days, making it the shortest completed Test in the history of the game. Thirty three wickets fell in less than five sessions as batters from both sides
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[ad_1] India’s right-arm swing bowler Mohammed Siraj shone for India in their epic 7-wicket win over South Africa in the second of the two-match Test series at the Newlands Cricket Acadeamy in Cape Town. Siraj bowled a spell to be remembered for the ages on the first day itself, setting the tone for India’s victory.
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