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KOLKATA: Sunday saw India suffer their fourth consecutive Test defeat to a SENA country at home, all of them mostly on turning wickets. A cause for concern, surely. Either the wickets are not suiting India or the technique of playing on them is lacking. Despite playing with four spinners, a relatively unknown Simon Harmer dazzled.And…
Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has doubled down on his demand for Mohammed Shami’s Test comeback, saying India cannot afford to overlook the veteran pacer after their dramatic 30-run defeat to South Africa at the Eden Gardens. With India’s thin bowling depth exposed and the pitch coming under…
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and Ryan Rickelton celebrate the wicket of India’s Mohammed Siraj. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Eden Gardens pitch has become the centre of a heated debate after India’s first Test against South Africa ended within three days, exposing deep divisions among cricketing greats and raising fresh questions about India’s struggles on…
Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Former India batter Wasim Jaffer has offered advice to Gautam Gambhir following India’s 30-run loss to South Africa in the Kolkata Test.The pitch at Kolkata continues to face criticism despite support from India head coach Gautam Gambhir. The first Test concluded in just two and a half days, with South…
Rishabh Pant. (Credit: AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir defended wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant‘s performance after India’s loss to South Africa in the first Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. India failed to chase a target of 124 runs in the fourth innings, getting bowled out for 93, with stand-in captain Pant scoring 27 and…
Shubman Gill (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) India head coach Gautam Gambhir defended the challenging Eden Gardens pitch after India’s 30-run defeat to South Africa in the first Test, insisting it was exactly the kind of surface the team had requested ahead of the match. “It was not an unplayable wicket. This is exactly what we asked…
Hosts India suffered an unbelievable collapse at Eden Gardens on Day 3 (Images via AP, Screengrab) India’s first home Test against the Proteas opened on a disappointing note with a 30-run defeat inside three days in Kolkata, and head coach Gautam Gambhir used the post-match press conference to highlight what he believed the young batting…
India’s Ravindra Jadeja with head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) South Africa stunned India by 30 runs in the opening Test at Eden Gardens on Sunday, securing their first win on Indian soil in 15 years and reigniting uncomfortable questions about the hosts’ batting against quality spin on home tracks. Chasing 124, India folded…
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and teammates celebrate (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) The first Test between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens ended in a dramatic 30-run defeat for India, who were bowled out for 93/9 while chasing a modest target of 124. Shubman Gill was unable to bat due to injury, adding to the hosts’…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered an early setback on the opening day of the first Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata when Yashasvi Jaiswal, looking scratchy from the outset, fell cheaply to South Africa pacer Marco Jansen. Jaiswal never appeared fully settled at the crease, and Jansen capitalised by targeting the awkward…
