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Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha sustained a fracture on his right ring finger during the recently concluded pink-ball Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata. The 35-year-old had to undergo surgery and will start his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. "The BCCI Medical Team consulted a hand and wrist specialist and it was suggested that Saha undergoes a surgical fixation of the fracture. Subsequently, he underwent a successful surgery in Mumbai on Tuesday," a release from BCCI said on Wednesday (November 27). India's next Test assignment is in New Zealand, with the first of the two Tests starting February 21 in Wellington.

Virat Kohli just turned into the most noteworthy among Indians as number of Test 200s was concerned. His 254 not out versus South Africa in the second Test in Pune basically leveled the guests as he stepped his class all over them. In any case, while he may be the most noteworthy among the Indian unforeseen, despite everything he has some work to do so as to turn out to be No. 1 by and large. Exactly how is he on the general rundown? Where does he highlight on the best ten? Who possesses the top spot? Allow's find to out: 1. Wear Bradman (Australia) - 12 2. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) - 11 3. Brian Lara (West Indies) - 9 4. Virat Kohli (India) - 7 5. Walter Hammond (England) - 7 6. Mahela Jayawardena (Sri Lanka) - 7 7. Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) - 6 8. Virender Sehwag (India) - 6 9. Javed Miandad (Pakistan) - 6 10. Younis Khan (Pakistan) - 6

Virat Kohli is synonymous with changing over fifties into huge hundreds. What's more, the India commander couldn't have requested a superior circumstance than his 50th Test as chief to dash to his own best to for all intents and purposes seal the destiny of the subsequent Test — and the Freedom Series — on the second day of the game. Because of Kohli's unbeaten 254 and differentiating yet essential help by his representative Ajinkya Rahane and allrounder Ravindra Jadeja, India announced its first paper at a colossal 601 for five at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here. Umesh Yadav then disposed of both the worn out openers to leave South Africa reeling at 13 for two. India may have added 328 races to its medium-term aggregate of 273 for three in a little more than 71 overs before calling shades on the innings yet the Proteas' pace pair of Vernon Philander and Kagiso Rabada bowled annoying lines at an early stage toward the beginning of the day. ...

Virat Kohli excoriated the South African bowlers to all pieces of Pune on the way his 26th Test hundred. In the post-lunch session on Day 2 in India versus South Africa second Test, Virat Kohli embraced an all the more assaulting methodology and in the blink of an eye arrived at the 150-run mark - the ninth time he has done so while captaining the Indian group. All the while, Virat Kohli broke the amazing Don Bradman's record of most 150 or more scores as skipper. The Indian captain and the Australian incredible were tied at eight preceding the Pune Test yet Kohli went past the previous Australia captain on Day 2 of the second Test with his ninth 150 or more score as skipper. India have ruled the second Test after Virat Kohli won the hurl and chose for bat. Rohit Sharma, who hit two centuries in the opening Test of the three-coordinate arrangement, was rejected efficiently yet from subsequently in, it was single direction traffic. Mayank Agarwal, who hit a twofold century in th...

Mayank Agarwal raised his second century of the arrangement as India ruled the opening day of the second Test against South Africa in Pune on Thursday, finishing at 273 for 3, with Virat Kohli not out on 63 and Ajinkya Rahane batting on 18. Agarwal, who scored a twofold century in India's 203-run win in the opening Test, finished another hundred with a limit off Vernon Philander to concrete his submit in the Test top request. Virat Kohli won the hurl and selected to bat however Rohit Sharma, the twin-centurion in the past Test, couldn't repeat the batting masterclass showed in Vizag. Kagiso Rabada's savage pace and consistency were remunerated as Rohit Sharma was rejected on 14 in the tenth over. From that point on, Agarwal drove India's charge notwithstanding being hit on the head protector by a bouncer from Anrich Nortje. Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara, who made 58 to raise his 22nd Test fifty, sewed together a 138-run represent the subsequent wicket to unfaltering...

The individuals from keeper Pandurang Salgaocar's team at the MCA arena in Pune were kept occupied on the eve of the subsequent Test. The spreads must be kept on reserve fully expecting the showers that have routinely landed in the whole week paving the way to the game, the pitch must be cleaned, and the grass shaved off. Salgaocar must feel the warmth. What's more, that is not really to do with the climate in Pune which has swayed between dry warmth and showers for over seven days now. The weight is for recovery from having arranged a pitch for the setting's Test debut in 2017 that was evaluated poor by the ICC. That game where the pitch laughed uncontrollably early, didn't last three entire days and saw India disintegrate against a fledgling left-arm spinner from Australia. India have proceeded onward since that smoothing rout, not losing again at home in 10 Tests [7 wins, 3 draws], and look set to keep their initial Test Championship jog going. In any case, South...

A 5-wicket pull for Mohammed Shami and four wickets for Ravindra Jadeja on Day 5 helped India register an agreeable 203-run prevail upon South Africa in the primary Test. Virat Kohli's group currently drives the three-coordinate arrangement 1-0. It was a match that India overwhelmed from the beginning with Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal setting the phase with the splendid batting exhibitions in the principal innings. Hundreds of years from Dean Elgar and Quinton de Kock demonstrated to be a minor blip as India drifted home on the last day of the Test. Rohit Sharma hit twin a very long time in his first match as Test opener while Mayank Agarwal changed over his lady century into a twofold hundred. Ravichandran Ashwin got his 27th 5-wicket pull while additionally turning into the joint-quickest bowler to guarantee 350 Test scalps. South Africa will search for a superior presentation come the subsequent Test coordinate in Pune which starts on October 10. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ...

India versus South Africa first Test Day 5 Highlights: Mohammed Shami grabbed a five-wicket pull as South Africa were packaged out for 191, while pursuing 395 on the last day. Ravindra Jadeja grabbed four wickets in similar innings while R Ashwin, who had taken seven wickets in the principal innings, got a solitary wicket of Theunis de Bruyn. Rohit Sharma, who scored tons in both the innings, was the star for India batting, alongside Mayank Agarwal, who scored a twofold hundred. India showed an inside and out execution and grabbed simple win to take 1-0 lead in the arrangement. Man of the Match - Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma speaks: "Just needed to go out there and do what I specialize in. Extraordinary open door for me at the top. Appreciative for the shot, considering I've never done that. Concentrate was on winning the Test match and I think we basically did everything right today. Couple of years back it was imparted to me that I may open sometime in the not so dist...

  Captain Virat Kohli is good to go to include another quill into his effectively celebrated top when he leads Team India out on field against South Africa in the second Test at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium beginning Thursday. India lead three-coordinate arrangement 1-0 after their far reaching 203-run triumph at Vizag and the hosts will be cheerful of comparative degree of exhibitions to take an unassailable lead over Faf du Plessis' soldiers. For Kohli, this will be his 50th trip as skipper of group in the longest arrangement. He is at present tied at the second spot with unbelievable captain Sourav Ganguly (49 Tests) in the rundown of most matches played as chief of Team India. Kohli is good to go to outperform Ganguly in this famous rundown and become the sole holder of the subsequent spot. Likewise, Kohli will join previous skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the main two players to lead India in at least 50 Tests. Most Tests as chief for India: 60: MS Dhoni 49*...

The third ladies' Twenty20 International among India and South Africa was surrendered on Sunday, without a ball being bowled because of substantial storm. Diligent downpour implied even the hurl couldn't occur. The game should begin at 7 pm neighborhood time yet in the wake of reviewing the conditions at 7:30 pm, the umpires chose to cancel the game. This is the second sequential match in the arrangement which has been cleaned out. The second T20 was likewise relinquished because of downpour on Thursday. India lead the five-coordinate arrangement 1-0. The hosts figured out how to safeguard 130 in the arrangement opener with spinner Deepti Sharma delivering a match-winning exertion, finishing with remarkable figures of three for eight of every four overs including three ladies. The fourth T20 is booked on Tuesday.

In a noteworthy wind, Team India lead trainer Ravi Shastri's position (designated till the 2021 World T20 in India) could go under the scanner and he should be re-selected at the post if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Ethics Officer D.K. Jain finds the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) containing Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy blameworthy of contention. The Ethics Officer sent notification to the three on Saturday and has requested that they answer by October 10 after MPCA life part Sanjeev Gupta affirmed that the trio is tangled according to the Lodha Panel's proposition of small time, one post. A board functionary said that Shastri would superfluously need to confront the humiliation of experiencing the procedure of arrangement again if Jain finds the CAC individuals to have irreconcilable circumstance. "The arrangement of Shastri as the lead trainer will clearly must be done by and by if the panel individuals who selected h...

A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has admitted that removing Mickey Arthur as head coach of the national team was a tough decision to make. Arthur has recently spoken about the manner in which PCB’s cricket committee recommended his removal after the World Cup, saying he felt let down by people he trusted most. PCB’s chief executive Wasim Khan said in an interview on Sunday that the cricket committee, which was headed by him and included Wasim Akram and Misbah-ul-Haq, had held a robust meeting and asked a lot of tough questions to Arthur, captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and former chief sel “The first question we asked ourselves was were we happy to be number seven in Tests and number six in One-dayers. Are we happy that we have been inconsistent over a long period of time,” Khan said. “In Mickey’s defence, he did a lot of good things for Pakistan cricket. But we had to make a tough decision, it’s is a new regime, new domestic structure and we needed to be susta...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has set a June, 2020, cutoff time for the Indian Cricket Board to affirm its support in Asia Cup planned for September, one year from now. "We have to check whether India consents to come to Pakistan for the Asia Cup. There is still some time till one year from now's September however by June, we need to know where we are going with this and in the event that it can't be facilitated here in light of an absence of association of India," PCB CEO Wasim Khan said in a meeting. Anyway an official choice to move the competition will be Asian Cricket Council's privilege. "In any case, that is a choice for the Asian Cricket Council and ICC to make. We are prepared to have India in the Asia Cup," Khan said. Khan anyway recognized the functional issues in having any respective cricketing ties with India in the predominant strenuous connection between the two neighbors. "Board to board level, we share a decent connect...

Sri Lanka's interval lead trainer Rumesh Ratnayake feels his side's without issue constrained overs voyage through Pakistan will urge different countries to send their sides to this piece of the world. The Sri Lankan group started its voyage through Pakistan on Friday, after 10 of its principle players would not travel refering to security concerns. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had at first welcomed Cricket Sri Lanka to play two Tests of the ICC Test Championship in Karachi and Lahore yet the Islanders rather selected to play a restricted overs arrangement of three ODIs and the same number of Twenty20 matches. The PCB is presently seeing this visit to go off effectively and have the Tests in December in Pakistan. "This will be an antecedent for that (Test) visit (in December). I'm certain this will positively empower the others (SL player, who would not travel) to take choices, we can't implement it on them," Ratnayake told a media gathering. "The...

S Sreesanth, whose life restriction from cricket over match-fixing charges was as of late scapped by the Supreme Court of India, talked on his disdain towards Indian Premier League establishment Chennai Super Kings. The right-arm bowler had a disputable profession in Indian Premier League, which was defaced by slapgate debate including Harbhajan Singh, a supposed crack with Rajasthan Royals' mentor Paddy Upton and match-fixing charges which prompted him finding something useful to do restriction from cricket. Upton, in his as of late distributed collection of memoirs, composed that the bowler mishandled him when he was not permitted to play in an IPL installation against Chennai Super Kings. Sreesanth, in a meeting to Indian Express, talked about the reputed break with Upton, and said that he needed to play the match on account of his aversion towards CSK establishment. Likewise read: 'I swear on my children's - S Sreesanth denies fixing charges "Mr Upton, contac...

Former  India batsman Yuvraj Singh, who reported his retirement from Cricket not long ago has said that he felt the group the board was searching for reasons to drop him towards the finish of his vocation, matching with new determination criteria, for example, the obligatory 'yo-yo' Test. Talking on TV Channel 'Aaj Tak' on Thursday, Yuvraj was likewise dismal about how the BCCI and group the board didn't take senior players like him, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan into certainty towards the finish of their professions, and pass on their arrangements plainly. "I never felt that I would be dropped subsequent to being the man of the match in 2 games out of the 8-9 I played after the Champions Trophy 2017. I got harmed and I was advised to plan for the Sri Lanka arrangement. At that point all of a sudden, the yo-yo test came into the image," Yuvraj said. "It was a u-turn in my choice. All of a sudden I needed to return and get ready for the yo-yo test...

MS Dhoni beat Virat Kohli in the rundown of most respected men in India in 2019, as indicated by a review completed by YouGov. MS Dhoni, who procured an appreciation score of 8.58%, is just behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi (15.66%) in the rundown of most respected men in India in 2019. Ratan Tata (8.02%), Barack Obama (7.36%) and Bill Gates (6.96%) are third, fourth and fifth in the rundown individually. India chief Virat Kohli is seventh in the rundown with an esteem score of 4.46%. Only a spot above Virat Kohli is cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar who has scored 5.81% according to the review. Among different games characters, Portuguese and Juventus charm Cristiano Ronaldo has the profound respect score of 2.95% in India. As per the overview, Cristiano Ronaldo is more respected in India than Argentine hotshot and FIFA Best men's player of the year 2019 Lionel Messi (2.32%). Six-time World Championships gold medallist Mary Kom (10.36%) is the most appreciated ladies in India....

Umesh Yadav will trade expert paceman Jasprit Bumrah for the three up and coming Tests against South Africa. Bumrah was administered out of the arrangement with a minor pressure break in his lower back.  Bumrah, who was refreshed from the T20I arrangement that the different sides drew 1-1, had his damage recognized during a routine radiological screening. "He will presently experience restoration at NCA and will be observed by the BCCI Medical Team," the board expressed in a discharge on Tuesday (September 24).  Umesh, who hadn't been picked in the underlying squad, last played a Test in Perth 2018 when India visited Australia, stowing two wickets in the primary innings. He, be that as it may, stayed wicketless in the second. In 41 Tests up until now, Umesh has 119 wickets, averaging 33.47.  The first of three Tests commences on October 2 in Vizag, trailed by Tests in Pune and Ranchi.  India's Test squad: Virat Kohli (c), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit S...

The five-Test Ashes arrangement finished 2-2, however Australia were marginally ahead on a large portion of the key numbers. They scored more runs per wicket, progressively hundreds, had a higher control rate with the bat, and took more wickets. Britain had a marginally better hit rate with the ball, however the Australia bowlers were far more tightly as far as control, yielding just 2.96 runs per over to England's 3.56.  Steven Smith transcend above every other person in the arrangement, in spite of missing one Test with damage. His total of 774 is the fifth-most astounding ever in an Ashes arrangement, yet the way that it arrived in a generally low-scoring arrangement makes his accomplishment much increasingly amazing. Smith scored 200 runs less than Don Bradman did in the 1930 arrangement, however as far as rate commitment to Australia's runs (barring additional items), the two exhibitions are at standard: Bradman scored 35.5% of Australia's keeps running off t...

India captain Virat Kohli won the hurl and chose for bat first in Sunday's third Twenty20 global against South Africa. The hosts, who lead the three-coordinate arrangement 1-0, are unaltered from their past success on Wednesday. The opening game was washed out.  Most games at the Bangalore arena have been won by the group batting second, however Kohli said his choice is planned for preparing fight for the T20 World Cup one year from now.  I realize it's a pursuing ground, that is the thing that groups do here in the IPL (Indian Premier League) as well, however heading into the World Cup we need to fortify zones and put ourselves under strain," Kohli said at the hurl.  "Obviously results are continually going to be a need, however we have to propel ourselves out of our usual range of familiarity with the World Cup coming up." South Africa have rolled out one improvement in their offer to level the arrangement, with left-arm paceman Beuran Hend...

India chief Virat Kohli's striking move to bat initially boomeranged in his group as Quinton de Kock (79) led South Africa's pursuit for an arrangement leveling nine-wicket win in the third T20 International here on Sunday.  Incredibly, Kohli selected to bat after the coin arrived to support him on probably the littlest ground, constantly known to support groups pursuing in the most brief organization.  At first however, the choice appeared to have functioned as India hustled to 54 for one of every six overs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.  The flight of Shikhar Dhawan gave the South Africans an opening, and they snatched it with two hands, snuffing out eight Indian wickets for 71 runs.  In their pursuit, South African commander de Kock looked in unlimited aut hority and struck six fours and five sixes in his unbeaten 52-ball unbeaten 79. He included 76 keeps running for the first wicket with Reeza Hendricks in quite a while and after that put ...

A balanced exertion from the Proteas. Huge grin on the chief's face trading merriments with his Mumbai Indians mates. Kohli amazed everybody by picking to bat first. Be that as it may, his view was extremely clear - said it's a decent pursuing ground, yet needed to test the group batting first in view of the World T20. India did in reality well to get off to a decent start, yet the Proteas comprehended pace off the ball was the key on this dry surface. Beuran Hendricks and Bjorn Fortuin were right on the money, despite the fact that Radaba got a touch of stick at first. None separated from Dhawan could get a hang of the surface and India battled at the demise to time the more slow balls. With one eye as of now on one year from now's T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli's India have batted first at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, a setting where groups normally like to pursue. Truth be told, this was the first run through in seven T20Is at the scene that the chief winning the hu...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni won't be accessible for choice until November this year, as per the Mumbai Mirror. The previous India chief had recently missed the West Indies visit in the wake of taking a break of two months which additionally implied that he missed the progressing home arrangement against South Africa. The expansion of the break implies that he will pass up the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the home T20I arrangement against Bangladesh also. This implies Dhoni would be accessible to play for India just in December when the West Indies visit the nation for three T20Is and the same number of ODIs. The arrangement is booked to begin on December 6. Dhoni had keep going played for India on July 10 when the Men in Blue lost to New Zealand in the elimination round of the ODI World Cup in England. His break would viably be almost a half year long. This comes when there has been theory over the 38-year-old's future in the group, particularly with the group the board pr...

Previous India batsman Gautam Gambhir condemned the national group's administration over their treatment of wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant. The youth has gone under the scanner after a string of conflicting exhibitions where he lost his wickets to insensitive strokeplay. The two India lead trainer Ravi Shastri and batting mentor Vikram Rathour had spoken about Pant waiting be increasingly cautious with the willow after India's voyage through the West Indies. "Actually, I have constantly sponsored Sanju Samson in front of Rishabh for wicketkeeper-batsman's job however it is baffling to see the group the executives utilizing words like 'from dauntless to thoughtless', 'rap on Rishbah's knuckles' and 'requirement for a reinforcement of Rishabh'," Gambhir wrote in his segment for Times of India.  "This is no real way to deal with a youthful human asset. Everybody needs him to pl ay 'reasonable' cricket," the Wo...

Virat Kohli looked well on course to lead India to a World Cup 2019 triumph however a coarse New Zealand side shielded a humble objective of 240 hurries to thump India out of the World Cup 2019 in the semi-finals organize. After India's World Cup 2019 exit, there were reports that the Supreme Court-designated Committee of Administrators (CoA) will audit the group's exhibition once captain Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri come back to the nation. In a meeting with The Indian Express, Committee of Administrators (CoA) executive Vinod Rai said when a group performs gravely it isn't only the chief's obligation. The CoA executive likewise included, there are a ton of shut entryway gatherings and to state no one considered Virat Kohli mindful would be off base. "It's great to have balanced governance. At the point when a group performs seriously, I don't believe it's just the skipper's (obligation). There are a great deal of shut entryway discourses......

Washington Sundar had vanished from India's restricted overs radar subsequent to making a sprinkle in the Nidahas Trophy in Sri Lanka a year ago. An oddity football damage, continued during preparing, sidelined him from the constrained over matches in England a year ago. The agony returned during his spell with India An in New Zealand, and despite the fact that Washington came back to top-flight cricket in the 2019 IPL, he scarcely bowled in the Powerplay for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Presently, with the T20 World Cup barely a year away, he has reappeared to take the new ball for India. India have effectively destroyed their old T20I format and are looking for pros. Deepak Chahar presented an early defense with his swing and varieties in the Mohali T20I and his experience of bowling in the Powerplay for Chennai Super Kings even provoked Virat Kohli to compare him to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. India's other Powerplay alternative as of late has been Washington. The 19-year-old...

Previous India skipper Sunil Gavaskar trusts India could send Rishabh Pant in at No. 5 in constrained overs cricket to permit the wicketkeeper-batsman to play his forceful, normal game. Gasp was the subject of a discussion a week ago, after India's recently designated batting mentor Vikram Rathour said the wicketkeeper-batsman was among a lot of youthful players who should have been increasingly taught in their course of action. Rathour called attention to that "there is a scarce difference between daring cricket and indiscreet cricket". The day after Rathour's remarks, Pant's order and shot choice were in the spotlight once more, in the second T20I against South Africa in Mohali, where he stored a leg-stump shy of-a-length ball under the control of short fine leg. In Mohali, Pant came in at No. 4, a position the Indian group the board set him at during the World Cup. In the semi-last against New Zealand, Pant hurled the ball to dairy animals corner similar...

All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz and batsman Iftikhar Ahmed have been given ODI returns by Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's central selector and lead trainer, for the inevitable home arrangement against Sri Lanka. Nawaz transformed the debut period of the Pakistan Super League, exhibitions which slung him into the national group figuring. The 25-year-old, be that as it may, neglected to legitimize his everything rounder tag, particularly with the bat and sneaked out of the ODI group post the Asia Cup last September. An unbeaten century in a week ago's five star game against Kyhyber Pakhtunkhwa is comprehended to have strengthened convictions in his multi-dimensional capacities. Iftikhar, then again, made the remainder of his two ODI appearances in 2015. The 29-year-old dazzled in the local List A challenge in April this year, hammering two hundreds and a fifty out of three progressive experiences. Striking non-attendants in the squad from the one that played in Pakistan's last ...

It was 1400 hours on Saturday when noisy music overwhelmed the hints of cricket at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The field speakers were grinding away, much like India in the center, working it out in the required instructional course on pre-coordinate day. The music sort more likely than not been delicate pop, and it remained at that for some time, unintentionally summarizing the state of mind in front of the third and last T20I. India can't lose this arrangement. Also, the best South Africa can accomplish is equality. Not that there was much in question in any case. India have rested Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who are there at the Chinnaswamy yet bowling with a red ball at the B ground. There's no music playing there. South Africa themselves don't have Faf du Plessis who's rather rambling for his lost cricket pack during travel, or Aiden Markram who's deservedly resting up in the wake of scoring 161 against India An in Mysore. It looks bad to perus...

With two T20 classes in the nation - the Tamil Nadu Premier League and the Karnataka Premier League - involved in fixing and wagering discussions, cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday (September 21) underlined the dangerous ground the game was stepping, saying there is no remedy for insatiability.  "Voracity is a thing which no measure of instruction, direction, classes with hostile to debasement folks is going to help. Insatiability is something that is human. The best of social orders, the most created of social orders still have lawbreakers. In cricket additionally you will consistently have the odd individual who will be influenced by voracity. Could be some other explanation that may compel him to accomplish something. That is something I don't figure you can absolutely control," he said uninvolved of an occasion.  With the approach of innovation, Gavaskar brought up that there was the wrong spot for cheats to stow away. "I would envision once i...