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Pitch in Pune poised to play a crucial role in India's World Test Championship bid

India's coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma inspect the pitch in Pune ahead of the second Test cricket match between India and New Zealand. The pitch is expected to be a slow turner, but with rains behind around the city since last week, it cannot be said how much time the groundsmen have gotten to make the pitch as …

Rohit Sharma and Co. are ready to kickstart their red-ball season with a two-match Test series against Bangladesh starting this Thursday, but the Chepauk pitch remains a big mystery ahead of the series opener. Chennai: Bangladesh cricket coach Chandika Hathurusingha addresses the media during a training session ahead of the first Test cricket match between India and Bangladesh. Bangladesh head …

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In the age of social media and incessant scrolling, ‘Hyderabad Reads’ – a free-for-all book reading community in the city encourages people to drop their phones and return to their books. With the intent of building a quiet reading community across India, this initiative was started by Shruti Sah and Harsh Snehanshu in Bengaluru’s Cubbon Park in December 2022. ‘Cubbon …

Former India all-rounder Mohinder Amarnath wants the ICC to introduce neural curators and ensure a winner is decided in the next World Test Championship cycle. Amarnath said the games finishing in two days like the day-night Test against England in Ahmedabad is not fair competition. That team should follow the ICC guidelines and ensure the game goes into the fifth …

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