Even as Rohit Sharma set the Arun Jaitley Stadium alight with a scorching hundred against Afghanistan, his dismissal, in the 26th over of India’s chase, helped douse a fire. Naveen was greeted with chants of “Kohli, Kohli” when he came out to bat and similar chants echoed across the stadium when he bowled to the local boy. The altercation between …
In June 2014, I received a video clip on WhatsApp from a friend who was passionate about domestic cricket. The batter — wicketkeeper-opener Jitesh Sharma, playing only his third List A game — rocked on the backfoot, pulled the ball and almost fell on the stumps. Maiden call-up Cut to January 4 this year, and the same batter, Jitesh Sharma, …
The Indian squad for the three-match T20I series beginning on January 3 was announced on Tuesday. Senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are rested for the series and this has created a chance for young players to make their debut. Rahul Tripathi who was included in the Indian squad the previous few times but failed to make a …
KL Rahul isn't surprised by India's newest pace sensation Prasidh Krishna's smash-hit international debut as he always felt that it was about time that he would join the ranks of big names from Karnataka, who have already donned national colours. I was always very confident that the next player that is going to come out of Karnataka, is going to …
