Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar asked for fines to be imposed on the bowler and the bowling coach for every no-ball bowled after Team India’s series win over Sri Lanka. Despite a 1-0 series win, the Indian bowlers, including the spinners, struggled with no-ball issues. In just the second Test, they bowled 13 no-balls, with […]

Former Indian player Sunil Gavaskar said that nerves could have played a key part in debutant Saransh Jain’s poor showing with the ball in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo as well. Playing his first match for India at age 33, he struggled in both innings, finishing with match figures of 3/167. However, […]

Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat opened up on the performances in the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo. He said this is a sign that Virat Kohli has passed the captaincy baton to Shubman Gill. Sarfaraz Khan, standing at short leg, was consistently commenting towards the Sri Lankan batters, while Mohammed Siraj also […]

India’s spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule has acknowledged that the team is working to address the recurring no-ball issue after Ravindra Jadeja and debutant Saransh Jain bowled several illegal deliveries during the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. India remain in a commanding position at the end of Day 4 at the Sinhalese Sports […]

Former Indian player Sanjay Manjrekar believes young spinner Manav Suthar wasn’t at his best despite picking up three wickets in the first innings of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo as well. The youngster starred in India’s 165-run victory in the series opener with 10 wickets, including six in the second innings […]

Saransh Jain began his Test career on Sunday, August 23, when he made his debut for India in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. The 33-year-old all-rounder replaced left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who was unavailable due to a viral infection. India had already secured the two-match series after registering a convincing 165-run win […]

Former Indian player Kris Srikkanth disagreed with the Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir’s earlier statements on backing Sai Sudharsan for an extended period, after Devdutt Padikkal’s stunning show in the first Test against Sri Lanka. Sai has been India’s Test No.3 since mid-last year but was ruled out with an injury. And Padikkal replaced […]

Mohammad Kaif said that India captain Shubman Gill should have given Kuldeep Yadav longer spells in the recently concluded Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle. He bowled 25 overs across two innings but finished wicketless. The former India batter suggested that Gill doesn’t seem to have enough faith in Kuldeep. He also added that […]

Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Saransh Jain could be in contention for his India Test debut as the team prepares for the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. The 33-year-old was seen bowling extensively during India’s net session, with Sri Lanka’s left-hand-heavy batting lineup potentially influencing the team management’s selection decision. Jain received his […]

Despite India’s commanding 165-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle, the team management could make at least one change to the playing XI for the second and final Test in Colombo. Kuldeep Yadav is reportedly in danger of being dropped after an underwhelming outing with the ball, with India looking to […]