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"Hope They Not Searching For A Jadeja Duplicate": Ex-India Star's Dig At Australia Ahead Of 2nd Test

India outplayed Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The match in Nagpur saw India dominating the game throughout. Guest skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bat first. The visitors had prepared themselves with some intense traning sessions, but it all seemed to make no difference as the duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were just too good to be faced on the Nagpur surface that offered a fair amount of help to the spinners.

"Best Wishes For Your...": Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Message To Cheteshwar Pujara Ahead Of Special Occasion

Veteran India middle-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara is all set to play his 100th Test in the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, that starts on Friday in Delhi. Pujara will become the 13th Indian to play 100 or more Tests, with Sachin Tendulkar (200 Tests) leading the pack. He made his Test debut in 2010 against Australia and has kept himself in the reckoning in the longest format ever since, overcoming the troughs in his professional career with hard work and determination.

"Greatest Opener For India Outside Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag": Ravichandran Ashwin On On Just-Retired Star

Cheteshwar Pujara will be playing his 100th Test when Team India gets down to action in the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia that starts in Delhi on Friday. For the veteran India batter it's a momentous occasion. While describing Pujara's game in a column for a cricket website, veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin payed rich compliments to former India opener Murali Vijay. The veteran opener recently retired, after playing 61 Tests (3982 runs), 17 ODIs (339 runs), nine T20Is (169 runs).

Shopian Villages Celebrate As Jasia Akhtar Gets Picked In Women's Premier League

Celebrations are going on at the residence of Jasia Akhtar here ever since she became the first woman cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be picked by a Women's Premier League (WPL) franchise during the auction in Mumbai on Monday. "When I got the news of Jasia's selection, I could not believe it. I am feeling very happy for her," Jasia's cousin, Khushnuma, told PTI as a stream of neighbours visited the cricketer's house in Shopian to celebrate her achievement.

Gujarat Giants to play Mumbai Indians in Women's Premier League 2023 opener

Mumbai Indians on March 4 at the DY Patil Stadium will open the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Tuesday.The BCCI announced the full schedule for the WPL 2023 after the successful conclusion of the WPL Auction in Mumbai on Monday."In its first season, the WPL will stage a total of 20 league matches and two play-off games that will be played in a duration of 23 days," the BCCI said in a statement.

Shreyas Iyer cleared by BCCI medical team, to join India squad for second Australia Test

second Test against Australia starting in the capital on Friday.The second Test will be played from February 17-21 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi."Shreyas Iyer has successfully completed his rehab at the National Cricket Academy following his back injury and has been cleared by the BCCI Medical Team," BCCI secretary Jay Shah stated in a media statement."Shreyas will join the squad in New Delhi ahead of the second Test of the Mastercard Australia tour of India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy," the statement further said.

Gujarat Giants To Play Mumbai Indians In Women's Premier League Opener

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the schedule for Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 after the conclusion of the Women's Premier League Auction in Mumbai. In its inaugural edition, 5 teams - Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore & UP Warriorz splurged their purse to acquire some of the best talents in the international and domestic circuit.

"Felt Like Class 10 Student Trying To...": Delhi Capitals Co-Owner Parth Jindal's Honest Admission After Women's Premier League Auction

Delhi Capitals started slow at the Women's Premier League auction on Monday but were able to end up with a solid squad with big names like Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma and Australia legend Meg Lanning. While the action played out mostly in their favour, Delhi Capitals chairman and co-owner Parth Jindal said that it was a challenge for him and his team to prepare for the auction as most of the players were unknown to him. Jemimah ended up being the costliest player for the Delhi franchise with Rs 2.2 crore while the U-19 Women's World Cup winner Shafali Verma was bought for Rs 2 crore.

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"Hope They Not Searching For A Jadeja Duplicate": Ex-India Star's Dig At Australia Ahead Of 2nd Test

"Best Wishes For Your...": Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Message To Cheteshwar Pujara Ahead Of Special Occasion

"Greatest Opener For India Outside Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag": Ravichandran Ashwin On On Just-Retired Star

Shopian Villages Celebrate As Jasia Akhtar Gets Picked In Women's Premier League

Gujarat Giants to play Mumbai Indians in Women's Premier League 2023 opener

Shreyas Iyer cleared by BCCI medical team, to join India squad for second Australia Test

Gujarat Giants To Play Mumbai Indians In Women's Premier League Opener

"Felt Like Class 10 Student Trying To...": Delhi Capitals Co-Owner Parth Jindal's Honest Admission After Women's Premier League Auction