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BENGALURU :India were in danger of suffering their first home test loss to New Zealand since 1988, despite Sarfaraz Khan's 150 and Rishabh Pant's 99, when the tourists bowled them out for 462 on the fourth day of their rain-interrupted series opener on Saturday.
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Rishabh Pant etched his name into the record books on Day 4 of the first Test against New Zealand, becoming the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to score 2500 Test runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Pant achieved the milestone in just 62 innings, surpassing the previous record held by former captain MS Dhoni, who reached the landmark in 69 innings. Farokh Engineer, another legendary figure in Indian cricket, had previously held the record with 82 innings. Pant is thus the first Indian wicket-keeper in the 92-year history of Indian cricket to get to the 2500-mark in less than 65 innings.
The IPL 2025 retention list will be out soon. As this time it will be a mega auction, there is a lot of interest of which players the franchises will retain. Among the top players, there has been a lot of question marks on whether Rohit Sharma will continue with Mumbai Indians, a team that he led to five IPL titles. He was at the centre of much-discussed captaincy change last year, with Hardik Pandya replacing him. However, according to a report by Indian Express, MI are likely to retain Rohit along with three other star cricketers. The report claims that along with Rohit, MI are also looking to retain Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav.
Sarfaraz Khan led the charge for India as it game a strong reply to new Zealand in the second innings of the first Test in Bengaluru. Sarfaraz (125, 154b) and Rishabh Pant (53, 56b) were at crease when an early lunch was taken due to rain. The duo milked 113 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket in just 22 overs. The sight of Rishabh Pant walking out to bat with Sarfaraz too might have calmed a lot of nerves in the Indian dressing room after the former missed the third day's play due to a blow he copped on his knee on the second day while ‘keeping.
Sarfaraz Khan ended a long wait in his inspiring cricket journey on Saturday as the Mumbai player slammed his maiden Test ton for Indian cricket team at a crucial juncture in the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Sarfaraz played a counter-attacking knock, sometimes with brazen disregard for the rival bowlers, as he scored the ton in just 110 balls. Courtesy his ton and Rishabh Pant's half-century, India are on course to give New Zealand a decent enough target in the fourth innings.
After two deflating days of cricket, the Indian team finally looked a confident self as Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant played with a positive intent on the fourth day of the first Test against India in Bengaluru. After the first day was lost due to rain, India were all out for just 46 in the first innings. They then conceded 356-run lead as New Zealand scored 402 in the first innings. Though India reached 231 on Day 3, they lost a well-set Virat Kohli on the last ball. All eye were on the first session of the fourth day, and Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan did not disappoint.
Ishan Kishan, who was dropped from BCCI central contracts earlier this year due to concerns that he was 'prioritising' the cash-rich IPL over domestic cricket, will make his return to the India A team. Kishan, who was is leading Jharkhand on his return to domestic cricket this season, is set to feature in two four-day 'Tests' against Australia A, as well as an intra-squad match with the senior team. The two 'Tests' against Australia A will be held at McKay from October 31-November 3 and then at MCG from November 7-10.