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"Keep Away From Diving": On Injury Concerns, Ravindra Jadeja's 'Can't Hide Anywhere' Comment

Indian cricket team all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja believes that the amount of cricket that players take part in has increase considerably and that is one of the reasons why injuries have also gone up. Jadeja suffered a hamstring injury in the first Test match that ruled him out for the second match in Visakhapatnam. However, he has recovered in time for the third game in Rajkot where he is expected to make a return to the playing XI. Jadeja opened up about the possible reasons behind his recent injury concerns and said that he needs to work on his body more smartly to maintain his fitness.

"Destined To Get His 500th Wicket In My Hometown": Ravindra Jadeja On Ravichandran Ashwin

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said on Wednesday that his partner-in-spin Ravichandran Ashwin will finally reach the landmark of 500 Test wickets in his hometown and expressed happiness at his teammate being on the cusp of accomplishing such a huge milestone. The third Test between India and England will take place on Rajkot from Thursday onwards. The series is level at 1-1. A key moment that is being anticipated in this series is Ashwin touching 500 Test wickets and becoming only second Indian and ninth overall bowler to do so. Currently, Ashwin is at 499 Test wickets in 97 matches at an average of 23.92. His best bowling figures are 7/59. Ashwin has taken nine wickets in two matches so far in this series.

Ramkumar Ramanathan Shocks Top Seed Luka Nardi To Enter Quarterfinals

Indian Davis Cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan made a remarkable comeback to shock top seeded Luka Nardi to enter the singles quarterfinals of the Bengaluru Open on Wednesday. Ramkumar, a wildcard entrant, prevailed over the Italian 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in little over two hours in their pre-quarterfinal match at the KSLTA Stadium. The match began on an ominous note for the Indian star as Nardi broke his serve in the very first game of the opening set. From that point onwards, Ramkumar was not able to offer any kind of fight to his higher-ranked opponent, who used a heavy first serve and precise ground shots to choke his opponent. While Nardi landed a whopping 86 percent of his first serve inside the box, Ramanathan barely managed to cross the 50 percent mark.

Rank Turner Or Not? England Great Provides Sneak Peek Into Rajkot Pitch

A lot of conversation ahead of the third Test match between India and England in Rajkot has been around the nature of the pitch. In the first two Test matches, the pitches provide some assistance to the spinners but experts and fans agreed that none of them were rank turners. However, several former cricketers believe that the hosts may end up opting for the spin-friendly pitches later in the series and the focus is on the pitch at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Legendary England skipper Michael Atherton took to social media to share a sneak peek into the pitch that will be used for the highly-anticipated clash.

Another Captain To Be Sacked In IPL? Sunil Gavaskar "Pretty Certain" This Ex-Champion Will Go For New Face

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has opened up on the captaincy debate at SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). SRH, under the leadership of South Africa batter Aiden Markram, finished bottom of the points table last season with just four wins from 14 matches. Earlier this month, Markram captained SRH's sister franchise SunRisers Eastern Cape to back-to-back SA20 league titles. However, SRH splashed Rs 20.5 crore on Australia's World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins during the IPL 2024 Players Auction.

Depleted India out to gatecrash Stokes's 100th test party

RAJKOT, India : A severely depleted India will do everything they can to try and deny England captain Ben Stokes a victory in his 100th test when the teams clash in the third match of the five-test series in Rajkot on Thursday.

England skipper Stokes says no blame game after Ahmed's 'anxious' visa wait

England skipper Ben Stokes said on Wednesday that teenage spinner Rehan Ahmed had taken his visa scare in his stride ahead of his scheduled participation in this week's third Test against India.

IPL 2024: Sunil Gavaskar's Big 'Shubman Gill And Ashish Nehra' Remark In Bold Gujarat Titans Prediction

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has backed Gujarat Titans (GT) to qualify for the playoffs in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), despite captain Hardik Pandya's trade to Mumbai Indians. Under the guidance of former India pacer Ashish Nehra, Hardik led GT to the IPL title in their first season in the tournament in 2022. The franchise also reached the final of the tournament last year, losing to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Ahmedabad. Despite Hardik's departure, Gavaskar feels that Nehra can still inspire GT in the upcoming season with a new captain in Shubman Gill at the helm.

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"Keep Away From Diving": On Injury Concerns, Ravindra Jadeja's 'Can't Hide Anywhere' Comment

"Destined To Get His 500th Wicket In My Hometown": Ravindra Jadeja On Ravichandran Ashwin

Ramkumar Ramanathan Shocks Top Seed Luka Nardi To Enter Quarterfinals

Rank Turner Or Not? England Great Provides Sneak Peek Into Rajkot Pitch

Another Captain To Be Sacked In IPL? Sunil Gavaskar "Pretty Certain" This Ex-Champion Will Go For New Face

Depleted India out to gatecrash Stokes's 100th test party

England skipper Stokes says no blame game after Ahmed's 'anxious' visa wait

IPL 2024: Sunil Gavaskar's Big 'Shubman Gill And Ashish Nehra' Remark In Bold Gujarat Titans Prediction