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"Either You Sulk Or Talk About It...": Ravichandran Ashwin On His Career Highs And Lows

The constant search for excellence has pushed R Ashwin to new heights but by his own admission, it has also been "incredibly draining". Ashwin, the world's number one Test bowler, put the disappointment of being dropped from the World Test Championship final with a 33rd five-wicket haul in the first Test against the West Indies in Dominica on Wednesday. The 36-year-old also became the third Indian to reach the 700-wicket milestone in international cricket and is only behind Harbhajan Singh (707 wickets) and Anil Kumble (953) in the all-time list.

"Overcoming Life's Adversity...": Greats Salute Yashasvi Jaiswal's Terrific Test Ton On Debut

The young Yashasvi Jaiswal stood tall among the giants of Indian cricket on Thursday, as he slammed his maiden Test ton in his first Test match. After 41 long years, since India's 1982 tour of England where Suru Nayak and Sunil Gavaskar opened, there were two Mumbai men opening for the country and put up the best-ever stand of 229 against the West Indies, beating the previous best of 201 set by Sanjay Bangar and Virender Sehwag back in 2001.

Yashasvi Jaiswal Smashes Debut Ton, Rohit Sharma Scores Hundred Too As India Take Control

Yashasvi Jaiswal, a young man from Bhadohi who toughened up on ruthless Mumbai Maidans, enjoyed his finest day on a cricket pitch with an unconquered debut hundred as India seized complete control on the second day of the opening Test against the West Indies. Skipper Rohit Sharma (103 off 221 balls), also eschewed his natural flair en route his 10th Test hundred and a record 229-run opening stand with Jaiswal (143 batting, 350 balls) as India batted cautiously but still did well enough to slowly bat West Indies out of the game, finishing the second day on 312 for two. In the whole day, India managed only 232 runs in 90 overs. Jaiswal, who batted the entire second day, has the seasoned Virat Kohli (36 batting, 96 balls) for company as the duo added 72 runs for the third wicket.

"Don't Have An Ego About This...": Sunil Gavaskar's Dig At Current India Batters

Legendary Indian cricket team opener Sunil Gavaskar believes that there are some technical problems when it comes to current national team batters but none of them have ever approached him for any kind of help. In a recent interaction, Gavaskar recalled helping Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar with specific issues but made it clear that no one from the current crop of players have spoken to him regarding batting techniques. While he is open to helping them, the ex-India captain made it clear that he does not talk to them about it in order to not overstep on the current coaches.

Debutant Jaiswal, Rohit score hundreds as India take charge in Dominica

India skipper Rohit Sharma and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal both hit centuries in an opening stand of 229 runs to put the tourists firmly in charge of the first test against the West Indies on the second day at Windsor Park in Roseau on Thursday.

Yashasvi Jaiswal makes century on debut as India tighten grip on first Test against West Indies

India tightened their grip on the first Test with West Indies, as Yashasvi Jaiswal made a century on debut. After rolling out West Indies for 150 on day one, the tourists’ batters took control of things in Dominica. Ad At stumps on day two, India were well placed at 312 for 2 — a lead of 162 runs.

"Significant Footprint...": IPL-Winning Coach's Huge Praise For Yashasvi Jaiswal

Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody has showered praise for India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal after the youngster made his Test debut in the ongoing first Test against West Indies on Wednesday. Jaiswal earned his maiden call-up last month for the two-match series after impressing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and domestic circuit. Having watched Jaiswal perform with the bat in the IPL, Moody is confident that the 21-year-old will leave a strong and positive impact, as far as his international career is concerned.

Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Pair Crashes Out Of Wimbledon

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden crashed out of the men's doubles competition at the Wimbledon, losing in straight sets to top seeds Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Great Britain's Neal Skupsk in the semifinals on Thursday. Seeded sixth, Bopanna and Ebden battled for one hour and 26 minutes before going down 5-7, 4-6.

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"Either You Sulk Or Talk About It...": Ravichandran Ashwin On His Career Highs And Lows

"Overcoming Life's Adversity...": Greats Salute Yashasvi Jaiswal's Terrific Test Ton On Debut

Yashasvi Jaiswal Smashes Debut Ton, Rohit Sharma Scores Hundred Too As India Take Control

"Don't Have An Ego About This...": Sunil Gavaskar's Dig At Current India Batters

Debutant Jaiswal, Rohit score hundreds as India take charge in Dominica

Yashasvi Jaiswal makes century on debut as India tighten grip on first Test against West Indies

"Significant Footprint...": IPL-Winning Coach's Huge Praise For Yashasvi Jaiswal

Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Pair Crashes Out Of Wimbledon