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BENGALURU, India : When New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra enters the ground for the series-opening test against India in Bengaluru on Wednesday the popular all-rounder will be assured of loud support from fans that will include many family members.
MULTAN, Pakistan : Opener Saim Ayub and debutant Kamran Ghulam helped Pakistan recover to reach 79 for two at lunch on the opening day of the second test against England in Multan on Tuesday after Jack Leach struck twice early on.
MULTAN, Pakistan : Opener Saim Ayub and debutant Kamran Ghulam helped Pakistan recover to reach 79 for two at lunch on the opening day of the second test against England in Multan on Tuesday after Jack Leach struck twice early on.
As Team India focuses on its next assignment after the 2-0 clean sweep against Bangladesh, the opening clash against New Zealand in Bengaluru faces the threat of abandonment. The weather forecast for the city paints quite a gloomy picture, with heavy rain expected on all 5 days of the Test, starting October 16. In fact, Team India's practice session on Tuesday also had to be cancelled due to heavy rain. Dense cloud cover and incessant rain are what the weather portals are predicting for the next 5 days as well.
Veteran Indian spin bowling allrounder Ravichandran Ashwin reenvisioned the beauty of Test cricket, calling it a pinnacle of the sport, in a video released by the BCCI on their official social media handle. The video gave glimpses of the team India's practice session in Bengaluru ahead of first Test against New Zealand, with a voice-over by Ashwin. The spinner said that in Test cricket, everyday players need to adapt to conditions and also come up with new strategies and approaches.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made its preference clear as the India squad for the Test series against New Zealand was announced. While Rohit Sharma remains the captain of the team, the BCCI selection committee officially put the vice-captain tag on pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has been widely recognised as India's most important player at present. Though Bumrah doesn't have much captaincy experience, he has been a part of the leadership group for a long time.
India's Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma delivered a bitter piece of news on Tuesday as he addressed the media ahead of the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Rohit, asked about the rehabilitation status of pacer Mohammed Shami, all but confirmed that the pacer would not be travelling with the team to Australia for the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Test series. Shami has been away from cricketing duties since the 2023 ODI World Cup. On multiple occasions, the veteran pacer was touted to make his return but only encountered roadblocks.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat on Tuesday in the second Test against England in Multan.