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NEW DELHI : India's chess great Viswanathan Anand took to social media last week congratulating Ravichandran Ashwin on the cricketer's 100th test and asking if the spinner fancied a game of chess with him.
India captain Rohit Sharma is truly a leader that his teammates love. Every now and then, videos of Rohit's hilarious moments with Team India players on the field go viral on social media. After the Indian team defeated England in the Dharamsala Test, winning the series 4-1, Rohit went out with some of the young players in the team. The India skipper also shared a picture of the outing on Instagram. In the picture, he could be spotted with Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. It was Rohit's caption of the picture that broke the internet.
Living up to its promise of giving highest priority to Test cricket, the BCCI has decided to give an incentive of Rs 45 lakh per game to all those who would play 75 per cent or more of the scheduled red-ball games in a particular season, Board secretary Jay Shah said on Saturday. A Test player, who appears in a possible 10 Tests in a season will be richer by a whopping Rs 4.50 crore as incentive apart from a possible Rs 1.5 crore (15 lakh per game) in usual match fee.
Mumbai vs Vidarbha Final, Ranji Trophy 2024 Live: Led by an astute captain in Ajinkya Rahane, Mumbai will look to maintain their hegemony on Ranji Trophy with a 42nd title but a gutsy and battle-hardened Vidarbha won't make it easy for the legacy champions in the much-anticipated final starting in Mumbai on Sunday.
Days after his captain Rohit Sharma schooled him for not wearing a helmet while fielding in close range of a batter, youngster Sarfaraz Khan averted a major injury threat. Sarfaraz was fielding without a helmet at silly point on Day 3 of the fourth Test match against England in Ranchi. This is when Rohit told him to get the safety gear first. "Aye bhai, hero nahi banne ka (hey brother, don't be a hero here)," told the caring captain. The 12th man then gave Sarfaraz a helmet and the play resumed.
The biggest occasion in India's domestic cricket has arrived, with the Ranji Trophy final set to kick-off between Mumbai and Vidarbha. Mumbai batting is bolstered by their international stars like Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur and Prithvi Shaw. In fact, it was Thakur's giant effort that helped Mumbai seal a berth in the title clash with a win over Tamil Nadu in the semifinals. Vidarbha, however, remain unfazed by the challenge in front of them, with their skipper Akshay Wadkar keen to deliver a giant-killing performance. It's Mumbai's lower-order that has impressed skipper Rahane a lot, with the likes of Shams Mulani, Tushar Deshpande, Tanush Kotian and Mohit Avasthi all delivering important performances. Vidharbha, who defeated Madhya Pradesh in their semi-final, would be keen to produce a repeat of the performance.
Rohit Sharma's captaincy was rather understated vis-a-vis Ben Stokes' on-the-edge methods, but India head coach Rahul Dravid was delighted to see the players identify themselves with the Mumbaikar's leadership principles. Under Rohit, India never made tall claims even once but silently and categorically nullified the visitors' much-talked-about 'Bazball' and grabbed the five-match series 4-1. "I'm privileged to work with a lovely team. I'm learning from them all the time. Rohit has been fantastic to work with. I think he's a terrific leader, and the guys gravitate towards him phenomenally, which is fantastic to see," said Dravid told broadcasters after the match.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was disappointed with Dhruv Jurel after the young wicketkeeper-batter threw his wicket in the first innings of the fifth Test against England in Dharamsala. Jurel, who won the player of the match award in the last game, walked in to bat at No. 7 after India lost the wicket of debutant batter Devdutt Padikkal. Jurel's stay lasted just 24 balls as he holed out to Ben Duckett at long-on. As he was walking back to the dressing room after his dismissal, Jurel kept staring at his bat with a look of disbelief on his face.