The Indian cricket team suffered a major setback in their bid to regain glory in Australia by losing to the hosts in the first ODI in Sydney on Friday by 66 runs. Kohli’s India was asked to chase 375 in 50 overs after captain Aaron Finch and Steve Smith each …
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2:47 pm IST Saurabh somani Close Saurabh Somani is assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Big picture The home team wins the first ODI of a three-game series, in Sydney. Both India and Australia have been here before, in fact the last time they played a bilateral series in Australia. On that …
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The captain of India and Royal Challengers Bangalore responded to England’s star footballer Harry Kane on Saturday and applauded his hitting skills. Kane, who is considered to be one of the best current strikers in the Premier League, shared a video on Twitter on Friday in which he showed off …
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The Indian team led by Virat Kohli did not get off to a good start in Australia. Playing the first ODI in Sydney against Aaron Finch’s men, India suffered a 66-run loss. Australia’s goal of 375 proved too much in the end, despite a brilliant 128-race partnership between Hardik Pandya …
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Hardik Pandya said he was unwilling to rush his return to bowling. Hardik Pandya said he was unwilling to rush his return to bowling and risk exhausting himself before major multi-team tournaments like T20 WC to be played in successive years. The 27-year-old has not bowled since returning to competition …
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India is now blessed with a problem that all teams want. They are several openers that knock on the door from a place on the side. The likes of Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill are looking for a place in the starting eleven with KL Rahul also an option. …
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Virat Kohli was disappointed. Despite all the intensity that the Indian skipper brings to the field, he had let the ball slip between his legs as he covered the penultimate delivery of the 49th. That misfield cost three races. Two catches had been scored and field errors had already made …
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BCCI finally cleared up the “confusion” about why Rohit Sharma did not travel with the team to Australia hours after captain Virat Kohli complained. “lack of clarity”, stating that the best hitter had to be in Mumbai for his sick father after the IPL. Apart from this, the Board said …
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When Indian fans, in particular, go berserk the moment Virat Kohli and Aaron Finch step out for release, it will be the sound of the world starting to fight back. “Has something happened to someone there?” There was also genuine concern in the woman’s voice when she posed the question …
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Big picture The SCG. Australia and New Zealand played an ODI here in March, in eerie silence. It would be the last international action in four months. Cricket has been back for a while, but the silence hasn’t gone away. On Friday, however, we were able to witness something close …
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