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Rain Halts Play After Sarfaraz’s Maiden Century and Pant’s Fifty Help India Reach 344/3, 1st Test
Rain stayed as the primary protagonists in the city as the fourth day of the first Test between India and New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday stayed washed out due to rain which forced an early lunch. At the time of the interruption, India had reached 344/3 in 71 overs and trail New Zealand by just 12 runs, thanks to a maiden Test ton by Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant's 12th fifty in the format.
PCB Proposes India to Play Champions Trophy in Pakistan and Return on Same Day
The PCB has "verbally" proposed to the BCCI that the Indian team can train at a camp located either in New Delhi or Chandigarh/Mohali and take chartered flights to Lahore for their matches.
Pakistan Spins England Out to Level Series 1-1 with 152-Run Victory in Multan
The result sets up a thrilling series decider in Rawalpindi next week, as the series is now levelled at 1-1.
Virat Kohli Becomes Fourth Indian to Surpass 9,000 Test Runs Milestone
Kohli is the fourth Indian batsman to achieve the milestone; he trails Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored the most runs with 15,921 followed by Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar with 13,265 and 10,122. Of them, Kohli is the slowest to get to the milestone and took 197 innings.
Masood Credits Noman, Sajid as Front-Runners in Pakistan's 2nd Test Win, Says 'Everyone Chipped In'
Masood, in retrospect, was well pleased with the result and credited the spinners for Herculean efforts. Sajid Khan took nine wickets and was awarded Man of the Match, while Noman Ali claimed 11 wickets, with a second innings haul of 8 for 46.
Rohit Sharma Acknowledges Captaincy Mistake After India's Collapse, Says 'I Couldn't Read the Pitch Well'
Speaking after the second day's play, Rohit reflected on the decision to bat first under overcast conditions, a call that backfired disastrously for the hosts. "We thought it wouldn't help the seamers much after the first session or so. There wasn't much grass either. We expected it to be much flatter than it turned out to be. It was a misjudgment on my part, and I couldn't read the pitch well. I am hurting to see this score of 46 as a captain as it was my call to bat first. But one or two bad calls in a year is quite alright," Rohit admitted.
List of India's lowest totals in Test cricket
This 46 all out, which had five batsmen going back to the pavilion without facing a ball, was the first time that the team failed to reach the 50-run mark in a Test innings at home.
Ganguly Appointed Director of Cricket at JSW Sports, to Oversee IPL, WPL, and SA20
JSW Sports and GMR Group co-own Delhi Capitals in the IPL and WPL. Pretoria Capitals is owned solely by JSW Sports.
Kohli Surpasses Dhoni to Become India's Second-Most Capped Player, 1st Test
Kohli played his 536th international game when he turned out here on Thursday. Dhoni, meanwhile, played for India in 535 international games between 2004 and 2019.
Cricket Australia Trolls India After Bengaluru Batting Collapse, Hints at New 'All Out 36'
Pacers Matt Henry and William O'Rourke brought the Indian batting unit to its knees as the duo shared nine wickets to bowl India out for a mere 46 on day 2. Top scorer for the host was Rishabh Pant, who scored 20 off 49 in the innings that saw five ducks.
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