Indian cricket team
'Important to keep her in good frame of mind,' says Harmanpreet on leaving out Jemimah from 5th T20I
But Jemimah had a lean time in the recent five-game home series against Australia, making only 28 runs in the first four matches. For the final game at the Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday, Jemimah was left out and Harleen Deol played at number three, making a quick 24 off 16 balls before being run-out.
Need to respect phases where the opposition plays well, says KL Rahul
In their first innings on day one, India were reduced to 48/3, before Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav chipped in vital contributions with the bat to take the first innings score to 404. Then in defending 513, they had to toil hard for 46 overs before getting a breakthrough and eventually, bowl out Bangladesh for 324 on day five. With the win, India have boosted their hopes of reaching World Test Championship final for a second successive time.
1st Test: Was nervous initially but it was not difficult adjusting to Test cricket after a long break, says Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav completed his third five-for in the eighth Test match -- a career-best 5 for 40 and India bowled out Bangladesh for just 150, taking a lead of a massive 254-run lead. But the 28-year-old spinner said he did not experience any trouble in adjusting to Test cricket as he was not totally cut off from cricket, being involved in white-ball cricket for India.
1st Test, Day 3: India declare after Gill, Pujara smash centuries; set target of 513 for Bangladesh
Gill overcame a tough start in the first session to hit a quick 110, hitting ten fours and three sixes in a knock where he eventually came at his fluent best. Pujara was in sublime touch throughout his 102 not out and once Gill fell, he made runs rapidly to ensure India didn't lose out on a lot of time while he got his first Test century since January 2019.
IND v BAN, 1st Test: Trying to be a bit better with rhythm, which helps in pace, turn, says Kuldeep Yadav
After scoring a career-best 40 in a stand of 92 with Ravichandran Ashwin (58) to help India post a competitive 404 from an overnight score of 278/6, Kuldeep would find proper turn and bounce with the ball on a slow pitch to spin a web around Bangladesh batters and pick 4/33 to leave the hosts' reeling at 133/8 on stumps, trailing India by 271 runs and need 72 more runs to avoid follow-on.
IND v BAN, 1st Test: Kuldeep Yadav's four-fer leaves Bangladesh reeling at 133/8
Kuldeep found proper turn and bounce with the ball to pick 4/33, after making a crucial 40, also his highest Test score with the bat. In the morning, after India lost Shreyas Iyer for 86, Kuldeep e shared a 92-run stand with Ravichandran Ashwin (58) for the eighth wicket to take India to 404 in first innings.
IND v BAN, 1st Test: Pujara, Iyer smash fifties, carry India to 278/6 despite Taijul three-fer
In the first session, Bangladesh had taken out Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli to reduce India to 48/3 before Pujara and Rishabh Pant (46) led the recovery through a 64-run stand. But once Pant fell in the second session, Pujara joined hands with Iyer to lead India's recovery with a 149-run stand off 317 balls for the fifth wicket.
Richa Ghosh can't wait to emulate MS Dhoni-like heroics for India against Australia
While revealing in the pre-match presser that she idolized Dhoni in her growing-up years and saw him script great finishes for India, Richa also expressed her desire to meet him in the future. "Since childhood, I've followed Dhoni and how he used to finish the game. I haven't had the opportunity to meet him yet. There have been times when he would leave just before we were in for a camp or a match at a venue.
"No chance for him with Rahul, Gill set to open," says DK on Abhimanyu Easwaran's chances for first Test v Bangladesh
Abhimanyu is a classical batsman who plays for Bengal in the domestic circuit and has been knocking on the selectors' door for the last couple of seasons and has been named as standby for a couple of series.
Had to try hit the boundary, rather than hitting a six: Mandhana on mindset during Super Over
For a team which had been on the losing side against Australia in close matches in the past, they did well to keep their nerve and make 20/1 in their six balls, and kept Australia five runs short to seal a humdinger of a victory. Left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana was one of the main architects of the Indian win, slamming 79 in the chase, before making 13 off three balls in the Super Over.
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