Former India coach Ravi Shastri has called for the implementation of a two-tier system in Test cricket, saying the structure will allow for the survival of the longer format. Shastri’s comments come after the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia drew 373,691 spectators across all five days, to become the most-attended Test […]
File photo of Nitish Reddy.© AFP Impressed by Nitish Reddy’s sensational maiden century, former coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday advocated for his promotion in the batting order, suggesting that a top-six position would provide better balance to India going into the fifth and final Test. The 21-year-old Reddy showed tremendous grit, scoring a […]
It seemed that Yashasvi Jaiswal had devised a plan to counter Mitchell Starc‘s new ball threat. However, just two balls into India’s first innings of the ongoing third Test against Australia, Starc had Jaiswal caught at forward square leg. After India bowled Australia out for 445 early in the morning session on Day […]
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri said the only way a struggling Rohit Sharma can assert himself in the upcoming Brisbane Test is by throwing the first punch towards Australia as an opener. Rohit could only make nine runs in two innings as a number six batter in India’s ten-wicket defeat to Australia […]
Former coach Ravi Shastri prophesized young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and star quick Jasprit Bumrah to be India’s key players for the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The hype building around the BGT has been nothing short of surreal. The dwindling form of the Test heavyweights has added an additional layer of spice to […]