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India served harsh reminder of chronic pain point
Cricket proves to be wryly funny at times. Having lost his wicket to Mitchell Starc’s booming inswinger at Wankhede, Virat Kohli was...
Shubman Gill exhumes killer instinct in red-ball wild
The nascent stage of Shubman Gill’s Test career was marked by conversion issues, with nine dismissals between scores of 25 to 55...
Bowing to a wizard, Australia smile at green shoots
‘One brings two’ is an oft-repeated cricketing adage. It is said in the context of wickets, when a dismissal is immediately followed...
Jadeja and the guileful workmanship of wickets
Steve Smith gave Ravindra Jadeja a thumbs up every time the ball spun viciously to beat his outside edge. It was as...
Quick on the uptake, Shubman Gill breaks new ground
Tom Latham called for a risky single after pushing the ball to cover. Shubman Gill cut the angle down promptly, but took...
India bag positives from duel dictated by dew
Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis had a nightmarish outing in Guwahati. He dropped Virat Kohli on 52, facilitating his 73rd international century....