India stalwart Virat Kohli penned an emotional note for his friend and one of India's most decorated spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin, who announced his international retirement on Wednesday. Ashwin and Kohli have been playing in Indian colours for 14 years and have seen ups and downs together. They have been a part of some …
Australia's skipper Pat Cummins said he was surprised by India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announcing his retirement from international cricket after the drawn Test at Brisbane, adding that he will go down as one of the greats of the game. Shortly after third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Brisbane ended in a draw at the …
India will come into the second Test riding high on the momentum of their massive 295-run victory in Perth. The visitors ticked most of the boxes in the series opener with bowlers, led by stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah, contributing to the fullest, batters improving on their first innings debacle and youngsters shining.It’s unlikely that a …
File photo of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.© BCCI As India prepares for their upcoming pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide, assistant coach Abhishek Nayar shed light on the team's dynamics and strategy. The much-anticipated pink-ball Test in Adelaide is scheduled to start on December 6. Nayar emphasised the invaluable contribution of senior …
Seniors Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja did not feel bad about being snubbed from the opening Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, said assistant coach Abhishek Nayar.Speaking to the press on the sidelines of the practice at Canberra, Nayar said that both seniors did not have fragile egos and understood that the decisions were being …
Chennai Super Kings can use Ravichandran Ashwin in "a number of ways" in the IPL 2025, said head coach Stephen Fleming after the five-time champions completed the venerable spinner's homecoming at the mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday. Ashwin was bought by CSK for Rs 9.75 crore during the opening day of the …
The Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction is just around the corner with a total of 574 players set to go under the hammer. The IPL 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah. India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin will be one of the players to watch …
India's Ravichandran Ashwin and Australia's Nathan Lyon might be two fierce competitors on the field, but there remains mutual admiration between them that the cricket world is in awe of. Time and against Ashwin and Lyon have narrated how the two have pushed each other to scale greater heights in the longest format …
Australian batting talisman Steve Smith wants to adopt a proactive approach against Ravichandran Ashwin in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy to avoid his struggles against the Indian spinner during the 2020-21 series. Ashwin had nicked off Smith thrice during that rubber, and later in 2023 the Indian off-spinner dismissed the Aussie twice as he …
A Test series against Australia is a transformative experience after which an individual "goes back a better cricketer" is what head coach Gautam Gambhir and some of the star senior players have been trying to instil in the younger members of the team on their first tour 'Down Under'. It will be a …
