Latest Cricket News Updates https://cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com Latest news from cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com (c)cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com en-gb Tue 30 Apr 2024 Current Indian fast bowlers role models for the younger generation: Rahul Dravid https://cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/sADpZxxIlE_drh-sevawcirc/current-indian-fast-bowlers-role-models-for-the-younger-generation-rahul-dravid.html The rise of India’s pacers bowlers has been the big talking point of 2019 in cricket. Even till a couple of seasons back, India was heavily dependent on Ravichandran Ashwin Day-Night Test: India crush Bangladesh inside three days, Kohli breaks Dhoni’s record for most consecutive wins https://cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/YV6HAiqTdE_drh-sevawcirc/day-night-test-india-crush-bangladesh-inside-three-days-kohli-breaks-dhonis-record-for-most-consecutive-wins.html Indian pacer Umesh Yadav claimed all three wickets to fall on Day Three of the pink-ball Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata as India clinched the series against Bangladesh 2-0. Yadav finished with figures of 5 for 53 as Bangladesh were cleaned up for 195. Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored with 74 but could not stop India from registering victory by an innings and 46 runs. This was India’s fourth successive victory by an innings, a new world record. Virat Kohli slams 20th Test century as Indian captain, goes past Ricky Ponting https://cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/Ju2KvrAc6d_drh-sevawcirc/virat-kohli-slams-20th-test-century-as-indian-captain-goes-past-ricky-ponting.html Indian captain Virat Kohli continued his dream run in international cricket notching up his 27th Test century on the second day of the Day-Night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. Kohli’s 136 saw India declaring their innings at 347 for 9 in reply to Bangladesh’s paltry 106 Had to alter the length to get the pink ball to swing: Ishant Sharma after five-for in Day-Night Test https://cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/0U1PvUj3RG_drh-sevawcirc/had-to-alter-the-length-to-get-the-pink-ball-to-swing-ishant-sharma-after-five-for-in-day-night-test.html Ishant Sharma, who became the first India to claim a five-for in a Day-Night Test match, admitted after the game that the pink ball did not swing initially First-ever Day-Night Test in India: All that you must know https://cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/bcVoLUFB8n_drh-sevawcirc/first-ever-day-night-test-in-india-all-that-you-must-know.html India is set to host their maiden Day-Night Test match, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata from Friday. This will be the first pink-ball encounter for both India Stats of Day-Night Tests should be different from regular matches: Sunil Gavaskar https://cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/uBLfFNCD3k_drh-sevawcirc/stats-of-day-night-tests-should-be-different-from-regular-matches-sunil-gavaskar.html Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar is of the view that the statistics for day-night Test matches should be different from those of regular Test matches. Gavaskar made Ahead of Day-Night Test, Rahane posts picture sleeping with the pink ball; Kohli, Dhawan troll him https://cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/pvXPreoyg3_drh-sevawcirc/ahead-of-day-night-test-rahane-posts-picture-sleeping-with-the-pink-ball-kohli-dhawan-troll-him.html India’s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane was light-heartedly trolled on social media by his captain Virat Kohli and batsman Shikhar Dhawan Shami, Ashwin star as India wrap up Indore Test by innings and 30 runs https://cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/EjMXwyebAG_drh-sevawcirc/shami-ashwin-star-as-india-wrap-up-indore-test-by-innings-and-30-runs.html A dominant India overcame a hapless Bangladesh by an innings and 130 runs to go 1-0 up in the two-match series at Indore on Saturday. The hosts needed only three days to wrap up the contest as Bangladesh folded up for 213 in the second innings.