Follow Latest Cricket News, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/crick-waves Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:01:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSF-iIaUqtZU6htLdxSOwF-n England Test skipper Joe Root on Sunday asserted that he believes he is the right man to take England forward in the longer format of the game. The under-fire cricketer made the comments after the visitors went down to Australia by 146 runs in the final Ashes Test in Hobart, thus losing the Ashes series 4-0. Set to chase 271 for victory, England crumbled from 68 for no loss to 124 in yet another pathetic batting display.]]> Mon, 17 Jan 2022 03:34:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSF-iIaUqtZU6htLdxSOwF-n https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSHAq0sly2xuA--bbeigX9oC A day after India lost the Test series to South Africa following a seven-wicket defeat in Cape Town, Virat Kohli quit as the team’s Test captain. The Test series against an inexperienced Proteas outfit was seen by many as India’s best chance to win a Test series in South Africa. However, while India won in Centurion, they went down in Johannesburg and failed to get their act right at Newlands as well.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2022 03:17:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSHAq0sly2xuA--bbeigX9oC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSGtRtCfr1Vr_7b9ICM-PHur India Test captain Virat Kohli refused to divulge anything about the future of struggling senior batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane following India’s 2-1 series loss to South Africa on Friday. Asked about what would happen to the two now that they have failed in another series, Kohli stated that it will be the selectors who will take the call.]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 05:11:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSGtRtCfr1Vr_7b9ICM-PHur https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEFugzBeVjWRETXPGaG87AR Team India’s bowling coach Paras Mhambrey tried to downplay Indian players’ heated reaction to a DRS decision that went in favour of Dean Elgar on Day 3 of the Cape Town Test against South Africa. According to Mhambrey, players sometimes say things in the heat of the moment and there was nothing much to it.]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:01:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEFugzBeVjWRETXPGaG87AR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEFugzBeVjWRJ8v71dCn6bG Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has praised captain Virat Kohli, stating that he always backs the bowlers and encourages them. Bumrah also added that Kohli’s presence brings a lot of energy to the side. The 28-year-old fast bowler was India’s star performer on Wednesday. He claimed 5 for 42 in South Africa’s first innings in the Cape Town Test. The Proteas were bowled out for 210 as India gained a slender 13-run lead]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 08:39:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEFugzBeVjWRJ8v71dCn6bG https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSGIlL5Dx7KTmFT72x6uxjiK India batting coach Vikram Rathour has stated that, with a bit more luck, captain Virat Kohli could have converted his half-century on Day 1 of the Cape Town Test into a big innings. Rathour hailed Kohli for showing great discipline during his knock of 79 on Tuesday, which was the second slowest Test fifty of his career.]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 02:01:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSGIlL5Dx7KTmFT72x6uxjiK https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSH-3WkXa534oEGb1Jh49AJn Team India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli, who has been struggling for big runs for over two years, has underplayed the criticism surrounding him, pointing out that he has made key contributions for the team in the same period. Kohli’s last Test hundred, as has been widely reported by now, came in November 2019. During the same period, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have also struggled for consistency, meaning India’s middle-order has been on thin ice.]]> Mon, 10 Jan 2022 23:50:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSH-3WkXa534oEGb1Jh49AJn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSGAE4O7xYIs5WsGk81fO-bN England captain Joe Root praised the team for showing some fight after the visitors hung on for a draw in the fourth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Sunday. England were set an improbable target of 388 to clinch the SCG Test. However, a draw was the only option for them to save some face. They hung on by the narrowest of margins, with just one wicket in hand, to ensure that they would not be whitewashed.]]> Sun, 09 Jan 2022 21:58:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSGAE4O7xYIs5WsGk81fO-bN https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSGAE4O7xYIs5R-xWH3zZqEA The three-match Test series between South Africa and India is currently tied 1-1. Experts gave India a great chance of winning their maiden Test series in South Africa during the second Test in Johannesburg. However, South Africa fought back from the defeat in Centurion to win at Wanderers and level the series. Proteas skipper Dean Elgar led from the front with an unbeaten 96 in a chase of 240.]]> Sun, 09 Jan 2022 16:34:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSGAE4O7xYIs5R-xWH3zZqEA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEacBOaGa2fiu4DA87rvhPr Team India head coach Rahul Dravid has admitted that there will be a conversation with wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant over his shot selection. Pant was dismissed for a third-ball duck in the Johannesburg Test, which India went on to lose by seven wickets on Thursday. On day three, Pant gifted his wicket away while trying to slog Kagiso Rabada without getting his eye in.]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2022 23:07:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEacBOaGa2fiu4DA87rvhPr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEacBOaGa2fihKeetMRuZbW ]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2022 07:08:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEacBOaGa2fihKeetMRuZbW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSFHrlVOLaQYGK7VFky8BpXO Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara admitted that the Johannesburg surface has variable bounce after scoring a crucial fifty on Day 3 of the 2nd Test against South Africa. Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane struck half-centuries while Hanuma Vihari scored a vital 40* as India posted 266 in their second innings and set South Africa a target of 240 for victory. In response, the Proteas reached 118 for 2 by stumps.]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2022 23:29:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSFHrlVOLaQYGK7VFky8BpXO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSFHrlVOLaQYGBtLdxSOwF-n Indian pacer Shardul Thakur may have claimed his best Test bowling figures of 7 for 61 on Day 2 of the Johannesburg Test against South Africa. However, Thakur feels that his best is yet to come. The 30-year-old was the wrecker-in-chief as India restricted the Proteas to 229. His heroics ensured that South Africa’s first-innings lead was restricted to 27. India ended Day 2 on 85 for 2, having gained a lead of 58 runs.]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2022 02:44:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSFHrlVOLaQYGBtLdxSOwF-n https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSHMI505zkOCKmsGk81fO-bN Senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that stand-in captain KL Rahul has figured out a formula to succeed in Test cricket. Rahul has been India’s most competent batter during the ongoing Test series in South Africa. The opener registered scores of 123 and 23 in India’s maiden Test win in Centurion. He also top-scored for the visitors with 50 in the first innings of the second Test at The Wanderers.]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2022 17:15:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSHMI505zkOCKmsGk81fO-bN https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSFJvoj9qzYoTEGT5aWO9DEx Team India head coach Rahul Dravid has asserted that Test captain Virat Kohli has remained motivated and committed as ever despite all the controversy surrounding him. Ahead of the South Africa tour, Kohli had contradicted BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, claiming he had not been asked to stay on as T20I captain. Recently, though, Chairman of Selectors Chetan Sharma backed Ganguly and said that all the selectors had requested Kohli to reconsider his decision.]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2022 21:50:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSFJvoj9qzYoTEGT5aWO9DEx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEz3J2XTD4VaarkJyTkC_2b BCCI’s Chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma has finally opened up on the controversy surrounding Virat Kohli’s captaincy issue. Contracting Kohli’s claim, Sharma asserted that everyone in the selection meeting had requested Kohli to continue as T20I captain after the announced that he wanted to quit. Kohli had alleged that nothing of that sort happened during an explosive press conference ahead of the South Africa tour.]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2021 22:05:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEz3J2XTD4VaarkJyTkC_2b https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEdqXq-MYTEt9KEpFgimKzx Centurion Test player of the match KL Rahul stated that his hundred in the opening Test of the series against South Africa was right up there with his best. Rahul scored 123 in the first innings as India won the Centurion Test by 113 runs on Day 5. The Indian opener was the only batter to reach three figures from either side. Batting first after winning the toss on Day 1, Rahul and Mayank Agarwal (60) featured in a century opening stand to get India off to a great start. Mohammed Shami then claimed five wickets in South Africa’s first innings to put the visitors in command.]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2021 04:23:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEdqXq-MYTEt9KEpFgimKzx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEdqXq-MYTEty3FFO_xyF25 Team India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour has backed captain Virat Kohli to continue playing his drives outside off stump. However, he agreed that the skipper will need to pick the right balls to drive. Kohli got out playing loose wafts outside the off stump in both innings of the Centurion Test. The same pattern has been visible in the Indian captain’s batting for a few months now.]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2021 04:36:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSEdqXq-MYTEty3FFO_xyF25 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSHThPG831rqZQBC78OgjhDM Mohammed Shami starred for India with 5 for 44 on Day 3 of the Centurion Test. India, resuming their innings on 272 for 3, folded up for 327 as Lungi Ngidi claimed six. However, Shami’s five-wicket haul played a pivotal role in bundling South Africa out for 197, securing a crucial 130-run lead for India. Shami’s fifth wicket in the innings (Kagiso Rabada) was also his 200th in Test cricket, making him the fifth Indian pace bowler to reach to landmark]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2021 06:55:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSHThPG831rqZQBC78OgjhDM https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSFYiwamqj2pMEZPHFZJLI3I Team India all-rounder Shardul Thakur has stated that he has a lot of confidence and self-belief, which is one of the reasons he has been able to deliver under tough circumstances in a short international career. Thakur is part of the playing XI for the 1st Test against South Africa in Centurion. He scored a crucial half-century during the Gabba Test against Australia at the start of the year. Thakur also contributed fifties in both innings of The Oval Test apart from picking up crucial wickets.]]> Mon, 27 Dec 2021 23:42:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/pd3x5L0foSFYiwamqj2pMEZPHFZJLI3I