Cricket

India are gearing up for their first Test series under the management of Gautam Gambhir-led coaching staff.

Pratham Singh and Tilak Varma stitched a century stand to put India A in control on Day 3 of their Duleep Trophy match against India D.

A young Dhruv Jurel was sledged by England stars including James Anderson, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow during the Ranchi Test earlier this year.

Mayank Agarwal put up a fifty to extend India A's lead over India D, while Manav Suthar put up a brilliant half-century of his own to help India C post a gargantuan first-innings total of 525 runs. 

Persistent rain and a wet outfield forced the match officials to call off all five days of the game. Even as the first two days saw the sun shining bright throughout the day, the heavy showers the previous evening didn’t even allow the toss to take place.

Several senior star players in the Indian cricket team were spotted at the Chennai International Airport ahead of the 1st Test against Bangladesh.

Banton managed to execute an exquisite reverse sweep as he powed the ball to the ropes through shot perfectly deep backward point off Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's delivery during the County game.

The tournament will feature 12 teams and 36 matches over 10 days and has a prize pool of USD 351,000.

The all-rounder from Assam stayed a brief while at the crease but ensured that a six over the covers off Vidhwath Kaverappa over would stand out in his 37-run-innings.

Travis Head's superb show with the bat set up Australia's comfortable win over England in the series opener.

Chahal has impressed in his county championship stint with Northants while Prithvi Shaw has continued to struggle in the first-class format.

The franchise owners are also waiting for their share of money from the central pool of revenues earned from the last PSL this year where poor crowds at some venues led to concerns.

The first Test of the two-match series between India and Bangladesh is scheduled to take place at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from September 19 onwards.

The steps taken by the venue management to tackle the situation on both days hinted at their incapability to host Test cricket. However, the Afghanistan team officials defended the groundsmen and venue management and blamed the ‘Act of God’.

Babar is facing criticism for pushing away a fan's hand while posing for a picture.

The inclement weather conditions exposed the stadium’s substandard facilities, deeming it unfit to host a multi-day international fixture.