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Samson, Thakur fashion India's five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in 2nd ODI

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Match preview: Clean sweep on cards for India against weak Zimbabwe

August 22, 2022

Harare: A fancied Indian team is a shoo-in to complete a 3-0 ODI series sweep against a Zimbabwe side that ...

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Samson, Thakur fashion India’s five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in 2nd ODI

August 20, 2022

Harare: Sanju Samson produced a responsible unbeaten 43 after a clinical bowling display, led by pacer Shardul Thakur, as India ...

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Match preview: Skipper Rahul needs game time; team new challenge in remaining ODIs

August 20, 2022

Harare: Skipper KL Rahul would hope to get some valuable batting time as the Indian team is expected to recalibrate ...

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South Africa hammer England by an innings and 12 runs

August 19, 2022

London: England were given a reality check in their new era under Ben Stokes as the team fell to defeat ...

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Men’s FTP ’23-’27: India to play 38 Tests, 42 ODIs, 61 T20Is in next cycle; no series vs Pakistan

August 17, 2022

New Delhi: The Indian men's team will be playing a whopping 141 bilateral international matches during the next five-year Future ...

Target clean sweep: India unlikely to tinker much with batting line-up against West Indies Port of Spain: A ruthless Indian team is unlikely to take its foot off the pedal as it aims to top up a world-record winning feat with another clean sweep against the West Indies Wednesday. India created a world record Sunday by sealing their 12th consecutive series win in the ODI format against the West Indies -- the most against a team. In this backdrop, head coach Rahul Dravid might be tempted to try out some of his reserve players but he will have to maintain a fine balance between keeping the momentum and testing his bench strength. In the batting department, it is unlikely that Ruturaj Gaikwad would be preferred over Shubman Gill, who after two innings of 64 and 43 would not like to sit out. Gaikwad had got a full South Africa series where he looked distinctly uncomfortable against quality pace. While his IPL credentials have kept him in the mix, chances of Indian cricket establishment investing in him on short term basis look dim. Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson have also hit the straps with fifties in last game and Suryakumar Yadav is not expected to cool his heels at the expense of Ishan Kishan despite his twin failures in the first two games. Kishan is seen as a timer of the ball who can use the Powerplay overs well by hitting over the in-field. He isn't a power hitter who can force the pace after 35th over and hence Samson is a better option despite him being a left hander. Ravindra Jadeja as the designated vice captain was the first choice all-rounder in this series before he was ruled out of the first two games due to a knee niggle. It is still not certain whether Jadeja will be available for the final game as Axar Patel after his match-winning knock of 64 in the second game could feel hard done by. However if Dhawan wants two play two left-arm spinners, then Yuzvendra Chahal could be asked to rest but that will be at the cost of sacrificing variety in bowling attack. Arshdeep Singh had a groin issue during the England ODIs but since he is a left arm seam bowler, he could be tried out in place of Avesh Khan, who was a tad expensive in the second ODI. He leaked 54 runs in his six wicket-less overs. Avesh and Prasidh Krishna have a similar type of hit the deck bowling style, getting deliveries to rear up from back of length or good length. It only warrants that one among the two should start in the eleven. As far as West Indies is concerned, they have capable players but as a unit, they have failed to fire. They depend too much on individual brilliance of Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell or Romario Shepherd. More importantly, the team hasn't shown resilience to win important moments that can impact the outcome of the match. West Indies could do well to use the experience of Jason Holder in the final game of the series. The hosts would aim to put an end to their losing streak in ODIs, which has now stretched to eight matches, including a 0-3 loss to Bangladesh in the preceding rubber. Teams (from): West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (captain), Shai Hope (vice-captain), Shamarh Brooks, Keacy Carty, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell and Jayden Seales, Hayden Walsh. India: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh. Match starts: 7pm IST. PTI India, West Indies, ODI, cricket

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4th T20I match preview: Iyer, Hooda to fight for Asia Cup berth as India look for series win

August 6, 2022

Fort Lauderhill (Florida): Shreyas Iyer's performance will be under intense scrutiny as India gear up for the back-to-back T20I games ...

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CWG 2022, Cricket: India qualify for the medal rounds with win over Barbados

August 4, 2022

Birmingham: The Indian women's cricket team put up a dominant performance in their final pool game to reach the semifinals ...

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Ind vs WI match preview: Buoyant India look to continue winning run against West Indies

August 1, 2022

Basseterre (St. Kitts and Nevis): Rohit Sharma's buoyant India will look to continue the winning run and extend their domination ...

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Infographics: Cricket returns to Commonwealth Games

July 30, 2022

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Aussies scrape past resilient India in thrilling encounter

July 29, 2022

Birmingham: Skipper Harmanpree Kaur’s (52, 34b, 8x4, 1x6) brilliant half-century and a sensational spell of fast bowling by Renuka Singh ...

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War Reality

April 5, 2026

By Aakar Patel We are in the second month of what is settling in to become a long war and...

April 4, 2026

By Dilip Cherian There’s a familiar outrage cycle in India: a project stalls, costs spiral, and we instinctively reach for...

April 1, 2026

It is the fifth week running since US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the war...

March 31, 2026

While a big war is being waged in the Middle East, global attention has moved away from another theatre of...

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