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Porous middle order, selection: Where India’s bid for 1st series win in South Africa went wrong

India looked primed to achieve the goal after going 1-0 up at Centurion, but the Proteas’ turnaround in the new year exposed several of India's batting weaknesses.

Bumrah, Shami star as India beat South Africa by 113 runs, register historic win in Centurion

India bowled out SA for 191 to register their first Test win at SuperSport Park, considered the hosts' bastion, to take 1-0 lead in 3-match series.

KL Rahul replaces injured Rohit Sharma as India’s vice-captain for South Africa Test series

The appointment shows BCCI is looking at KL Rahul as a long-term potential leader. Earlier, Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the tour due to a recurring left hamstring injury.

Rohit Sharma replaces Virat Kohli as India’s ODI skipper, gets vice-captaincy of Tests too

Kohli will continue to be the captain for red-ball cricket. BCCI announced the 18-member squad for 3 Test series which doesn't include Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel & Shubman Gill.

SubscriberWrites:The Ravi Shashtri-Virat Kohli era redefined Indian cricket

Indian cricket team has taken giant leaps under this duo and it can only go upwards from here, writes Harisundar Kumar.

VVS Laxman will replace Rahul Dravid as National Cricket Academy head

Laxman's appointment will come into effect before BCCI's annual general meeting on 4 December. He had initially declined the offer as he was reluctant to shift base to Bengaluru.

India sign off Kohli-Shastri era disappointingly, without an ICC trophy

India chased down the 133-run target against Namibia with 4.4 overs to spare, and ended their Men’s WC T20 run with three wins and two losses, failing to qualify for the semi-finals.

India knocked out of T20 World Cup as New Zealand beat Afghanistan to enter semifinal

Sunday's result renders India's final league engagement against Namibia inconsequential. The team was outplayed in its first two Super 12 matches by Pakistan and New Zealand.

India keep slim semifinal hopes alive with thumping win over Afghanistan, their 1st at 2021 WC

Win achieved on back of a 140-run opening partnership between K.L. Rahul and Rohit Sharma. Allrounder Hardik Pandya and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant smash 62 off 26 balls.

‘Don’t think we were brave enough’ says Kohli as India lose to NZ, on the brink of T20WC exit

India struggled to 110/7 before New Zealand chased down target with 8 wickets and 5.3 overs left. Kohli’s team is winless in 2 matches, and unlikely to progress to final four.

On Camera

When Vajpayee spoke to CII to allay fears—Let not Gujarat violence cloud the good in economy

On 27 April 2002, then-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered a speech at the annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry, assuring the completion of Golden Quadrilateral and telling businessmen how deep and strong the roots of Indian secularism are.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?