India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI: Ajinkya Rahane's form a worry as Men in Blue aim another clean sweep
Having won five straight bilateral series apart from reaching Champions Trophy final, a 3-0 win will put India on top of ICC ODI rankings, overtaking South Africa.
Dec 09, 2017, 12:31 PM IST
Aakash Chopra and Vinod Kambli engage in Twitter war for two days over Ajinkya Rahane's batting form
With India touring South Africa after the end of Lanka series, Rahane's form, or the lack of it, has become a major area of concern for India.
Dec 08, 2017, 16:47 PM IST
Don't know what is wrong with slip catching, says Cheteshwar Pujara
Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli dropped easy catches in the slip cordon during the third Test and Cheteshwar Pujara, who is now being prepared for the specialist position, had to do a bit of firefighting for his colleagues in the post-match press conference.
Dec 06, 2017, 19:41 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: Fans troll no-ball hero Ravindra Jadeja – Video
After setting a 410-run target for Sri Lanka, India got off to a good start on Day 5 with birthday boy Jadeja getting the wicket of former Lanka captain Angelo Mathews.
Dec 06, 2017, 12:47 PM IST
Ajinkya Rahane is one inning away from regaining his touch: Cheteshwar Pujara
Pujara is confident that Rahane is only one inning away from regaining his lost touch.
Nov 26, 2017, 20:55 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka: Focus on remaining No. 1 in Tests, says Ajinkya Rahane
India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday said their 9-0 clean sweep in Sri Lanka will have no bearing in the return series and they remain focused on maintaining the No. 1 spot in Tests.
Nov 14, 2017, 15:55 PM IST
Ranji Trophy 2017, Round 4, Day 1: As it happened...
Hello and welcome to Zeenews.com's continued live coverage from the 2017 season of India's premier first-class domestic tournament, the Ranji Trophy.
Nov 01, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI: Five talking points ahead of Mumbai clash
Pandya will play an important role for India when Virat Kohli & Co take on an unpredictable Kiwi outfit.
Oct 22, 2017, 10:41 AM IST
Virat Kohli reveals the reason behind resting Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin
Kohli said that with the youngsters coming in, a strong pool of slow bowlers has been created before the World Cup, to be held in England in 2019.
Oct 21, 2017, 17:29 PM IST
See pics: Axed from India's T20 squad, Ajinkya Rahane enjoys time off with wife in Seychelles
Rahane was also the 'Man-of-the-Series' in the ODI series against the West Indies but was selected to play just one game in the series against Sri Lanka.
Oct 07, 2017, 10:45 AM IST
Virat Kohli can become one of India's great captains, says Sourav Ganguly
The Men in Blue, who are enjoying a break right now, are set to regroup from Thursday as the T20I series starts on Saturday in Ranchi.
Oct 05, 2017, 13:25 PM IST
India vs Australia 2017: Sunil Gavaskar questions Ajinkya Rahane's exclusion from T20I squad
Looking at Rahul's numbers, following his Test wonders against Sri Lanka, the Karnataka-based cricketer was selected in the five-match ODI series against the Islanders. But Rahul faltered with the willow, abysmally. Even in the one-off T20I against Lanka, all he could manage was just a score of seven runs.
Oct 04, 2017, 20:03 PM IST
I respect selectors' decision, says Ajinkya Rahane on T20I axing
Called in as a replacement for Dhawan, Rahane failed to live up to the expectation with a score of just five in the first ODI. But he bounced back with scores of 55, 70, 53, 61 – that helped his side to pick up that initial momentum. In fact, with four consecutive fifty-plus scores, he joined Kohli, Sachin and Gavaskar, who has a similar record to their name.
Oct 02, 2017, 17:08 PM IST
India's top 3 are the world's envy: Sunil Gavaskar
Dhawan, who was regularly opening with Rohit, was released by the BCCI so that he can be with his ailing wife. But the departure of a set opener didn't hamper India's campaign against Australia.
Oct 02, 2017, 13:19 PM IST
India vs Australia: All the numbers you need to know from ODI series
Chasing a modest target of 243 runs, Rohit and Ajinkya provided yet another century opening stand to help India's cause.
Oct 02, 2017, 08:57 AM IST
Ajinkya Rahane joins Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli with four consecutive fifties against Australia
Well, for Rahane, he has indeed filled up the gap for Dhawan. In the absence of Rohit during the Windies tour, he had a similar record to his name – four consecutive fifties in the Caribbeans. But he missed his chances in the historic Sri Lanka series. And then again, in absence of another opener, he has a similar record.
Oct 02, 2017, 00:15 AM IST
India complete 4-1 humbling of Australia with 7-wicket win, reclaim top spot in ODI rankings
Chasing a modest total of 242, India rode on the brilliance of Rohit Sharma – who scored 125 off 109 balls – to chase down the target with 43 balls remaining.
Oct 01, 2017, 21:03 PM IST
Watch: Rohit Sharma's magical batting floors Aussies in Nagpur
In the process, he became the fastest Indian to score 2,000 ODI runs at home. He needed just 42 innings to achieve this milestone while Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli needed 45 and 46 innings respectively.
Oct 01, 2017, 19:49 PM IST
Watch: Here’s how Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane reacted on bringing up their milestones
Watch the videos of Rohit and Rahane below as both got their half-centuries and stitched a first-wicket partnership of 139.
Sep 24, 2017, 19:34 PM IST
Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav are quality players, important to back them: Ajinkya Rahane
Pandey remained the prime choice for Virat Kohli heading in for the Australia series, but he has so far done bare minimum to cement his place into the squad for the World Cup 2019. With scores of zero and three, Pandey remains a big concern for Virat and his plan towards a versatile squad.
Sep 23, 2017, 19:48 PM IST
