India tour of West Indies: Virat Kohli misses out, R Ashwin back for T20I series

Rohit Sharma, who was rested for the ODI series against West Indies, will return to lead the team in the T20I series. Meanwhile, KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav’s availability will be subject to fitness. KL Rahul has not played international cricket since the end of the Indian Premier League. Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav…

R Ashwin overtakes Harbhajan Singh, becomes third highest Indian Test wicket-taker

RAshwin moved past Harbhajan Singh to become India’s third highest wicket taker with his five-wicket haul against New Zealand on Day 5 of the first Test in Kanpur on Monday. It took Ashwin’s career tally to 418 wickets while Harbhajan has 417 wickets to his name in the longest format of the game. Ashwin…

Harbhajan Singh congratulates R Ashwin: Wish he wins many more matches for India

Harbhajan Singh congratulated Ravichandran Ashwin after the latter overtook him on the list of India’s highest Test wicket-takers. Ashwin went level with Harbhajan on 417 wickets when he dismissed New Zealand opener Will Young in the closing stages of Day 4 of the first Test in Kanpur. He then took his 418th…

R Ashwin is always an attacking option, has made a great comeback in white-ball cricket, says Rohit Sharma

Ravichandran Ashwin has made a “great comeback” to white-ball cricket and is an important wicket-taking option for India in the middle overs in T20 cricket, captain Rohit Sharma has said. Ashwin took three wickets in the two matches he played in the series against New Zealand. “It has been a great…

R Ashwin-Eoin Morgan row: Rishabh Pant could have stepped in and defused the situation, says Sunil Gavaskar

while most of the debate in the row between Ravichandran Ashwin and Eoin Morgan during and Indian Premier League (IPL) was around who of the two was right or wrong, former India captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar said that Delhi Capitals skipper and Ashwin’s team mate Rishabh Pant could have defused the…