Subhayan Chakraborty

India's prospects of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 final have taken a hit following their historic series loss to New Zealand. That also ended their long-standing invincibility on home soil. To secure a spot in their third consecutive WTC final without depending on other results, India must win four out of their remaining six matches. As they prepare for the third and final Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, assistant coach Abhishek Nayar backed the senior pros, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, to come good despite their recent struggles in the longest format.

With the off stump and leg-stump lines marked in white on all four practice pitches, the Indian team started gearing up for the third and final Test against New Zealand at the iconic Wankhede Stadium. With the full team present, almost all the players had the opportunity to bat in the nets, where a couple of dozen net bowlers were summoned for practice on Wednesday.

Subhayan Chakraborty in Mumbai Despite the poor showing of India's batters, Gautam Gambhir, the head coach, refused to pin the blame on

The white lines marking the off and leg stumps were back in the India nets as the Men in Blue sweated it out at the Wankhede Stadium on the eve of the third and final Test against New Zealand. The focus was firmly on the two senior-most batters in the team, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, following their inconsistent run of form in the longest format of the game.

Subhayan Chakraborty in Mumbai For New Zealand's men's cricket team, their topsy-turvy tour of the sub-continent will come to an end with the third Test against India at Wankhede Stadium.

Ravindra Jadeja, at the end of Day 1 of the Mumbai Test against New Zealand, backed his Indian teammates after the hosts lost a flurry of wickets to end the…

With New Zealand ending Day 2 of the third and final Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai with a lead of 143 runs and one wicket in…

Rohit Sharma, India captain, took full responsibility for the 0-3 clean-sweep against New Zealand while accepting that it was a ‘very low’ point in his career. India suffered their first-ever…

A dejected Rohit Sharma trudged back to the pavilion after attempting to pull Matt Henry over the cow corner, only to sky the ball, with Glenn Phillips comfortably reverse cupping the catch, sending the Indian captain back. Was this 11-run knock at the Wankhede Stadium, which fell into pin-drop silence post his dismissal, the last for Rohit Sharma, at home? Are we witnessing the decline of ‘Hitman,' and could this have been his final home Test?

As India prepares for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the question on everyone's mind is whether Virat Kohli can reclaim his form on some of the challenging pitches in Australia.