Ashish Pant

New Zealand captain is glad youngsters in the side stepped up to set up a historic win for the side

Latham all praise for Ravindra: 'He calmed the dressing room with his composure'

The fast bowler had a session for more than an hour after the end of the India-NZ Test

Shami bowls at full tilt on the sidelines in Bengaluru

On Pant not keeping wickets after picking up an injury, Rohit said, "It's just to be a little careful about where he is at and what he is to us"

Rohit on Pant: We have to be 'extra careful, not just careful' with him

After conceding 75 in his first 15 overs, he dismissed Pant, Rahul and Jadeja to put New Zealand in sight of victory

O'Rourke: 'I've been pretty streaky, pretty hot and cold with the ball'

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Eccentric, electric, entertaining - it's the Sarfaraz & Pant show

There was fearlessness, audacity, eccentricity, aggression and so much more in their 211-ball partnership of 177

19-Oct-2024•Ashish Pant

Rachin Ravindra aces spin test in style on way to 'special' century

The 24-year-old New Zealander played shots that most overseas batters rarely attempt in India during his maiden Test hundred in Asia

18-Oct-2024•Ashish Pant

Kohli and Sarfaraz: A fun little Bengaluru get-together

The two batters combined well as India began to fight back against New Zealand

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'Relentless' Matt Henry revels in the gloom

The fast bowler hasn't played much Test cricket for New Zealand, but he's making 2024 his best year in the format

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Rohit Sharma 'hurting' after misjudging Bengaluru pitch

India picked three spinners and chose to bat on a surface that offered plenty of assistance for New Zealand's fast bowlers

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Latham hopes cloudy Bengaluru brings NZ's seamers to life

"We're looking forward to the challenge, and hopefully we can lean back on the experiences that we've had here the last couple of times that we've toured"

India's captain wants to create a pool of eight or nine fast bowlers capable of stepping into the Test XI at any given point

Rohit wants to expand India's fast-bowling bench strength

"The guy has got real talent," India's captain said of his opening partner. "He has got the game to play in all sorts of conditions"

Rohit: We have found a great player in Jaiswal

India captain says the fast bowler "had a swelling in his knee", which put him back in his recovery and bid to return to action

Rohit: Shami had a 'recent setback', don't want him 'undercooked' in Australia

There is a serious rain threat over the entire game, with bad weather forecast for the whole week

India's training session on eve of Bengaluru Test washed out

Rachin Ravindra, with his heroics at the 2023 ODI World Cup and experience at the IPL, will be expected to do well in India

Ravindra hopes to do 'what's true to us' with odds stacked against New Zealand

Like Kanpur, Bengaluru is expected to have a black soil pitch, which will support the spinners over the course of the Test

India's problem of plenty - three spinners or three seamers?

"We want to keep the game going forward and get the results in whatever situation we are in"

'If you play only one way, you don't grow' - for Gambhir, it's adaptability above all else

They are entering the Test series with a batting unit that has had one of its worst years against spin

Trial by spin: Tough challenge turns tougher for New Zealand in India