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Abhishek Paul works with the Hindustan Times’ sports desk. He has been covering the beat since 2010 across print and digital mediums.

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We want to emulate win record of Australian cricket team of old: Shikhar Dhawan

After beating Australia cricket team in the opening T20I match in Ranchi, Indian cricket team’s Shikhar Dhawan said the way youngsters like Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal have matured indicate how the side is developing for bigger things

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Updated on Oct 08, 2017 11:32 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

‘Brain fade’ haunts Australia again, Aaron Finch the victim this time

Australia cricket team’s Aaron Finch, while describing his dismissal by Indian cricket team’s Kuldeep Yadav in the first T20I, said he suffered bit of a ‘brain-fade’ and got bowled at 42, bringing back memories of the Test series in March where the infamous Steve Smith incident happened

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Updated on Oct 08, 2017 11:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal – Indian cricket team’s new age bowling strengths

Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have given the Indian bowling plenty of depth and variety. Their performances, in addition to the consistency provided by Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have made the Indian bowling powerful.

Kuldeep Yadav picked up two wickets and he was well supported by Yuzvendra Chahal as India continued to torment Australia by spin in the first Twenty20 International in Ranchi.(BCCI)

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Updated on Oct 07, 2017 09:44 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

India win rain-affected Twenty20 vs Australia at Ranchi, take 1-0 series lead

Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah picked up two wickets each as Australia were restricted to 118/8 in 18.4 overs in the first Twenty20 International at Ranchi as India easily chased down the revised target of 48 after rain forced the first innings to a premature end.

Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav picked up two wickets as India restricted Australia to 118/8 to win a rain-affected T20I by 9 wickets.(BCCI)

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Updated on Oct 07, 2017 11:20 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

Time to bring Indian cricket’s ‘A’ game forward, taking a cue from New Zealand?

Indian cricket team’s winning run at home makes for great viewing but looking ahead at bigger challenges, including the 2019 World Cup, more juniors can be given a taste of international cricket in familiar conditions. New Zealand Cricket did that for their upcoming tour of India.

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Updated on Oct 07, 2017 06:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

India vs Australia: ‘Virat Kohli’s wicket will be huge, plan ready for him’

Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine is hoping that the team’s plans to get Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli pays off in Saturday’s opening Twenty20 International at Ranchi.

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Updated on Oct 06, 2017 07:16 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

Virat Kohli’s India set to continue dominance vs Australia in T20 series

Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team, which has won six consecutive games against Australia cricket team in Twenty20 Internationals, will be aiming to continue the dominance in the series opener in Ranchi while Steve Smith’s team will be aiming to break their jinx in the shorter format.

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Updated on Oct 07, 2017 09:10 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

Jasprit Bumrah happy to link up with ‘helpful’ Ashish Nehra for Ranchi T20 vs AUS

Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian cricket team pace spearhead, says he doesn’t see much difference bowling in ODIs and T20 as his role is the same, ahead of the T20 series against Australia. Bumrah also said he’s happy to be guided by Ashish Nehra, who has made a comeback to the team.

Jasprit Bumrah and Ashish Nehra are likely to share the new ball when Virat Kohli-led India take on Australia in a three-T20 series, starting October 7.(Reuters)

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Updated on Oct 07, 2017 10:42 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

Can Axar Patel bat his way out of Ravindra Jadeja’s shadow in Indian cricket team?

Axar Patel has shown in the recent one-day series -- against Sri Lanka cricket team and Australia cricket team -- that he can be quite a useful spinning option. If he can up his batting, he could become a permanent replacement for Ravindra Jadeja in the limited-overs Indian cricket team

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Updated on Oct 06, 2017 02:00 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

Australian cricket’s ‘new group’ eager to revive team in T20Is vs India

Steve Smith’s Australian cricket team, who lost the ODI series 1-4 against Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team, will be banking on a new group of players in Jason Behrendorff, Tim Paine and Dan Christian to lift the side in the upcoming Twenty20 International series

Jason Behrendorff is in line to make his debut for Australia in the Twenty20 International series against India and he will be hoping to reverse the team’s poor record against India.(Getty Images)

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Updated on Oct 05, 2017 04:38 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

After MS Dhoni, Jharkhand’s long wait for its next star in Indian cricket team continues

While players such as Saurabh Tiwary and Varun Aaron came up with promise from Jharkhand, following the footsteps of MS Dhoni, they fell by the way side. Two upcoming players, Ishan Kishan and Shahbaz Nadeem are hoping to emulate the former Indian skipper and make it big in Indian cricket.

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Updated on Oct 05, 2017 03:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

Australia bank on IPL stars David Warner, Steve Smith to salvage pride in T20s

Having lost their last six T20 matches against India, the Australians are now pinning their hopes on the likes of David Warner and captain Steve Smith, considering their experience in Indian conditions, courtesy the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Updated on Oct 04, 2017 06:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

Can KL Rahul make India comeback as opener or will Shikhar Dhawan take over?

The inclusion of Shikhar Dhawan in the Indian cricket team’s T20I squad for the three matches against Australia raises the question of where KL Rahul will feature in the batting line-up.

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Updated on Oct 04, 2017 08:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

Is in-form Virat Kohli becoming Aussie pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile’s bunny?

Virat Kohli fell to Nathan Coulter-Nile three times in the recently concluded five-ODI series vs Australia cricket team. kohli was dismissed in similar fashion too -- a blemish that the Indian cricket team skipper would want to erase in the T20 series

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Updated on Oct 04, 2017 02:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Paul

Tom Alter, man who took Tendulkar’s 1st TV interview, wanted MS Dhoni banned

Tom Alter died on Friday night due to stage four skin cancer. Alter was the one to interview Sachin Tendulkar for the first time on Television. He expressed anger after MS Dhoni retired from Test cricket midway of India’s away tour in Australia in 2014.

Tom Alter was the one to interview Sachin Tendulkar for the first time on Television.(Twitter)

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Updated on Oct 01, 2017 01:58 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Top players from previous tournaments who became superstars

The FIFA U-17 World Cup has always been a breeding ground for future superstars. The likes of Luis Figo, Alessandro del Piero, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho, Neymar and Toni Kroos first caught international attention at the age-group World Cup and this edition in India is bound to churn out a few more for the future

(From left) Luis Figo (1989), Neymar (2009), Alessandro del Piero (1991) and Esteban Cambiasso (1995) -- global football superstars -- all made a name for themselves for the first time in previous FIFA Under-17 World Cup tournaments.(Getty Images)

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Published on Sep 20, 2017 05:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

Neymar’s new tantrum in Paris-Saint Germain - ‘sell’ estranged Edinson Cavani

Neymar and Edinson Cavani had to be kept apart by teammates after a set-piece row escalated from the pitch to the Paris Saint-Germain dressing room, according to French daily L’Equipe.

Paris Saint-Germain's Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani (R) speaks with Brazilian teammate Neymar (C) during the French Ligue 1 football match versus Olympique Lyonnais at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on September 17, 2017.(AFP)

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Published on Sep 20, 2017 04:35 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Colombo, highlights: Virat Kohli-led IND demolish SL, go 4-0 up

India (375/5) defeated Sri Lanka (207) by a massive 168-run margin in the fourth ODI at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. India are 4-0 up in the ODI series. Virat Kohli (131) and Rohit Sharma (104) were the top performers for India in MS Dhoni’s 300th ODI. Get full cricket score of India vs Sri Lanka, fourth ODI here.

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Updated on Aug 31, 2017 10:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

Ravi Shastri sparks new debate - Is Virat Kohli greater than MS Dhoni?

While it’s still early days, but Virat Kohli can match Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s achievements as skipper, believes Indian cricket team’s new head coach Ravi Shastri.

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Updated on Jul 31, 2017 10:38 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

Sourav Ganguly & Co might be powerless if Lodha report implemented

BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising of Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman may lose a lot of their hold if Lodha reforms are implemented in the near future.

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Updated on Jul 19, 2017 07:01 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

Ravi Shastri and the support staff quandary: Is trouble brewing already?

Ravi Shastri will have to deal with two heavyweight consultants in Rahul Dravid and Zaheer Khan. The Indian cricket team head coach also wants his own coaching staff

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Updated on Jul 13, 2017 05:01 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

Why Virat Kohli will have not one but 3 big egos to manage in India cricket team

Virat Kohli had reservation about Anil Kumble’s style of coaching. Now the young Indian cricket team captain will have to manage three heavyweight coaches -- Ravi Shastri, Zaheer Khan and Rahul Dravid

Delhi Daredevils coach Rahul Dravid (left) with captain Zaheer Khan during a 2017 Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on April 23. Dravid and Zaheer will now be the bowling and batting coaches of Indian cricket team(BCCI)

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Updated on Jul 13, 2017 12:00 PM IST

ByAbhishek Paul, New Delhi:

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Organisers yet to decide on venue of India’s group matches

Amid reports, quoting FIFA’s head of tournaments Jamie Yarza, that they are set to shift India’s matches from Navi Mumbai to New Delhi, the October 6-28 FIFA U-17 World Cup’s tournament director Javier Ceppi said they are yet to receive any communication from FIFA regarding it.

The Indian team will taking on the best teams from across the globe in the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup.(AIFF)

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Published on Jun 29, 2017 07:40 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

India vs West Indies: Top five key player clashes to watch out for

India face West Indies in a five ODI and one T20I away series starting on Friday. Though the teams might look like being on the opposite side of the spectrum, a battered Indian team, post ICC Champions Trophy final loss, might face a tricky situation against the home team.

Virat Kohli-led India face West Indies in a five-ODI and a one T20I series starting on Friday.(BCCI)

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Updated on Jun 23, 2017 04:34 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

Like 2007, chance for new skipper Virat Kohli to emerge in the West Indies

The 2007 World Cup exit saw the emergence of MS Dhoni. Will the ICC Champions Trophy defeat see a new Virat Kohli emerge in the West Indies, where a coach-player rift hurt India’s campaign.

India's Virat Kohli walks off at the end of the Pakistan innings at the ICC Champions Trophy final.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Jun 19, 2017 09:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

India vs Bangladesh, ICC Champions Trophy 2017, Highlights: Rohit, Kohli power IND to rout BAN; face Pakistan in final

Rohit Sharma scored 123* while Virat Kohli scored 96* as India thrashed Bangladesh by nine wickets in ICC Champions Trophy 2017 semi-final. India will face Pakistan in the title clash. Catch highlights of India vs Bangladesh here

India’s Rohit Sharma celebrates with captain Virat Kohli during ICC Champions Trophy 2017 semi-final against Bangladesh. Get highlights of India vs Bangladesh here .(REUTERS)

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Updated on Jun 15, 2017 10:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

India crush South Africa, Virat Kohli’s men enter ICC Champions Trophy 2017 semi-final - Highlights

Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan shared a 128-run stand as India reached South Africa’s 192-run target in 38 overs. Earlier, Indian bowlers restricted South Africa to 191 in a must-win ICC Champions Trophy 2017 match. Get highlights of India vs South Africa here

Virat Kohli -led India crushed South Africa by eight wickets in a must-win ICC Champions Trophy 2017 match. Get highlights of India vs South Africa ICC Champions Trophy 2017 match here(AP)

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Updated on Jun 11, 2017 09:48 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAbhishek Paul

Full cricket score, England vs New Zealand, ICC Champions Trophy: ENG win, enter semis

England (310) defeated New Zealand by 87 runs to become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. Get full cricket score of England vs New Zealand here.

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Updated on Jun 06, 2017 11:22 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

Is this Pakistan cricket team even worthy of arch-rivalry against India?

The disappointing show by the Pakistan cricket team against India in their ICC Champions Trophy opener shows the deep-rooted issues that are haunting the side.

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Updated on Jun 05, 2017 06:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

England vs Bangladesh, highlights, ICC Champions Trophy: Joe Root ton drives ENG to win

Joe Root’s unbeaten 133 proved to be the driving force as England opened their ICC Champions Trophy 2017 campaign with an eight wicket win over Bangladesh. Get highlights of England vs Bangladesh here

England's Joe Root and Eoin Morgan (R) celebrate after their team’s win over Bangladesh in an ICC Champions Trophy 2017 match. Get highlights of England vs Bangladesh here.(AFP)

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Updated on Jun 02, 2017 02:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Paul

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Abhishek Paul

Abhishek Paul works with the Hindustan Times’ sports desk. He has been covering the beat since 2010 across print and digital mediums.

After beating Australia cricket team in the opening T20I match in Ranchi, Indian cricket team’s Shikhar Dhawan said the way youngsters like Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal have matured indicate how the side is developing for bigger things

Australia cricket team’s Aaron Finch, while describing his dismissal by Indian cricket team’s Kuldeep Yadav in the first T20I, said he suffered bit of a ‘brain-fade’ and got bowled at 42, bringing back memories of the Test series in March where the infamous Steve Smith incident happened

Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have given the Indian bowling plenty of depth and variety. Their performances, in addition to the consistency provided by Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have made the Indian bowling powerful.

Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah picked up two wickets each as Australia were restricted to 118/8 in 18.4 overs in the first Twenty20 International at Ranchi as India easily chased down the revised target of 48 after rain forced the first innings to a premature end.

Indian cricket team’s winning run at home makes for great viewing but looking ahead at bigger challenges, including the 2019 World Cup, more juniors can be given a taste of international cricket in familiar conditions. New Zealand Cricket did that for their upcoming tour of India.

Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine is hoping that the team’s plans to get Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli pays off in Saturday’s opening Twenty20 International at Ranchi.

Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team, which has won six consecutive games against Australia cricket team in Twenty20 Internationals, will be aiming to continue the dominance in the series opener in Ranchi while Steve Smith’s team will be aiming to break their jinx in the shorter format.

Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian cricket team pace spearhead, says he doesn’t see much difference bowling in ODIs and T20 as his role is the same, ahead of the T20 series against Australia. Bumrah also said he’s happy to be guided by Ashish Nehra, who has made a comeback to the team.

Axar Patel has shown in the recent one-day series -- against Sri Lanka cricket team and Australia cricket team -- that he can be quite a useful spinning option. If he can up his batting, he could become a permanent replacement for Ravindra Jadeja in the limited-overs Indian cricket team

Steve Smith’s Australian cricket team, who lost the ODI series 1-4 against Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team, will be banking on a new group of players in Jason Behrendorff, Tim Paine and Dan Christian to lift the side in the upcoming Twenty20 International series

While players such as Saurabh Tiwary and Varun Aaron came up with promise from Jharkhand, following the footsteps of MS Dhoni, they fell by the way side. Two upcoming players, Ishan Kishan and Shahbaz Nadeem are hoping to emulate the former Indian skipper and make it big in Indian cricket.

Having lost their last six T20 matches against India, the Australians are now pinning their hopes on the likes of David Warner and captain Steve Smith, considering their experience in Indian conditions, courtesy the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The inclusion of Shikhar Dhawan in the Indian cricket team’s T20I squad for the three matches against Australia raises the question of where KL Rahul will feature in the batting line-up.

Virat Kohli fell to Nathan Coulter-Nile three times in the recently concluded five-ODI series vs Australia cricket team. kohli was dismissed in similar fashion too -- a blemish that the Indian cricket team skipper would want to erase in the T20 series

Tom Alter died on Friday night due to stage four skin cancer. Alter was the one to interview Sachin Tendulkar for the first time on Television. He expressed anger after MS Dhoni retired from Test cricket midway of India’s away tour in Australia in 2014.

Neymar and Edinson Cavani had to be kept apart by teammates after a set-piece row escalated from the pitch to the Paris Saint-Germain dressing room, according to French daily L’Equipe.

While it’s still early days, but Virat Kohli can match Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s achievements as skipper, believes Indian cricket team’s new head coach Ravi Shastri.

BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising of Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman may lose a lot of their hold if Lodha reforms are implemented in the near future.

Ravi Shastri will have to deal with two heavyweight consultants in Rahul Dravid and Zaheer Khan. The Indian cricket team head coach also wants his own coaching staff

Virat Kohli had reservation about Anil Kumble’s style of coaching. Now the young Indian cricket team captain will have to manage three heavyweight coaches -- Ravi Shastri, Zaheer Khan and Rahul Dravid

Amid reports, quoting FIFA’s head of tournaments Jamie Yarza, that they are set to shift India’s matches from Navi Mumbai to New Delhi, the October 6-28 FIFA U-17 World Cup’s tournament director Javier Ceppi said they are yet to receive any communication from FIFA regarding it.

India face West Indies in a five ODI and one T20I away series starting on Friday. Though the teams might look like being on the opposite side of the spectrum, a battered Indian team, post ICC Champions Trophy final loss, might face a tricky situation against the home team.

The 2007 World Cup exit saw the emergence of MS Dhoni. Will the ICC Champions Trophy defeat see a new Virat Kohli emerge in the West Indies, where a coach-player rift hurt India’s campaign.

Rohit Sharma scored 123* while Virat Kohli scored 96* as India thrashed Bangladesh by nine wickets in ICC Champions Trophy 2017 semi-final. India will face Pakistan in the title clash. Catch highlights of India vs Bangladesh here

Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan shared a 128-run stand as India reached South Africa’s 192-run target in 38 overs. Earlier, Indian bowlers restricted South Africa to 191 in a must-win ICC Champions Trophy 2017 match. Get highlights of India vs South Africa here

England (310) defeated New Zealand by 87 runs to become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. Get full cricket score of England vs New Zealand here.

The disappointing show by the Pakistan cricket team against India in their ICC Champions Trophy opener shows the deep-rooted issues that are haunting the side.

Joe Root’s unbeaten 133 proved to be the driving force as England opened their ICC Champions Trophy 2017 campaign with an eight wicket win over Bangladesh. Get highlights of England vs Bangladesh here

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