Board President’s XI exposed numerous chinks in the Australian armour ahead of the four-match Test series. Yuvraj Singh (113) lit up the morning session with his batting pyrotechnics, while Wasim Jaffer (93) was distinctly unlucky to miss his ton as Board President’s XI declared their second essay at 292 for four, some 47 minutes after [...]
Piyush Chawla and Pragyan Ojha bared Australia’s weaknesses against quality spin as the visitors fumbled and faltered their way to 191 for four wickets on day two of their warm-up match against Board President’s XI on Friday. The Aussie top-order developed cold feet against Chawla and their free-scoring flair was completely non-existent as they finished [...]
Rohit Sharma scored 105 against the visiting Australians, while Virat Kohli too raised his stake with an identical ton as Board President’s XI finished day one of the warm-up match at a respectable 371 for six wickets on Thursday. Losing three quick wickets in the morning session put the local favourites in a spot of [...]
Yuvraj Singh, who was overlooked for the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy, will lead the Board President’s XI in a four-day warm-up match against the Australians in Hyderabad, starting October 2. The squad also includes fast bowler Sreesanth, who missed the tour of Sri Lanka because of injury, and opener Wasim Jaffer, [...]