Rajesh Tiwary

You won't back Dhoni to deliver against all opponents on all surfaces anymore. But when he finds the right matchup, he still has what it takes to turn back the clock. MS Dhoni smashed a six and four off third and fourth ball off Jaydev Unadkat before maintaining his calm to put one past short-fine leg for the match-winning boundary, leaving the bowler and the rest of his Mumbai teammates shattered. Sportzpics Most people will tell you that cricket is played on a 22-yard pitch with a bat and ball.

Former India captain Virat Kohli batting on the tour to South Africa | Photo: ANI For 60 overs, they should feel hell out there.” — Virat Kohli at Lord’s in 2021. Why do we play sports? For the sheer joy of it? For wins and records? For one-upmanship over opponents? As the Indian men’s Test cricket team captain, Virat Kohli played it for one thing: Pride. With just a little under two sessions remaining in the Test match at Lord’s, Kohli didn’t ask his team to try and script a famous victory.

The Indian Test cricket team lifts the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Gabba in Brisbane Tuesday | Twitter | @ajinkyarahane88 Text Size: How do you describe the magnitude of the unprecedented? There is no benchmark to compare with, no scale set to measure it. What the Indian cricket team has accomplished in Australia is uncharted territory. The game hasn’t seen anything like it. You can turn to mythology and call this a David vs Goliath.