Tag: Murali Vijay

Bhubaneswar: It was assumed in the second test match at Centurion that the India team-management felt wicketkeeper-left hand batsman Parthiv Patel was better suited to the conditions as a batsman with his back-foot play because of which they dropped Wriddhiman Saha. In spite of captain Virat Kohli clarifying that Saha had been left out because […]

Mumbai: After being axed from the Indian squad for the last two Tests against England, opener Murali Vijay has signed up with Essex County Cricket Club to represent them in the remainder of the 2018 County Championship. The BCCI announced the development on Saturday which was also confirmed by the Essex club’s official website. Vijay, […]

Dubai: India openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay moved up the ladder in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen after their twin tons in the first innings of India’s one-off five-day game against Afghanistan in Bengaluru last week. Dhawan’s knock of 107, during which he became the first player from India to complete a century […]

New Delhi: Sri Lanka pulled back with two late wickets as India rode on centurions Murali Vijay and Virat Kohli to end the opening day at 371/4 in the third and final Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Saturday. Riding on a 283-run third wicket stand between Vijay (155) and Kohli (156 not out), […]

Opener Murali Vijay continued with his rich vein of form as he struck an unbeaten 73 to take India to 151 for three against Australia at tea on the opening day of the second cricket Test, here on Wednesday