“They’ve Been Outplayed So Far”: Ricky Ponting Questions India’s Preparation For WTC Final

India’s performance in the World Test Championship final against Australia has shown their preparation was not ideal, said Ricky Ponting, who especially raised questions about the readiness of their undercooked pacers. India are staring at another unfavourable result in an ICC final after conceding a first-innings lead of 173 runs to Australia on a seaming…

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“Get Past The Score Of…”: Sunil Gavaskar Sets Priorities For Under-fire India In WTC Final vs Australia

After a disappointing Day 1 at the World Test Championship final at The Oval in London, India showed early promise on the second day against Australia as they took regular wickets. However, the Indian batting top-order failed to negate the barrages from Australian bowlers as the Rohit Sharma-led team reached 151/5 at stumps. With Australia scoring…

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Focussed Karim Janat sets himself up for Test bout

  Afghanistan all-rounder Karim Janat is reaping the rewards of need-based training for long-form cricket with his focus on handling spin better and remaining patient with the ball providing dividends in the Ahmad Shah Abdali four-day tournament. His performances there paved way for a call-up to the squad for the upcoming one-off game against Bangladesh. Janat, who…

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