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Ahead of his 100th Test match in Delhi against Australia, India’s No. 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, the 13th Indian to get to the landmark, recollected some of the most challenging knocks and bowlers that he’s faced over his 13-year career. Without sticking to just a couple, Pujara preferred to identify a few knocks that were close…
Led by Ben Duckett’s brisk 68-ball 84, England made a quick start to the first Test against New Zealand, heading to Tea at 134 for 2 at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Thursday. The hard-hitting southpaw crunched 14 boundaries en route to his fifth Test half-century. Put in to bat, England struggled early on,…
Alick Athanaze, the captain of the Windward Islands, and Barbados pace bowler Akeem Jordan have earned their maiden call-ups to West Indies’ 15-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa, starting in Centurion on February 28. Athanaze, who first came into prominence in the Under-19 World Cup played in New Zealand in…
Indore will host the third Border-Gavaskar Test, the BCCI confirmed on Monday, February 13. As reported previously, the Test had to be moved out of Dharamsala with the venue deemed not ready after inspection by the BCCI. “Owing to harsh winter conditions in the region, the outfield lacks sufficient grass density and will need some time…
Ravindra Jadeja takes five wickets as Australia razed for 177 after electing to bat in Nagpur; Marnus Labuschagne top-scores for tourists with 49; India skipper Rohit Sharma hits unbeaten 56 as hosts close on 77-1; India have not lost a Test series at home since 2012 India shredded Australia for 177 on day one of…
India vs Australia: Turning wickets will test India’s top order with Gill in the mix & Surya in the wings. The first Test against Australia at Nagpur could pose a plethora of questions to India’s vaunted batting order, with turning wickets testing their techniques and temperaments. Express takes stock of the spin conundrum. Suryakumar Yadav…
The 39-year-old represented India in four ODIs and as many T20s between 2004 and 2007, picking five wickets. He played domestic cricket for Haryana. Former India medium pacer Joginder Sharma, who bowled the iconic match-winning final over in the 2007 World T20 summit clash against Pakistan, on February 3, 2023 announced retirement form all forms…
India will be facing Australia in the upcoming 4-match Test Series starting from 9th Feb at the Nagpur venue. Australia have almost qualified for WTC 23 Final while India would need at least 2 wins in this series to enter the Final of WTC 2023 without depending on other upcoming series results like WI vs…
Ahead of the highly-anticipated ICC World Test Championship clash between India and Australia – a four-match affair in India – we look at the key numbers in Tests between the two nations. Australia and India, currently ranked No.1 and 2 respectively in both the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings and the ongoing ICC…
New Zealand have named a 14-member squad for the home series against England starting later this month with as many as five quicks jostling for a place in the final XI. Kyle Jamieson, who last played for New Zealand in England last year on the Test tour, makes a return from back injury in the…