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Indian bowler Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates after taking his fifth wicket during the 3rd day of the 1st test cricket match between India and Australia, at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

AA Edit | Shocking Aussie meltdown

Team India were not a success on their last two England tours when they lost the WTC final

13 Feb 2023 2:13 AM

New Zealand's Trent Boult celebrates the dismissal of India's Ajinkya Rahane for 29 runs during the first cricket Test between India and New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand, February 24, 2020. (AP)

India lose first Test to New Zealand

Indian batting crumbled in both innings to excellent seam bowling

24 Feb 2020 7:08 AM

The risk of injury to fast bowlers will increase if Tests are reduced to four days, warns Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq, joining cricket greats who have voiced their opposition to ICC's proposal to tweak the traditional format. (Photo:AP)

Four-day Tests will increase injury risk for fast bowlers: Misbah-ul-haq

Misbah insisted that five-day cricket is the beauty of Test cricket.

11 Jan 2020 5:46 PM

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has rubbished the idea of making Test cricket a four-day affair, alleging that it is a conspiracy against Asian teams and the BCCI will not let it happen. (Photo:AP)

Four-day Test a conspiracy against Asian team: Shoaib Akhtar

The ICC is considering introducing four-day Tests during the next FTP cycle between 2023-2031.

06 Jan 2020 11:48 AM

Indian captain Virat Kohli on Saturday strongly opposed the 'four-day Test' proposed by the ICC as he is not in favour of any alterations which hurts the sanctity of the traditional five-day format. (Photo:AFP)

Not in favour of four-day Tests, says India captain Virat Kohli

The ICC wants to try out the four-day Test matches during the next FTP cycle between 2023-2031.

04 Jan 2020 2:57 PM

According to the sources close to few of these players who didn't travel to Pakistan for three ODIs' and three T-20 internationals citing security fear, have now expressed their willingness to play in Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Senior Sri Lankan players who didn't travel to Pakistan earlier, agree to play Tests in Pakistan

The two Tests are proposed to be played in Rawalpindi and Karachi in December.

30 Oct 2019 2:32 PM

Shoaib Akhtar on Sunday termed the addition of name and number on Test match jerseys as awful and asked for the reversal of this decision by the ICC. (Photo: AFP)

'Name and number of players on Test jerseys look awful' : Shoaib Akhtar

Earlier, former Australian bowler, Brett Lee had also criticised this addition to Test cricket, calling the decision as ridiculous.

04 Aug 2019 5:36 PM

Kohli not complacent

Kohli also felt that the quality of the SG Test ball has been degraded recently.

12 Oct 2018 12:32 AM

About 40 per cent of Test matches in India end in draws while only 7 per cent of those played in South Africa are draws. (Representational image)

Let’s spin out of Test-ing times

In the 10 places listed as the best venues for bowlers in Tests in the decade 2000-2010, there is not a single Indian city.

14 Jan 2018 12:35 AM

Virat Kohli with teammates celebrate after winning the cricket Test series against Australia in Dharamsala.

Wrap-up: Monkey face, loose rant and a sweet win

Pre-series, the hype was about whether or not Australia could avoid a 4-0 thrashing.

03 Apr 2017 2:00 AM

The damp spots on the Ranchi pitch appear blackish. (Photo: Twitter)

Keeping emotions in check might be tough in Ranchi

The third Test won’t be any different from the first two.

15 Mar 2017 5:06 AM

Australia’s Steve O’Keefe inspects the pitch at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

India will come back hard at us: Steve Smith

Speaking on the eve of the tie, captain Steve Smith revealed that they will go into the match with an unchanged side.

04 Mar 2017 1:54 AM

Bonding keeps spirits high: Anil Kumble

Looking to turnaround the series in the second Test here in Bengaluru, Kumble opened up about the responsibilities on the coach.

03 Mar 2017 2:01 AM

It is Virat Kohli's second century of the series after his 167 in the second Test at Visakhapatnam. (Photo: PTI)

Kohli smashes century as India lead England

Virat Kohli crossed 1,000 Test runs for the year and 4,000 for his career during his 241-ball knock.

10 Dec 2016 5:22 PM

Bayliss blames 'survival-first mentality' for 0-2 trail in Test series against India. (Photo: AFP)

Bayliss wants positive batting from England

While India want to clinch the five-match series, Cook and Co. have failed to come up with good batting performance after drawn Rajkot Test.

06 Dec 2016 12:21 PM

Indian batsmen Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara congratulate eachother on completion of their 200-run partnership on the third day of the first Test match against England in Rajkot. (Photo PTI)

Visitors can claim moral victory in first Test

First match has been thoroughly absorbing and the series holds out promise of an enthralling contest.

13 Nov 2016 2:53 AM

It would be a huge achievement if Team India lives up to that kind of expectation, although England’s Bangla experience would suggest it could be far more vulnerable than India’s batsmen.

A trial by spin for England

Are the English capable of withstanding this 2016 test by spin

09 Nov 2016 6:32 AM

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