Test Team
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'Sometimes I lose my focus and concentration': Gill on his scattered red-ball returns for India
Cricket | Jan 26, 2025, 05:02 PM ISTShubman Gill wasn't afraid to assess where his red-ball cricket stands, rather honestly as he smashed a century on his Ranji Trophy return leading Punjab against Karnataka in the Group C match in Bengaluru. Gill's century wasn't enough as Karnataka won by an innings and 207 runs.
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India vs West Indies: 4 players who can replace Cheteshwar Pujara at No. 3 for India in Tests
Cricket | Jun 24, 2023, 11:47 PM ISTCheteshwar Pujara owing to his low returns in Test cricket in the last couple of years lost his place in the side as BCCI announced the squad for the West Indies series.
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3 Englishmen, 2 Indians and 1 Aussie in Kohli-led Test Team of the Decade
Cricket | Dec 26, 2019, 08:57 AM ISTThe team of the decade consists of three players from England, two each from India, South Africa and Sri Lanka and one each from Australia and New Zealand.
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Tall and imposing West Indies all-rounder set to face India in Test series
Cricket Ki Baat | Aug 11, 2019, 11:55 AM ISTTall and imposing West Indies all-rounder set to face India in Test series
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Perseverance paid off: Virat Kohli after India win third straight ICC Test Championship
Cricket | Apr 01, 2019, 04:18 PM ISTIndia finished at the top of the ICC Test team rankings on the cut-off date of April 1 while New Zealand have ensured second place, ICC said in a statement on Monday.
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U-19 Youth Test: Shah, Taide's tons power India to 428/4 against Sri Lanka
Cricket | Jul 24, 2018, 07:20 PM ISTOpener Taide, who had slammed 113 in the first Youth Test last week, blazed his way to 177 off 172 balls whereas Pavan Shah has an unbeaten 177 which he is yet to covert.
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Pakistan's heroics in England throw open challenge to India
Cricket Ki Baat | May 30, 2018, 11:49 PM ISTPakistan, the No.7 rakned Test team in the world, have beaten England, ranked No.5, in the first Test at Lord's to take a 1-0 lead in the 2-match series.
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This team can be a better Test unit than any in past, says newly-appointed coach Ravi Shastri
Cricket | Jul 12, 2017, 06:01 PM ISTShastri will be assisted by Veteran India pacer Zaheer Khan as the bowling coach and current India A and Under-19 coach Rahul Dravid as overseas batting consultant.
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Setback for India as Ishant Sharma ruled out of Kanpur Test against New Zealand due to Chikungunya
Cricket | Sep 20, 2016, 05:54 PM ISTIshant Sharma was today ruled out of Indian test squad ahead of the first test match against New Zealand due to chikungunya
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India vs NZ: Rohit, KL Rahul retained in Test team, Gambhir fails to make cut
Cricket | Sep 12, 2016, 12:50 PM ISThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the 15-member national squad for the upcoming three-match home Test series against New Zealand between September 22 and October 12.
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Want to be part of India's No.1 Test team: Rohit Sharma
Cricket | May 30, 2016, 11:54 PM ISTStar batsman Rohit Sharma, who was on Monday named the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year, wished to be a part of the country's World No.1 Test team.
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No Indian in ICC Test team of 2015, Mohammed Shami finds a place in ODI XI
Cricket | Dec 02, 2015, 05:51 PM ISTDubai: No Indian cricketer figured in the ICC's Test team of the Year 2015, while pacer Mohammad Shami was the lone representative from among the 'Men in Blue' to find a place in the ODI
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India slip one place to fourth spot in ICC Test rankings
Cricket | Jun 15, 2015, 10:39 AM ISTDubai: India have dropped two points and one place to be at fourth position in the ICC Test team rankings after the drawn match against Bangladesh in Fatullah on Sunday.The Virat Kohli-led side went into
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Big challenge for Virat Kohli to lead Team India in Test matches, says Ashish Nehra
Cricket | Jun 06, 2015, 08:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ashish Nehra, former pace spearhead who along with Zaheer Khan formed a deadly combination of left arm swing bowling has performed exceptionally well in the recently held eighth edition of IPL. The pacer
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India's Test team will only improve with time: Dhoni
Cricket | Oct 31, 2012, 08:32 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 31: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says he is satisfied with the team's performance in the shorter formats and, with time, it will translate into Tests as well.Reacting to Sunil Gavaskar's comments
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South Africa aims to dethrone England as No.1 Test team
Cricket | Jul 31, 2012, 05:59 PM ISTLeeds (England), Jul 31: South Africa will dethrone England as the top-ranked test side if they beat the hosts at Headingley in the second test starting on Thursday when the tourists' bowling coach Allan Donald
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Ready to captain India Test team, says Gambhir
Cricket | Jun 01, 2012, 09:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 1: Having led Kolkata Knight Riders to the Indian Premier League triumph, Gautam Gambhir on Friday said that he is ready to captain the Indian Test side.Asked if he was ready to
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Focus On Harbhajan Ahead Of Test Team Selection For OZ Tour
Cricket | Nov 25, 2011, 06:57 PM ISTMumbai, Nov 25: Out-of-form spinner Harbhajan Singh's fate will be decided tomorrow when the national selectors meet here to pick India's Test squad for the upcoming four-match Test series against Australia beginning from December 26.The
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Ponting Has No Problem In Moving Down The Order
Cricket | Oct 10, 2011, 08:48 PM ISTMelbourne, Oct 10: Revealing that Shaun Marsh's elevation to the number three spot in the Australian Test team was a part of captain Michael Clarke's 'long-term plan', Ricky Ponting has said that he has no
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ICC Greatest Test Team Is A Joke: Stewart
Cricket | Jul 19, 2011, 04:55 PM ISTLondon, Jul 19: Former England captain Alec Stewart has ridiculed the ICC's 'Greatest Test team of all time' - chosen through online polling - as a "joke" for leaving out greats such as Gary Sobers