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  So close, yet so far: Narrowest Test cricket victories by runs

  Cricket | November 20, 2018 17:42 IST

  The Gentlemen's game has brought out the very best of every player in Test cricket, especially when it comes to clinching a win by a few meagre runs. Here are the narrowest Test wins in cricket history. 

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  Faf du Plessis favours removal of 'toss' from Test cricket

  Cricket | July 16, 2018 15:41 IST

  The comment came after South Africa faced a crushing 278 runs defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match Test series at Galle.

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  Lance Klusener not in favour of four-day Test format

  Cricket | November 23, 2017 13:29 IST

  However, Klusener who is currently working as Zimbabwe batting coach expressed his delight that the ICC has given Zimbabwe an opportunity to take on South Africa in the trial four-day Test on the Boxing Day this year.

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  India unlikely to play any 'four-day' Tests in near future

  Cricket | October 16, 2017 19:36 IST

  The other reason for BCCI not warming up to four day Test is because there are no points awarded for the proposed Test league.

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  ICC gives green light to four-day Test; South Africa- Zimbabwe to kickstart trial

  Cricket | October 13, 2017 14:52 IST

  The first-ever four-day Test, to be played between South Africa and Zimbabwe, will be played with the pink-ball and under lights.

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  World Test Championship to be approved by ICC

  Cricket | October 10, 2017 16:08 IST

  The first edition of the competition would run over a two-year cycle beginning in 2019, culminating in a final between the top two teams at the iconic Lord's.

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  India to play 3 Test matches insted of 4 in South Africa

  Cricket | September 21, 2017 15:05 IST

  Originally, India were supposed to play four Test matches but the home series against Sri Lanka series will end in the penultimate week of December.

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  4th Test: England hold 360-run lead over South Africa on Day 3

  Cricket | August 07, 2017 1:36 IST

  Rain brought early stumps at Old Trafford, and Ali and Stuart Broad will return on Day 4 with a 400-run lead in sight. As it stands, England is still favourite to seal a 3-1 series victory to start the tenure of new captain Joe Root.

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  Gautam Gambhir to play vital part at top of the order, says Sanjay Bangar

  Cricket | October 06, 2016 18:11 IST

  The experienced opener Gautam Gambhir, who will come in place of Lokesh Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan, will be a vital component in the Indian Test team in long home season, batting coach Sanjay Bangar has

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  Kumble-Kohli a great combination to improve overseas Test record, says Adam Gilchrist

  Cricket | August 20, 2016 8:41 IST

  Former Australia's legendary wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has expressed his view over the appointment of Anil Kumble as the Indian cricket team's head coach; saying that the combination of leg-spin great and Test skipper Virat Kohli

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  2nd Test, Day 3: India at 70/1 at stumps, take 157-run lead against Sri Lanka

  Cricket | August 22, 2015 18:30 IST

  Colombo:  India gained an upperhand in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka by taking a handy 87-run first innings lead despite a fighting century by rival skipper Angelo Mathews, here today.Resuming at the overnight

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  BCCI reluctant to pay expenses of BCA election

  Cricket | August 07, 2015 6:51 IST

  New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will tell the Supreme Court on August 11 whether it will pay Rs.10 lakh remuneration to Justice Dharam Pal Sinha who has agreed to

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  Time for excuses over, team is ready for challenges: Rohit Sharma

  Cricket | August 03, 2015 10:46 IST

  Mumbai:Middle-order batsmen Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane on Sunday said the time for giving excuses for India's mediocre performances in overseas Test matches is long over and the team is now ready to take up

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  Harbhajan, Yuvraj refuse to comment on Dhoni's retirement

  Cricket | December 30, 2014 19:57 IST

  Rajkot: Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and his Punjab team-mate Yuvraj Singh, both axed from the national team, today offered no reaction on the India captain Mahendra Sinh Dhoni's retirement from Test cricket."I will not

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  JSCA urges Dhoni to stay on as captain for full series

  Cricket | December 30, 2014 19:21 IST

  Jamshedpur: Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) today appealed to local lad Mahendra Singh Dhoni to continue as captain for the entire length of the Test series against Australia after the wicketkeeper-batsman decided to quit the

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  Twitter world flooded with messages on Dhoni's retirement

  Cricket | December 30, 2014 18:18 IST

  Melbourne: Cricketers from across the world reacted with surprise and lavished praise on Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the Indian cricket captain today decided to call it quits in the Test format.The retired batting great, Sachin

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  The batting collapses that cost India matches

  Cricket | December 29, 2014 14:48 IST

  New Delhi: India have lost nine out of eleven test matches when their batting order collapsed after being in a reasonably decent position in year 2014.The worst collapse was at Oval in the second inning

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  Irfan not playing tests, focusing on '15 World Cup

  Cricket | June 03, 2014 16:13 IST

  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan no longer wants to play test cricket so he can manage his health to play in the 2015 World Cup.  The 2.16-metre (7-foot-1) Irfan has been sidelined from international

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  I was no longer needed for Tests: Sammy

  Cricket | May 11, 2014 20:14 IST

  New Delhi: West Indies' Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy says his decision to quit Test cricket came after the selectors conveyed to him that they didn't have any plans for him as player or captain in

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  Organise more Test matches: Tendulkar to ICC

  Cricket | March 16, 2014 11:22 IST

  Mumbai: Batting-great Sachin Tendulkar has suggested that ICC must organise more Tests if the traditional format is to survive and credited Twenty20 cricket for makingthe five-day matches more result-oriented these days.     Tendulkar was speaking at