Mark Taylor
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'He didn't get into Australian team by ramping Bumrah': Taylor advises Konstas to go back to basics
Cricket | Nov 08, 2025, 12:19 PM ISTSam Konstas hasn't been the same batter, who was smashing centuries for fun in the Shield last year and had earned his maiden Australia call-up. After scoring a total of 50 runs in six innings on the West Indies tour, Konstas was dropped from Australia's squad for the first Ashes Test.
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Most runs in a single Test match, Shubman Gill stands second
Sports | Jul 05, 2025, 11:52 PM ISTWith 269 and 161 runs in two innings against England at Edgbaston, Shubman Gill holds the record for most runs by an Indian in a single Test match. Overall, he stands second behind Graham Gooch in the illustrious record.
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Mark Taylor backs for Sam Konstas' return to Australia playing XI after WTC final
Cricket | Jun 15, 2025, 02:27 PM ISTFormer Australia skipper Mark Taylor recently came forward and backed for youngster Sam Konstas' inclusion in Australia's top-order ahead of the side's upcoming multi-format series against the West Indies starting from June 25.
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Mark Taylor reflects on Virat Kohli's decision to retire from Test cricket
Cricket | Jun 05, 2025, 06:17 PM ISTFormer Australia cricketer Mark Taylor recently came forward and talked about Virat Kohli's decision to retire from Test cricket after the star batter had announced that he would be announcing his retirement from the longest format of the game.
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Mark Taylor comes down hard at Indore pitch; accuses India of dishonorable behaviour
Cricket | Mar 05, 2023, 08:07 AM ISTIndia are currently leading 2-1 with a Test match left in Ahmedabad. While pitches in Nagpur and New Delhi were rated "average" by the ICC, the pitch for the Indore Test was rated "poor" by match referee Chris Broad.
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Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri great promoters of Test: Mark Taylor
Cricket | Sep 15, 2021, 01:50 PM ISTThe 56-year-old hoped the decision to cancel the fifth and final Test between England and India in Manchester was not made to prioritise the second leg of the Indian Premier League.
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Resurfacing of ball-tampering case doesn't help Smith's case: Taylor on Australia captaincy
Cricket | May 24, 2021, 06:48 PM ISTSmith, who was sacked as skipper and suspended for a year for his role in the plot, has recently expressed his desire to lead Australia again.
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Mark Taylor fears saliva-ban may upset balance between bat and ball in Test cricket
Cricket | Jun 14, 2020, 01:26 PM ISTFormer Australia captain Mark Taylor has said that the game will favour the batsmen more than the bowlers with ban on the usage of saliva.
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Mark Taylor feels it is probably not viable to have WT20 in October or November
Cricket | May 24, 2020, 12:34 PM ISTT20 World Cup is scheduled to be held from October 19 to November 15 in Australia, but is under a cloud of uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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T20 World Cup's likely postponement will open door for IPL: Mark Taylor
Cricket | May 17, 2020, 01:51 PM ISTTaylor said if postponed IPL is held, the travel will be a player's individual responsibility and not his national Board's.
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Mark Taylor, Adam Gilchrist predict big pay cuts for Australia players
Cricket | Apr 19, 2020, 04:21 PM ISTIt was only last week that Cricket Australia had furloughed 80 per cent of their staff until end of the financial year, implying that they will be on just 20 per cent of the staff members until June 30.
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Mark Taylor finds Virat Kohli's off-field conduct 'terrific' but gives thumbs down to confrontation with Tim Paine
Cricket | Dec 25, 2018, 11:05 PM IST"While he generally captains the side well, the way he behaves at times does not do himself or his team any good," Taylor said on Kohli.
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Faf du Plessis is happy to take advantage of Australian cricket turmoil
Cricket | Nov 09, 2018, 09:10 AM ISTDu Plessis says he's happy to take advantage of a depleted Australian lineup with some of their best players on the sidelines.
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Australian cricket turmoil continues after former captain Mark Taylor quits as Cricket Australia director
Cricket | Nov 05, 2018, 10:21 AM ISTTaylor was recommended as Peever's successor by former world cricket boss Malcolm Speed but chose instead to step aside.
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Steve Smith was guilty of negligence, says Mark Taylor
Cricket | May 07, 2018, 07:14 PM ISTInsisting that Smith was found guilty of negligence and that he was not a "cheat," Taylor said that he wanted to see the latter leading the national side yet again.
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Mark Taylor plans cricket revolution with four-day Tests
Cricket | Nov 23, 2015, 02:16 PM ISTSydney: Pink-ball day-night Test matches, which make their debut this week in Adelaide, should only be the beginning of a cricket revolution, former Australian captain Mark Taylor said on Monday.Taylor, a Cricket Australia board member,
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Kohli knows how to play cricket in Australia: Mark Taylor
Cricket | Dec 14, 2014, 05:01 PM ISTAdelaide: Former Australian skipper Mark Taylor has come out and praised Virat Kohli for the way he marshalled the Indian team in the first Test here, saying the young batsman knows how to play cricket
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Mark Taylor concerned for Clarke's future
Cricket | Dec 09, 2014, 04:14 PM ISTAdelaide: Former Australia Test captain Mark Taylor Tuesday said he's concerned for the future of Michael Clarke after the current skipper once again injured his troublesome back on day one of the first Test against
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First Test between Ind-Aus should go ahead: former Australia's skippers
Cricket | Nov 28, 2014, 05:22 PM ISTSydney: Former skippers Ian Chappell and Mark Taylor feel next week's first Test between India and Australia in Brisbane should go ahead as it would help the cricketers and the fans to come out and
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IPL6: Mark Taylor: IPL a distraction for young players
Cricket | Apr 25, 2013, 11:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 25: Former Australian skipper Mark Taylor feels that cash-rich Twenty20 Leagues like the IPL are acting as a huge “distraction” for young players, who are now more interested in raking in moolah