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  South Africa vs Sri Lanka Test Series: Schedule, squads, WTC points table and all you need to know

  Cricket | November 26, 2024 19:41 IST

  South Africa and Sri Lanka will lock horns in the two-match Test series starting from November 27. The series is extremely important for both teams with a place in the World Test Championship final at stake. Here's all you need to know about the series:

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  Yashasvi Jaiswal moves past Joe Root to achieve mammoth Test record in 2024

  Cricket | November 26, 2024 0:11 IST

  Yashasvi Jaiswal is behind only Joe Root on the list of players with the most runs in Test cricket in 2024. Jaiswal has scored over 1100 runs in the longest format of the game in the ongoing calendar year whereas Root has amassed 1338 runs for England.

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  5 bowlers with best average in WTC 2023-25, only one Indian on the list

  Sports | November 21, 2024 13:18 IST

  Indians and Australians are leading the race on the list of bowlers with the most number of wickets in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle but there is a certain Mr Kagiso Rabada, whose average is off the charts but may not be talked enough since SA play lesser Tests. Take a look-

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  5 Indian players who will play a Test match for the first time against Australia

  Sports | November 20, 2024 8:38 IST

  India picked three uncapped players in the Test squad for the Australia tour but there are a few regulars as well, who are yet to play the longest format of the game against the World Test Champions. Take a look-

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  5 teams with most wins in Test cricket, India outside top 3

  Sports | November 19, 2024 18:08 IST

  Test cricket is considered as the purest form of cricket. From Australia to India, here is a list of 5 teams with the most number of wins in Test cricket.

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  Players with most runs in Tests in 2024

  Sports | November 09, 2024 22:48 IST

  From Rachin Ravindra to Joe Root, here is a list of players with the most number of runs in Test cricket in 2024.

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  India TV Poll Results: Should the duration of Tests reduce to 4 days? Know what people said

  Cricket | November 07, 2024 0:18 IST

  The calls of truncating Test matches have gotten louder in recent times with matches increasingly getting done and dusted before the fifth day. In the recent series, two of the three India-New Zealand matches and two of the Pakistan-England games were done by the fourth day.

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  Should Test matches be trimmed to four days? Former India captain advocates for it

  Cricket | November 05, 2024 20:10 IST

  Due to the shorter durations of Test matches in recent times, the debate to reduce the number of days of the games has picked up the intensity. Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar has advocated for shortening the length of the Test matches to four days.

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  5 batters with most fours in Test cricket

  Sports | November 02, 2024 15:21 IST

  From Sachin Tendulkar to Kumar Sangakkara, here is a list of players with the most number of fours in Test cricket.

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  'Not a concern': Simon Doull positive about Virat Kohli despite treacherous run in home Test season

  Cricket | October 27, 2024 17:00 IST

  Virat Kohli returned with scores of 1 and 17 in the Pune Test against New Zealand. Kohli hasn't had a great run of late in Test cricket and with the World Test Championship final spot on the line and the Australia tour on the horizon, India need one of their stalwarts back in form and firing.

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  Mohammad Rizwan breaks Sarfaraz Ahmed's record to script Test history for a Pakistan wicketkeeper

  Cricket | October 25, 2024 15:26 IST

  Mohammad Rizwan scored 25 runs in Pakistan's first innings in the Rawalpindi Test against England before being dismissed by Rehan Ahmed, who was in the middle of a smashing spell in the pre-lunch session on the second day. Saud Shakeel has kept hopes alive of Pakistan taking a first-innings lead.

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  Ashwin becomes only 2nd bowler in history to achieve unique feat, joins Muralitharan in elite list

  Cricket | October 25, 2024 10:05 IST

  India bowled out New Zealand for 259 in a remarkable comeback with the ball by the hosts in the second Test in Pune led by Washington Sundar in his comeback game in the whites. While Sundar picked seven wickets, it was the senior offie, R Ashwin, who began the procession in the morning session.

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  Believe I have skill set to succeed in red-ball: Fresh of maiden T20I ton, Samson on Test ambitions

  Cricket | October 16, 2024 15:23 IST

  Sanju Samson has gotten back into India reckoning for multiple performances with his second century in international cricket and maiden ton in T20Is. Samson will now go back to domestic cricket to play the Ranji Trophy and has harboured Test ambitions for India.

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  Root's 11-year-old post on Sachin goes viral after breaking into Top 5 for leading run-getters

  Cricket | October 09, 2024 21:25 IST

  Joe Root became England's leading run-getter in Tests as he went past Sir Alastair Cook during his marathon knock in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Root broke into the top five leading Test run-scorers and there are increasingly high chances of him challenging Sachin Tendulkar.

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  'When Stokesy got injured...': Sam Curran 'gutted' not to be in consideration for England Test team

  Cricket | October 08, 2024 14:45 IST

  Sam Curran last played a Test match for England back in 2021 at Headingley against India. Curran is yet to play a Test match in the Bazball era and admitted that he was gutted not to be in the scheme of things even when Ben Stokes got injured ahead of the Sri Lanka series.

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  Virat Kohli vs Joe Root - Statistical comparison after 115 Test matches

  Cricket | October 04, 2024 17:52 IST

  Virat Kohli and Joe Root are two of the fab four batters of this generation. The duo has been the best batters for their respective country. But who is the best among them? Kohli's form has gone down in Tests in the last few years while Root has been at his best. Here's a statistical comparison...

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  7 Tests, 634 runs! Will Yashasvi Jaiswal be able to break Sachin Tendulkar's all-time India record?

  Cricket | October 03, 2024 13:49 IST

  Yashasvi Jaiswal has displayed excellent form this year especially in the longest format of the game. In the recently concluded Test series against Bangladesh, the left-handed was the highest run-scorer amassing 189 runs in four innings. Can he surpass Tendulkar's massive record in the format?

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  'By the time we reach Australia...': Bumrah opens up on managing his workload amid long Test season

  Cricket | September 30, 2024 22:22 IST

  The first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai was the first time Jasprit Bumrah was in action since the T20 World Cup. Even though Bumrah is in action in the second Test in Kanpur as well, his one eye is already on the Australia series as the pacer will be critical for India's chances Down Under.

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  SL vs NZ: Tim Southee goes past Brian Lara in a huge batting record in Test cricket

  Cricket | September 29, 2024 14:21 IST

  Tim Southee may have scored just 10 runs in New Zealand's second innings, but achieved a massive batting feat in Test cricket. Sri Lanka wrapped up the second Test match with close to five sessions remaining registering a victory by an innings and 154 runs and consequently a 2-0 series win.

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  IND vs BAN: Zakir Hasan breaks 56-year-old embarrassing record with 24-ball duck against India

  Cricket | September 27, 2024 16:11 IST

  The opening day's play of the second Test between India and Bangladesh ended early due to rain with the visitors at 107/3 after 35 overs. Their opener Zakir Hasan bagged a 24-ball duck while Mominul Haque did well to remain unbeaten on 40 off 81 balls.