Test Cricket
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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Live: When and where to watch SL vs AFG 1st Test on TV and streaming?
Cricket | Feb 01, 2024, 07:30 PM ISTAfghanistan's multi-format tour to Sri Lanka will kick off with a one-off Test match at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Friday, February 2. Afghanistan have played only seven Tests since getting the full-member nation status and will hope to give a memorable performance to demand more games.
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'Was a bit shocked': Shikhar opens up on Asian Games snub, reveals why he didn't play Tests much
Cricket | Jan 15, 2024, 05:31 PM ISTVeteran Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan considers himself privileged to play the amount of cricket he did but admitted that he was shocked when he didn't see his name in the squad for the Asian Games. Dhawan last played for India on the Bangladesh tour in December 2022.
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I don't like waiting: Steve Smith's hilarious response on why he chose to open in Tests
Cricket | Jan 12, 2024, 09:06 PM ISTAustralian Test superstar Steve Smith is set to begin his new innings as an opener, the only position he hasn't batted yet in the longest format but is excited for the challenge given he put his hand up after the spot opened up. The two-match Test series against West Indies starts on January 17.
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Shortest Test match ever! India-SA Cape Town decider scripts history after ending in just 2 days
Cricket | Jan 04, 2024, 06:50 PM ISTIndia won a Test in Cape Town for the first time as the Rohit Sharma-led side levelled the two-match series 1-1. The match ended in just two days with a total of 107 overs being played, which is the shortest time a Test match has ended with a result in history.
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CA aims at prioritising red-ball cricket, advocates for 'minimum of three-Test series' in WTC cycle
Cricket | Jan 04, 2024, 12:37 PM ISTThe current arrangement witnesses teams play a minimum of two Test match series in the World Test Championship cycle. Series comprising three Tests or more are on the decline.
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IND vs SA 2nd Test Highlights: Team India win by 7 wickets in Cape Town to level the series 1-1
Cricket | Jan 04, 2024, 06:22 PM ISTIndia vs South Africa 2nd Test Highlights: Team India finally breached the Cape Town fortress for the first time in history as the visitors won the second Test against South Africa by 7 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj with six-fers in each innings starred for India with the ball.
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When Kohli was captain we were outstanding: Srikkanth calls India overrated in Tests in big claim
Cricket | Jan 02, 2024, 06:17 PM ISTFormer cricketer Kris Srikkanth called the Indian team overrated in T20Is and Test matches looking at how they have performed in the two formats in the last year or so. Srikkanth admitted that in the ODIs the Men in Blue have been fantastic but in Tests, especially, they have not been good recently.
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Will India miss Mohammed Shami in South Africa Test series? Captain Rohit Sharma responds
Cricket | Dec 25, 2023, 09:04 PM ISTThe leading wicket-taker of World Cup 2023 Mohammed Shami will be unavailable for India in the two-match Test series against South Africa due to an ankle injury. Even though India have a couple of decent backups, Shami provides the bowling attack with the X-factor and skipper Rohit Sharma agreed.
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Former South Africa captain Dean Elgar to retire from international cricket after India Test series
Cricket | Dec 22, 2023, 01:40 PM ISTFormer South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar is set to retire from international cricket after the two-match Test series against India starting on December 26 in Centurion. Elgar, who led the Proteas in 17 Tests, has played 92 matches for South Africa across formats.
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Pooja Vastrakar, openers make it India's day in one-off Test after bowling out Australia for 219
Cricket | Dec 21, 2023, 10:27 PM ISTAfter winning the Test against England, the Indian women's cricket team continued their performance against Australia at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium as they had the visitors bowled out for 219 on Day 1 and then scored 98 runs for the loss of just one wicket. India will be keen to get a massive lead.
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Usman Khawaja reprimanded for wearing black armband in Perth Test against Pakistan
Cricket | Dec 21, 2023, 07:38 PM ISTAustralian opener Usman Khawaja has been pulled up by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for sporting black armband during the first Test against Pakistan in Perth. Khawaja was barred from wearing shoes that had the message "all lives are equal" and hence wore a black armband.
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One-off Test: Deepti Sharma's record-breaking fifer, batters star as India inch closer to big win
Cricket | Dec 15, 2023, 09:58 PM ISTIndian women's cricket team extended its dominance over the only Test against England in Navi Mumbai as they are now 478 runs ahead after the end of the second day's play. Deepti Sharma was the star of the show with the figures of 5/7 as England collapsed from 108/3 to 136 all out.
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One-off Test: Middle order comes to party as advantage India on Day 1 against England with 4 fifties
Cricket | Dec 14, 2023, 07:11 PM ISTTeam India amassed 410 runs on the board, the second highest aggregate for a women's Test on Day 1 as four players scored half-centuries while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur missed it by just one run. The home team would hope to add a few more runs on Day 2 to extend further pressure on England.
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WATCH: Harmanpreet Kaur run out on 49 after her bat gets stuck again; broadcaster goofs up
Cricket | Dec 14, 2023, 05:50 PM ISTThe Indian team had a brilliant first day at the office in the one-off Test against England scoring 410 runs in Navi Mumbai. Four half-centuries were scored, but none of the batters could get to a three-figure mark. Harmanpreet Kaur was the unluckiest of them all, who missed her fifty by one run.
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KL Rahul set for a career revamp, to make transition into middle-order batter in Tests, IPL: Report
Cricket | Dec 13, 2023, 05:40 PM ISTKL Rahul left for South Africa on Tuesday, December 12 as he will be leading the Indian ODI team in the three-match series starting December 17 in the absence of Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya. Rahul, who has embraced the middle-order role in the format, is set to expand it to Tests and in the IPL.
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Alyssa Healy declares herself almost fit for much anticipated India Test
Cricket | Dec 08, 2023, 03:14 PM ISTAlyssa Healy missed the majority of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) due to finger injury but is confident that she will regain fitness just in time for the Test match against India. Australia are scheduled to play their first Test in India since 1984.
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Shan Masood smashes unbeaten hundred in warm-up Test against Australia, Babar Azam struggles
Cricket | Dec 06, 2023, 04:26 PM ISTNewly appointed Pakistan's red-ball team skipper scored 156* off 235 balls against the Prime Minister's XI to kick off a three-match Test series with a lot of positives. Masood's hundred helped Pakistan score a total of 324/6 on Day 1 of the warm-up game in Canberra.
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Thank God Johnson is not a Test selector: David Warner's manager takes a dig at ex-Australian pacer
Cricket | Dec 04, 2023, 11:52 PM ISTMitchell Johnson had launched a seething attack against his former Australian teammate David Warner over him getting to choose his farewell in Tests despite having a history regarding sandpaper gate. Now Warner's manager has slammed Johnson, calling him naive.
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Ashes 2023: Ben Stokes equals Sir Garfield Sobers' record; joins elite club featuring greats
Cricket | Jul 29, 2023, 05:49 PM ISTEngland's red-ball captain Ben Stokes joins elite list of players, equals the likes of Jacques Kallis, Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Ian Botham.
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Ranji sides can absorb 4-5 WI players: Ex-India cricketer's radical solution for Caribbean cricket
Cricket | Jul 26, 2023, 07:29 AM ISTWest Indies lost their second consecutive Test series in 2023 as India clinched the two-match assignment 1-0 as the Caribbean cricket's slump continues after failing to qualify for the ODI World Cup for the first time.