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  I don't like waiting: Steve Smith's hilarious response on why he chose to open in Tests

  Cricket | January 12, 2024 21:06 IST

  Australian 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 | January 04, 2024 18:50 IST

  India 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 | January 04, 2024 12:37 IST

  The 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 | January 04, 2024 18:22 IST

  India 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 | January 02, 2024 18:17 IST

  Former 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 | December 25, 2023 21:04 IST

  The 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 | December 22, 2023 13:40 IST

  Former 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 | December 21, 2023 22:27 IST

  After 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 | December 21, 2023 19:38 IST

  Australian 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 | December 15, 2023 21:58 IST

  Indian 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 | December 14, 2023 19:11 IST

  Team 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 | December 14, 2023 17:50 IST

  The 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 | December 13, 2023 17:40 IST

  KL 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 | December 08, 2023 15:14 IST

  Alyssa 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 | December 06, 2023 16:26 IST

  Newly 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 | December 04, 2023 23:52 IST

  Mitchell 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 | July 29, 2023 17:49 IST

  England'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 | July 26, 2023 7:29 IST

  West 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.

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  Ishan Kishan surpasses MS Dhoni, breaks several records with quickfire maiden Test fifty vs WI

  Cricket | July 24, 2023 8:24 IST

  Ishan Kishan playing his second Test batted at No. 4 and smashed a 33-ball half-century helping India get to a score of 181/2 in just 24 overs in the second innings in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

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  Virat Kohli hits back at 'lack of overseas centuries' critics after 29th Test ton against WI

  Cricket | July 22, 2023 14:12 IST

  Virat Kohli smashed his 29th Test century in the second match against the West Indies as he finally ended the five-year-long drought for an overseas hundred in the longest format.