World Test Championship Final
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Ishant Sharma gets stitches on his right hand ahead of England Test series
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 11:00 PM ISTThe senior pacer sustained the injury while trying to stop a drive off his own bowling in the New Zealand second innings during the World Test Championship Final.
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'This isn't just a team, it's a family': Virat Kohli after WTC Final defeat
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 10:35 PM ISTIndia faced an eight-wicket defeat in the final of the World Test Championship against New Zealand.
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New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson visits historic Hambledon Cricket Club with WTC mace
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 10:01 PM ISTThe ICC on Thursday shared photos of Williamson where he was seen posing with the WTC mace at the historic venue.
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Test cricket is the biggest platform if a player wants to be successful: Sourav Ganguly
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 07:38 PM ISTGanguly, one of the most successful Indian captains, underlined the importance of Test cricket and said that the format is the "biggest platform" one can get.
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WTC Final | Ross Taylor: The unsung hero who carried New Zealand through
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 06:23 PM ISTTaylor, who began his Test career in 2007, has quietly rolled up 14 years of Test cricket, playing 108 Tests and racking up 7,564 runs.
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Michael Vaughan takes dig at Virat Kohli after Indian skipper calls for best-of-three WTC final
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 05:47 PM ISTKohli feels the best Test team in the world should not be decided by a one-off game like it was in the inaugural edition. The Indian unit had lost their opening Tests against Australia and England before staging a stellar comeback.
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Two years of agony and heartbreak before 'nice guys' New Zealand finally clinched ICC silverware
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 04:56 PM ISTRain and bad light played spoilsport for the most part of the WTC final but there were no "lucky" deflections off the bat or "scrappy" boundary count rule to ruin New Zealand's party.
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New Zealand were 'deserved winners', says Ravi Shastri after WTC Final loss
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 04:26 PM ISTTeam India head coach Ravi Shastri congratulated New Zealand on their win in the final of the World Test Championship.
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WTC Final: India fail to crack the New Zealand code again in ICC tournaments
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 04:01 PM ISTThe last time India managed to beat New Zealand was back in the 2003 50-over World Cup under Sourav Ganguly when left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan took four wickets as India skittled out the Kiwis for 146 and won by seven wickets in Centurion.
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WTC Final | Steyn points out flaw in Pujara's batting: 'I remember him playing great off his legs'
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 03:43 PM ISTPujara's last Test century came in January 2019, during India's historic series win in Australia.
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India's defeat in World Test Championship final highlights batting frailties
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 02:40 PM ISTNot once, but twice were they in a position to put pressure on New Zealand after the bowlers impressively pulled back things in their favour. But as Kohli admitted, it was the batting frailties that cost them the title
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WTC Final | Losing Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara quickly put pressure on India: Sachin Tendulkar
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 12:28 PM ISTThe world's top run-getter across Tests and ODIs said the Blackcaps were the superior team.
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They're the best in our history: Richard Hadlee lauds Kane Williamson's world-beaters
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 11:01 AM ISTNew Zealand defeated India by eight wickets to be crowned the first-ever world Test champions in Southampton on Wednesday night, their first ever ICC title.
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IND vs NZ | Where did India lose the World Test Championship final
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 10:18 AM ISTThe bowlers, inspired by a daunting Mohammed Shami and crafty Ravichandran Ashwin, did put New Zealand under pressure, but the batting frailties, as admitted by skipper Virat Kohli, cost India the WTC title.
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Virat Kohli calls for three-match series to decide future World Test Championships
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 07:37 AM ISTAhead of the final, Kohli had downplayed the significance of a one-off contest saying that one Test cannot decide which is the "best" side in the format. Even head coach Ravi Shastri had called for a three-Test series ahead of the final.
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Need to bring in right people with right mindset: Virat Kohli indicates at overhaul of Test side
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 07:07 AM ISTAfter his side lost the WTC Final, the Indian captain didn't name anyone but expressed his displeasure at some of the players not showing enough intent to score runs which put pressure on the batting outfit.
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WTC triumph makes up for 2019 World Cup final loss: Ross Taylor
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 06:54 AM ISTThe right-handed batsman had earlier said he would have retired had New Zealand lifted the 50-over World Cup in 2019. They lost to England in the final.
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We know we don't always have stars: Kane Williamson lauds big-hearted teammates after WTC triumph
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 06:46 AM ISTA lot of that commitment was on display against the world number one Indian team with the Kiwis bowlers out-witting star-studded lineup before Williamson and Ross Taylor combined to take the team home in a chase of 139.
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IND vs NZ: Virat Kohli defends team combination after World Test Championship final defeat
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 06:20 AM ISTIndia fielded both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja along with pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami.
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Ravichandran Ashwin, Marnus Labuschagne top record charts in first edition of WTC
Cricket | Jun 24, 2021, 12:42 AM ISTWhile Ashwin ended as the highest wicket-taker, Australia's Marnus Labuschagne was the leading run-scorer in the WTC.