Four-day Tests debate: Having conceived new products in 50 overs, T20s, officials should leave Test cricket alone – Firstpost
5 years ago

Four-day Tests debate: Having conceived new products in 50 overs, T20s, officials should leave Test cricket alone – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Editor’s Note: With ICC mulling over permanently reducing Test cricket to a four-day affair after the 2021 cycle, it has left fans and experts divided over the impending decision. Yet, having conceived and sustained new products like 50-overs-a-side games to Twenty20 cricket, the sport’s officials should have resisted the urge to alter the very ethos of Test match cricket by chopping off a day from each game. COUNTER POINT: Proposed changes small price to pay to boost long term viability of Test cricket Let me bolster my argument in favour of five-day games by taking you back to three Test matches featuring India and Australia that I was privileged to watch or report from the MA Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk in Chennai. They must put their heads together and find ways to bring more people to the grounds and to make more people follow Test cricket across digital media rather than take the easy way out in reducing the scheduled duration of a game by 20 per cent so that the calendar can have more limited-over matches.

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Two-tier Test cricket talk gains prominence
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4 days, 1 hour ago

Two-tier Test cricket talk gains prominence

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The suggestion to break Test cricket into two tiers – Division 1 and 2 – has done the rounds for over a decade, but Australian newspaper ‘The Age’ reports that the matter is slated to be discussed between International Cricket Council chairman Jay Shah and executives from Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board this month. The two-tier …

DC Edit | Time to rebuild Test team
4 days, 22 hours ago

DC Edit | Time to rebuild Test team

Deccan Chronicle  

Having twice conquered Australia in Test series Down Under since 2018, Team India surrendered meekly going down 3-1 and so dropping out of contention for the World Test Championship final of 2025, which will now be played between defending champion Australia and first-time finalist South Africa. In another eventful series, the underwhelming Indian performance was marked by plenty of controversy, …

Ravi Shastri bats for promotion-relegation Test system after Boxing Day blockbuster in Melbourne
1 week, 2 days ago

Ravi Shastri bats for promotion-relegation Test system after Boxing Day blockbuster in Melbourne

The Hindu  

Former India coach Ravi Shastri advocated a two-tier structure in Tests with relegation and promotion to ensure the survival of the longest format of the game. His comments follow the blockbuster fourth Test between India and Australia that drew a record 373,691 spectators to the Melbourne Cricket Ground over five enthralling days. Shastri said that he could not remember “a …

Proteas in 2024: From prioritising T20s to reaching WTC final
1 week, 3 days ago

Proteas in 2024: From prioritising T20s to reaching WTC final

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: South Africa cementing the World Test Championship final spot hasn’t probably hit the right spot. South Africa overcame Pakistan by two wickets at Centurion on Sunday to win the first Test and become the first team to qualify for the ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 ICC’s average points system may come under scrutiny for allowing South Africa to …

AUS vs IND, 4th Test review: Kohli and Rohit stutter, Bumrah’s magic in vain as hope awaits India in Sydney
1 week, 3 days ago

AUS vs IND, 4th Test review: Kohli and Rohit stutter, Bumrah’s magic in vain as hope awaits India in Sydney

The Hindu  

Late on Monday, the light dimmed on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Seagulls descended on the turf, cleaning staff were busy removing the waste that a massive sporting contest tends to generate, and Australian cricketers lingered around, savouring their 184-run triumph against India in the fourth Test. Nathan Lyon celebrates India’s final wicket in the second innings which secured a win …

Historic 2024: Test cricket achieves special 50 first time in 148 years
1 week, 3 days ago

Historic 2024: Test cricket achieves special 50 first time in 148 years

India Today  

As 2024 draws to a close, it marks an unprecedented milestone in the history of Test cricket. The year has seen 50 outright results in 53 Test matches, making it the first calendar year in the sport's history to achieve such a remarkable feat. This achievement is a testament to the evolving nature of the longest format of the game, …

Ind Vs Aus 4th Test: Will batting on DAY 5 at MCG become nightmare for India? Here’s what pitch looks like
1 week, 5 days ago

Ind Vs Aus 4th Test: Will batting on DAY 5 at MCG become nightmare for India? Here’s what pitch looks like

Live Mint  

Amid the fourth Test between India and Australia underway the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, Pat Cummins-led side has breached the 300-plus target for the Men in Blue to chase on the fifth Day. Though it may appear India could sail the target easily citing the batting prowess, but pitch conditions can act as a hindrance ahead of the Men in …

4th Test: Pitch invader tries to hug Virat Kohli after MCG crowd boos India star
2 weeks ago

4th Test: Pitch invader tries to hug Virat Kohli after MCG crowd boos India star

India Today  

A pitch invader ran onto the field and tried to hug Indian batting star Virat Kohli in an unexpected disruption on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. AUS vs IND 4th Test, Day 2 Live The incident followed a charged atmosphere at the MCG, where Kohli became a focal point for the crowd's reaction. …

AUS vs IND, 4th Test: Rohit focusses on fine-tuning defence ahead of Boxing Day clash
Top News
2 weeks, 3 days ago

AUS vs IND, 4th Test: Rohit focusses on fine-tuning defence ahead of Boxing Day clash

The Hindu  

A city that can throw up four seasons in a single day decided to stick to the straight and the narrow on Tuesday. Melbourne’s whimsical skies turned a bright shade of blue, the sunlight was of the blinding type, hardly a leaf stirred, and as the dry heat rose, a whiff of eucalyptus scent wafted in from the trees of …

AUS vs IND: ‘We want to create more exciting Tests, so we leave more grass on now,’ says MCG curator Matt Page
2 weeks, 4 days ago

AUS vs IND: ‘We want to create more exciting Tests, so we leave more grass on now,’ says MCG curator Matt Page

The Hindu  

A cold wind hustled through the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Seven years ago, the pitch was quite flat,” Page said. “We sat down as an organisation and said we want to create more exciting Tests, so we leave more grass on now, and that brings the bowlers into it a bit more, but the surface is still good for batting once …

Ashwin's surprise retirement decision a result of exclusion from Perth Test?
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Ashwin's surprise retirement decision a result of exclusion from Perth Test?

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: "If I am not needed right now in the series, I am better off saying goodbye to the game," R Ashwin told India skipper Rohit Sharma before his surprise international retirement, refusing to let anyone else write his script after 14 years of service to the game. India played Washington Sundar ahead of Ashwin in Perth before the …

Gabba Test: Virat Kohli-Gambhir celebration for escaping follow-on divides opinions
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Gabba Test: Virat Kohli-Gambhir celebration for escaping follow-on divides opinions

India Today  

The celebrations in the Indian dressing room after the team avoided follow-on in the Brisbane Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earned mixed reactions from the fans. While the majority of the fans celebrated alongside Kohli and Gambhir after Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep dug India out of incredible embarrassment, many were not happy given India's position in the Test …

India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 4 Live Score: Rain could save stumbling IND, another stop-start day looming
3 weeks, 3 days ago

India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 4 Live Score: Rain could save stumbling IND, another stop-start day looming

Hindustan Times  

India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 4 Live Score: Only 33 overs could be delivered on day three at the Gabba, which saw both sides frustrated with the stop-start nature of play due to rain. A disastrous start to the innings with bat leaves India gasping for air at 51-4 at stumps, with KL Rahul the only batter successful in …

Michael Vaughan asks for radical change in Test cricket: 'Let’s be honest, the way that the players go out...'
1 month ago

Michael Vaughan asks for radical change in Test cricket: 'Let’s be honest, the way that the players go out...'

Hindustan Times  

Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that the time has come to make Test cricket a four-day affair instead of five. In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy between Australia and India, the first Test finished on Day 4 while the pink-ball Adelaide game finished within three days. It'd be easy for everyone to understand that Test match, cricket starts every Thursday …

IND vs AUS 2024: Adelaide Test exposes India’s batting woes and over-reliance on Bumrah
1 month ago

IND vs AUS 2024: Adelaide Test exposes India’s batting woes and over-reliance on Bumrah

The Hindu  

India’s travails with the pink ball under Adelaide skies got a second episode over the weekend. If the 2020 outing and the meagre score of 36 are inextricably linked, the second Test of the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy series moved towards another sobering defeat. Even as the bowlers tried to pull back from the second day despite Harshit Rana’s expensive overs, …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: We didn’t bat well enough, says Rohit Sharma on Adelaide Test
1 month ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: We didn’t bat well enough, says Rohit Sharma on Adelaide Test

The Hindu  

Holding a mirror to himself and the team, Rohit Sharma was a picture of introspection in the press-conference at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday evening. It is just that we didn’t play well enough and Australia played better cricket than us. We probably were 30 to 40 runs short in the first innings and there were opportunities when Australia was …

It was a good day all up, says Starc after picking up six India wickets
1 month ago

It was a good day all up, says Starc after picking up six India wickets

Deccan Chronicle  

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc acknowledged on Friday that things couldn't have gone better for the hosts on the opening day of the Pink-ball Test, saying it was a great way to start the day and an even better way to conclude it. It's a good way to finish the day, or good day all up," said Starc during the press-conference.Starc, …

Day-night Test: Not a solution to Test cricket’s challenges, but Day 1 in Adelaide was a sight to behold
1 month ago

Day-night Test: Not a solution to Test cricket’s challenges, but Day 1 in Adelaide was a sight to behold

Firstpost  

A day-night Test may not address all the challenges facing Test cricket, but the Adelaide match has shown that its a novelty factor that continues to draw crowds and engage fans worldwide. Day-night Test: An equal mixture of sport and entertainment Only five of the 22 preceding pink-ball Tests have gone to a fifth day, and two of them have …

36 all out and runaway victories: A look at how India have fared in pink-ball Tests over the years
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

36 all out and runaway victories: A look at how India have fared in pink-ball Tests over the years

Hindustan Times  

India play just their fifth-ever pink-ball Test when they face Australia at the Adelaide Oval from December 6 for the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Once again, Bangladesh had no answers to India's pacers as Ishant took four wickets and Umesh took five to dismiss the visitors for 195 runs and India won their first pink-ball Test by an …

India's Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill denied second Test prep as first day of Prime Minister's XI tour match rained out
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1 month, 1 week ago

India's Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill denied second Test prep as first day of Prime Minister's XI tour match rained out

ABC  

India's limited preparation for the day-night Test in Adelaide has been severely curtailed with wet weather washing out the first of two days against the Prime Minister's XI at Manuka Oval. The visitors were hoping to use the pink-ball game for captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to get match practice before the second Test, while Scott Boland, the presumptive …

Something strange is happening in Test Cricket - for once, it’s a good thing
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Something strange is happening in Test Cricket - for once, it’s a good thing

The Independent  

"The tour is only a matter of hours old, but the wry thought occurs to me that reputations will almost certainly be destroyed in the next few months." Highest percentage of away wins in Test cricket by calendar year Year Tests Away wins Away defeats Draws Away win percentage Draw percentage 2024 41 18 22 1 43.9% 2.4% 2021 41 …

Five Tests and the search for a first since 1971
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Five Tests and the search for a first since 1971

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi : At the best of times a five-Test series is cricket’s marathon. On the 1977-78 visit of Australia – the hosts hit by players migrating to Kerry Packer’s World Series – India fought back from 0-2 by winning the next two Tests but lost the decider. In a T20-influenced world of increasingly fewer Tests, India have warmed up …

India's Test Cricket Adaptability Key to Avoid Whitewash in New Zealand Series
2 months, 1 week ago

India's Test Cricket Adaptability Key to Avoid Whitewash in New Zealand Series

Hindustan Times  

India coach Gautam Gambhir is concerned about the prospect of a whitewash series against New Zealand in Mumbai. He believes that the team must adapt to avoid this fate and improve their batting performance. Gambhir emphasized the importance of playing sessions and adapting to the conditions of the match. New Zealand, on the other hand, expressed their determination to secure …

Indian Test Squad Takes Aim at Down Under, A-Series Marks a Pivotal Moment
2 months, 1 week ago

Indian Test Squad Takes Aim at Down Under, A-Series Marks a Pivotal Moment

New Indian Express  

India will be looking to make a statement in Australia with their first Test match against Australia A starting Thursday. Despite the recent defeat to New Zealand, the team has a new-found hope with several players returning to the senior side. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are both in good form and have the potential to make a significant impact …

Bangladesh no “dress rehearsal” for Australia, says Rohit
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh no “dress rehearsal” for Australia, says Rohit

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: It’s not exactly a hard reset, but a rare month-long break from international duty coupled with Rishabh Pant finally returning to red-ball cricket makes a fresh beginning as India prepare for the final lap of the World Test Championship points race. Bangladesh and New Zealand aren’t expected to stretch India at home, but considering a five-match tour of Australia …

Unwanted history as Afghanistan-New Zealand test match is washed out after 5 days of rain
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Unwanted history as Afghanistan-New Zealand test match is washed out after 5 days of rain

Associated Press  

GREATER NOIDA, India — A test match between New Zealand and Afghanistan at Greater Noida, India has joined some select company in the history of cricket — just not necessarily for the best reason. On Dec. 18, 1998, New Zealand’s home test against India was abandoned on day three because of persistent rain at Carisbrook Oval in Dunedin. The Greater …

Afghanistan-New Zealand Test abandoned without a ball being bowled
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Afghanistan-New Zealand Test abandoned without a ball being bowled

Hindustan Times  

By Aparajita Upadhyay Afghanistan-New Zealand Test abandoned without a ball being bowled Greater Noida, The one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was called off on Friday without a ball being bowled, marking only the eighth time in Test cricket history that such a situation has occurred. "It is still raining in Greater Noida and due to frequent rains, the …

Play abandoned for a second day in Afghanistan-New Zealand cricket test
4 months ago

Play abandoned for a second day in Afghanistan-New Zealand cricket test

Associated Press  

GREATER NOIDA, India — Play in the one-off test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was abandoned without a ball bowled for a second consecutive day on Tuesday because of a wet outfield. Day two developed in a similar fashion to Monday as the toss was first delayed while grounds staff worked to replace the top layer of the wet outfield …

First day called off in Afghanistan-New Zealand cricket test due to wet outfield
4 months ago

First day called off in Afghanistan-New Zealand cricket test due to wet outfield

Associated Press  

GREATER NOIDA, India — A wet outfield at the Greater Noida Sports Complex meant that day one of the solitary Afghanistan-New Zealand cricket test was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Monday. The umpires, Kumar Dharmasena of Sri Lanka and Sharfuddoula Saikat of Bangladesh, inspected the conditions twice in the first session and then once each in the remaining …

With less time to prepare, adjusting mindset key in Tests: Buchanan
4 months, 1 week ago

With less time to prepare, adjusting mindset key in Tests: Buchanan

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Only India, England and Australia get to plan, plot and hype their 5-Test duels. The travelling teams don’t play two or three games prior to playing the first Test match to adjust to a country because nobody wants to tour for that long,” John Buchanan, former Australia head coach, told select media on sidelines of a CP Goenka school …

England welcome Zimbabwe and India for Tests in 2025, but the women will go without
4 months, 2 weeks ago

England welcome Zimbabwe and India for Tests in 2025, but the women will go without

The Independent  

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Not by design, but Test cricket’s unofficial window is here
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Not by design, but Test cricket’s unofficial window is here

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The constant chatter around the imminent death of Test cricket wouldn’t have you believe but have a look at cricket’s Future Tours Program. In their case, as well as West Indies and South Africa, however, Test cricket’s existential question, the commercial one, lingers on. While India can penalise two of its cricketers for not prioritising domestic red-ball cricket, Andre …

The Taste for Test Cricket in the T20 Era
9 months ago

The Taste for Test Cricket in the T20 Era

The Hindu  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has unequivocally highlighted its emphasis on prioritising the longer format of the game, which has been furthered by designing an “incentive” mechanism for the players. Under this scheme, players meeting specific criteria have the potential to earn up to ₹60 lakh per Test match including match fee, signalling a concerted effort to …

Test affair: In 2024, draws have gone out of fashion
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Test affair: In 2024, draws have gone out of fashion

Hindustan Times  

This has been a rare year where each of the 15 Tests played so far have yielded results, 11 of them in four days, three within three days and the New Year’s Test involving India at Cape Town producing the shortest completed match ever—lasting 656 balls across just two days. That the average duration of Tests didn’t fluctuate much through …

Test cricket is what life is: R Ashwin
10 months ago

Test cricket is what life is: R Ashwin

Hindustan Times  

On winter mornings at Dharamsala’s HPCA Stadium, it can be hard to take your eyes off the snow-capped terrain and pay attention to proceedings on the field. India's Ravichandran Ashwin bowls during the first day of the fifth and last Test cricket match between India and England at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala This was essential viewing …

Endurance Test: The last of the Centurions?
10 months ago

Endurance Test: The last of the Centurions?

Hindustan Times  

In two days, the 100-Test club is set to become 80 with four additions—Ravichandran Ashwin, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson and Tim Southee. Ben Stokes made the cut at Rajkot last month after starting his Test career in 2013—18 months after Bairstow, two years after Ashwin, three years after Williamson and more than five years after Southee. Ravichandran Ashwin, Jonny Bairstow, …

ICC T20 World Cup 2024: ‘Battle-hardened’ India to face Ireland in New York
10 months ago

ICC T20 World Cup 2024: ‘Battle-hardened’ India to face Ireland in New York

Live Mint  

Ireland coach Heinrich Malan said Tuesday that this summer's T20 World Cup would be special but it was a "Catch-22 situation" that his team would be playing India in their opening match. Ireland, who won their first ever Test against Afghanistan last week, will play all their group matches in the United States, taking on India and Canada in New …

Ind vs Eng fourth Test | ‘I know it’s still early days, but the youngsters have shown that they have the ability to excel,’ says Rohit Sharma
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ind vs Eng fourth Test | ‘I know it’s still early days, but the youngsters have shown that they have the ability to excel,’ says Rohit Sharma

The Hindu  

When India plays a Test series at home, the outcome is akin to that of an open-and-shut case. Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma handed debuts to four players — Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Akash Deep — and three of them performed remarkably well under pressure. Even resting star pacers Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah for a match …

Relaxed India ready to give a fitting reply to England in 2nd Test
11 months, 1 week ago

Relaxed India ready to give a fitting reply to England in 2nd Test

Hindustan Times  

For the countless times India’s home invincibility - 30 wins and three losses before this series in the last 10 years - has been drummed up, rarely has it grasped the extent of what it actually took to accomplish this spectacular ascendancy. India's mantra: Get abundance of spin and level the series Each of those three losses came when the …

Test cricket | West Indies give us a peep into the past, England into the future
11 months, 1 week ago

Test cricket | West Indies give us a peep into the past, England into the future

The Hindu  

Brisbane is 9450 kilometres from Hyderabad, yet in a cricketing sense they became twin cities on Sunday as hope triumphed over probability. In another corner of the world, Hartley, son of a European 400m champion, whose first ball in Test cricket is hit for six is given up by all except his captain. India’s top order had thrown away their …

Striking the right balance in modern-day cricket: Is it possible anymore?
11 months, 1 week ago

Striking the right balance in modern-day cricket: Is it possible anymore?

Hindustan Times  

Driving through Dubai Sports City, one can't help but notice numerous hoardings for the International League T20, UAE's first franchise cricket tournament. And with the little finances that we have… pretty much all the money we get goes straight back up into covering expenses and debt.” FULL INTERVIEW Holder’s teammate at Dubai Capitals, Sam Billings, took a drastic step not …

West Indies bring light to Test cricket on a day of impossible joy as Australia is beaten at the Gabba
11 months, 1 week ago

West Indies bring light to Test cricket on a day of impossible joy as Australia is beaten at the Gabba

ABC  

None of this was supposed to happen. The West Indies weren't meant to get close, certainly not after Steve Smith and Cameron Green calmly picked off the first 45 minutes of the day and half of the runs Australia required. And then even if Joseph could somehow stand and run and bowl, he surely could not dream of doing it …

A five-match series to celebrate Test cricket
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A five-match series to celebrate Test cricket

Hindustan Times  

One of the big sore points many fans had during the Test series between South Africa and India was that it was only two Tests long. Time is important also because Test cricket badly needs contests. They believe Test cricket should be spread far and wide and there should be no discrimination when it comes to allocating matches. Only time …

India vs England: Is BCCI’s gambit to spread out Test cricket paying off?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

India vs England: Is BCCI’s gambit to spread out Test cricket paying off?

Hindustan Times  

India loves its cricket but do the crowds receive Tests the same way as they embrace IPL, T20Is and ODI cricket? The Rajiv Gandhi international stadium in Hyderabad will host the first India vs England Test Interestingly, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has chosen cities which have previously hosted only 16 Tests between them – 9 by …

'It's a reflection of society. People don't have time': Tom Moody explains alarming decline of Test cricket
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'It's a reflection of society. People don't have time': Tom Moody explains alarming decline of Test cricket

Hindustan Times  

Since the announcement of the South African squad for the Test series against New Zealand earlier this month, a significant debate has emerged surrounding the future of Test cricket. The South African board's decision to make all SA20 players available for the domestic franchise league, even if it means missing an away Test series, has sparked concerns about the potential …

Test cricket will die if we continue in this manner: Jason Holder worried for longest format's future
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Test cricket will die if we continue in this manner: Jason Holder worried for longest format's future

India Today  

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder opened up on his decision to opt out of the Test series against Australia, saying he wanted to play the International League T20 and shared his thoughts about the future of the longest format of the game. Joining in on the much-talked-about debate about the health of Test cricket, Jason Holder expressed concern about the …

'Pace of Test cricket is abysmal': Ian Chappell laments administrators' 'lack of initiative' to revive longest format
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'Pace of Test cricket is abysmal': Ian Chappell laments administrators' 'lack of initiative' to revive longest format

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The T20 boom has threatened the existence of Test cricket but what is also hurting the red-ball game is the “abysmal pace of play”, reckons Australian great Ian Chappell. On the one hand Ben Stokes genuinely strives to improve the entertainment quotient of Test cricket but he’s being undermined by the administrators’ lack of initiative,” he wrote before …

'You don't find Kohli and the boys putting out Test cricket for BBL': Former South Africa all-rounder Brian McMillan
1 year ago

'You don't find Kohli and the boys putting out Test cricket for BBL': Former South Africa all-rounder Brian McMillan

Firstpost  

Reacting to veteran South African players preferring the SA20 league over the Test series against New Zealand, former Proteas cricketer Brian McMillan gave the example of Virat Kohli and said that Test cricket will remain the “ultimate game” despite being threatened. People make a name on essence.” Many have been critical of CSA’s decision to send a second strong side …

ICC rates Newlands pitch as unsatisfactory after shortest-ever Test in history
1 year ago

ICC rates Newlands pitch as unsatisfactory after shortest-ever Test in history

The Hindu  

The International Cricket Council on January 9 rated the Newlands pitch for the second Test between India and South Africa as "unsatisfactory" after it ended inside five sessions. India defeated the hosts by seven wickets in the match, which turned out to be the shortest-ever in the history of Test cricket. The ball bounced quickly and sometimes alarmingly throughout the …

Subcontinent pitches rated sub-par more often, yet Test matches end faster everywhere
1 year ago

Subcontinent pitches rated sub-par more often, yet Test matches end faster everywhere

The Hindu  

The second Test match between India and South Africa, which ended within two days on Thursday, with just 642 balls bowled, is the shortest completed Test match ever. None of the pitches in New Zealand, South Africa, England, and West Indies were rated ‘below average’ or ‘poor’ whereas more than 10% of the Tests played in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and …

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