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1 month ago

Test cricket is hard but T20 harder: South Africa batter Ryan Rickelton

New Delhi, : While many consider Test cricket to be the ultimate challenge for players, South Africa's Ryan Rickelton sees there is something more difficult in the T20 format. Test cricket is hard but T20 harder: South Africa batter Ryan Rickelton Rickelton became South Africa's first double Test centurion since 2016 with his blistering display against Pakistan in Cape Town. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Australian Cricket Awards: Not Travis Head, 34-year-old star named Test Player of the Year, check full list

India TV News

Cricket Australia announced its annual awards on Monday, rewarding the players who have been at the top of their performances. Meanwhile, it is not Travis Head, the highest run-scorer for Australia in Tests in 2024, but it is Josh Hazlewood named the Shane Warne Men's Test Player of the Year. Travis Head wins Allan Border Medal Meanwhile, hard-hitting middle-order batter …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Virat Kohli’s former teammate blasts India batter over declining form in Tests, says ‘Even a young player will give…’

Live Mint

Virat Kohli's declining form in Test cricket over the past five years has been a major concern for the Indian cricket team. Considering a player of Kohli's stature, the former India captain's Test batting average of close to 28, has a drawn several question marks on his future in the longest format of the game. Along with India captain Rohit …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Only the second player in history! Zak Crawley achieves rare feat in Test cricket with a six off Tim Southee – India TV

India TV News

The script of the first Test almost repeated itself in the second as England found themselves four down early once again before Harry Brook pulled them out of the bog against New Zealand on the opening day of the second Test in Wellington. Ben Duckett was dismissed for a duck in the fourth over of the innings but Crawley already …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Australia missing 'adventurous' David Warner? Ian Chappell points batting struggles

India Today

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell pointed out Australia's recent struggles with the bat in red ball cricket. Chappell pointed out Australia missing out on a dynamic player like David Warner in their lineup. Warner's belligerence and ability to score quickly made life a lot simpler for the rest of Australia's top order. Australia's batting under scanner Chappell highlighted that Australia's …

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AUS teenage sensation ready for face-off against ‘best in the world’ Jasprit Bumrah: ‘…and see how we go’

Hindustan Times

Australian rising star batter Sam Konstas impressed once again in the tour match against India, scoring a brisk century for the Australian Prime Minister’s XI and showing why he is so highly-rated amongst Australian cricket fans following his fast start to the Sheffield Shield season this year. India's Captain Jasprit Bumrah poses for a picture with the Player of the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Williamson to go straight back into NZ side for England series

Hindustan Times

Nov 25 - Kane Williamson will definitely return to the New Zealand team to play England in a three-test series that starts this week despite missing the tour of India with a groin strain, coach Gary Stead said on Monday. Williamson to go straight back into NZ side for England series Stead said the former skipper would be ushered back …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ravi Shastri's advice to Gautam Gambhir: Don't make knee-jerk decisions

India Today

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri wants Gautam Gambhir to keep a cool head on the tour of Australia. Speaking on Star Sports, Shastri said that Gambhir needs to understand his players and not make knee-jerk decisions in the 5-match series. You will understand situations of a team where a certain player might be better than the other," Ravi Shastri …

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4 months ago

Who is Nathan McSweeney? Queensland batter set to replace David Warner as opener

India Today

One of the biggest question marks ahead of the highly anticipated Test series between India and Australia has been: Who will open for Australia after David Warner's retirement? As another chapter of the Australian summer is about to unfold, Cricket Australia appears to have found their solution in Nathan McSweeney. Who is Nathan McSweeney Nathan McSweeney is a right-handed batter …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Noman Ali's Stellar Performance Earns Him Player of the Series Award

India Today

Pakistan won the 3rd Test against England by nine wickets, with Sajid Khan being named Player of the Series. Khan finished as the second-highest wicket-taker of the series with 19 wickets, while his spin partner Noman Ali also received the award for his contributions. The match showcased Pakistan's resurgence after a 11-Test-long winless streak at home and their first series …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sinner or not, cloud hangs over Italian ace

China Daily

Jannik Sinner of Italy returns a shot during his match against Alexander Zverev of Germany on day seven of the Cincinnati Open in Cincinnati, OH, USA on August 18, 2024. Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for an anabolic steroid in March, but will not be suspended because the International Tennis Integrity Agency determined that the banned performance-enhancer …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Former India batting coach Vikram Rathour: Better to err on the side of giving one extra chance than one less

The Hindu

Vikram Rathour’s journey as the Indian team’s batting coach since 2019 has been remarkable. Q: How do you look back at your tenure as a batting coach after serving the BCCI and Indian cricket as a national selector? Once I was done with the selector’s job for four years, I was always good to go back to coaching; there was …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gareth Southgate calls special meeting to prime players before Denmark test at Euro 2024

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There’s going to be a narrative around a player, a couple of …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wanindu Hasaranga's retirement U-turn hit with ban from two-Tests

India TV News

Wanindu Hasaranga's U-turn from Test retirement has been hit with a ban in two Test matches. Hasaranga's ban comes as he has received three demerit points and a fine of 50% of his match fees for his behaviour during the third ODI against Bangladesh. "During the third ODI in the recently-concluded series against Bangladesh, Hasaranga was found guilty of breaching …

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1 year ago

Daily Quiz | On players who have played 100 or more Test matches

The Hindu

Daily Quiz | On players who have played 100 or more Test matches Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit YOUR SCORE 0 /7 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | Who was the first ever player to appear in 100 Test matches? He scored 104 in the 1st innings of his 100th test SHOW ANSWER 2 / …

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1 year ago

THE NOTEBOOK: Rehan Ahmed is latest player to drop out of Test series, Ravichandran Ashwin completes historic double... and Ravindra Jadeja may need to keep low profile at his own hotel

Daily Mail

Joe Root defied an unpredictable pitch to make a timely return to form as a risk-free unbeaten century stabilised England on a seesaw opening day of the fourth Test against India in Ranchi. On a cracked surface offering significant early assistance for India’s bowlers, Ben Stokes’ dismissal to a Ravindra Jadeja grubber left England on 112 for five at lunch …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Problematics | Speed test while walking and running

Hindustan Times

Any set of puzzles that aims to be diverse will always have its fair share of speed-and-distance problems. “That’s nothing to brag about,” said the other; “you run only a little faster than my 6 km/hr.” “I don’t think the difference is all that little,” the first one argued. “And I also walk faster than your 2 km/hr.” “Have you …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan Star Abrar Ahmed Ruled Out Of 1st Test Against Australia, Replacement Announced

ABP News

Days before the start of the opening Test match between Pakistan and Australia at the Optus Stadium in Peth, the visitor have been handed a bit of a blow as one of their players has sustained an injury which has ruled him out of the series opener beginning on December 14. The player is none other than their leg-spinner Abrar …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Jenson Brooksby, an American tennis player, is suspended for 18 months for missing drug tests

Associated Press

American tennis player Jenson Brooksby was given an 18-month suspension after an independent tribunal determined he missed three drug tests within the span of a year. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Tuesday that Brooksby accepted that his “whereabouts failures” for two of the missed tests “were valid” and the tribunal found his degree of fault for the other test …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Who is the Indian player to make most wickets in Test cricket? Kapil, Ashwin and Kumble in the mix

India TV News

Test cricket is known as the hardest format of cricket of all. The likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Ravi Ashwin and Mohammed Shami are some recent examples whereas Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble and Irfan Pathan were the bowlers to embrace the format in the 1990s and 2000s. Kumble's 18-year-long Test career saw him collect over 600 wickets in the longest format. …

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1 year, 8 months ago

‘Every player is in contention’: Vengsarkar's blunt response to Jaffer ‘how did Ruturaj jump the queue?’ query

Hindustan Times

India's team selection for the upcoming West Indies series, especially for the longer format, has garnered plenty of reactions for a number of reasons. Dilip Vengsarkar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Wasim Jaffer The third, which drew plenty of flak was overlooking consistent performers in Ranji Trophy and domestic circuit, which include Sarfaraz Khan and Abhimanyu Easwaran. The term queue was also …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Cheteshwar Pujara is backbone of Indian Test team, hope he has been rested, not dropped: Harbhajan Singh

India Today

Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh said that he hopes Cheteshwar Pujara, the backbone of the Indian men's Test team, has been rested and not dropped for the two-match Test series in West Indies. Pujara was not selected for India's upcoming two-match Test series in the West Indies. Harbhajan Singh also highlighted that other senior Indian batsmen's performances in the last …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Navdeep Saini set to miss July county stint with Worcestershire after getting India call-up

The Hindu

Navdeep Saini, who made a comeback to the Indian Test squad, will miss three matches for his English county side Worcestershire in month of July as it is coinciding with the Test series in the West Indies. Worcestershire on Friday announced the signing of India pacer Navdeep Saini as its second overseas player for the upcoming four matches until the …

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1 year, 10 months ago

‘Happy for Ajinkya Rahane, but what about…’: Akash Chopra questions BCCI

Live Mint

Ajinkya Rahane's recall to the Indian team for the finals of the World Test Championship in June has created a furor over the internet with users of social media expressing mixed reactions to the BCCI's decision. Former Indian batsman Akash Chopra congratulated Ajinkya Rahane for his India selection but also raised questions about leaving out Suryakumar Yadav from the squad. …

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Test cricket is hard but T20 harder: South Africa batter Ryan Rickelton

Australian Cricket Awards: Not Travis Head, 34-year-old star named Test Player of the Year, check full list

Virat Kohli’s former teammate blasts India batter over declining form in Tests, says ‘Even a young player will give…’

Only the second player in history! Zak Crawley achieves rare feat in Test cricket with a six off Tim Southee – India TV

Australia missing 'adventurous' David Warner? Ian Chappell points batting struggles

AUS teenage sensation ready for face-off against ‘best in the world’ Jasprit Bumrah: ‘…and see how we go’

Williamson to go straight back into NZ side for England series

Ravi Shastri's advice to Gautam Gambhir: Don't make knee-jerk decisions

Who is Nathan McSweeney? Queensland batter set to replace David Warner as opener

Noman Ali's Stellar Performance Earns Him Player of the Series Award

Sinner or not, cloud hangs over Italian ace

Former India batting coach Vikram Rathour: Better to err on the side of giving one extra chance than one less

Gareth Southgate calls special meeting to prime players before Denmark test at Euro 2024

Wanindu Hasaranga's retirement U-turn hit with ban from two-Tests

Daily Quiz | On players who have played 100 or more Test matches

THE NOTEBOOK: Rehan Ahmed is latest player to drop out of Test series, Ravichandran Ashwin completes historic double... and Ravindra Jadeja may need to keep low profile at his own hotel

Problematics | Speed test while walking and running

Pakistan Star Abrar Ahmed Ruled Out Of 1st Test Against Australia, Replacement Announced

Jenson Brooksby, an American tennis player, is suspended for 18 months for missing drug tests

Who is the Indian player to make most wickets in Test cricket? Kapil, Ashwin and Kumble in the mix

‘Every player is in contention’: Vengsarkar's blunt response to Jaffer ‘how did Ruturaj jump the queue?’ query

Cheteshwar Pujara is backbone of Indian Test team, hope he has been rested, not dropped: Harbhajan Singh

Navdeep Saini set to miss July county stint with Worcestershire after getting India call-up

‘Happy for Ajinkya Rahane, but what about…’: Akash Chopra questions BCCI