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Youth or experience? Old formulas or out-of-the-box ideas? Playing it safe or high-stakes gambles? What are the best tactical plans Indian Test cricket strategists need to draw up in terms of personnel as we head into a new year? Unless you are an extremist, chances are you would say the best strategy is a healthy…
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A file image of Australia’s Nathan Lyon | Photo Credit: AP Veteran Australian spinner Nathan Lyon believes that rival players often serve as the “best coaches”, acknowledging that his Indian counterpart Ravichandran Ashwin has “taught” him a great deal through their faceoffs since 2011-12. Having made their Test debuts in the same year, Lyon and…
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The pitch area is covered with plastic sheets as it rains, ahead of the first test match between India and New Zealand 2024, at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium (KSCA), in Bengaluru on October 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Rain could disrupt proceedings in the first India-New Zealand Test which commences at the…
India’s Coach Gautam Gambhir during a press conference ahead of the first cricket test match between India and New Zealand at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on October 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Back in 2009, Gautam Gambhir played a stellar knock in the second India-New Zealand Test at Napier. His nearly 11-hour…
The 37-year-old Usman Khawaja left-handed opener said that the rivalry between the two teams is huge. File | Photo Credit: AP India beating Australia in the last two Test series in the latter’s backyard has made the rivalry between the two teams more intense, feels senior batter Usman Khawaja ahead of the five-match battle beginning…
File picture of ICC chairman-elect Jay Shah | Photo Credit: AP Newly-elected ICC Chairman Jay Shah says he will look to ensure that Test cricket forms the “bedrock” of the game in his tenure during which he will also try to “dismantle barriers that have hindered cricket’s progress”. The 35-year-old will relinquish his current position…
Jemimah Rodrigues takes a selfie with India Women players celebrating with the winners’ trophy after defeating South Africa on the 4th and last day of the one-off test cricket match between India and South Africa at M.A Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai on July 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Despite South African…
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Watch | Nathan Lyon interview | On batting on one leg, ‘The Test’ and IPL 2024 Nathan Lyon hobbles and limps gingerly as he walks out to bat to a cheering audience at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. Batting on one leg and visibly in discomfort due to a calf injury, Nathan would go on to…
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File picture of England bowler James Anderson celebrating a wicket at Lord’s Cricket Ground | Photo Credit: Getty Images When coach Brendon McCullum flew over from New Zealand to tell Jimmy Anderson, England’s most successful Test bowler, that his time was up, it was a tribute to both parties. That Anderson had the intensity to…
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File picture of England fast bowler James Anderson, who announced his retirement from Test cricket | Photo Credit: PTI Legendary James Anderson is set for his final appearance in Test cricket as the upcoming home season for England will be the last for cricket’s most successful fast bowler, a report in U.K. media said. Having…
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