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In the glorious annals of Test cricket, which will ring in its 150th anniversary next year, some numbers have acquired permanence over time. Sir Don Bradman’s otherworldly Test average of 99.94 will forever be iconic. Sunil Gavaskar’s 10,122 runs, on account of the Indian being the first in the world to cross 10K, is epochal….
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How often does a draw feel like a defeat? And a stalemate assume the hue of a victory? Often enough, Shubman Gill will insist. Despite their own uneasy recent dalliance with the five-day format, India would have fancied their chances of bearding the Sri Lankan lion in its own den in a two-Test series that…
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Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne on Sunday (August 23, 2026) suggested a suitable rejigging of ICC’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) so that the country can play more Test matches against top nations like India, England, and Australia. Sri…
It was 25 years ago that Mark Butcher scored a monumental 173 not out in England’s successful chase against Australia in the Headingley Test. He scored seven other Test hundreds, some of them against the most fearsome attacks. He is now a popular commentator and sharp analyst of the game. Excerpts from Butcher’s exclusive interview…
Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s two-Test series against hosts Sri Lanka will be played in Galle and Colombo from August 15 to 27, the home board Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Thursday (July 2,2026). The series is part of the World Test Championship. The first Test will be…
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New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy bowls on day 3 of the second Test against West Indies in Wellington on December 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Jacob Duffy took 5-38 as New Zealand cruised to a nine-wicket victory over the West Indies in the second Test in Wellington on Friday (December 12, 2025) for a 1-0…
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New Zealand’s Mitchell Hay plays a shot on day 2 of the second Test against West Indies in Wellington on December 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Mitch Hay scored an aggressive half-century on his Test debut to help New Zealand to a 41-run lead over the West Indies at the close of play on…
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Pakistan’s Shan Masood and South Africa’s Aiden Markram pose for photograph with the Test trophy in Rawalpindi, on October 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP South Africa thrashed Pakistan by eight wickets on Thursday (October 23, 2025) to level the two-Test cricket series, with off-spinner Simon Harmer playing a crucial role with a six-wicket haul….
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Pakistan’s Shan Masood plays a shot during the first day of the second test cricket match against South Africa, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, in Rawalpindi, on October 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan captain Shan Masood scored 87 as the hosts reached 259 for five at the close of play on day one…
A proposal to restructure the World Test Championship (WTC) into a two-tiered system, potentially dividing the 12 Test-playing nations into two groups of six teams, or into two groups of seven and five teams, is gaining traction. While some argue that this system could improve the quality of matches and increase competitiveness by having top…
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