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NZ vs Pak: Shadab Khan ruled out of 1st Test due to thigh injury
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tauranga [New Zealand], December 23 (ANI): Pakistan's Shadab Khan is set to miss the first Test against New Zealand due to a thigh injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday.
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Ind vs Aus: 'Time to regroup', visitors begin preparation for Boxing Day T
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], December 23 (ANI): After stumbling to a humiliating defeat in the first Test, it will be crucial for India to not dwell on the previous result and focus on the upcoming Boxing Day Test. The team has already reached Melbourne for the second Test and begun their preparat
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Ind vs Aus: Lyon expecting India to come without any 'scares' of previous
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], December 23 (ANI): Australia spinner Nathan Lyon said that it would not be difficult for India to bounce back from the heavy defeat they suffered in the first Test and is expecting the visitors to take the field for the second game without any scares of the previous lo
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NZ vs Pak: Can't express my happiness at being named captain for 1st Test,
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Napier [New Zealand], December 22 (ANI): Wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan on Tuesday said that he cannot express his happiness on being named as Pakistan's skipper for the upcoming first Test against New Zealand.
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No need to move Rohit Sharma from Sydney, he is safe: BCCI official
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): The fresh outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Sydney has raised questions not just over the fate of the third Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, but also on the safety of India opener Rohit Sharma who is undergoing quarantine the
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NZ vs Pak: Waqar Younis to return to Pakistan after first Test
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Napier [New Zealand], December 22 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday said that the bowling coach Waqar Younis will return to Pakistan after the first Test against New Zealand.
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Ind vs Aus: Zaheer lists visiting team's positives despite Adelaide debacl
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 21 (ANI): Despite India stumbling to an eight-wicket loss in the first Test of the four-match series against Australia, former pacer Zaheer Khan has listed a number of positives for the visiting side and feels that the side has learned from that experie
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We have opened up some scars: Burns after winning pink-ball Test
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], December 21 (ANI): Australia opening batsman Joe Burns feels that his side has gained an upper hand by defeating visitors India in such a comprehensive fashion in the first Test, and the next match at Melbourne could very well decide the fate of the series.
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NZ vs Pak: Mohammad Rizwan to lead visitors in first Test as injury rules
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Napier [New Zealand], December 21 (ANI): Pakistan captain Babar Azam and opener Imam-ul-Haq have been ruled out of the first Test against New Zealand, starting in Mount Maunganui from December 26, while the tour selection committee has named prolific domestic run-scorer Imran Butt in the 17-
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Kohli closes gap on Smith at the top of ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], December 20 (ANI): Despite the defeat in the first Test, India skipper Virat Kohli managed to fractionally close the gap on Australia's Steve Smith at the top of the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings from 25 points to 13 points.
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Ind vs Aus: Visitors can use Pant as 'X-factor' for 2nd Test, says Karthik
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 20 (ANI): After stumbling to an eight-wicket loss in the first Test of the four-match series against Australia, former India spinner Murali Karthik feels that the visiting team can play wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant as a batsman in the second Test and adde
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Wounds opened up, Australia can now clean sweep India: Ponting
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], December 20 (ANI): Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting reckons that the hosts now have a very good chance of defeating India 4-0 in the four-match series now after the visitors suffered an eight-wicket drubbing in the first Test.
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