Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin maintained the top two rankings in the ICC Men's Test all-rounder rankings as ICC released updated rankings of the longest format of the game
England pacer Ollie Robinson believes that the Three Lions are "close to being the best in the world" in the longest format of cricket and feels that their 4-1 Test series loss against India was "undeserved".
The BCCI secretary on Saturday, Jay Shah announced the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' for the senior men's team, which will give players extra incentive other than the usual match fees for taking part in the longest format of the game
After starring in Ireland's historic 6-wicket win over Afghanistan in the only Test match in Abu Dhabi, Irish seamer Mark Adair on Friday said he was 'happy' to clinch a victory for his team in the longest format.
David Warner announced his retirement from the longest format of the game after the completion of the three-match Test series played against Pakistan at home, which the team went on to win 3-0.
Ahead of India's two-game Test series against the Proteas, bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur said playing the longest format cricket in South Africa is always difficult.
The squad is headlined by the return of star pacer Shaheen Afridi, who last featured in the longest format in July 2022 when he suffered a knee injury in a Test against Sri Lanka.
The host team won all two games of the series at Galle 2-0, winning its 100th Test match and leaving the visitor still searching for their first triumph in cricket's longest format.