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"Future of England cricket after Joe Root": Ponting, Cook, Nasser hail all
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"They've seen it in and around the group, a bit in franchise cricket and quite rightly he had to wait for his chance in this series. But, my word, has he taken his chance. He has just shown us the future of England cricket after Joe Root, because that knock of 142 was of the highest quality,
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"It was always coming": England's Bethell on smashing maiden Test ton at S
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bethell, who had scored his first professional cricket century in the ODI format against South Africa last year in home conditions, played one of his finest knocks of his career, his first first-class and Test cricket century coming at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) during an Ashes T
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Hayden hails "gutsy trier" Stokes for helping England to 2nd inning lead a
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After a Travis Head storm condemned England to a two-day defeat by chasing down 205 runs effortlessly, the pink-ball Test also ended in embarrassment for England as well. After scoring 334 in their first innings and Joe Root finally scoring his long-awaited maiden Test ton in Australia, it s
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"Had kebabs and bottle of wine": Root's parents celebrate son's maiden Tes
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Joe Root's parents revealed that they had "kebabs and a bottle of wine" at the hotel after the England great slammed his maiden Test century on Australian soil during Day 1 of the second Test against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane.
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"Played the innings of his life": Atherton hails Root following his maiden
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Having scored runs all over the world and converting his half-centuries into hundreds at a ridiculously high rate in the decade of 2020s, Root managed to get a massive weight off his chest, mind and entire body as he slammed his first-ever Test century in Australia, something that he needed
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Crawley hails "champion bloke" Root after veteran breaks Test century drou
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Root, who had gone 15 Tests and 29 innings without a Test century in Australia, finally got the monkey off his back and registered a century that could do wonders to his Test legacy as the years roll on. Already the second-highest run-getter of all time chasing Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar's
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Root's legacy-defining century, Starc making history: Pink-ball Test day o
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
England ended the day one at 325/9. The quickfire half-century between centurion Root and Jofra Archer pushed England past the 300-run mark after they had been reduced to 264/9. This bodes really well for England as far as this Test is concerned, as no side has ever lost a day-night Test aft
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SA's Muthusamy joins elite list with maiden Test ton at Guwahati, India's
Updated : 4 months ago IST
A 94-run partnership between Muthusamy, who cracked his maiden Test ton and Jansen, who scored his fourth Test fifty, has given wings to Proteas' dream of a Test series win in India after 25 years, as the reigning World Test Champions crossed the 400-run mark at the end of the second session
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Muthusamy's maiden Test ton, Jansen's power-hitting adds to India's strugg
Updated : 4 months ago IST
At the end of the session's play, South Africa stood tall at 428/7 in 137 overs, with Senuran Muthusamy (107*) and Marco Jansen (51*) at the crease. The visitors started the second session at 316/6, with Senuran (56*) and wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verreyne (38*).
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"Can't really put it into words": West Indies' John Campbell on scoring ma
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
West Indies opening batter John Campbell expressed his elation over scoring his maiden Test century in the longest format, stating it's hard to put into words.
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Sudharsan reveals Jaiswal's influence in shot selection awareness; rues mi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's top-order sensation Sai Sudharsan, who found his groove during the second Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, revealed how a subtle mentality shift and in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal helped him thrive on the field on Friday.
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He gives me simple answers: Jurel outlines Root's role in improving his ba
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel gave credit to England's talismanic batter Joe Root for assisting him in refining his batting approach and strokeplay after slamming his maiden Test ton on the second day of the two-match series opener against the West Indies in Ahmedabad.
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