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SIS Pitches expands Indian footprint with eight new Hybrid Cricket Pitches
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
SIS Pitches announced the completion of eight new hybrid cricket pitches--four each at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium in Amtar, Himachal Pradesh, and the Luhnu Cricket Stadium in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.
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McDonald open to giving young batter Sam Konstas Test debut against India
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Sam Konstas has shown strong performance lately, scoring two hundreds in his first Sheffield Shield game and then a tough 43 runs against Victoria on a challenging pitch at MCG.
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Brendon McCullum accepts defeat, admits Pakistan's spin-friendly pitches w
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
England head coach Brendon McCullum acknowledged that his team was outplayed in Pakistan, as they fell to a 2-1 series defeat. McCullum was straightforward in his assessment, stating there were "no excuses" for the back-to-back losses in Multan and Rawalpindi, though he expressed surprise th
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From Rawalpindi to Pune, spinners rule the pitch, create new records, mile
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In the second Test between the Kiwis and India, the Indian team chose a combination of three frontline spinners in Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin on what was a spin-friendly surface, with all three having exceptional quality in their batting as well when in full f
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Indian offspinner Sundar reflects on Pune's pitch after Day 01 of 2nd Test
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
India pacer Washington Sundar on Thursday reflected on Pune's pitch after the end of Day 1 of the second Test match against New Zealand and said that the bowlers had to give more speed to the ball.
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NSW Coach Shipperd endorses Josh Inglis to feature in Australia's opening
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
One of Australia's most respected mentors and New South Wales coach Greg Shipperd has pitched in Josh Inglis' name as a possible successor for David Warner in the top order for Test cricket ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) against India.
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"Can't change wicket, but we'll find a way to adapt": Daryl Mitchell ahead
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pune is set to prepare a bald, low-bounce black-soil pitch to counter New Zealand's seamers, who had led their first Test win in India in 36 years in Bengaluru. However, Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand isn't too worried about the pitch. After New Zealand finished their first practice session b
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Shakeel calls for pitches to be prepared based on opposition
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's intentions for the pitch are clear now. Even before the second Test ended, Aleem Dar and Aqib Javed were on their way to Rawalpindi to prepare the pitch for the final Test. At the post-match press conference in Multan, Shan Masood mentioned that he wanted the pitch to favour spin.
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"Need to be sharper": Hyderabad FC head coach Thangboi sends strong messa
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad FC head coach Thangboi Singto acknowledged his team's need for improvement at both ends of the pitch after the club suffered their third defeat in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season.
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Pune's pitch to have lower bounce during India's 2nd Test against New Zeal
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune will have a slow-turning pitch ahead of India's second Test match against New Zealand, according to ESPNcricinfo.
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Steven Smith pitches name to fill in Australia's top order spot for upcomi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Seasoned star Steven Smith backed the young duo of Sam Konstas and Nic Maddinson to succeed for Australia in the opening order.
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"Not his fault...anyone can make mistakes": Shami on Rohit taking responsi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Experienced pacer Mohammed Shami said it is a "big thing" that India captain Rohit Sharma took responsibility for misreading the pitch during the opening Test against New Zealand.
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