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Daniel Vettori says "diminishing results for spin bowlers" prompted Austra
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Australia assistant coach Daniel Vettori said the decision to play the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) without a specialist spinner was based on recent pitch trends, noting that the venue has offered lesser assistance to spinners in recent years despite its historical rep
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Wickets tumble faster than ever; pace dominates spinners in record-breakin
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
While bowlers have thrived, the success has overwhelmingly belonged to the fast men. Spin has had a minimal role throughout the series, with 130.3 overs delivered by spinners across four Tests. The Melbourne Test, which ended inside two days, did not see a single over of spin bowled, a rarit
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ICC Player of the Month nominees for November revealed
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Two spinners, Simon Harmer and Taijul Islam, and all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz are in contention for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for November. In the women's shortlist, two contenders from the recently concluded inaugural ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy, Esha Oza and Thipatcha P
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"Retaining Deepti, Sophie, Kiran, Kranti ensures continuity": UPW head coa
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The Capri Sports-owned UP Warriorz, who were looking to rebuild their squad at the WPL Auction in New Delhi, pulled off quite the coup as they signed on the talismanic former Australian captain Meg Lanning, who had featured in all the previous finals of the WPL with Delhi Capitals (DC) as a
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WPL Auction: India's WC winning pacer Kranti goes back to UPW via RTM; spi
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction produced several surprises as India's World Cup winning pacer Kranti Gaud returned to the UP Warriorz through the Right to Match (RTM) card, while spinners Alana King and Saika Ishaque found no takers.
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India will have to do "heavy lifiting" to push for win against South Afric
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Ravi Ashwin shared a post on his X, praising South Africa's Senuran Muthusamy's defensive technique against spinners.
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"India doesn't have to prepare turning wickets, they have....": Jonty Rhod
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Rhodes was speaking at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) TURF 2025 - 15th Global Summit on the Business of Sports. His comments came after eight wickets by spinner Simon Harmer and some sensational assists from other spinners condemned India to their fir
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Most Western teams are better than India in playing spin: Ravichandran Ash
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Ravichandran Ashwin exposed India batters' lack of quality to battle ball tweakers by claiming that if legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar or past domestic heroes Amol Muzumdar and Mithun Manhas had played against spinners on such a track, the Test would have gone to four days, unlike India
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Can get carried into bowling magic balls: Axar Patel explains importance o
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
India all-rounder Axar Patel explained the emphasis of staying patient and not getting swayed by the thought of executing "magic balls" on a surface that comes into the assistance of spinners, just like Kolkata's Eden Gardens on the second day of the opening Test against South Africa.
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Jadeja spins India into command as Proteas crumble to 93/7 on Day 2 at Ede
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
South Africa ended Day 2 of the first Test at Eden Gardens in deep trouble at 93/7, as India's spinners ripped through their batting line-up. Ravindra Jadeja was the star performer, finishing the day with four wickets and once again proving why he is almost unplayable in home conditions.
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Discipline, patience, consistency: Jasprit Bumrah's mantra for success in
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's pace bowling mainstay Jasprit Bumrah's riveting five-wicket haul on Kolkata's surface against South Africa, which was destined to assist spinners, wasn't due to any magic but a result of consistency and staying patient in Test cricket.
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"Let's leave that one for tomorrow": Gill stays non-committal on Axar-Kuld
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ahead of the first Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens, Indian captain Shubman Gill remained non-committal on the final playing XI, particularly on choosing between spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Gill said the decision will be made after assessing the pitch on match morning.
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