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Travis Head smashes second-fastest Ashes ton as Australia crush England in
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Australia's star opening batter Travis Head smashed the second-fastest century in Ashes history, reaching 100 in just 69 balls on Day 2 of the first Test against England in Perth on Saturday.
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Ashes: Joe Root's batting stats in Australia after failure in Perth Test
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Ahead of the Ashes 2025 series, Root arrived in Australia as the second-highest run-getter in Tests and the highest for England.
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Mitchell Starc to take extra load in absence of Pat Cummins and Josh Hazle
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The 35-year-old Mitchell Starc has not missed a Test since he broke his finger on Boxing Day in 2022. The left-arm pacer took his 400th Test wicket in Australia's last Test match in July.
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Unprecedented record made during Kolkata Test: First fixture with both tea
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
This happened for the first time in 66 years. In Test cricket, there are only 12 instances where neither team managed to touch the total of 200 in either of their innings while being bowled on each occasion.
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"Must learn to handle pressure in test cricket": Gautam Gambhir after Indi
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
India's first home Test against South Africa ended in a disappointing 30-run defeat in just three days in Kolkata. The match, played at Eden Gardens, saw South Africa's spinner Simon Harmer claim an eight-wicket haul, and Temba Bavuma score a gritty half-century, leading the Proteas to a 1-0
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"We'll keep backing him, I'm sure he will deliver in future": Gambhir back
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Temba Bavuma-led side took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. India were chasing 124 on the third day but collapsed to just 93 runs, with skipper Shubman Gill unavailable due to a neck injury; in his absence, Pant captained the side.
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"Pressure kept on building, we didn't capitalise enough": Pant after India
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
South Africa beat India by 30 runs in the first Test at Kolkata. Chasing 124, India collapsed, managing only 93. Vice-captain Rishabh Pant admitted the team failed to capitalise and should have finished the chase.
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"Not even about ability anymore, even Tendulkar and Virat wouldn't....": H
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
After India was skittled out for 189 in reply to Proteas' first innings total of 159, Proteas looked helpless against spin, particularly Ravindra Jadeja's turn and sunk to 93/7 with a lead of barely 63 runs, pretty much deciding the Test in favour of India by the day two end.
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Discipline, patience, consistency: Jasprit Bumrah's mantra for success in
Updated : 4 months, 1 week 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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"It would be the best achievement....": Root aims to win Ashes, even witho
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The series will be a vital one for Root's legacy, who, despite his massive Test numbers, centuries and records in the 2020s, is yet to score a Test century in Australia. While he is the second-highest run-getter of all time in Test cricket and is chasing the record of Indian icon Sachin Tend
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Would rather face him in A game than in Kolkata: SA skipper Bavuma outline
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma underscored the threat that India's premier left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav is capable of posing, irrespective of whether the surface offers turn to him or not.
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"Difficult that Shami has to miss out, trying to plan ahead": India Test c
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
India Test captain Shubman Gill acknowledged that it is tough to leave out a bowler of Mohammed Shami's quality, but said the team is looking ahead strategically, keeping in mind the conditions and upcoming series
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