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Pujara, third Indian to bat on all 5 days of Test match
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata [India], November 20 (ANI): Right-handed batsman Cheteshwar Pujara added yet another feather on his cap as he became the third Indian cricketer to bat on all five days of a Test match, during the opening match against Sri Lanka here at the Eden Gardens on Monday.
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Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul help India close Day 4 with lead
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Outstanding batting from openers Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul helped India capitalise a good score of 171-1 in their second innings of the series' first Test match, being played at Eden Gardens here.
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Ashish Nehra to make special debut as commentator
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): India's veteran speedster Ashish, Nehra who recently called it a day from all formats of cricket, is set to make a comeback as commentator in the Kolkata Test match between India and Sri Lanka on Thursday.
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Hardik Pandya rested for first two Tests against Sri Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 10 (ANI): Indian Cricket team's all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been rested for the upcoming first two Tests of the three-Test match series against Sri Lanka.
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Smith, Warner not in favour of four-day Test format
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], October 25 (ANI): Australian skipper Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner have given a thumbs down to the new concept of four-day Test match format and wished to retain the current structure of the longest format of the game.
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Ireland to make Test debut against Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ireland [United Kingdom], October 13 (ANI): After becoming full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) earlier this year, Ireland have confirmed that they would play their first Test match against Pakistan in May 2018.
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Ireland to make Test debut against Pakistan in May, 2018
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 13 (ANI): Ireland's first Test match will be on home soil against Pakistan in May next year, following an agreement which was signed between the two side during the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Auckland this week.
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Expect barrage of bouncers in Ashes: Cummins warns England
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Oct 12 (ANI): Right-arm Australian pacer Pat Cummins, who is all set to play his first Test match on home soil, has warned England batsmen to prepare themselves for the barrage of short-pitched bouncer that awaits them in this summer's Ashes series, which begins next mont
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MCC in favour of continuing with five-day Tests
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Oct. 4 (ANI): Joining the debate over the duration of Test matches, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has said that it will continue backing the five-day format for the game.
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BCCI announces fixtures for home series against Sri Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 03 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the schedule of Sri Lanka's tour of India, 2017.
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India A team to play pink ball match against New Zealand A
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 27 (ANI): After trial matches with pink ball in the ongoing Duleep Trophy by the BCCI, the cricketing body has decided to extend the trial by hosting an unofficial Test match between India A and New Zealand A in Vijayawada starting September 30.
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Lost Colombo Test in first innings, accepts Chandimal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): Sir Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal admitted that the team had lost the second Test match in its first innings, when it only managed 183 after India had posted 622 for 9 declared to concede a massive 439-run deficit.
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