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Guwahati to host its first Test match against South Africa this November
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
As part of the upcoming home season, Team India will lock horns with the West Indies in October, in a two-match Test series. Following this, the Rohit Sharma-led side will play a multi-format series against South Africa, where they will play five T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests. Both Test se
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WTC 2023-25: SA skipper Bavuma talks up the 'World Cup for red-ball player
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Sitting atop the ICC World Test Championship 2025 points table, South Africa is within touching distance of making the final in June 2025. Ahead of the two Tests against Pakistan, starting from December 26 onwards, the final series in this WTC cycle for South Africa, their captain Bavuma spo
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Stokes delighted with England's series win, but "dissapointed" with bashin
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
England Test skipper Ben Stokes expressed his delight with his side's series win over New Zealand but was "disappointed" with the bashing that they received in the final Test of the series.
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Intense race for World Test Championship Final spots with 10 games to go
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
With 10 Tests remaining in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, several teams remain in contention for a place in the top two, although no team is guaranteed a spot just yet, as per ESPNcricinfo.
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ICC World Test Championship 2023-25: A look at state of play following Ind
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As the current 2023-25 WTC cycle reaches its end, each match will have severe implications. A win or loss by one team could spoil the party for the other. Let us have a look at current state of play in the ICC WTC 2023-25 cycle.
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Stokes terms World Test Championship "utterly confusing", says England doe
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The skipper's comments came ahead of the opening Test against New Zealand of the Thorpe-Crowe Trophy. In the WTC 2023-25 race, England is ranked sixth, while Kiwis are placed two spots above at fourth. England finished fourth in the previous WTC cycle, and this time around as well, they have
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Will struggling Labuschagne re-discover his mojo at Perth against India?
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The 30-year-old Labuschagne has not been in the best of form as of late. Since his side's ICC World Test Championship win in 2023 against India in July, Marnus has gone on to display an average run of form during the next WTC cycle, having made just 653 runs in 12 matches, averaging a sub-pa
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"One more win here would certainly help us": Gary Stead on New Zealand's W
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
New Zealand's impressive victories over India in Bengaluru and Pune have them dreaming of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final. If they win all four of their remaining Tests, they will finish with a percentage of 64.29%. While this may not guarantee qualification, it will certai
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Bangladesh chief selector confirms Shakib's availability for upcoming Worl
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Bangladesh is scheduled to play eight Test matches - four two-match Test series against Pakistan, India, South Africa and the West Indies - in 2024, all of which are a part of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, as per ICC.
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"I still had to prove myself," says Pujara after being dropped from India'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pujara last represented India in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, but later dropped out from the squad of the West Indies tour for the new WTC cycle.
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New Zealand to play against South Africa, Australia in new WTC cycle
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
South Africa and New Zealand played a two-Test series back in 2022, when the Proteas came from behind to level proceedings 1-1. New Zealand claimed an innings victory in the first Test thanks largely to Matt Henry's display, though the tourists hit back with a 198-run win.
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Ravichandran Ashwin clinches most Test five-wicket hauls among active play
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
After missing the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 final against Australia earlier in June, Ashwin made an impactful return in India's first match of the new 2023-25 WTC cycle. He took 5/60 in 24.3 overs at an economy rate of 2.44. He dismissed skipper Kraigg Braithwaite, Tagenarine Chand
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