Australia's ever-reliant batter Marnus Labuschagne recalled the first memory that he holds of India stalwart Virat Kohli ahead of the highly-anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).
Rohit Sharma's side suffered a massive blow in their quest for a third consecutive appearance in the World Test Championship Final when they fell to a 3-0 series whitewash at the hands of New Zealand and now must win at least four matches in Australia to qualify for the one-off Test at Lo
Rohit Sharma-led Team India had a disappointing Test series against New Zealand which made it tough for them to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-2025 final.
NZ made history on Indian shores, as a ten-wicket haul from Ajaz Patel and twin fifties from Will Young helped them secure a 25-run win over India in the third and final Test in Mumbai and hand India their first-ever series whitewash at home in a Test series of three or more Tests.
From seeing Rishabh Pant almost recreate a famous Gabba heist on home turf to Ajaz Patel etching New Zealand's name into history books, a mouth-watering spectacle of Test cricket was at its level-best.
With teams like India, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa fighting hard for the coveted WTC final spots, let us look at the state of play in the championship so far.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday pointed out reasons for recent trend of teams losing at home in Tests and said that it is because of the pressure of the World Test Championship (WTC) points.
Tearaway quick Ben Sears is set to miss the three-match Test series against England, although New Zealand coach Gary Stead remains hopeful of having him fit for the latter part of the home summer.
Sears was also sidelined for the entire Test series in India due to a knee injury. The 26-yea
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
Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar brushed away the concerns about India's current predicament in reaching next year's World Test Championship final by asserting that the team hasn't been narrow-minded about what has been happening after their recent results.
Skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday said batters did not perform as well as was required in the two matches of Test series against New Zealand, which India lost, and that it's too early to think of the World Test Championship.