Former Australian batter Adam Gilchrist hailed star batter Steve Smith on completing 10,000 Test runs, calling him a “master craftsman” and expressing admiration for his journey from a leg spinner to a top-class batter. Smith made history on Wednesday, scoring his 35th Test century and also becoming only the fourth Australia batter to […]
Kevin Sinclair led a West Indian spin trio to give the tourists a sniff of a series-levelling win in the second Test Sunday with Pakistan on the ropes at 76-4 after day two in Multan. The gutsy West Indies scored 244 in their second innings to set the hosts a daunting 254-run target […]
Spin wizards Noman Ali and Sajid Khan guided Pakistan to a strong position against the West Indies after another spin dominated second day’s play in the opening Test in Multan on Saturday. The pair shared nine wickets between them to dismiss the West Indies for a paltry 137 in reply to the home […]
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma© AFP Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma is likely to be rested for the fifth Test encounter against Australia starting Thursday in Sydney, according to sources. Rohit has scored just 31 runs in three matches during the ongoing series and his performances has resulted in massive criticism […]
Updated World Test Championship Points Table After South Africa Defeat Pakistan© AFP South Africa booked their spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final after a gritty two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first Test match in Centurion on Sunday. It was a brilliant show of resilience from the South Africa tail-enders as Kagiso […]
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar showered praise on India’s young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy after his gutsy maiden Test century on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Saturday. Reddy’s unbeaten 105 spearheaded a spirited Indian fightback as they reached 358/9, […]
Refuting the criticism from some sections, former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri said that the moment when Team India avoided the follow-on during the drawn third Test match at Brisbane, was worth “celebration” and that it will lift the visitors as they gear up for the crucial fourth Test of the series, a […]
Star Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan is set to play his first Test match since March 2021 as the Afghanistan Cricket Board on Monday announced the squad for the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo. Rashid hasn’t played red-ball cricket for his country since he took on Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi in March […]
New Zealand veteran Tim Southee on Saturday equalled West Indies great Chris Gayle’s tally of sixes in Test cricket to move to joint-fourth spot in the all-time list, with his 98th hit over the fence in Hamilton. Southee, playing his 107th and final Test for New Zealand, reached the milestone in the match […]
South Africa moved to the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) standings, damaging the Sanath Jayasuriya-coached side’s aspirations for qualifying for the WTC final with a 109-run victory over Sri Lanka at St George’s Park on Monday. The win secured a dominant 2-0 series victory for the Proteas, who dethroned WTC table […]