NEW DELHI: As India clinched a historic Test win in Cape Town on Thursday, Rohit Sharma and Co. moved back to the top spot in the latest ICC World Test Championship standings.Having secured 12 points after their first-ever victory at the Newlands, India reclaimed the No.1 position in the WTC table.After an embarrassing innings defeat … Read more
NEW DELHI: Despite India’s crushing defeat in the World Test Championship against Australia, captain Rohit Sharma attributed the loss to their below par bowling performance in the first innings. However, he emphasised that the team’s commendable efforts over the past two years should not be undermined.Following their loss to New Zealand in the previous WTC … Read more
NEW DELHI: As the highly anticipated World Test Championship final between India and Australia draws closer, former captain Aaron Finch has expressed his confidence in Steve Smith‘s abilities and believes the Australian team must dismiss Indian batsman Virat Kohli early in the match. The final is scheduled to begin on June 7 at the Oval … Read more
NEW DELHI: Steve Smith, Australia’s stand-in captain, on Wednesday said that the pitch for the fourth and final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad looks a little different from the previous three pitches. Smith added that there might be opportunities for bigger totals on this wicket.Australia are 1-2 down in the four-match series … Read more
NEW DELHI: Humbled in Indore, an outright victory in Ahmedabad will seal India’s place in the World Test Championship final against Australia but if Rohit Sharma‘s team loses or plays a draw, its fate will depend on the outcome of the Sri Lanka-New Zealand series.Australia by virtue of their nine-wicket win in Indore have already … Read more
NEW DELHI: Australia skipper Pat Cummins on Wednesday played down concerns about the Nagpur pitch ahead of the opening Test of the four-match series against India. There were accusations against India from the Australian media regarding the selective watering of the pitch by the curators. According to reports, the way the Nagpur pitch has been … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s chances of sealing the second spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) table and make it to the final received a boost on Thursday when Australia thrashed South Africa by an innings and 182 to runs in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne. Australia’s series-clinching win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, after … Read more