India gained a strong grip over the first Test at the end of the fourth day, needing a further six wickets to go one up in the series, while Australia have 219 to get on a fifth day pitch. Set a steep target of 323, Australia lost two wickets each to R Ashwin and Mohammed […]
New Zealand 274 (Williamson 89, Watling 77*, Bilal 5-65) and 353 for 7 dec (Williamson 139, Nicholls 126*, Yasir 4-129) beat Pakistan 348 (Azhar 134, Shafiq 104, Somerville 4-75) and 156 (Babar 51, Ajaz 3-42, Somerville 3-52) by 123 runs For all the excuses Pakistan and their support staff come up with, for all the […]
Fast bowler Mohammad Amir and legspinner Shadab Khan are back in Pakistan’s Test squad for the tour of South Africa. The first of three Tests in the series begins on December 26 at Centurion. Also back in the squad are openers Fakhar Zaman, who missed the Test series against New Zealand with a knee injury, […]
Real Madrid legend and former manager Zinedine Zidane has named his best squad which constitutes of his former teammates and current greats. The Frenchman, however, did not include Cristiano Ronaldo in his team. Zidane, who won the World cup and the Champions League in a glorious 17-year-long career, revealed his favourite XI on Chinese news […]
It’s been 24 years since an Australian team batted as slowly in the first innings as Tim Paine’s did on day two in Adelaide. Back then, in January 1994, a burgeoning XI led by Allan Border slogged through 141 abstemious overs from South Africa to post 292 on a slow, low turner at the SCG, […]
On the fourth morning of the final Test in Abu Dhabi against New Zealand, Yasir Shah did not merely break an 82-year-old record, he smashed it. By dismissing William Somerville roughly half an hour into the morning, he picked up his 200th Test wicket in just his 33rd Test. That breaks the record for the […]
India’s batting seems in need of a boost after a poor start to their Test series in Australia, and it may come in the form of Prithvi Shaw. The 19-year-old opener, who made a century on Test debut, is recovering well from the ankle injury he picked up during the tour game in Sydney, and […]
Brazilian icon Pelé has taken a swipe at Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi. In an interview with Folha de S.Paulo, Pelé was asked what he thought of those who said Messi was the best ever. First, he was diplomatic, calling it a “matter of taste.” But he questioned the comparison, asking, “how can you […]
South Africa bring back fast bowler Duanne Olivier for the upcoming home Tests against Pakistan, replacing the injured Lungi Ngidi. Ngidi suffered a significant ligament injury to his right knee after falling awkwardly while fielding in the one-off T20I against Australia recently that has now sidelined him for 12 weeks. Olivier has five Test caps […]
Australia won’t fall into the trap of focusing solely on Virat Kohli, knowing all too well that India’s other batsmen pack a punch. Kohli has dominated the lead-up to the four-Test series that starts on Thursday in Adelaide, featuring in more headlines than any member of Tim Paine’s team. Well supported: Virat Kohli celebrates after […]