Tag: Test Cricket
Test cricket is ‘dying’, says ICC chairman
DHAKA: Test cricket is "dying", the chairman of the sport´s governing body warned Thursday, adding the new world championship could help save the longest...
Fear of facing Steyn not reason for retirement from Test cricket,...
LAHORE: All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez on Tuesday slammed rumours about his retirement from Test cricket stemming from the want to avoid South Africa's Dale Steyn in the...
Dinesh Chandimal out of third England Test too
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the third Test against England after he failed to sufficiently recover from the groin strain...
Marcus Harris vaults into Test squad as Matt Renshaw ignored
MELBOURNE: Marcus Harris, the Victoria opening batsman, has been rewarded for consistency over several seasons by vaulting into Australia's 14-man Test squad for the...
Nathan Lyon happy to surpass ‘big brother’ Mitchell Johnson on wickets...
DUBAI: Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon was expecting to hear from “big brother” Mitchell Johnson after he surpassed the bristling left-arm fast bowler as his...
Fakhar Zaman set to make Test debut
ABU DHABI: Fakhar Zaman will replace injured Imam-ul-Haq as Pakistan’s opening batsman in the second Test against Australia to be played here from October 16.
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Wife persuaded against retiring: Centurion Hafeez
DUBAI: Veteran Pakistan star Mohammad Hafeez celebrated his recall with a century in the first Test against Australia on Sunday and revealed his wife...
Kohli quickest to 24th Test ton after Donald Bradman
RAJKOT: Skipper Virat Kohli became the quickest batsman to reach 24 Test centuries after the great Donald Bradman early on day two as India...
Sherman Lewis replaces Alzarri Joseph for India Tests
CHAGUARAMAS: Sherman Lewis, the right-arm fast bowler from Windward Islands, has been called up to West Indies' Test squad for their tour of India in...
Maxwell, Handscomb dumped for Tests against Pakistan
MELBOURNE: Glenn Maxwell and Peter Handscomb have been deemed surplus to requirements in the first Australian Test squad since the Newlands ball-tampering scandal. They were left out, while the...
‘It’s going to be a test of patience’: Rashid Khan on...
Rashid Khan, the No.1 T20I bowler in the world and No.2 on the ODI charts, is getting ready for Test cricket by reminding himself...
ICC Cricket Committee declares toss will remain part of Test cricket
The ICC Cricket Committee has made several recommendations to create a culture of respect that everyone in the game can adhere to.
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ICC may scrap tradition of coin toss from Test cricket
Test cricket's fundamental starting point may be scrapped, as the ICC's cricket committee prepares to debate whether or not the coin toss should be...
Yasir Shah out of Ireland, England Tests
LAHORE: Pakistan suffered a major blow ahead of their tour of Ireland and England with the news that their leading spinner Yasir Shah has been ruled out...
Astle ruled out of Christchurch Test; Sodhi called-up
CHRISTCHURCH: No sooner had Todd Astle been grasping a rare opportunity in Test cricket than he has been hit by injury, a side strain ruling him out...
Rahane fails again as India build on lead
DELHI: Ajinkya Rahane has missed another opportunity to spend time at the wicket as he fell cheaply on Day four as India swelled their lead...
Tantalizing final session livens up England’s hopes, sets up day 5
ADELAIDE: England's hopes for drawing level in the Ashes series livened up as they ended the day with requiring another 174 runs to level the...
