Tag: Test series

India seek balance between experiment and survival in series

AUCKLAND: On this tour of New Zealand, India have suffered their biggest defeat in ODIs - in terms of balls left - and T20Is - in terms of runs they fell...

India quicks getting the thoroughbred treatment

MELBOURNE: India are treating their pace bowlers like prize-winning thoroughbreds after the series-opening win over Australia in Adelaide while cautioning them against straining too...

South Africa call on uncapped batsman Hamza for Pakistan series

CAPE TOWN: South Africa have named uncapped middle-order batsman Zubayr Hamza and fast bowler Duanne Olivier in their squad for the three-test home series...

‘King Kohli’ spearheads India’s charge to end drought Down Under

MUMBAI: Having proved his credentials as a batsman in Australia four years ago, Virat Kohli returns for a series Down Under that could well...

Pak and NZ to take on each other in first Test...

ABU DHABI: Pakistan and New Zealand take on each other in first of the three-match test series at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi...

Uncapped Shaheen Afridi picked for Pakistan Test squad

18-year old fast bowling starlet Shaheen Shah Afridi has been called up to Pakistan's 15-man Test squad for the upcoming three-match series against New...

Zimbabwe stun Bangladesh to go 1-0 up

SYLHET: The Zimbabwe bowlers secured a thrilling 151-run victory in the first Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Tuesday, 6 November to take a...

Jubilee Life Insurance announces sponsorship of Pak, Australia cricket series

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance, Pakistan’s largest life insurance provider in the private sector is the presenting sponsor of the Pakistan vs. Australia cricket test series...

Azhar Ali ‘key wicket’ for Australian pacers in UAE Test series

DUBAI: Australia quicks Mitchell Starc and Peter Siddle have singled out Pakistan's Azhar Ali as the key wicket for the tourists in this month's...

Jasprit Bumrah still not a new-ball bowler, stresses Michael Holding

LONDON: Despite Jasprit Bumrah’s starring show in India’s win at Trent Bridge, Michael Holding has stuck to his opinion that the young paceman is...

‘Why can’t he edge them like everyone else?’ – Anderson on...

LORD'S: On a day when almost everything went right for Jimmy Anderson, the one thing that didn’t: Virat Kohli continued to elude him. Anderson returned...

Starc says bowlers must step up during UAE tour against Pakistan

MELBOURNE: Australia’s senior bowlers must step up to help captain Tim Paine lead an inexperienced team during their next tour against Pakistan, pace spearhead...

Don’t know what to be feeling: Ben Stokes

LONDON: Ben Stokes, one of England’s heroes at Edgbaston, will now miss the second Test against India as he gets ready for his trial...

Kohli ready to trust his instincts against England

BIRMINGHAM: Virat Kohli is ready to trust in his own game as he looks to prove he can score runs in England. The India captain...

Spinner Rashid’s recall prompts Yorkshire criticism

MANCHESTER: England’s decision to recall Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid to the test side to face India on Wednesday, despite him not playing four-day county...

India eager to cement No. 1 status with series win in...

LONDON: India may be the world´s top-ranked Test side but they still face accusations they are lions at home and lambs abroad. But a series...