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[ad_1] India have climbed to the number one spot in Test cricket rankings following an emphatic 4-1 series victory against England. The Indian team moved past Australia who are now second in the table, according to the rankings released by the International Cricket Council late Saturday. India lost the opening Test against England before bouncing … Read more
[ad_1] After England suffered its first Test series defeat under the leadership of Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, its skipper questioned critics who claimed his team lacked the “ruthlessness” to beat India. “Ruthlessness? What is it? How does it show itself?” Stokes said. “Everyone goes into the game with their best intentions, when … Read more
[ad_1] Australia has only won one away Test series in the past decade, but Pat Cummins’ men have an opportunity to double that tally in Christchurch this week. The second Test between New Zealand and Australia gets underway at Hagley Oval on Friday, with the tourists already retaining the Trans-Tasman Trophy following last week’s 172-run … Read more
[ad_1] England is aiming to become the first touring team to win two Tests on a tour of India since 2012 and Ben Stokes is confident his team can challenge the hosts yet again in the series finale. Despite having already lost the series, Stokes dismissed suggestions England has gone backwards. In fact, he claimed … Read more
[ad_1] The general consensus out of England’s first series loss under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum? This was a missed opportunity, but not necessarily the same sort of one that would bring the same sort of widespread scrutiny that England may have seemed destined for earlier in the series. Why? Well, on this … Read more
[ad_1] Akaay Kohli accounts create mayhem on social media© Twitter As Star India batter Virat Kohli announced that he and his actress wife Anushka Sharma were blessed with a baby boy on February 15, fake social media accounts of their newborn son Akaay started to surface on social media. The moment Virat and … Read more
[ad_1] India’s Ravichandran Ashwin withdrew from the ongoing third Test against England on Friday due to “a family medical emergency”, just hours after becoming only the ninth player in history to take 500 Test wickets. “Ravichandran Ashwin has withdrawn from the Test squad, effective immediately due to a family medical emergency,” said Jay Shah, the … Read more
[ad_1] South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has revealed why Indian superstar Virat Kohli has missed the opening two matches of the Test series against England. On the eve of the series, Kohli revealed he was stepping away from cricket for at least the first two matches of the series due to “personal reasons”. … Read more
[ad_1] Recently-retired South Africa great Dean Elgar has sensationally claimed that India star Virat Kohli “spat at me” in an early Test meeting between the two, before apologising in a 3am drinking session two years later. Elgar, the former Proteas skipper, retired from international cricket last month after South Africa’s two-Test series at home against … Read more
[ad_1] India has been dealt an almighty double blow ahead of its next Test against England, with two more star players joining Virat Kohli on the sidelines. The BCCI on Monday night released a statement confirming superstar all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and veteran batter KL Rahul had been ruled out of the second Test in Visakhapatnam … Read more