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England spinner Jack Leach admitted Wednesday that Australian counterpart Nathan Lyon was “impressive” and he had been studying how he deals with local conditions ahead of the first Ashes Test next week. Leach also spotlighted Ravindra Jadeja as an inspiration after the Indian’s exploits during a Test series in Australia last summer. ”For years I’ve watched Nathan

SA A vs IND A: SA A batters found it hard to deal with India A pacers on Day 1.© Instagram India A pacers grabbed five wickets as South Africa A reached 233 for seven on the opening day of the second unofficial Test on Tuesday. Speedsters Navdeep Saini (2/54), who has lost his place

India and New Zealand players© Twitter/BCCI India and New Zealand arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday for the second and final Test of the series, to be played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium from December 3. A Mumbai Cricket Association official said that both the teams arrived in the megacity from Kanpur in the evening via a

KL Rahul working out during a gym session© KOO Team India was dealt a huge blow ahead of the start of the Test series against New Zealand as opening batter KL Rahul was ruled out of the two-match series after sustaining a muscle strain on his left thigh. Rahul showed good form in Test cricket on the

Ray Illingworth led England to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1970/71.© Twitter Former England cricket captain Ray Illingworth has revealed he is receiving treatment for cancer. The 89-year-old, who led England to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1970/71, is undergoing radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer. “They are just hoping to get rid

Sri Lanka‘s openers started strong against the West Indies after rain stopped play until after tea in the second Test at Galle on Monday. Match officials extended play after the hosts won the toss but stopped half an hour early with bad light after just 34.4 overs. Pathum Nissanka outscored skipper Dimuth Karunaratne to reach

Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Tom Latham on Monday to go past Harbhajan Singh.© AFP Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday became India’s third-highest all-time wicket-taker in Test cricket, surpassing veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in the elite list. He achieved this feat on Day five of the ongoing first Test between India and New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium

Axar Patel has made a great start to his Test career in 2021 Axar Patel has had a dream run in the longest format of the game ever since making his debut in the Test series against England in February earlier this year. On Saturday, Axar picked up his fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket

Wriddhiman Saha is an “ideal team man” who can always be relied to do the “tough job” but unfortunately he will have to play the second fiddle when India’s number one keeper-batter Rishabh Pant gets back from break, batting coach Vikram Rathour said on Sunday. Saha, the oldest member of the current Indian set-up at

Shreyas Iyer in action in India’s second innings in the 1st Test vs New Zealand in Kanpur© AFP Shreyas Iyer stamped his class on the fourth day of the first Test between India and New Zealand as he pulled the hosts out of a deep hole with a fine knock of 65 runs in the

IND vs NZ: KS Bharat came on as a substitute wicketkeeper on Day three© BCCI/Twitter India’s substitute wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat said he just had 12 minutes to get ready after being asked to get behind the stumps on the third day of the ongoing Test against New Zealand here on Saturday. A seasoned first-class cricketer,

Wriddhiman Saha’s biggest capital in his 11-year international career has been his immaculate glove-work which is still sharp but Srikar Bharat’s neat work behind the stumps as a substitute keeper seems enough to give the 37-year-old Bengal stumper sleepless nights. Worse, Saha’s uncanny knack of picking up niggles and injuries at the wrong time isn’t

IND vs NZ: The Kanpur Test pitch has shown variable bounce that has troubled batters.© Twitter The ongoing first Test match in Kanpur has displayed variable bounce so far which has been tough to handle at times for both India as well as New Zealand. The low bounce troubled the home team later on in

The upcoming FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup in South Africa was on Saturday put on hold as a new variant of COVID-19 in the country stoked worldwide fears. The prestigious tournament was to be held in the Rainbow Nation from December 5 to 16. However, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in

The first unofficial Test between India A and South Africa A ended in a draw.© AFP The first unofficial Test between India A and South Africa A in Bloemfontein ended in a draw after play on fourth and final day was washed out. In response to the hosts’ 509 for seven declared, India A had reached 308

MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are likely to be retained by their respective IPL teams.© BCCI/IPL The clock is ticking for the eight existing Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises as the deadline to name the players retained by them ahead of the mega auction before IPL 2022 nears. The teams have to come out with

File photo of former Australian Test captain Tim Paine© AFP Australia’s Tim Paine will take leave from all forms of cricket for the “foreseeable future”, Cricket Tasmania said Friday, after a sexting scandal led him to resign as Test captain. “Following discussions over the last 24 hours, Tim Paine has advised Cricket Tasmania that he

Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne elated after win over the West Indies© AFP Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne expressed happiness after his side defeated West Indies in the first Test of the two-match series. Ramesh Mendis scalped five wickets as Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by 187 runs in the first Test of the two-match