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Ind vs Ban, 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma says India is ready to combine for a low total to force a result

Rohit Sharma said India were willing to risk being bowled out for a low score in the first innings to get a result on a pitch that “didn’t have much to offer the bowlers”. There was no action on the…

Ind vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test – Rohit Sharma and the sixes that caused a dead game

Test cricket has been around for so long that there are some things you just can’t know. Did Bradman sleep with his bat next to his bed? Did WG floss after brushing her teeth? Did Imran take a course on…

India and Bangladesh are still puzzling over which pitch will be chosen on the eve of the Kanpur Test

There is some uncertainty regarding the conditions in which the second Test between India and Bangladesh will be played. Representatives from both teams admitted that they did not know which field would be used. “To be honest, I don’t know…

England vs Australia, 3rd ODI – Harry Brook shows how much the game matters to him by playing like he doesn’t care.

A glance to the sky before puffing out his cheeks. A “damn thing” comes from the corner of his mouth. Harry Brooks’ reaction in the 34th over of England’s chase says it all. Who cares? Not him. There was relief…

India vs Bangladesh, 1st Test in Chennai – The spotlight is on Shakib Al Hasan, who is not playing in his form, amid injury rumours

Missing overs and suggestions that he is battling multiple injuries have raised questions about Shakib Al Hasan’s performance in the ongoing Chennai Test against India. Shakib, who became Bangladesh’s oldest Test cricketer on Saturday, bowled seven overs on the third…

Ind vs Ban, 1st Test – R Ashwin explains how he approaches batting and bowling differently

All-rounders often tend to extrapolate from their performance in one discipline to another, but there may be a possibility that R. Ashwin’s primary ability has compromised his secondary ability. “Bowling and batting are two completely different sports in the same…

Ind vs Ban, 1st Test – R Ashwin explains how he approaches batting and bowling differently

All-rounders often tend to extrapolate from their performance in one discipline to another, but there may be a possibility that R. Ashwin’s primary ability has compromised his secondary ability. “Bowling and batting are two completely different sports in the same…

Ind vs Ban – 1st Test – Under all conditions, R Ashwin + Chepauk = Magic

It’s midday. The crowd is quiet. Maybe even bored. Many of them have come in Virat Kohli shirts. The silence as he fell is already being talked about for a cameo in the next Quiet Place movie. Someone comes out…

SL vs NZ – 1st Test – Andrew Fidel Fernando – Yes, you are still in the Kamindu Mendis fever dream

Look at the list of Kamindu Mendis’ results and these innings stand out: 9 for 17 in Chattogram, 12 for 25 at Old Trafford, 4 for 5 at Lord’s. Eleven Test knocks are in, these are the only innings in…

Chepauk’s red-soil pitch presents India with a choice: three seamers or three spinners?

Should they play three fast bowlers or three spinners? That is a decision Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir will have to make when they sit down to finalise India’s XI for the first Test against Bangladesh, which begins on September…