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India vs Bangladesh: No time for slip-ups for India in first Test

India are the world's top Test team, have a reputation of being virtually invincible at home and are looking to seal a spot in WTC Final before the big series Down Under. The pressure is on the hosts as Bangladesh look to put up a challenge and continue their recent…

The Times of India · Sep 19, 2024

A tale of 'identical' hundreds in a Test match

NEW DELHI: Former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Duleep Mendis etched his name into Test cricket history with a rare feat—scoring identical centuries in both innings of a Test match. Facing Sunil Gavaskar's India in September 1982 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Madras (now Chennai), Mendis scored 105 runs in the…

The Times of India · Sep 18, 2024

Yashasvi Jaiswal on brink of World Test Championship milestone, leaving even Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma behind

NEW DELHI: India's young batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the brink of making history in the ongoing 2023-25 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. As India gear up to face Bangladesh in a two-match Test series starting September 19 in Chennai, Yashasvi is aiming for a remarkable milestone.

The Times of India · Sep 17, 2024

India vs Bangladesh: What had happened when Bangladesh last toured India for a Test series

NEW DELHI: The Test rivalry between India and Bangladesh, while not as historically significant as some other cricket rivalries, has seen steady development over the years.

The Times of India · Sep 15, 2024

When 18-year-old Sachin Tendulkar exhibited a batting masterclass at the WACA

NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar had a remarkable cricketing career in Australia, where he built a reputation as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

The Times of India · Sep 15, 2024

Tests abandoned without a ball bowled

The Afghanistan-New Zealand one-off Test being called off without a ball being bowled was the eighth occasion when a Test has been abandoned in such a manner in the history of the game. Before this, seven matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled, dating back to 1890. The last…

The Times of India · Sep 14, 2024

Coaches Jonathon Trott, Gary Stead react after abandonment, say drainage system of a Test venue 'shouldn't be taken for granted’

GREATER NOIDA: As the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was called off without a ball being bowled – and not even the toss taking place – there were some stern words from the head coaches Jonathon Trott (Afghanistan) and Gary Stead (New Zealand) at the “post-abandonment” press conference…

The Times of India · Sep 14, 2024

'17-year-old boy became a man...': When Sunil Gavaskar lauded Sachin Tendulkar for his first Test hundred

NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar scored 51 Test centuries in his illustrious career, the most by any player in Test cricket history. These hundreds spanned a career of 24 years, from 1989 to 2013, in which Sachin became a legend in cricket.

The Times of India · Sep 11, 2024

'If it rains like this...': ACB official after third day also washed-out in Afghanistan vs New Zealand one-off Test

NEW DELHI: The one-off Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand in Greater Noida has been called off for the third consecutive day due to continuous rain on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Sep 11, 2024

When the India vs England Test was called off 90 minutes before start in 2021

NEW DELHI: The fifth Test of the Pataudi Trophy between India and England, scheduled at Old Trafford in September 2021, was canceled just 90 minutes before it was to start. A COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp, which affected several support staff members, including head coach Ravi Shastri, led to…

The Times of India · Sep 10, 2024