PM Modi-Albanese

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PM Narendra Modi To Visit Gujarat With Aus PM Albanese

PM Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from March 8. During the tour, they will watch the first day of the fourth Test match between the two countries at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on March 9, confirmed officials. While PM Modi will arrive late evening, Albanese will land at Ahmedabad airport in the evening and head straight.

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 - 07:52 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: PM Narendra Modi, Australia PM Albanese, Australia, gujarat visit, test match

Pat Cummins

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Pat Cummins Ruled Out Of Ahmedabad Tets, Steve Smiths To Lead Australia

For the upcoming India V/S Australia test match, the Australian Cricket Squad Steves Smith will lead the team for the match in Ahmedabad. The development came after Pat Cummins had to return to stay home with his family. Cummins, who missed the third Test, flew back to Australia to be with his sick mother, who is in palliative care. Cricket Australia announced the same on March 6. 

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 - 01:17 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: test match, Ahmedabad Match, Australian Team, Pat Cummins, Steve Smiths

India-Pakistan

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Test Match Between Pakistan-India Is Lot Of Pressure: Captain Rohit Sharma

Indian Cricket team's Test Captain Rohit Sharma shared his excitement about the upcoming India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup 2022. "Stakes are always high during the India-Pakistan clash, with the game being a high-pressure encounter, said Sharma. The Asia Cup 2022 is set to begin from August 27 to September 11. In addition, India and Pakistan will have a face-off test match on August 28.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 - 05:05 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Rohit Sharma, India V'S Pakistan, asia cup 2022, Indian Cricket Team, test match

Dinesh Chandimal

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Dinesh Chandimal Scores 206 Scores, Becomes 1st Sri Lankan For Double Ton

Dinesh Chandimal became the first Sri Lankan player to score a double ton against Australia on Day 4 of the second Test at Galle.  With his unbeaten 206 scores in 326-ball innings, Chandimal scored 16 boundaries and five sixes. With this, team Sri Lanka were bowled out for 554 to lead by 190 on July 11 match, which is also their second-highest total in a Test innings against Australia. 

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 - 02:50 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Sri Lanka, Cricket, test match, Australia, Dinesh Chandimal

Kane Williamson

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New Zealand Skipper Williamson Tests Positive For Covid-19

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson reported being positive for Covid-19, after he took the RTP-PCR test, after feeling Coronavirus symptoms.  Due to this, Williamson will miss the second Test against England starting at Trent Bridge on June 10. Furthermore, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) tweeted that Coach Gary Stead confirmed Williamson is positive, and will now be replaced by Hamish Rutherford in the squad. 

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 - 04:30 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Kane Williamson, New Zealand Cricketer, Covid-19, test match, England

Ravindra Jadeja

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Ravindra Jadeja Is No. 1 All Rounder In ICC Men's Test Player Ranking

Ravindra Jadeja has been announced as number one cricketer in ICC Men's Test Player Rankings, on March 9.  With the epic performance of the Indian skipper in the recent India v/s Sri Lanka test match and India's home win in which Jadeja scored 175 runs not out with nine wickets in Mohali.  Jadeja has replaced West Indies player Jason Holder, who was in top position since February 2021.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 - 03:45 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Ravindra Jadeja, ICC Men's test player, Indian Cricketer, Sri Lanka, test match

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Virat Kohli

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Kohli's Historic 100th Test Match Not Behind Closed Doors: BCCI

Indian Skipper Virat Kohli's 100th Test match against Sri Lanka will be open for public, confirmed BCCI Secretary Jay Shah. On March 1, the BCCI said, test series against Sri Lanka, starting from March 4, at Punjab Cricket Stadium in Mohali, will have spectators. With the announcement, Kohli's fans got excited as they will witness former Indian Test Captain's 'historic' 100th test match.

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 - 08:23 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Virat Kohli, test match, Sri Lanka, Jay Shah, BCCI

Rishabh Pant and Dhoni

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Rishabh Pant Trends On Twitter; Fastest To Complete 100 Test Dismissals

Many cricket fans took to Twitter to congratulate Rishabh Pant after he became the fastest India wicketkeeper to complete his 100 dismissals in 26 Test matches, on December 28. He achieved the milestone while playing against South Africa at the SuperSport Park. Pant surpassed MS Dhoni and Wriddiman Saha who took 36 matches. ''Very glad that he improved a notch up,'' said a user on the social media platform.  

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 - 11:14 AM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: Test Cricket, Wicketkeeper, Fastest, test match, Dismissals

Shreyas Iyer

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Shreyas Iyer Becomes 16th Indian To Score Century On Test Debut

Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer on November 26 became the 16th Indian batsman who scored a century on his Test debut. The right-hander from Mumbai scored 105 off 171 balls during the ongoing New Zealand Test match in Kanpur's Green Park Stadium. He's also the third batsman from Mumbai to score 100 runs against NZ. The first Test match against New Zealand will continue till November 29.

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 - 09:00 AM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Shreyas Iyer, test match, New Zealand, Indian Cricket Team, Mumbai

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ENG VS IND Test cricket poster.

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IND Vs ENG: Final Test Match Cancelled Till Further Notice

In its new statement, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed following the convention with the BCCI that the scheduled Fifth and final Test has been canceled until further orders on September 10. The new decision came after considering the menace of COVID-19 for players of both countries. Reportedly, a day earlier India's support staff tested positive for COVID-19 following India's head coach Ravi Shastri and others.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 - 03:33 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: test match, England vs India, Manchester, Final Test, BCCI, ECB

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