scorecardresearch
Saturday, April 27, 2024
TopicTest cricket

Topic: Test cricket

England’s James Anderson becomes first pacer to take 700 test wickets

Anderson clean bowled Shubman Gill on Friday and Kuldeep Yadav became his 700th victim on day three of the contest, when the batter fell caught behind.

India win by 7 wickets in record-breaking test match against South Africa

Match was completed in 642 balls, making it the shortest ever Test in which there has been a winner, beating Australia’s 656-ball victory over South Africa in 1932.

Stuart Broad gets guard of honour from Australia in final innings, scores six off last ball

In post-third-day announcement Saturday, Broad had announced retirement from international cricket, bringing the curtains down on an illustrious 17-year international career.

Wasim Akram showed his class against the mighty West Indies. No Imran or Miandad by his side

Be it the 1986 match against the West Indies or his last test hundred in 2000, Wasim Akram's knocks have resulted in multiple victories for Pakistan.

India need not prepare extreme turning pitches to maintain home dominance in cricket. Here’s why

India retained Border-Gavaskar Trophy for fourth time in row but not before results threw up the age-old debate of pitch preparation & early finishes in home Test matches.

India top ICC Test table after Nagpur game, are No 1 in all formats of cricket

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who demolished the Australians along with spin twin Ravindra Jadeja, has moved up to second spot among bowlers.

India wins big against Australia in 1st Test, Venkatesh Prasad questions KL Rahul’s place in team

Ashwin, Jadeja & Axar Patel bamboozle Australia to ensure win by an innings & 132 runs in opening Test of four-match series, but top order selection is an issue according to Prasad.

From getting trolled to breaking records, cricketer Jaydev Unadkat’s 12-yr-long comeback story

Saurashtra skipper Unadkat broke Vinay Kumar’s record to become the first bowler in the history of Ranji Trophy to pick up a hattrick in the first over.

India clinch Mirpur thriller to blank Bangladesh

Ravichandran Ashwin & Shreyas Iyer combined to help India prevail in a low-scoring match against Bangladesh with a 3 nervy wicket victory on Sunday.

On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.