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Kohli is the last superstar of Indian cricket. His impact on the game goes beyond 22 yards

Under his Test captaincy, India won 40 out of 68 matches. Off the field, he defended his players from attacks on social media with the same aggression.

Slow middle order start, prolific opener to solid captain—the chapters of Rohit Sharma’s Test career

Rohit, who announced his retirement from Test format last week, didn't always have a smooth red-ball journey. But he reinvented himself.

With a lukewarm start in whites, Kohli led India to the top. How he made Test cricket cool

Kohli, the most successful Test captain of all time, announced his retirement from the format Wednesday, drawing curtains on an illustrious 14-year career.

‘#269, signing off’: Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket, adds ‘it’s not easy—but it feels right’

In 123 Tests, Kohli amassed 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries & 31 fifties. What cements his place in cricket lore is his attitude he brought to Test team.

With ‘heart full of gratitude’, Virat Kohli announces retirement from test cricket after 14 yrs

The 36-yr-old batter said in an Instagram post that it wasn't an easy decision, 'but it feels right'. Kohli will continue to play in the ODI format.

Rohit Sharma announces retirement from Test cricket

Sharma represented India in 67 Test matches out of which he captained 24. He recently received criticism for team India's performance where India failed to qualify for World Test Championship Final.

IPL expansion will kill Test cricket. Players no longer care about playing for the country

One of the founding philosophies of the BCCI has been to effectively control the game in India. The IPL has dented that control.

United by Test, divided by Tier: For cricket’s longest format, the debate is in corridor of uncertainty

West Indian legends like Sir Clive Lloyd & Michael Holding are against proposed system. Former & present cricketers, cricket writers ThePrint spoke to are divided in their opinions

Melbourne Test: Australia beat India by 184 runs, lead Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1

Brief score: Australia 474 & 234 vs India’s 369 & 155. Set 340 to win on 5th day, India were bowled out after tea while Yashasvi Jaiswal fought a lone battle, scoring 84.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?