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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicTest cricket

Topic: Test cricket

Shubman Gill’s childhood coach Ghavri has a simple piece of advice. ‘Occupy crease & adapt to conditions’

Former Indian cricketer & coach Karsan Ghavri is confident about his ward coming out of the batting slump. He just has to put up that one big partnership or individual score, he adds.

Are Virat, Rohit & Co clueless before left-arm spin? Struggles of Indian batters ages old

Left-arm spinners are tricky for right-handed batters because of the natural variation—some deliveries turn sharply across the face of the bat while others come on with the angle.

Sunil Gavaskar on disadvantages of cricketers taking frequent breaks. ‘Very difficult to win after’

Former India captain also questions head coach Gautam Gambhir's role after 3-0 loss to Kiwis as well as tactics of home team during the three Test match series.

Our take on Chandrachud’s retirement, terror attacks in J&K, and LAC patrolling agreement

ThePrint view on the most important issues of the week.

Ben Stokes doesn’t get Islamabad reporter. Pakistanis charge English captain of overreacting

Pakistanis refused to let the English have the last laugh. One X user said, “Ben Stokes is me trying to understand the British English accent.”

Greater Noida stadium defeated the Afghanistan vs New Zealand Test. There’s a lesson here

The rain covers borrowed from Arun Jaitley stadium reached only on the evening of day two. The Test may join the list of rare games abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Royalty by blood, Anshuman Gaekwad exuded class, elegance on and off cricket ground

Baroda great was a proud man & he carried it on his sleeve, says ex-India cricketer Kiran More. 'He always maintained his dignity; he always interacted with people with adab.'

Inswing, outswing, reverse swing, reverse-reverse swing & more. James Anderson had it all

A fast bowler playing for 22 years & performing so consistently to be able to take 700 wickets would have sounded like fiction until Anderson did it, Tendulkar said it in March.

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.

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India has 7.4% growth, but faltering tax revenue could have implications in coming fiscal year

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

India’s Strike Corps to be split into Integrated Battle Groups—govt approves 1st in China-focused 17 MSC

IBGs are envisioned as agile, brigade-sized formations having integrated elements of all arms depending on the operational terrain it is set up for.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.