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Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Topic: Test match

Team India look at tactical reset ahead of high-stakes Manchester test vs England

Bowling depth and batting form are in spotlight as India play England at Old Trafford where they haven’t won a test in nine attempts. England currently leading series.

India’s bowling selection handed England the opening Test win. Here’s what went wrong

Team selection for the World Test Championship has leaned towards shoring up the batting line-up, but it is believed to be coming at the cost of bowling power.

Kapil’s captaincy, Kumble’s test century & Kohli’s flourish. India’s Test campaigns in England over the yrs

Going by sheer numbers, England has the upper hand as it has won 51 of the total 136 Tests played between the two sides. India has won 35, while the remaining 50 ended in draws.

Look how Australian media covered the Perth Test defeat to India

Give it to the Aussies, they take a defeat on the chin and are brutal on their own cricket team while praising opposition India.

Washington Sundar claims 7-wicket haul as India restrict NZ to 259 in 2nd Test, lose Rohit

(Reuters) -India's Washington Sundar claimed a career-best seven-wicket haul and spin partner Ravichandran Ashwin took three to dismiss New Zealand for 259 before the hosts reached 16-1 at stumps on

India collapses to 46 against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Lowest total in Test at home

India's previous lowest score was 75, against the West Indies in New Delhi in 1987.

Day 1 of 1st Test between India, New Zealand washed out, more rain forecast Thursday

Both teams could not train on Tuesday either due to heavy downpour.

Spin wizard Ashwin is branching out. Coming soon, Hindi YouTube channel on his life & all things cricket

Cricketer announced launch of all-Hindi channel in Instagram reel alongside journalist Vimal Kumar. 'I've tried to read Hindi and watch Hindi films to improve my Hindi,' he said.

Ind-SA Test was shortest ever. Bad pitch, missing focus to blame? It may just have been Bazball

Indian speedsters bowled their hearts out & avoided a potential 0-2 scoreline, even as batsmen's inability to play on bouncy pitches is exposed yet again.

On Camera

India’s 10-minute delivery model is under pressure

If regulatory diktats nudge consumers to be a little more patient — or force labour to be a little less desperate — the business model breaks down before it turns profitable.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

India’s defence sky gets a solar boost: Army orders iDEX solar-electric drone 

Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.