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Topic: Test match

It was never about statistics for Virat Kohli. The cricket ground was a theatre of passion

There cannot be a better example of ‘sincere passion’ than Virat Kohli. Perhaps no future Indian captain will celebrate the fall of a wicket of the rival team as joyously as Kohli.

South Africa beat India by 7 wickets in third Test to win series 2-1

India had won the opening Test in Centurion before the hosts bounced back in the second Test in Johannesburg with a seven-wicket victory.

As Kiwis turn to Indian spin, Mumbai welcomes home Ajaz Patel and Rachin Ravindra

New Zealand's Ajaz Patel and Rachin Ravindra, both in their first year of Test cricket, will see a homecoming like no other when they come to Mumbai for the Test match.

Concerns rise about India’s cricket tour of South Africa amid Omicron variant spread

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said Saturday that the BCCI should consult the government before sending the senior men's cricket team to South Africa.

Rohit Sharma to skip entire New Zealand Test series, Virat Kohli opts out of first game

Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will lead the side in the opening Test in Kanpur as Kohli extends his break after opting out of the 3-match T20 series starting 17 November in Jaipur.

4th Test, Day 2: England build lead on a dried pitch, India fight back as Oval plot thickens

On Day 2 of fourth test, England hoped to bounce back from the damage done by the Indian pace attack on Day 1 but largely failed with the English innings wrapping up at 290.

4th Test, Day 1: Bumrah helps India fight back at The Oval, England trail by 138 runs

As the game resumes, keep an eye out for Bumrah. He is one wicket away from his 100th. He might just hold the key to this Test and the series.

Theaterisation of Indian military is the way forward. Setting up an expert panel a good start

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

PM to Pichai, Tendulkar, Viv Richards, Shah Rukh & Bachchan — all hail India’s Gabba win

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

India blow away South Africa by an innings & 137 runs in Pune, register record series win

All bowlers chip in with wickets as South Africa fold for 189 after following-on. Virat Kohli’s India set world record with 11th successive home series win.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.