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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

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.