Page 12 - Test Cricket

Indian men and women's squads begin hard quarantine ahead of England tour

India captain Virat Kohli, his white-ball deputy Rohit Sharma and head coach Ravi Shastri joined the England-bound squad's bio-bubble on Tuesday as it began its eight-day hard quarantine

Ross Taylor quashes retirement rumours, says age is just a number

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor is in no mood to retire from cricket as he feels "age is just a number" and he is happy playing the game for his country.

Shubman Gill focussed on playing sessions on his first England tour

India opener Shubman Gill feels the team can't be better prepared for the WTC final against New Zealand but underlined the importance of playing session by session in English conditions

ICC WTC final: Boult gears up for England and India with week-long warm-up

Trent Boult to warm-up for a week in Mount Maunganui before departing for England to join teammates. New Zealand play two Tests against England followed by WTC final in a space of three weeks

UK tour: Ravindra Jadeja joins Team India's bio-bubble ahead of WTC final

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Monday began his quarantine period in Mumbai ahead of the team's departure to the UK for the World Test Championship (WTC) final

Virat Kohli shares experiences from younger days with me: Shubman Gill

Kohli's aggression and fearless cricket are getting acknowledged by team-mates with India opener Gill becoming the latest to admit that the India Test skipper encourages them to play fearless cricket

NZ vs ENG Tests: New Zealand's IPL contingent joins team's training

New Zealand players involved in the now-suspended IPL 2021, including skipper Kane Williamson, have joined the team's training session for the two-match Test series against England

IND vs NZ: India will be more conditioned for ICC WTC final, says Taylor

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor feels an early conclusion to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has helped Team India to be better prepared for World Test Championship (WTC) final

WTC Final: India awaits playing conditions, ICC to update teams shortly

What happens if next month's World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand ends in a draw? Or a tie? Or worse, a washout? The Indian cricket team is eagerly awaiting a response to this

India's tour of UK: BCCI to fly in players to Mumbai in charter flights

India men and women's cricket teams are being ferried in charter flights to Mumbai, where they will serve quarantine before departing to England together on June 2, also in a charter flight.

Rohit Sharma tells bowlers to do what their minds think: Mohammed Shami

Pace bowler Mohammed Shami has praised Rohit Sharma's leadership saying that India's opening batsman and limited overs vice-captain gives freedom to bowlers

Jofra Archer's recurring injury a worry for England: Nasser Hussain

Hussain said that England will want a fit Archer for the T20 World Cup and the Ashes set to be played later in the year

IND vs NZ: Don't want to get carried away, says Vihari ahead of WTC final

India batsman Hanuma Vihari said he doesn't want to get carried away with the importance of playing World Test Championship (WTC) final

IND vs NZ final: ICC WTC has made Test cricket exciting, says Williamson

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson acknowledged World Test Championship (WTC) for bringing context to Test cricket and making the longest format of cricket exciting.

India women's team to tour Australia for Test, white-ball series in Sep

The India women's cricket team is set to tour Australia for the first time in 15 years for a one-off Test and a white-ball series in September.

Wriddhiman Saha recovers from Covid-19, to join Indian team on May 24

India wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha reached Kolkata on Monday night after recovering from Covid-19 and is now fit and available for selection to the India squad

India men and women's cricket teams may travel together to England

In what could possibly be the first instance of its kind, the India men and women's cricket teams are likely to travel together to England on a charter flight on June 2 for their respective series

Archer's inclusion in NZ Test series in doubt after elbow injury resurfaces

Sussex coach Ian Salisbury said that pacer Jofra Archer's sore elbow stopped the England pacer from bowling against Kent in the County Championship match on Saturday

'Hardik doesn't fit into playing XI even in ODIs, T20s if he can't bowl'

Former India selector Sarandeep Singh has backed the current committee's call to ignore Hardik Pandya from the Test squad

England may field new faces in Test series against New Zealand: Giles

England may play a number of uncapped players in next month's Test series against New Zealand so as to keep regulars in the squad as fresh as possible for the Ashes that begins in December