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What's Bazball and why is it the right approach to keep Test cricket alive?

Under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes' Bazball system of attacking Test cricket, England have won eight out of the nine games and have played no draws at all

Sri Lanka asks ICC to probe match-fixing allegations during Pak Test series

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday said it has asked the ICC to probe match-fixing allegations concerning the home Test series against Pakistan held in July. Opposition member of parliament Nalin Bandara had alleged match fixing during the drawn series (1-1) played in Galle. The executive committee of SLC decided today to invite Mr Alex Marshall, the General Manager of the ICC anti corruption unit to Sri Lanka to investigate recent allegations of match fixing made by a parliamentarian regarding the recently concluded Pakistan tour," a statement from SLC said. The SLC accused Bandara of tarnishing its reputation by making the allegation.

Duleep trophy incident highlights the very masculine art of sledging

West Zone captain Rahane sent his teammate to the dressing room because of sledging at a recent match

ICC World Test Championship 2021-23: Schedule, points table and rankings

ICC World Test Championship 2021-23: October would be the month of encounters between South Africa, West Indies, India, Australia, Pakistan and England. Read this detailed article to know everything

3rd Test: England register a 9-wicket win, complete 2-1 series win over SA

The Proteas looked a lot more assured in their second innings before the wicket of Dean Elgar triggered a massive collapse. South Africa, who at one point were 70/1, were bowled out for just 169

ICC has to put more time to ensure survival of ODI, Test cricket: Kapil Dev

The growth of franchise T20 leagues has raised a serious question marks over the future of ODI cricket, and concerns for its future down the line, including Test cricket.

Keep Test cricket to top six teams; respect quality over quantity: Shastri

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri stated that Test cricket should be restricted to only the top six teams in the format.

Pant surges to number five, Kohli drops out of top-10 in ICC Test rankings

India's star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant blazed his way into a career-best fifth position in the latest ICC Test rankings announced on Wednesday

ENG vs IND 5th Test Highlights: Root-Bairstow lead England to historic win

England vs India 5th Test Highlights: Former English captain Joe Root alongside his Yorkshire compatriot Jonny Bairstow led his side to a historic chase of 378 runs against India at Edgbaston

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 2 Highlights: Bumrah shines on a rain-marred day

England vs India 5th Test Day 2 Highlights: Stand-in skipper Bumrah was the hero of the rain-marred day as he not only broke the world record for most runs hit in an over in Tests but also took 3-35

Bumrah smashes 29 of Broad's record-breaking 35-run over in Test history

World record stayed with Lara for 18 years, he had hit South African left-arm spinner Robin Peterson for 28 runs in a Test match in 2003-04, which included 4 fours and two sixes off 6 legal deliveries

Lyon surpasses Kapil Dev, enters top ten Test wicket-takers of all time

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has now surpassed legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev to enter the list of top ten wicket-takers of all time in Test cricket.The veteran Aussie spinner accomplished this during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium in Galle on Friday.Lyon was at his destructive best throughout the match, taking 5/90 in the first innings that bundled out Sri Lanka for 212. He later took 4/31 in the second innings, restricting the Lankans to merely 113.Lyon now has 436 wickets, surpassing the total of 434 wickets by the legendary Indian all-rounder.His exploits with the ball were of great help to his side, which got the target of only five runs, which they chased down easily and won the game by two wickets.Niroshan Dickwella (58), Angelo Mathews (39) and captain Dimuth Karunaratne (28) put forward notable contributions for their side.Nathan Lyon (5/90) was the star of Australia with the ball. Spinner Mitchell Swepson also took 3/55. Pacers Pat ...

ENG vs IND 5th Test: Pitch Report and Weather Update of Edgbaston Stadium

England vs India fifth Test pitch report: The pitches in England, especially in Test cricket have always supported swing fast bowling and this one at Edgbaston seems to be no different either

ENG vs IND 5th Test: Five things India must learn from NZ to tackle England

England vs India: The Indian team can learn from the mistakes of the New Zealand team that played England just a week before and then try to tackle the English in a better way in this rescheduled Test

Mayank Agarwal to join Indian Test squad in England as cover for Rohit

Opener Mayank Agarwal has been called up to join the Indian squad in the UK as cover for skipper Rohit Sharma, who is doubtful for the Test against England after testing positive for Covid-19

Ranji Trophy 2022: Mumbai's Sarfaraz Khan named 'Man of the Tournament'

In six games, Sarfaraz scored 982 runs at an average of 122.75, finishing at the top of the batting charts

Rohit, Gill hit the nets at Leicestershire ground ahead of July 1 Test

Rohit and Gill are likely to open the innings for India in the Test and the duo got into the groove as they looked to sharpen their skills during the practice session at Leicestershire County Ground

WI coach Simmons wants team to remain unbeaten in remaining Tests this year

After defeating Bangladesh by seven wickets in Antigua, head coach Phil Simmons now wants his side to be unbeaten in remaining Test matches scheduled this year.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib blames poor batting for test loss against WI

After facing a seven-wicket defeat against West Indies, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan blamed the batters for their dismal show.Kemar Roach and captain Kraigg Brathwaite shined for West Indies, helping them seal a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday.In the first innings, Bangladesh were bowled out at 103, with only Shakib playing a decent knock of 51 runs."(The toss) Played a significant part, but we can't complain. If we could have applied ourselves better, it would have been ideal. The wicket was pretty good after that. That one session killed the game for us. Happy with the way the bowlers performed. (Batting failures) Not acceptable, we have been doing that quite regularly in the Tests. Batsmen need to find ways to score runs. That's a simple equation that we need to work on," said Shakib in a post-match presentation."(On the partnership with Nurul) A lot to be gained from that, Nurul ...

WI pacer Kemar Roach equals Michael Holding's tally of 249 test wickets

West Indies pacer Kemar Roach on Sunday scalped his 249th wicket and equalled the Test wicket tally of the former pacer Michael Holding.Roach achieved this feat during the first Test against Bangladesh at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday, where he scalped a total of 7 wickets in both the innings. The pacer now stands at the seventh spot on the list of highest Test wicket-takers of West Indies.Former pacer Michael Holding stands at number six due to a better economy rate than Roach. The first on the list is Courtney Andrew Walsh, with a total of 519 wickets."It's a great feeling, I am a person of stats. To be up there with the legends puts me in the bracket as well," said Roach after the first Test against Bangladesh ended.Roach and captain Kraigg Brathwaite shined for West Indies, helping them seal a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday.It was a memorable outing for the Windies, ..