Test cricket

Express News Service INDORE:  ON Tuesday, Rohit Sharma had raised the possibility of requesting a green seamer for the fourth Test if the hosts made it 3-0 at Indore. The batters would have made that call by now on the…

By PTI INDORE: Australia bowled out India for 109 in their first innings soon after lunch on the first day of the third Test Wednesday, with spinner Matthew Kuhnemann taking five wickets and Nathan Lyon three. Virat…

By PTI INDORE: India's aggressive approach on a track offering vicious turn backfired as Australia reduced the hosts to 84 for seven after a rather eventful opening session of the third Test here on Wednesday. Like…

Express News Service INDORE: In hindsight, it wasn't a surprise that Mohammed Shami's second Test wicket was uprooting the middle stump of the batter (Marlon Samuels at Eden Gardens in 2013). His third Test wicket…

By AFP WELLINGTON: New Zealand beat England by just one run in the second-Test thriller on Tuesday to draw the series despite having been forced to follow on in Wellington. New Zealand set England a target of 258…

By PTI WELLINGTON: World's premier all-rounder Ben Stokes won't allow Indian Premier League (IPL) come in the way of national duty, saying he would prefer to fly back and lead England against Ireland in the build-up…

Express News Service NEW DELHI: India were tottering at 139/7 when Ravichandran Ashwin joined Axar Patel in the middle on Day 2 of the second Test against Australia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.…

By PTI NEW DELHI: Axar Patel has attributed his rapid growth as a batter over the last 12 months to a change in mindset besides crediting Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting for the transformation. Axar has come of…

By PTI NEW DELHI: Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin added another significant chapter to India's lower-order fightbacks as their priceless 114-run eighth-wicket partnership put the hosts on an even keel against…

By PTI NEW DELHI: Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin added another significant chapter to India's lower-order fightbacks as their priceless 114-run eighth-wicket partnership put the hosts on an even keel against…