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WTC: Stats of Indian players – Most runs, most wickets and other records

The World Test Championship (WTC) Final in Southampton was the culmination of a two-year period which saw the top Test playing nations in the world fight for the ultimate prize of becoming the official champions of cricket’s oldest and toughest format. There have been teams in the past, who have dominated an era in Test…

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'New Zealand has really risen under Kane Williamson's leadership': McCullum

Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has hailed Kane Williamson for inspiring the Black Caps to glory in world cricket. Under the latter’s leadership, the Kiwis thumped India by 8 wickets in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final in Southampton. McCullum lauded the way New Zealand cricket team rose to success under Williamson’s leadership.…

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Sakariya, Padikkal, Rana and other ‘newbies’ of Team India gear up for SL tour

Under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan, a second-string Indian team will be travelling to Sri Lanka in July 2021. As the senior players are in England, the likes of Chetan Sakariya, Nitish Rana, Krishnappa Gowtham, Devdutt Padikkal and Ruturaj Gaekwad received maiden call-ups for the Lankan tour. The new faces of Team India are out…

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Black Caps displayed skill and temperament required to be best Test team: ICC

New Zealand finally became world champions after missing out on trophies for several years. New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets to win the ICC World Test Championship at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. New Zealand reached two successive World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019 but were defeated by hosts Australia and England respectively.…

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Bangar reveals how Kohli's performance in WTC 'augurs well for the Indian team'

Team India’s defeat to New Zealand in the World Test Championship final has led to a lot of criticism by former players and fans. Indian cricket team did not look at their best in the WTC final as New Zealand outplayed and outsmarted them at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Indian skipper Virat Kohli also…

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Removing Kohli as India captain would be an 'absolute crime' to cricket: Swann

Impressed with what Virat Kohli has achieved as a leader, Graeme Swann is completely against the idea of removing him as captain of the Indian team. Kohli is not only India’s most-capped Test captain (61), but also the most successful with 33 wins and under him, the Indian team has finished as the No.1-ranked Test…

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'Bumrah is just 3/10, Pujara 2/10': Aakash Chopra rates Team India's performance

New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets to win the first-ever World Test Championship on Wednesday. Despite turning out impressive performances in the last 6-7 months, Team India looked off-colour at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. They were completely outplayed by an excellent Kiwi side. The batsmen performed poorly while the bowlers also did not…

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Pathan says Rishabh Pant should have shown 'some responsibility' while batting

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan feels Rishabh Pant should have batted a little more sensibly during India’s second innings, especially since the team had received a setback in the form of Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara’s wickets in quick succession early on Day 6. Pant scored 41 off 88 balls with four boundaries in his…

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2nd T20I: Billings, Livingstone give England series against Sri Lanka

Sam Billings and Liam Livingstone burnished their Twenty20 credentials as England withstood a top-order wobble to seal a series win over Sri Lanka following a rain-affected second contest. The duo are on the fringes of the limited-overs setup but after England stuttered to 36-4 in pursuit of 112 – a target reduced to 103 from…

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Harbhajan explains why NZ 'deserve to be champions'

Veteran India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is convinced that New Zealand outplayed India and deserved to win the final of the World Test Championship in Southampton. Harbhajan reckons it was a great toss to win for New Zealand as they were aware of English conditions better than their opponents and made the most of it by…

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'It was an absolute disgrace': Former WC winning allrounder slams Ind's bowling

Former World Cup winning all-rounder Roger Binny did not mince words in criticising the Indian bowling for their performance against New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship in Southampton. Binny was highly critical of India’s bowling in the first innings on Day 3 of the Test where they allowed New Zealand to…

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Kohli shares heart-warming, positive message after India's WTC final loss

India may have lost the final of the World Test Championship but it takes nothing away from the incredible amount of hard work the unit has put together over the last two years. After their exit from the 2019 World Cup, India were out on a Test journey that saw them register series wins –…

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'No wickets from Bumrah was disappointing': Jaffer on India's 'big setback'

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has expressed his disappointment over Jasprit Bumrah going wicketless in the ICC World Test Championship against New Zealand. The right-arm pacer has been India’s go-to bowler and has done wonders for his team in different conditions. However, he failed to impress against Kane Williamson’s New Zealand. Bumrah was the only…

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BCCI to request ECB for 2 warm-up games for India before England Tests: Report

The BCCI will be writing to the England and Wales Cricket Board, requesting them to arrange a couple of warm-up matches for the Indian cricket team before the start of the five-Test series against England from August 4. There is a six-week-long gap between now and the start of the Test series, and after India’s…

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'I remember him coming up to me saying – relax, have your tea'

June, 22, 1996 is the day when former Indian captain and current BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly made his debut in Test cricket. Even though Ganguly had made his debut for India in an ODI back in 1992, he was a brand-new face in the cricketing arena who left a deep impact with a magnificent hundred…

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'Up to him to understand whether it was an error': Kohli on Pant's dismissal

India’s Rishabh Pant didn’t get the desired results in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand but what baffled many including the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, Michal Vaughan and Aakash Chopra was the left-hander’s repeated attempts to charge down the track against the pacers when the situation demanded sensible batting in the second innings.…

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Sanjay Manjrekar weighs in on India's team selection for WTC Final

Sanjay Manjrekar feels India missed a trick by including Ravindra Jadeja in the playing XI for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, which they lost by eight wickets. Jadeja picked up one wicket in the match and scored 15 and 16 in both innings as India failed to put up a solid score,…

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'It backfired, as it mostly does': Manjrekar on Jadeja's inclusion in Playing XI

Sanjay Manjrekar feels India missed a trick by including Ravindra Jadeja in the Playing XI for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, which they lost by eight wickets. Jadeja picked up one wicket in the match and scored 15 and 16 in both innings as India failed to put up a solid score,…