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Neil Wagner was enduring the pain of a fractured finger, sustained while batting in the early innings of the first Test against Pakistan, but he persevered through that injury and threw 21 overs in Pakistan’s opening innings because he would have ‘taken a stretcher’ to take him off the field …

News Allrounder exceeds 16.5 overs on day two in absence of Kasun Rajitha and Dhananjaya de Silva Dasun Shanaka hit the tail well to complete his first fifty test on the second morning of the Centurion test, and yet his most significant contribution thus far may have been with the …

If you are in Pakistan and need something to get you going before the third day of the test started at 3am local time, you may have tuned in to the English Premier League match late at night. Sit back, watch Wolves take on Tottenham Hotspur for a couple of …

News Faheem Ashraf “the potential to become the all-rounder we need,” says Pakistan hitting coach On a bad day for Pakistan’s batsmen at Mount Maunganui, the two bright spots were Mohammad Rizwan and Faheem Ashraf, who reached 71 and 91 respectively, and added 107 for the seventh wicket, to help …

66 centuries. 94 fifties. 20,396 races. Virat Kohli’s contribution to the Indian team and the world of cricket is unmatched. From watching Kohli’s aggression on the field to watching him grow as a senior player on the team and take the team to greater heights, the 32-year-old cricketer has reached …

ICC Cricket Awards 2020: Virat Kohli won the ICC ODI Player of the Decade award for men.© AFP Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Decade award for his prolific record in the 50+ format. Kohli also took home the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award …

Another sensational ton from the bat of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (129) and the fifties of Ross Taylor (70), Henry Nicholls (56), BJ Watling (73) helped the hosts to a daunting 431 total against Pakistan in the first test to be played at the Bay Oval. While the Kiwis …

This was a long time coming from the first South African games. Actually, three years. That is the last time the two best South Africans got into a position of over 100, 22 test matches and 43 innings. Since then, South Africa’s beginnings have been more shaky than stable, with …

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc lamented the opportunities his team wasted on the second day of the Boxing Day Test, but also praised rival captain Ajinkya Rahane for his century of pressure absorption. A tenacious undefeated 104 by Rahane put India in the driver’s seat after day two, as they …

The International Cricket Council on Sunday announced the teams of the decade in Test, ODI and T20I cricket. Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin are the two Indians featured on the test team of the decade, with Kohli named as the test side patron. Meanwhile, the ODI and T20I sides are …