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News Joe Root and Chris Silverwood talk to Javagal Srinath after exasperation on the field The England captain and coach have asked the match referee to ensure “consistency” in the process by which the television referee makes decisions after more contentious moments on the first day of the third test …

News “Make T20 cricket a short-term priority” given the two World Cups, he says Faf du Plessis, the former South African captain, has retired from Test cricket after 69 appearances in the format. With no test cricket in the immediate future for South Africa, du Plessis wants to “enter a …

News The eight franchises must fill a total of 61 spaces, including 22 foreign players Australian batsman Shaun Marsh, New Zealander all-rounder Corey Anderson and former South African fast bowler Morne Morkel are among the 17 new names to be included among the 292 players shortlisted for the 2021 IPL …

India is ticking a lot of boxes in cue ball cricket right now. They have many options when it comes to the starting couple, with Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul. Virat Kohli at No. 3 is arguably the best hitter in the world. The bowling alley, featuring Jasprit …

Virat Kohli could miss India’s three-day preparation match before the Day-Night Test in Adelaide. Most of the team’s players will come to the day-night event with only prior experience of playing first-class cricket at night, in the event against Bangladesh. However, having played six limited internationals in 12 days, Kohli …

Eighteen years after becoming the youngest wicketkeeper in Test cricket when he was 17 with a baby face in Nottingham, Parthiv Patel has announced his retirement from all forms of the game. Patel finished with 25 tests, 38 ODI and two T20I, his last international appearance was in India’s famous …

Virat Kohli has said that Matthew Wade lbw’s review situation was “strange”, after India’s review was rejected by the third referee before the 15-second limit. A replay of the ball was shown on the big screen of the field even as the Indian team was contemplating a review, within the …

David Warner has been formally ruled out of the Adelaide test due to his groin strain, further reducing Australia’s selection options for the series opener against India next week. With a heavy cloud over Will Pucovski due to a concussion scare at the closings of the Drummoyne Oval Tour game …

Hardik Pandya will have to go bowling again before India considers it a test option again. This was made clear when Virat Kohli was asked whether management would be tempted to retain the SUV for the test series, after a series of major performances on the limited leg of the …

India captain Virat Kohli has said that T Natarajan could compete for the T20 World Cup next year at home if the left-arm closer builds on his impressive start in Australia. On his first international tour, Natarajan stepped up with his slower yorkers and variations, in the absence of Jasprit …