What delicious, smile-inducing moments we have seen in the first fortnight of June. The first was when Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the IPL trophy after a long wait of 18 years. If that was a feel-good moment, then perhaps even more emotional was South Africa winning a world title after a wait of around 27 … Read more
Former Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson has lashed out at compatriot Josh Hazlewood for prioritising the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa, saying it had raised “eyebrows”. One of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s standout bowlers, Hazlewood, 34, had rejoined the franchise after the IPL was temporarily suspended due to … Read more
England is likely to host the World Test Championship for another three cycles, reports suggest. England has hosted all the WTC title clashes till now in 2021, 2023 and 2025 at Hampshire, the Oval and Lord’s respectively. According to a report by the Guardian, the England and Wales Cricket Board has been informed that a … Read more
What is Australia’s performance at Lord’s, and how does it compare to other teams? Australia boasts a strong historical record at Lord’s, with a 45% Test match win percentage. This is the best record of any team at the venue, even surpassing England’s 40.68%. Australia has achieved 18 wins from 40 matches over more than … Read more
India lost the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test by 184 runs in Melbourne on Monday and suffered another major stumble in its bid to make the final of the World Test Championship 2023/25. On Sunday, South Africa became the first side to book a spot for the title clash next year. How can India qualify for … Read more
An inspired tenth-wicket partnership between Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep and regular interruptions from the rain helped India avoid a follow-on and force a draw in the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Brisbane. On Wednesday, after the draw, India’s PCT dropped to 55.88 while Australia’s fell to 58.89 — the defending champion maintains second place … Read more
India stumbled to a 10-wicket loss at the hands of Australia in the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Adelaide to suffer a fresh jolt in its pursuit of qualifying for a third straight World Test Championship (WTC) final. After the loss in the day-night Test, India dropped to third in the WTC table, below Australia … Read more
South Africa wrapped up a 233-run win over Sri Lanka and medium-pacer Marco Jansen finished with 11 wickets in the first Test on Saturday. Sri Lanka was set an improbable target of 516 and started the fourth day in dire straits at 103-5. It was all out for 282, hastened by the dismissal of Dinesh … Read more