CLOSE-IN: Test cricket needs turbo-fuel to exist (IANS column)

Yajurvindra Singh | January 5, 2024 10:16 AM

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The conventional form of the game - 'Test Cricket' - needs to be injected with some turbo-fuel to exist. The time has come for every Test-playing cricket country and especially the International Cricket Council (ICC) to see the signs on the wall. The commercial success of the limited-overs version of the game has put Test cricket into the back-burner, with a possibility of it going into extinction.

2nd Test: Rohit Sharma urges match referees to 'keep eyes and ears open' while rating pitches

IANS | January 4, 2024 9:56 PM

Cape Town, Jan 4 (IANS) After India beat South Africa by seven wickets to win the Cape Town Test inside two days on a pitch that was hugely favouring the fast bowlers, captain Rohit Sharma has urged the match referees appointed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to keep their eyes and ears open when they are going to rate the pitches.

All-rounders Gardner, Sciver-Brunt, Athapaththu & Kerr nominated for ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 award

IANS | January 4, 2024 7:58 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) All-rounders, Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner, England vice-captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr and Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu have been nominated for ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 award.

2nd Test: The pitch played totally different to what everyone thought, says Dean Elgar

IANS | January 4, 2024 7:15 PM

Cape Town, Jan 4 (IANS) With the pitch for the second Test between South Africa and India offering exaggerated variable bounce and seam movement, a retiring Dean Elgar said the 22 yards for the match played completely different to what everyone had expected.

SA vs IND: Cape Town Test scripts history to become shortest-ever red-ball match

IANS | January 4, 2024 6:55 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Cape Town Test between South Africa and India created history on Thursday as it became the shortest-ever red-ball match.

2nd Test: Siraj's spell is something you don't get to see often, says Rohit Sharma

IANS | January 4, 2024 6:43 PM

Cape Town, Jan 4 (IANS) After beating South Africa by seven wickets inside four and a half sessions in Cape Town, India captain Rohit Sharma praised fast-bowler Mohammed Siraj for his fiery spell of 6-15, which was instrumental in bowling out the hosts for just 55 in their first innings and set the base for the visitors’ series-levelling win on Thursday.

Ranji Trophy 2023-24 starts on January 5

IANS | January 4, 2024 6:31 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The country’s premier first-class cricket tournament - Ranji Trophy 2023-24 starts on January 5. Several international names and rising talent will be seen in action as 38 teams, across two categories, will be a part of the tournament.

2nd Test: India storm to seven-wicket win over South Africa in two days, end the series 1-1 (ld)

IANS | January 4, 2024 6:19 PM

Cape Town, Jan 4 (IANS) Fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah bagged a six-wicket haul and set the base for India beating South Africa by seven wickets inside two days at Newlands Cricket Ground here to end the two-match series 1-1.

Kohli, Shami, Gill nominated for ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 award

IANS | January 4, 2024 4:44 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) India's trio of Talismanic batter Virat Kohli, senior fast-bowler Mohammed Shami and young batter Shubman Gill have been nominated for the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 award. New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell is the fourth and lone non-Indian nominee for the award.

Coached by father & driven by a desire to dominate – meet wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra, DC's newest signing

Niharika Raina | January 4, 2024 12:43 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) 'Someone should pick me now', muttered Kumar Kushagra, sitting in his room at 5:30 pm. It's December 19, 2023, and the IPL Auction ahead of the 2024 season is happening at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Amongst the auction list of 333 players, Kushagra's name features too – he's an exciting wicketkeeper-batter from Jharkhand earmarked by many to get a good deal.

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CLOSE-IN: Test cricket needs turbo-fuel to exist (IANS column)

2nd Test: Rohit Sharma urges match referees to 'keep eyes and ears open' while rating pitches

All-rounders Gardner, Sciver-Brunt, Athapaththu & Kerr nominated for ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 award

2nd Test: The pitch played totally different to what everyone thought, says Dean Elgar

SA vs IND: Cape Town Test scripts history to become shortest-ever red-ball match

2nd Test: Siraj's spell is something you don't get to see often, says Rohit Sharma

Ranji Trophy 2023-24 starts on January 5

2nd Test: India storm to seven-wicket win over South Africa in two days, end the series 1-1 (ld)

Kohli, Shami, Gill nominated for ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 award

Coached by father & driven by a desire to dominate – meet wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra, DC's newest signing

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