Steve Smith reached a remarkable milestone in the third Test against India at The Gabba, Brisbane. He became the batter with the most Test centuries against India, equalling Joe Root’s record of ten centuries.Smith also became the sixth-highest run-scorer in Australian Test cricket history, surpassing Mark Waugh’s total runs.Smith’s impressive return to form saw him…
England’s Joe Root celebrates scoring 50 runs in Wellington. (AP Photo) WELLINGTON: England’s Joe Root etched his name into cricketing history by becoming the first English batter, and only the fourth in the world, to record 100 scores of fifty or more in Test cricket. The landmark achievement came during the second Test against New…
Yashasvi Jaiswal bats on day two of Perth Test (PTI Photo) Former England captain Alastair Cook commended Yashasvi Jaiswal, the India opener, for his impressive 161-run performance against Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Cook described Jaiswal as a “class player”. He also praised the young cricketer’s confidence in sledging fast bowler…
England’s Jacob Bethell, left, and Joe Root walk from the field following their eight wicket win. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: England opened their three-match Test series in New Zealand with an emphatic eight-wicket win in Christchurch on Sunday, setting multiple records in the process. The visitors chased down a target of 104 runs in just…
Sachin Tendulkar and Joe Root. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England’s star batter Joe Root achieved a remarkable milestone on Sunday, surpassing Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar‘s record for the most fourth-innings runs in Test cricket. Root’s unbeaten 23 during England’s successful chase against New Zealand in the first Test in Christchurch pushed his fourth-innings tally to…
England’s Joe Root (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Joe Root, one of England’s greatest-ever cricketers, marked a significant milestone by becoming the fourth English player and the 11th in the world to play 150 Test matches. The first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch was expected to be a celebration of Root’s illustrious career, but it…
Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Both Virat Kohli and Steve Smith are going through a lean patch. Both former captains of their respective teams and both batting greats.Ahead of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which begins in Perth from Friday, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan secured a remarkable Test series victory with a nine-wicket thrashing of England on Saturday, thanks to a spin masterclass from Noman Ali and Sajid Khan. The spin duo dismantled England’s batting lineup, claiming all 10 wickets and bowling out the visitors for just 112. Pakistan then raced to victory in Rawalpindi, wrapping…
Ben Duckett (Photo Credits: @englandcricket on X) NEW DELHI: England opener Ben Duckett etched his name in cricketing history on Day 2 of the second Test against Pakistan in Multan by becoming the fastest batter to reach 2,000 Test runs in terms of balls faced.Duckett’s brilliant knock of 114 off 129 balls, laced with 16…
Mickey Arthur. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Pakistan drew criticism from all quarters following their defeat against England in the first Test despite posting a massive total of over 500 runs in the first innings. However, former coach Mickey Arthur raised concerns about certain issues that affected the team’s performance.Arthur emphasized that Pakistani…
