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After Australia won the first Test match of the two-game series against Pakistan by an innings and 5 runs, former spinner Shane Warne hailed the Australian batsmen and the bowlers for their scintillating performance. Warne also lauded chief selector Trevor Hohns and head coach Justin Langer for dropping out-of from batsman Usman Khawaja from the Australias playing XI, and from the 15-member squad. (Photo:AFP)

Shane Warne lauds selectors, head coach for dropping Usman Khawaja,...

Khawaja, the left-handed cricketer was dropped from the team, after his poor-show during the India tour and the recently...

26 Nov 2019 11:09 AM GMT

Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday congratulated Sourav Ganguly as he is all to become Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president. (Photo: Twitter)

'Team spirit missing in Duleep Trophy, hope Ganguly revamps it':...

The batting maestro feels that team bonding is missing from the four-day tournament.

26 Nov 2019 10:50 AM GMT

The first two matches were part of the World Test Championship (WTC), while the match between New Zealand and England was not a part of the championship. (Photo :AP)

England, New Zealand Test series is not part of World Test...

With the introduction of new rules to the World Test Championship, the format mandates that each team should play six...

26 Nov 2019 10:38 AM GMT

It seems like Pakistan spinner Yasir Shahs celebration style has not gone down well with Australia batsman Steve Smith as he on Tuesday said that it has only given him more motivation to not get out to the bowler. (Photo:AP)

Yasir Shah's celebration gave me more motivation to not get out to...

During the first Test at Brisbane, Shah dismissed Smith, and went on to signal seven (the number of times he has...

26 Nov 2019 10:17 AM GMT

Cricket Australia paid tribute to Phillip Hughes on the eve of the five-year anniversary of his death after he was felled by a short-pitched delivery in a domestic first-class match. (Photo:AFP)

CA pays tribute to departed cricketer Phillip Hughes on his 5th death...

Hughes died at the age of 25 after being struck by a bouncer while batting for South Australia in a Sheffield Shield...

26 Nov 2019 9:59 AM GMT

Joe Root says it would be easy to use the England captaincy as an excuse for his batting woes but the 28-year-old is confident he can get things back on track by continuing to work hard. (Photo:AP)

Joe Root says captaincy didn't lead to England's defeat in 1st Test vs...

Root underwhelmed with the bat in England's defeat by New Zealand in the first test, scoring two runs in the 1st innings...

26 Nov 2019 9:44 AM GMT

India captain Virat Kohli rode on his commanding century in the Day/Night Test to close in on top-ranked Steve Smith. Kohli (928 rating points), who hit 136 against Bangladesh in the second Test in Kolkata, reduced the gap from 25 to three points with Australian Smith (931) to retain the second spot. (Photo:AP/PTI)

ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli closes in on top-ranked Steve Smith

While opener Mayank Agarwal made his maiden entry into the top 10 in the ICC Test rankings issued on Tuesday.

26 Nov 2019 9:27 AM GMT

BCCI ethics officer DK Jain has dismissed a conflict of interest complaint against board president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly. (Photo:AP)

Sourav Ganguly says whether or not India will play D/N Test in New...

With the first D/N pink ball Test out of the way, it is not sure if India would prefer playing D/N Test over regular...

26 Nov 2019 9:19 AM GMT

Veteran Indian wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni might return to the international cricket scenario before the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL). (Photo:AFP)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni might start playing international cricket before...

Dhoni has not played cricket since India got knocked out of the 2019 World Cup semi-final.

26 Nov 2019 8:54 AM GMT

Indian troops at the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack site. (Photo: AP)

'Gone but never forgotten': Virat Kohli pays homage to 26/11...

11 years ago, Mumbai came to a standstill when 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) carried out a series of coordinated attacks in...

26 Nov 2019 8:28 AM GMT

The pink colour of the ball is not the only challenge the teams are going to face in the day-night Test match according to Simon Taufel. (Photo: File)

'No Indian in ICC's elite panel of umpires': Simon Taufel calls for...

S Ravi, who was India's representative on the panel since 2015, was removed earlier this year after officiating in 33...

26 Nov 2019 8:13 AM GMT

The field at the Eden Gardens is still under cover as rain continues to play spoilsport ahead of 1st test match between India and Sri Lanka. (Photo:PTI)

Refund process for India's D/N Test against Bangaldesh started by...

The association said that messages will be sent to all the online transactors, who have booked only for these two days.

26 Nov 2019 7:50 AM GMT