Ashwin reclaims top spot in ICC Test rankings

Oct 12, 2016, at 07:05 pm

Dubai, Oct 12 (IBNS): Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has surged to the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers with a career-best haul of 13-140 in the final Test that helped defeat New Zealand by a massive 321 runs, India’s second biggest victory in terms of runs, an official release stated.

Ind-NZ: Virat scores second double ton, unbeaten partnership enters record books

Oct 09, 2016, at 08:05 pm

Indore, Oct 9 (IBNS): Indian skipper and batting mainstay Virat Kohli scored his second Test double hundred, therefore becoming the first Indian Test captain to do so, here on Sunday, day two of the third test match against New Zealand.

Former cricket Hanif Mohammad passes away, aged 81

Aug 12, 2016, at 01:05 am

Karachi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Bidding adieu to the cricketing fraternity, former Pakistani cricketer and batting legend Hanif Mohammad passed away at the Aga Khan Hospital on Thursday, reports said.

Hope senior cricketers in each country keep promoting Test cricket: Waugh

Jul 26, 2016, at 10:21 pm

Sydney, July 26 (IBNS): Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has said he hopes to see senior cricketers keep promoting Test cricket.

Pink ball is the way to look forward in Test cricket, says Sourav Ganguly

Jun 17, 2016, at 10:46 pm

Kolkata, June 17 (IBNS): Participating in a panel discussion organized by Star Sports about India's first pink ball match to be played at Eden Gardens here, former Indian captain and CAB President Sourav Ganguly said playing with a pink ball is the way to look forward in Test cricket.

Test cricket still 'excites' Anderson

Jan 13, 2016, at 09:30 pm

London, Jan 13 (IBNS) In this age of growing popularity of T20 cricket, English fast bowler James Anderson has revealed that Test cricket still excites him.