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Weren't allowed to enter lift with Aussie players in it, reveals Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that the Indian players were not allowed to enter a lift with the Australian players in Sydney during their recently concluded tour Down Under

ENG vs SL 2nd Test: Root becomes 4th highest Test run-scorer for England

England skipper Joe Root has gone past Kevin Pietersen and David Gower to become the fourth-highest run-getter for his country in Test cricket

Disrespectful to India if England doesn't field its best XI: Pietersen

Not selecting the best players in the squad would be disrespectful for the England fans as well the hosts, says Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen

IND vs ENG: Vaughan unhappy with England's team selection for Chennai Test

Former skippers Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan are not happy with England's squad selection for the first two Tests against India in which they have rested wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow.

'See you soon': Stokes heads to India for Test series, starting Feb 5

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has headed to India ahead of the full-fledged tour which will see the two teams compete in four Tests, five T20Is and three ODIs beginning February 5

England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test: Joe Root notches 19th Test century

England captain Joe Root fought hard to keep his team in contention in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka by posting his 19th century on Sunday. England reached 181 for four at lunch on day three to trail Sri Lanka by 200 runs in the first innings. Root was unbeaten on 105 at lunch off 153 balls with 14 boundaries. He was well supported by Jos Buttler, who was 30 not out. The fifth-wicket partnership was 49 runs. Having walked in to bat with England at seven runs for two wickets, Root had raced to 67 on day two as England reached 98 for two at stumps on Saturday. But on day three, Root was more cautious with the wicket offering plenty of turn and bounce for the Sri Lankan bowlers. England lost two wickets in the opening session Sunday, both to left arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya, who has now accounted for all four England wickets. Embuldeniya bowled unchanged for 90 minutes in the morning from the City End and in the process dismissed overnight batsman Jonny Bairstow (28)

I don't think I stand anywhere near to it: Maxwell on Test comeback

Acknowledging that his Test career is as good as over, Australia's flamboyant all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is focused on white-ball formats, which includes three World Cups in as many years

India's epic test

Down 1-0 after the Adelaide Test, in which India collapsed to its lowest-ever total - 36 - in the second innings, not many had bet on an Indian recovery. But they did it, with elan

IND vs AUS 4th Test: Harris to replace Pucovski in Australia playing 11

Australia Test skipper Tim Paine on Thursday confirmed that opening batsman Will Pucovski has been ruled out of the fourth and final Test against India

Test cricket teaches you about life, says Ashwin after SCG heroics

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin after his heroics in the third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Stadium said that Test cricket teaches a person about life

Pujara becomes 11th Indian to cross 6000-run mark in Test cricket

Cheteshwar Pujara on Monday became only the 11th Indian to crossed the 6000-run mark in Test cricket

Quinton de Kock appointed as South Africa's Test captain for 2020-21 season

Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has been named South Africa's Test captain for the 2020/2021 season, Cricket South Africa announced

Current Indian Test team under Kohli India's best ever: Sunil Gavaskar

Under Kohli, India reached the top of ICC Test rankings and the team is currently at number one spot in the World Test Championship standings

Sri Lanka cricket willing to host India-England Tests next year: Report

Sri Lanka Cricket has reportedly indicated to BCCI their willingness to host India's Test series against England scheduled to be played early next year if need arises amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Cricket's lost chance

Given the relative paucity of cricket this year, the longest format has emerged as a healer for deprived fans over the past month

A drawn Test series against England would be as big as victory: Afridi

A drawn Test series against the formidable England side will be as good as victory believes former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi

Decided against exiting 2008 Aus tour: Kumble on controversial Test series

Anil Kumble has revealed that pulling out of the Australian tour in 2007-08 would have been accepted by fans but his team continued the Test series to prove their mettle on foreign soil

Eng vs WI: Bowlers put West Indies in commanding position against England

For West Indies, Gabriel picked three wickets while Chase and Joseph scalped two wickets each

Don't need all that stress: Test captaincy too much to handle, says De Kock

South Africa's limited over skipper Quinton de Kock didn't want Test captaincy as 'extra pressure' of leading the team in the traditional format would have been 'too much stress'

Was standing at Lord's balcony hoping Dravid would get a hundred: Ganguly

Ganguly played a superb knock of 131 for which he consumed 301 deliveries