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WTC Final: Virat Kohli will be hoping to lead India to a win vs New Zealand, in Southampton.© AFP India skipper Virat Kohli and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson are known to share a great bond and the duo shed light on their friendship on the sidelines of the World Test Championship Final at Ageas

Virat Kohli paid a special tribute to Milkha Singh through his Twitter account.© Twitter Ahead of Day 2 of the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) Final, Virat Kohli took to social media to pay tribute to legendary sprinter Milkha Singh, who died due to post-Covid complications in Chandigarh on Friday. The former athlete was 91,

Shafali Verma continued to amaze the cricketing world with her audacious strokeplay as she became only the fourth player in the history of women’s Tests to smash two half centuries on debut, taking India to 83 for 1 at stumps on the third day of one-off Test against England. The teenage prodigy was batting on 55

Ravichandran Ashwin showed off his dart skills at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.© Twitter India’s spin-bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin would have been looking forward to being accurate with the ball in hand maybe on Day 1 of the eagerly anticipated final of the World Test Championship. However, rain had other plans in store for India

Shafali Verma revealed the success mantra behind her aggressive brand of cricket.© BCCI/Twitter Swashbuckling opener Shafali Verma revealed the success mantra behind her aggressive brand of cricket, saying that while growing up she, along with her brother, used to have a “six-hitting competition”, and her father used to award whoever hit more sixes with Rs

Shafali Verma scored 96 against England Women, falling just four short of a maiden Test century on debut.© Twitter India openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma scripted a stunning opening stand but five quick wickets in the final hour of play brought England back in the game on Thursday. England finished day two on top

Rishabh Pant had shared the picture on MS Dhoni’s birthday.© Instagram Ahead of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant took a trip down memory lane as he looked back at his Instagram memories. In a video shared by the International Cricket Council, Pant “relived the story behind the

WTC Final: Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson will be aiming to put in top displays.© AFP India take on New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship starting Friday in Southampton. After two years of some thrilling series and captivating cricket, India and New Zealand have made it to the first-ever WTC final.

Spinners Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma fashioned India’s comeback by triggering a batting collapse in the final session but England Women still managed a decent 269 for 6 on the opening day of the one-off Test in Bristol on Wednesday. Playing a Test match after nearly seven years, India Women were struggling badly but Rana (3/77)

New Zealand pacer Tim Southee on Wednesday said changes can be made to the format of the World Test Championship final going ahead, instead of it being a one-off match. Earlier this month, India head coach Ravi Shastri said that the WTC final should be decided in a best-of-three match series, which he feels would

Former India batsman VVS Laxman on Tuesday said opening batsman Rohit Sharma cannot look to take his left leg across when batting against Kiwi pacer Trent Boult. India and New Zealand will lock horns in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, beginning June 18. The Kiwis have already entered the bio-bubble for the summit clash

The two-Test series against England was certainly advantageous but New Zealand coach Gary Stead doesn’t feel that it’s as big a deal as it is being made out to be compared to their World Test Championship final rivals India’s lack of game time. New Zealand secured a rare Test win in England during a two-match

WTC Final: India need to excel in all three departments to beat New Zealand, Sachin Tendulkar said.© Instagram Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar expects a tough contest when India face New Zealand in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship. He said that New Zealand will adjust to the conditions in England faster, but despite

India and New Zealand are set for the final clash of the two-year-long World Test Championship that will be played at Southampton from June 18-22. This will be the first final in this format and both the teams are training hard to get their hands on the Test Championship mace. India’s senior fast bowler Ishant

England pacer Ollie Robinson will return to the cricket pitch to play for Sussex’s second team in the T20 game against Hampshire, his county confirmed on Monday. “Mitch Claydon is added to the Sharks squad as cover for the trip to Chelmsford. Henry Crocombe will not travel and will play in Sussex’s behind-closed-doors Second XI

India women’s Test vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday said the players picked the brains of men’s Test team deputy Ajinkya Rahane ahead of the one-off Test match against England. India and England women will face each other in a one-off Test beginning June 16 at Bristol. After that, both sides will square off in three

Simon Lee, the head groundsman at Hampshire, has hinted that the pitch for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final will have some “pace, bounce, and carry.” India and New Zealand will clash in the WTC final, slated to begin on June 18 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. While Lee admitted that making such

Batsman Cheteshwar Pujara says New Zealand will have the advantage going into the WTC Final after playing a Test series against England but India will utilise the available time to prepare well for the title clash, starting at the Ageas Bowl on June 18. While the Indian squad is training by playing intra-squad matches after