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Bangladesh’s lofty goal in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle have been discussed in hushed tones in the corridors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The team management is not too keen on speaking too early, but with ODI and T20I World Cup qualifications already sealed, the red-ball format is the board’s highest priority…
At 19, an Indian leg-spinner walked into Test cricket against perhaps the most intimidating batting side of his age and produced something the game had never quite seen. Across two innings in Madras, he bowled 54.3 overs, conceded 136 runs and took 16 wickets. Viv Richards, the great destroyer of bowling attacks, fell to him…
L-R: The Gupte brothers: Balkrishna and Subhash On August 30, 1934, Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte was born into a family that would produce two accomplished leg-spinners. But while his elder brother Subhash Gupte went on to become one of the finest spinners of his generation, Baloo Gupte spent much of his cricketing life in his shadow.Baloo,…
Australia and Bangladesh required only 425.3 overs to complete an entire two-Test series this month. Put another way, the two teams played two Tests in fewer deliveries than the 450 overs theoretically available in one five-day Test.
Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne on Sunday suggested a suitable rejigging of ICC’s Future Tours Programme so that the country can play more Test matches against top nations like India, England, and Australia. Sri Lanka played two Tests against the West Indies in June-July after a year-long hiatus, and currently are engaged…
Australia beat Bangladesh in two days. (Pic credit: CA) Former Australia opener Justin Langer has slammed the increasing frequency of Test matches ending inside two days, calling the trend “unacceptable” after Australia wrapped up an innings-and-51-run victory over Bangladesh in Mackay on Sunday.Australia needed only 750 balls to complete the second Test, bouncing back from…
Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne has called for a rejig of the ICC’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) to allow Sri Lanka to play more Test matches against leading nations such as India, England and Australia.Sri Lanka returned to Test cricket in June-July after a year-long gap, playing a two-match series against the…
Mohammad Asif: “He is from my neighborhood – a good boy with great potential. Pakistan should prepare him for Test cricket. He is a lethal bowling type who will be very useful in the long format”