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Stage set for a fascinating series finale

AHMEDABAD, March 9 -- After three games of uneven battles and surfaces, the Motera ground promises a more balanced pitch, raising expectations of another fierce contest in the finale of this fascinati... Read More


Smith, the stand-in skipper, steps up

AHMEDABAD, March 9 -- It is no coincidence that Nathan Lyon came into his own in the third Test as Steve Smith stepped in to captain filling in for Pat Cummins. Backed by Smith's proactive leadership... Read More


Lyon the key in pitch battle

AHMEDABAD, March 8 -- The last time the India Test team was challenged at home by a visiting side, in 2021, heading into a Test match at Ahmedabad, they had an easy solution: roll out a rank turner. E... Read More


Dravid blames turners on battle to reach WTC final

AHMEDABAD, March 8 -- In India, it's not a good time to be a batter. In the quest to win a place in the World Test Championship final, the home side is preparing rank turners for favourable results ag... Read More


Guile and self-belief: What makes Ravindra Jadeja tick

AHMEDABAD, March 8 -- As a bowling combination, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja make a formidable pair. One deals in variations and the other in consistency. Together, they give the batters little breath... Read More


Rahul Dravid blames turning tracks on rush to reach WTC final

India, March 7 -- In India, it's not a good time to be a batter. In the quest to win a place in the World Test Championship final, the home side is preparing rank turners for favourable results agains... Read More


Lyon the key in pitch battle

AHMEDABAD, March 7 -- The last time the India Test team was challenged at home by a visiting side, in 2021, heading into a Test match at Ahmedabad, they had an easy solution: roll out a rank turner. E... Read More


Cummins to skip 4th Test, Smith to lead Oz again

Ahmedabad, March 7 -- Steve Smith, who led Australia brilliantly in the third Test match in Indore, will captain the side in the fourth and final Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy series in Ahmedabad... Read More


pat cummins set to miss fourth test too, smith remains captain

Ahmedabad, March 7 -- Steve Smith, who led Australia brilliantly in the third Test match in Indore, will captain the side in the fourth and final Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad as wel... Read More


'Hope WPL does for us what IPL did for men'

MUMBAI, March 6 -- The current generation of women cricketers are very fortunate. As the first batch of the Women's Premier League, they have found big money and the stage to shine. The product they ... Read More