Test cricket
Test cricket is 'real cricket,' says Virat Kohli
Under his leadership, India rose to top the Test rankings and stayed there for over three years, beating all comers at home and away including winning a series...
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Stand-in captain Rahul makes 50 for struggling India
India were 146 for five at tea after KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bat on a pitch which offered the bowlers high bounce and some sideways movement.
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SA's De Kock retires from Test cricket hours after India loss
De Kock said he remained committed to playing international limited overs cricket.
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Australia postpones its first-ever Afghanistan cricket Test
After the Taliban ousted Afghanistan's elected government in August, senior leaders said Afghan women would no longer play cricket, or any other sport. Senior Australian cricketers had indicated they would like to see the Test cancelled if the de facto ban on women's cricket remained in place.
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Trescothick urges England to 'raise our game' after India collapse
England captain Joe Root top-scored with 64 in an innings where no other batsman made more than 29, with the hosts losing six wickets for 22 runs before India reached stumps on 21-0.
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Rain hits West Indies-South Africa Test
South Africa will start their second innings when play gets underway with a lead of 149 runs after the West Indies were dismissed at the end of day two for 149 in reply to the Proteas first innings total of 298.
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Windies look to pounce on unsettled South Africa
They go into the campaign ranked just ahead of a Proteas team reeling from successive heavy defeats in two Tests in Pakistan.
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Sam Curran backs England's rotation policy in busy year
Some pundits slammed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for giving breaks to key players including Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali during the India Tests.
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Kohli credits Test success to not grumbling about pitches
India lead the series 2-1 after a crushing two-day, 10-wicket win on a viciously turning pitch at the same stadium in the day-night third Test last week.
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Lord's final on line as India, England back at scene of two-day Test
The first Test held at the Narendra Modi Stadium turned out to be one of the shortest in history as England were thrashed inside two days.
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India's two-day win is bad for Test cricket, pundits say
The win came alongside complaints about the Ahmedabad pitch, while Indian captain Virat Kohli lambasted the batting on both sides.
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Former Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis calls time on Test cricket career
Du Plessis said that with the next two years being T20 World Cup years, he’d like to focus on the T20 format.
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South Africa 187-4 at close, lead by 29 in first Test against Pakistan
Keshav Maharaj was unbeaten on two and Quinton de Kock was yet to score as South Africa erased Pakistan's first innings lead of 158 with some brilliant batting at the National Stadium.
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England spinners deal key blows in first Sri Lanka Test
Off-spinner Dom Bess removed Dinesh Chandimal (20) and Niroshan Dickwella (29) while left-armer Jack Leach sent back Dasun Shanaka to reduce the hosts to 302-7 at tea.
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Thirimanne century leads Sri Lanka fightback in first England Test
Opener Lahiru Thirimanne completed a battling century on Sunday as Sri Lanka clawed their way back against England.
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South Africa arrive for first Pakistan tour in 14 years
The team, led by wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock, was whisked from the airport under state-head level security accorded by the hosts, the Pakistan Cricket Board.
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I don't know how long it can last: Proteas' De Kock questions COVID-19 'bubble'
"Bubbles just make tours longer because of the quarantine period. You stay in your room for a certain amount of time. You get out when we are declared safe. It’s very unsettling."
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New Zealand becomes world number one Test cricket team for the first time
New Zealand thrashed Pakistan in the second Test to become the world's top-ranked team.
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Sri Lanka hit back with four South African wickets
South Africa dominated the first hour of the day as Dean Elgar (127) and Rassie van der Dussen (67) scored 68 runs off 14 overs after resuming on 148 for one.
