Pakistan eye WTC push as Shaheen brushes aside 2024 defeat to Bangladesh
Pakistan will begin their away Test series against Bangladesh hoping to improve their position in the current ICC World Test Championship standings.
Pakistan will begin their away Test series against Bangladesh hoping to improve their position in the current ICC World Test Championship standings.
Australia, the 2023 World Test Championship winners have enjoyed a flawless start, sweeping West Indies away in the Caribbean before retaining the Ashes in emphatic fashion.
Latham and Conway put on a commanding 323-run stand for the first wicket during the third Test against the West Indies at Mount Maunganui, surpassing the previous benchmark of 317 set by Rohit and Mayank against South Africa in Visakhapatnam in 2019
Two days after they made history by beating Australia, South Africa's victorious ICC World Test Championship squad returned to the scene of their famous triumph on Monday when they descended on Lord's for more celebrations
Australia have suffered a huge blow when premier batter Steve Smith was sent for X-ray at a nearby hospital after suffering a compound dislocation in his right little finger during Day Three’s play in the ICC World Test Championship final against South Africa at the Lord’s here on Friday.
Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar was left baffled over the omission of left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav from the playing eleven for the second Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, terming the decision to drop him as 'unbelievable'.
Australia have moved one step closer to cementing their spot at next year's ICC World Test Championship final with a dominant 419-run victory over the West Indies in the second Test here on Sunday.
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"India did have problems in New Zealand but unless the weather is wet and cold, they should be able to counter swing and movement in England," added Gavaskar.
In the series against England being held now, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and, in a way, even Ishan Kishan have written their own fairy tales. In Australia, Mohammad Siraj had been the factor that took everyone by surprise.
