Tag: ICC World Test Championship

Had chicken burger, fries and chocolate shake after 235: Virat Kohli

India recently whitewashed Bangladesh 2-0 in a Test series and are on top of the ICC Test Championship standings.

December 2, 2019

Jason Holder expects West Indies to be in top 5 by end of ICC World Test Championship

Windies are currently ranked eighth in the Test team rankings, however, Jason Holder felt his team will soon be at the fourth or fifth spot in the charts.

November 30, 2019

ICC World Test Championship: India will not earn a point for next three months

Under the ICC Test Championship, India has participated in as many as three series till now and after clean sweeping in all of them, have taken a massive lead at the points tally.

November 25, 2019

Almost impossible to outrun Ravindra Jadeja: Virat Kohli

The 31-year-old admitted that it was almost impossible for even him to outrun all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in the group conditioning sessions.

November 25, 2019

One series at home, one away more balanced format for World Test Championship: Virat Kohli

As per the existing format, a team is supposed to play six series in the World Test Championship, three home and three away but they are not scheduled alternatively.

November 24, 2019

Not too sure, but Australian summer could be my last: Skipper Paine

Wicketkeeper Paine, 34, took over the reins after former skipper Steve Smith was handed a one-year suspension last year for his role in the ball-tampering scandal.

November 18, 2019

Virat Kohli to skip T20I series against Bangladesh

Speaking to IANS, sources in the know of developments confirmed that it has been decided to give Virat a break during the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh.

October 19, 2019

IND vs SA: India become first team to cross 200-point mark in ICC World Test Championship table

While India climbed up to the prime spot right after their Test series against the West Indies, beating South Africa have extended their lead by 140 points

October 13, 2019

Ravi Shastri focused on building Team India’s bench

The former Indian captain said that getting youngsters ready for the 2020 World T20 and the run in the World Test Championship will be key.

September 9, 2019

Mohammad Nabi set to retire from Tests after ongoing Test match

It is expected that Nabi’s decision to draw curtains to Test match career is his attempt at prolonging his limited-overs career. Notably, the ongoing match is only his third Test match.

September 6, 2019

Test cricket needs to appeal to millennials: Gautam Gambhir

The cricketer-turned-politician, who represented India in 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 T20Is, also called on the ICC to standardise cricket ball used in Test matches.

August 30, 2019

ICC World Test Championship Points tally after England’s Ashes Test win and India’s win over West Indies

With India beating West Indies, England levelling the Ashes Series 1-1 and Sri Lanka registering a win over New Zealand in the first Test, there has already been a lot of activity on the points table of the ICC World Test Championship.

August 26, 2019

Mohammad Amir retires from Test cricket

Amir played 36 Test matches for Pakistan since his debut in the format in the year 2009 against Sri Lanka and took 119 wickets. Amir last played a Test match in January 2019 against South Africa.

July 26, 2019

India to begin West Indies Tour from August 3

The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) will be played over the next two years in which nine of the 12 Test-playing nations will play a Test series against six of the other eight teams.

June 13, 2019