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Only 41% of Tests now reach Day 5: Has cricket outgrown the five-day format, or does the fifth day still matter?

India, Aug. 30 -- 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 ... Read More


1,245 runs in one season, starred alongside Dhoni for India A; replaced Tendulkar, lost Test selection battle to Gambhir

India, Aug. 30 -- The 2003-04 Indian domestic season produced plenty of contenders for the national side, but one left-handed opener separated himself from almost everybody else. Across the Ranji and ... Read More


'English cricket has died': How Australia's seven-run Oval shock on 29 August 1882 gave birth to The Ashes

India, Aug. 29 -- On 29th August in 1882, England needed 85 runs to win a Test match at The Oval. They had WG Grace, home conditions and what appeared to be an almost laughably small target. By the en... Read More


When the Don met the Wizard: Bradman met Dhyan Chand and then watched his home team get thrashed 10-1

India, Aug. 29 -- Dhyan Chand was born on August 29, 1905, and 121 years later, the stories surrounding Indian hockey's greatest icon still stretch far beyond the goals he scored and the Olympic gold ... Read More


When the Don met the Wizard: Bradman welcomed Dhyan Chand and then watched his home team get thrashed 10-1

India, Aug. 29 -- Dhyan Chand was born on August 29, 1905, and 121 years later, the stories surrounding Indian hockey's greatest icon still stretch far beyond the goals he scored and the Olympic gold ... Read More


Why India celebrates National Sports Day on August 29: Major Dhyan Chand, history, significance and key facts

India, Aug. 29 -- Today, August 29, India celebrates National Sports Day, an annual occasion that honours the country's sporting heritage while marking the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, one ... Read More


Jacques Kallis was his first ODI wicket, Player of the Series came next; India career ended after just 13 matches

India, Aug. 29 -- A Ranji Trophy season with 1,280 runs at an average of 106.66 would ordinarily have been enough to define a domestic career. Four centuries, seven fifties and a record for the most r... Read More


His action became a World Cup symbol; he took 10 wickets in an innings, yet his Test career ended after two games

India, Aug. 27 -- He had nine wickets on first-class debut. He had four wickets on Test debut. He once took all 10 wickets in a Duleep Trophy innings against a batting line-up featuring Rahul Dravid a... Read More


Rain disrupts IND-SL Tests: Why scheduling cricket during monsoons remains a major gamble

India, Aug. 26 -- Rain has followed India almost throughout their current Test tour of Sri Lanka. The first Test in Galle lost significant playing time on each of its opening two days, and the second ... Read More


A historic 308, story of revenge, and a World Cup selection ahead of a legend: India's forgotten middle-order batsman

India, Aug. 26 -- He scored a triple century and then two double hundreds in one Duleep Trophy season. In a World Cup match, his bowling spell lasted one ball and produced a wicket. Years later, he wo... Read More