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India tour of Sri Lanka 2026Rishabh Pant overtakes MS Dhoni to become Asia’s third-highest run-scoring wicketkeeper in away Tests
Rishabh Pant added another major milestone to his Test career in Colombo, moving beyond MS Dhoni to third place among wicketkeepers for away Test runs. Pant has now reached 2,500 r…
India tour of Sri Lanka 2026Asitha Fernando powers Sri Lanka’s attack with relentless three-wicket effort in Colombo
Asitha Fernando delivered one of Sri Lanka’s biggest performances on the opening day in Colombo, claiming three Indian wickets while working through intense heat and a carefully ma…
India tour of Sri Lanka 2026Padikkal digs deep for second Test century as India endure tough Colombo battle
Devdutt Padikkal overcame early nerves, relentless short bowling and exhausting Colombo heat to produce a determined second Test hundred. His 192-ball stay anchored India through a…
Bangladesh tour of Australia, 2026Faith kept in a legend: Australia resist the temptation to drop Nathan Lyon for the must-win Mackay Test
For a few days, it looked like the unthinkable — Nathan Lyon axed. After a rare wicketless-ish outing (1/125) in the shock Darwin defeat, Australia openly weighed dropping their sp…
Pakistan tour of England 2026So close to a Headingley hundred, again: Brook's 91 hands England command as Usman fights alone
Harry Brook was denied a home-ground century for the second year running, but his masterful 91 still handed England a commanding 195-run lead on a rain-hit Day 2 at Headingley. Fif…
So near, yet so far: groin surgery ends Sam Curran's five-year wait for a Test return
Sam Curran's long-awaited Test comeback has been cruelly postponed. The Surrey all-rounder, tipped to fill the Ben Stokes-shaped hole in England's side, will miss the rest of the h…
Bangladesh tour of Australia, 202621 years, one dream fulfilled: Mushfiqur Rahim and the weight of being Bangladesh's elder statesman
At 39, and 21 years after his 2005 debut, Mushfiqur Rahim finally played his first Test in Australia — and celebrated a historic Darwin win harder than anyone. Now on the brink of…
India tour of Sri Lanka 2026The art of scoring tough runs: how Rishabh Pant thrives where others merely survive
When the pitch bites and batting turns into survival, Rishabh Pant does the opposite — he attacks. His counter-attacking 66 in Galle, on a turning surface that had swallowed three…
Pakistan tour of England 2026A first-ball fairytale, yet still hungry for more: Robinson chases rhythm despite his comeback five-for
Ollie Robinson could hardly have scripted a better return, striking with the very first ball of the series and finishing with 5 for 51 as England skittled Pakistan for 171 at Headi…
Pakistan tour of England 2026A cruel twist for the returning captain: Babar ruled out at Headingley, Salman Agha takes the reins
Barely weeks after reclaiming the Test captaincy, Babar Azam has been ruled out of the Headingley opener against England with a stubborn right-hand injury. Struck on the same middl…
India tour of Sri Lanka 2026A debut cap without batting a ball: Sooriyabandara makes history as Chandimal's concussion sub
A sickening fall in the Galle deep has handed Sri Lanka a debutant in the most unusual way. Dinesh Chandimal was ruled out of the first Test after hurting his neck and shoulder sav…
India tour of Sri Lanka 2026Death by a thousand cuts: the shot that keeps costing Yashasvi Jaiswal his wicket
It brings him boundaries — and, too often, his downfall. Yashasvi Jaiswal's love of the cut shot resurfaced in Galle, where he edged Asitha Fernando behind for a three-ball duck. T…