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IND vs NZ: Ishant Sharma ruled out of Christchurch Test due to ankle injury

Umesh Yadav and uncapped Navdeep Saini will be fighting for the spot left vacant by Ishant

IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: Wellington loss has opened our mindset, says Shastri

India had to face a crushing 10-wicket defeat in the first Test, which was also its first loss in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship.

Pakistan's Naseem Shah becomes youngest bowler to scalp hat-trick in Tests

Aged 16 years and 359 days, he becomes the youngest player to record a Test hat-trick, besting Bangladeshi Alok Kapali who achieved the feat aged 19 in 2003

Bangladesh's Aby Jayed reprimanded for aggressive celebration in 1st test

The incident took place on Saturday, day two of the game. On Monday, Pakistan beat Bangladesh by an innings and 44 runs.

Rawalpindi Test: Pakistan crush Bangladesh by innings and 44 runs on Day 4

Bangladesh were bowled out for 168 in their second innings after resuming the day on 126-6 as Pakistan's pace and spin attack was too hot to handle despite a flat Rawalpindi stadium pitch.

South African pacer Vernon Philander retires from international cricket

Philander, 34, has played 97 matches across all three formats, taking a total of 261 wickets since his debut in 2011, before this game.

Faf du Plessis, Joe Root play down on-field incident during 4th Test match

Faf du Plessis appeared to bump into Buttler while exchanging words with Broad on the fourth afternoon of the fourth Test, which England won by 191 runs.

Will not make decision in emotions, disappointment: Faf on Test captaincy

South Africa lost the fourth and final Test at the Wanderers by 191 runs on Monday to lose the series 1-3, with du Plessis himself coming in for some heavy public scrutiny

South Africa docked six ICC Test Championship points for slow over rate

South Africa are placed at the seventh spot on ICC World Test Championship team standings with only 24 points after two series

Rabada is poster boy, S Africa need to develop more like him: Graeme Smith

Rabada, the frontline pacer of Proteas bowling attack, was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and as a result, he would be missing the upcoming fourth Test match against England

James Anderson ruled out of remaining two Tests against South Africa

Anderson picked up five wickets in the first innings, his 28th five-wicket haul as the 37-year old went past Ian Botham and Ravichandran Ashwin with the most Test fifers

Ind vs SA 1st Test: Proteas tottering at 39-3 after Mayank's double-century

Ravichandran Ashwin provided the breakthroughs by getting through the defences of Markram with a classical off-break that turned sharply

ICC Test championship: England confident ahead of 5th test vs South Africa

South Africa are still struggling to come to terms with the magnitude of the innings defeat in Port Elizabeth that handed England an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the series.

Aussie players looking forward to seeing their Indian fans: David Warner

Warner had registered the second-highest score for an Australian batter in a Test match against Pakistan last year after scoring 335 at Adelaide

PAK vs SL Rawalpindi Test: Bad light plays spoilsport on Day 2, Lanka 263-3

Sri Lanka, resuming at 220-5, had progressed to 225-5 in 7.5 overs when heavy rain in the morning forced the teams to have early lunch

4-day cricket: Leave Test format alone, says Botham after England's win

Legendary all-rounder Ian Botham has urged the ICC to leave Test cricket "alone" after England's thrilling win against South Africa in the final hour of the fifth day. The ICC Cricket Committee will take a call on the proposal of having four day Tests instead of the traditional five-day format which has been in place for the past 143 years since 1877. Botham is the latest among the illustrious bandwagon of cricketers led by current India captain Virat Kohli, the iconic Sachin Tendulkar and Australian master batsman Ricky Ponting who have spoken against the proposed change for the 2023-2031 cycle. "Well played England...Such a good idea to end 5day test cricket....full house watching cricket at its best !! Leave the flag ship of cricket alone it's a real test of character, skill,guts,stamina & ability...it's real cricket for real players !!! Leave it Alone !!!!!!," Botham tweeted after Ben Stokes' three-wicket burst on the final evening ensured a series levelling 189-run win for ..

Stokes' explosive spell inspires England's dramatic win over South Africa

The win levelled the four-match World Test championship series

Ind vs SA 1st Test: Rohit, Mayank give solid start at Vizag; 91-0 at lunch

At Lunch, Rohit was unbeaten at 52 and supporting him superbly was Mayank who was there at the crease on 39

Pakistan team should strive to get better than Kohli's side: Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistan is currently playing against Sri Lanka in the second Test of the two-match series and the hosts are in a dominant position to win the series

South Africa names six uncapped players for first two Tests against England

Five players who played in a recent 3-0 series defeat in India were dropped, while fast bowler Lungi Ngidi was not considered because of a hamstring injury