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WTC final: Winner to take home $1.6 mn along with Test Championship mace

The losing team will get $800,000 for finishing second in the nine-team competition

Southampton curator aims for 'pace, bounce and carry' in WTC final pitch

Head groundsman at Southampton Simon Lee is aiming to produce a pacy and bouncy pitch for the World Test Championship final with some assistance for spinners later on in the game

2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy gave different kind of self-belief: Ishant

Ishant's remarks came ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand, slated to begin on June 18

Indian players to get three-week break between WTC and England series

This is in a bid to address the mental fatigue that might be triggered by lengthy spells in a bio-bubble

Fans vote 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy as 'Ultimate Test Series'

The 2005 Ashes between England and Australia made it to the semifinals

Kiwis face challenge against India in peak form, says Ish Sodhi

The World Test Championship (WTC) final will begin in Southampton on June 18.

Indian players not allowed to meet each other for three days in Southampton

India spinner Axar Patel has revealed that the team will serve a three-day hard quarantine

India, NZ pretty even but Black Caps might have edge in WTC final: Lee

Former Australian pacer Brett Lee believes New Zealand might have an advantage over India in World Test Championship final in Southampton due to conditions favourable for swing bowling

All in the head: Virat Kohli on lack of preparation time for WTC final

Kohli echoed coach Ravi Shastri's thoughts about the World Test Championship final holding a lot of value.

Two India squads playing simultaneously could become norm: Kohli, Shastri

Players around the world have spoken about challenges of playing tournaments after tournaments in bio-bubbles.

I didn't realise importance of pace in my bowling early on: Bhuvneshwar

The Indian seamer said once he realised, it helped him "maintain that swing" which keeps batsmen guessing

BCCI offered me a new contract but I refused, reveals Greg Chappell

Former India head coach Greg Chappell said that he had been offered a new contract by the Indian cricket board (BCCI) but did not take it up because he did not "need that kind of stress"

Indian women to play maiden pink ball Test during Australia tour this year

The Indian women's cricket team will compete in its maiden day-night Test from September 30 to October 3 when it tours Australia this year

Indian cricket team to leave for UK on June 2, players' families can go

Indian cricketers will complete an eight-day hard quarantine period in Mumbai before leaving on June 2 for a marathon tour of United Kingdom

Plain tales from the pavilion

Veteran sports journalist Gulu Ezekiel tells a lot of interesting little stories behind some of cricket's hoary legends

United Arab Emirates standby venue for T20 World Cup, says BCCI

India is seeing a surge in Covid cases

Life gets tough as IPL franchises focus on mental health of players

Four players have withdrawn from the IPL so far

Meet Harsha Bhogle, cricket commentator who doubles up as startup investor

His first bet as an investor on startup Chqbook was made after consulting BigBasket cofounder V S Sudhakar; his second was on fantasy sports platform Fantasy Akhada

BCCI invites application for position of head coach of India women's team

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited application for the position of head coach of India Women's team for a period of two years

Ex-Gujarat DGP Shabir Hussein appointed as BCCI anti-corruption unit chief

Former Gujarat DGP Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala has taken over from Ajit Singh as the head of the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit