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Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar New Delhi: Joe Root has shared the field with Sachin Tendulkar only once — on his Test debut in Nagpur in December 2012.Sachin, 39 at the time, was in the twilight of his career. He played six more Tests before retiring a year later. In that Nagpur Test, Root, just…
Mitchell Starc of Australia (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Mitchell Starc etched his name into the record books with a remarkable all-round performance as Australia sealed the Ashes in emphatic fashion, defeating England by 82 runs at the Adelaide Oval to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. The left-arm fast bowler capped…
Pakistan’s Hanif Mohammad (l) plays a forward defensive, watched by England wicketkeeper John Murray (r) (Photo/Getty Images) Even before Pakistan had Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Javed Miandad, or Shoaib Akhtar, it had Hanif Mohammad. Pakistan’s first great cricketer did not announce himself with power or speed, but with time. Lots of it. He built a…
West Indies’ Justin Greaves, right, raises his bat after scoring 200 runs against NZ (AP/PTI) West Indies produced one of the most remarkable fourth-innings efforts in modern Test cricket, grinding out a heroic draw against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval. While the fight shown by Shai Hope, Justin Greaves and Kemar Roach stunned the…
India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Jon Super, file) NEW DELHI: Team India batter Rishabh Pant added another glittering milestone to his already eventful Test career, overtaking Virender Sehwag to become India’s all-time leader in Test sixes. Pant, who began the innings tied with Sehwag on 90 sixes, moved past the former opener with a trademark blow,…
