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Fans love it when an outstanding partnership is set up in a Test match by their favorite cricket teams. Most of the time, the top-order batsmen are the ones who set up such brilliant partnerships. But sometimes, there is always that one partnership that saves face for the respective teams or helps them gain victory […]

The eighth wicket partnership is really crucial in Test cricket. This is a crucial point in most matcheswhere the team needs to bring home the victory in style or save the match by a whisker. The fact that only twice a batting pair has successfully managed to put three hundred plus runs on the board […]

In 1877, the first-ever Test match was held between Australia and England. It was the onset of intimidating competition between the teams where they clashed to win the game and hold a dominant position. Whenever a team scores more than 600 runs in a Test match, their chances of winning the game become amplified. Also, […]

The first ever day-night Test match – the third match of a three-Test series during New Zealand’s tour of Australia – was hosted at Adelaide between November 27 and 29, 2015. In this article, we discuss the history of day-night cricket and review the first day-night Test match. Summary History of Cricket Under Lights Date […]

Test cricket is the longest format of the game. You can ask any player, and they will tell you that Test cricket is the most-renowned format of the sport when compared to ODI and T20. Due to such reasons, players [both past and present] love playing this format. Apart from being the longest, it’s also […]

Test cricket remains the format that defines the numerous abilities of a batsman caliber like endurance, strength, and mental toughness. People have witnessed some extraordinary innings in the longest format of the game from some legendary players. Their amazing knocks have entertained fans across the globe and took the game to a whole new level. […]

There are many test cricketing nations out there that are all set to through young and fresh talent right at the deep end, believing the ideology that “if they are good enough, they are old enough”. There have been many cricket legends who started playing test cricket at a young age. Through this article, you […]

In cricket, it can be really difficult to lead a team in Test format. The captain needs top-notch qualities, including patience and a high concentration level for the next five days. Despite the challenges, Test stars proved themselves as the best youngest Test captain in history. Below is a table and a list of the […]

The Man of the match award is crucial in every cricket format, including Test cricket. “Man of the Match” or “MOM” is awarded to the player who shows impeccable match-winning performance in the Test match. In most matches, the player from the winning team gets rewarded with the ‘Man of the match’ title. However, in […]

Although batters are generally more popular than bowlers, bowling and batting are equally important in cricket. This is especially true in Test cricket where bowlers aren’t restricted to only bowling a fifth of the allotted overs, which allows them to pull off some truly spectacular feats, such as picking up all 10 wickets in a […]

A good year of cricket can greatly boost a player’s career, cementing their status as a reliable player in the mind of the captain, coach, and selectors for the foreseeable future and securing their presence in the team. When such a year arrives for a bowler, they can become the bane of any opposition. Today, […]

Bursts of form are common in cricket, and every bowler of any repute goes through hot streaks. 2016 was a year with similarly brilliant bowling performances, with some bowlers acing their season and making even the most seasoned batters wary. Such dominance is rare in a sport as competitive as cricket, and even highly skilled […]

Any sportsperson with a long enough career invariably has hot streaks of form which cause spikes or entire mountains in their statistical charts. In cricket, this can vary greatly depending on the number of factors that influence a player’s potential or scope during a year of play. These factors include everything from number of home […]

Any decent cricketer can get a Player of the Match award, or have a good run of form to clinch the prize for the series, but in order to earn such prizes time and again one has to be an exceptional cricketer. This list is populated by 10 players of exactly such description. All of […]

Having a long career takes more than just skill — it requires extreme fitness, selectors who have faith, and a whole lot of luck. There have been many highly-skilled players over the years who have played far fewer matches than they could have because they were sidelined by freak injuries or recurring niggles. On the […]