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Gavaskar defends 'loyal servant' Pujara: 'Why make him the scapegoat for our batting failures?'
"I simply don't understand, what is the criteria of dropping him and keeping the others who failed?"
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India
Cricket
Runorder What must India do to win an ICC tournament?
The WTC was yet another tournament where India were excellent but were left without a trophy. We look at the reasons why
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Joe Root
Cricket
Joe Root's first Ashes hundred since 2015; a rare 400-run Ashes day
All the statistical landmarks of a high-octane opening day of the 2023 Ashes at Edgbaston
Ben Stokes
Cricket
Bazball faces its greatest test - but the truth for English cricket goes much deeper
England have had success by pretending results don't matter. Can they keep it up and still win the Ashes?
India
Cricket
Ashwin sees WTC final omission as 'stumbling block', not 'setback'
The top-ranked Test bowler says he is a lot more "chilled" and "relaxed" at this stage of his life
India
Cricket
Stump Mic: Dissecting the WTC final
Another title for Australia, but what next for India?
Ben Stokes
Cricket
Ben Stokes declares himself fit to bowl in first Ashes Test
Captain warns knee issue may yet limit allround role before end of series
Australia
Cricket
Cummins coy on Australia bowling attack and Bazball plans
A decision on who will play out of Starc, Hazlewood and Boland might not be revealed until the toss at Edgbaston
Australia
Cricket
Labuschagne, Smith, Head occupy top three spots in ICC Test batters' rankings
After nearly 39 years, three batters from the same team have occupied the top three places in the Test rankings
ICC World Test Championship
How often has a Test innings started with one captain bowling to the other?
And how many Test batters have converted their last two Test centuries into doubles?
India
Cricket
Shastri: You've got to miss IPL to have 20 days of prep for WTC final
Rohit had said India would have done better against Australia if they'd had '20-25 days' to prepare
Australia
Cricket
Cummins - Not many levers to pull in the rules to make teams bowl quickly
The Australia captain on what needs to be done to ensure teams maintain a good over rate
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Australia
Cricket
WTC final - Cummins - Boland was our best bowler all game
The Australia captain also talks about switching attention to the Ashes
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India
Cricket
Shubman Gill fined for criticism of TV umpire's decision
India and Australia have been hit with big fines for maintaining slow over-rates during WTC final
Australia
Cricket
Win toss, bat first? Not necessarily, say Australia
Australia have shown an indication to bowl, while England, too, love a run chase. Could we be in for a bowl-first Ashes?
england
What does Australia's WTC win mean for the Ashes?
Smith's ominous form, Boland's metronomic accuracy augur well for the side as they dust off the cobwebs in style
India
Cricket
Rohit Sharma - Ideally prefer 20 to 25 days to prepare for a game like this
India captain admits it is tough to switch from T20 to Tests in short span
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India
Cricket
Rohit Sharma - It is disheartening we didnt bat well
India captain talks about the mood in the camp after the loss in the WTC final
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India
Cricket
Rohit: 'There was no lapse of concentration; we wanted to bat in a different way'
India captain wants his batters to play with freedom but deliver more on the big stage, following their repeated global-event missteps
Australia
Cricket
Scott Boland and the problem Australia like to have
Cummins confirmed Hazlewood will be fit for the first Ashes Test, which leaves Australia with a difficult decision to make over the next few days
ICC World Test Championship
Rohit on Green's low catch: 'The third umpire should have seen more replays'
Pat Cummins, however, was happy with the verdict of third umpire Kettleborough, whom he called "probably the best umpire in the world"
Australia in England 2023
'Boland is now my favourite player' - Cummins and Australia savour WTC win
"The way this group has played for the last two years - or probably longer - is a credit to everyone," Mitchell Starc says
Australia
Cricket
Cummins: 'Test matches are our favourite format. This win has got to be right up there'
Cummins, Steven Smith, David Warner and Mitchell Starc are now the first all-format champions in the men's game
Scott Boland
Cricket
Boland breaks India's resistance as Australia claim WTC title
Always ahead of India in the final, they sealed the title with seven wickets in the first session of day five
India
Cricket
Rahul Dravid rues India's first-day no-show with the ball
The India coach thinks his side conceded too much ground too quickly on day one, putting them irreversibly behind in their bid to secure the Test mace
