The win over Bangladesh in the first Test brings India’s Test record to 179 wins and 178 losses after 580 matches. For the first time in India’s Test cricket history, it boasts more wins than losses. India secured a dominant 280-run victory over Bangladesh on Day 4 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, marking a historic moment. This win brings India’s Test record to 179 wins and 178 losses after 580 matches. Heading into the first Test of this multi-format series, India had an equal number of wins and losses in the red-ball format. India played its inaugural Test

Rishabh Pant made a memorable return to Test cricket, hitting a hundred in his first outing in whites for India since December 2022. India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has opened up on his comparisons with legendary stumper MS Dhoni. Pant's reaction came after he helped India beat Bangladesh in the 1st Test in Chennai on Sunday. The 26-year-old made a memorable return to Test cricket, hitting a hundred in his first outing in whites for India since December 2022. For long, Pant has been touted as Dhoni's successor in the Indian team. However, he played down comparisons with the former India

Legendary Australian wicket-keeper batter Adam Gilchrist lavished praise on the 26-year-old Indian star and named him a player that he will like to pay money to watch play. Gilchrist is widely regarded as the greatest wicket-keeper to play the sport in both red and white-cricket. He helped Australia win three World Cup titles. Legendary Australian wicketkeeper batter Adam Gilchrist lavished praise on the 26-year-old Indian star and called him a player who he will 'happily pay money to watch bat' amid India's huge 280-run victory in the first Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Gilchrist is

Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed on Friday admitted that losing too many wickets in the first 10 overs of their first innings against "world class" Indian bowlers has put his side on the backfoot. Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed on Friday admitted that losing too many wickets in the first 10 overs of their first innings against "world class" Indian bowlers has put his side on the backfoot in the opening Test against India in Chennai. In reply to India's first innings total of 376, Bangladesh were all out for 149 in 47.1 overs on the second day, with Shakib Al Hasan

India vs Bangladesh Highlights, 1st Test Day 1: An unbeaten century from Ravichandran Ashwin has put India on top against Bangladesh on Day 1 of the 1st Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. Ashwin took just 108 deliveries to register his 6th Test ton. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja (86*) stitched an unbeaten partnership of 195 to steer India to 339/6 at stumps on the opening day. For Bangladesh, Hasan Mahmud has been the pick of the bowlers for his four wickets. Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the first Test of the

England's Liam Livingstone has become the No.1 all-rounder in men's T20I cricket, following the latest update to the ICC's rankings. England were in action against Australia over the past week, with a three-match T20I series cut short to two after rain washed out the final match in Manchester. Australia won the first match in Southampton by 28 runs, before England hit back, winning by three wickets in Cardiff to level the series. Liam Livingstone becomes No.1 T20I all-rounder The player of the series was undoubtedly all-rounder Liam Livingstone. He took 3-22 in the first T20I before top-scoring for his side

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been appointed head coach of Punjab Kings after leaving fellow Indian Premier League side Delhi Capitals. The 49-year-old, one of the greatest batters of all time, left Delhi after a sixth-placed finish in the 2024 IPL, ending a seven-year spell with the franchise. Ponting was linked with replacing Matthew Mott as England's white-ball coach but ruled himself out of the running, external, citing the time commitments an international role requires. Brendon McCullum has since been appointed to the England role, which he will combine with his duties as Test coach. Ponting, who played 560

A historic T20 win over England and multimillion-pound stadium deal have helped Ireland embrace a sport once demonised as a foreign import In cricket a century is a score of 100 or more runs by a batter in a single innings. In Irish cricket a century marks the gulf in time between the sport’s demonisation as a “foreign” import and its metamorphosis into an emblem of a new Ireland. In 1901, nationalists declared a “struggle to crush English pastimes” and for decades marginalised cricket and other imports such as football and rugby to promote Gaelic football and hurling and to