Cricketers' union: we want to play better cricket, not more cricket
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations reiterates its demand that Test cricket must be given context to survive.
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Greed will be the death of Test cricket
IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
Enjoy it while it lasts, because it's not going to be here for very long. There have been many warning sounds, but none has been louder. Test cricket is under serious threat.
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BCCI has to ensure that India plays more Tests
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ideal atmosphere gets artists to perform and that’s what we witnessed at the Brabourne stadium. It’s here at the Brabourne Stadium that you breathe cricket. Those who have played Test cricket at this venue say that the electrifying ...
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Cricket: Fulton dropped for third test
22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
South African-born batsman BJ Watling is poised to make his test cricket debut in the series finale against Pakistan in Napier from Friday after joining the squad today at the expense of Peter Fulton.Watling, 24, is the only change…
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Indian ascent augurs well for Test cricket: Lorgat
Sify (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Dubai: The International Cricket Council hailed India's rise as the number one Test team in the world and said it augurs well for the longer version of the game.ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat
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Indian ascent augurs well for Test cricket: ICC chief
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said India thoroughly deserves the new status and it's good news for Test cricket.
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ICC Test rankings system
King Cricket (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
India have risen to be number one in the rankings and many people will say that the rankings are questionable. Are India the best Test cricket team? A lot of people say the rankings are meaningless. When they make this criticism, they always do it according to a team’s position. The statement is usually something like [...]
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Team India is No. 1 in avoiding Tests too!
The Roar - the news that matters (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
The Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) may have announced Rs 25 lakh as reward for each player for having helped the Test team reach the pinnacle in the ICC world rankings, but the board surely has not done enough to help India sustain its position. MS Dhoni and his men will not be playing enough [...]
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India #1 Top Team in Test Cricket
Kavandeo (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
India crushed Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs in the third and final cricket Test to claim the series 2-0 at the historic Brabourne Stadium here Sunday and became the top Test team in the International Cricket Council’s rankings. India bowled out Sri Lanka for 309 in their second innings half-an-hour after the [...]
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Are India the best Test cricket team at the moment?
King Cricket (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
We’d say India have as good a claim as anyone to being the best Test cricket team at the moment. Batting Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Mahendra Dhoni. This is not shit. They’re all fantastic batsmen and they’re all different. We mean they’re all different in terms of batting style, rather than [...]
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India No.1 in Test Cricket
publishaletter.com (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Dear Editor: Sir, It is true a tremendous achievement by Indian Cricket Team to achieve the NO.1 in Test Ranking. The more difficult job is now, as it is always a challenge to maintain the numero uno status as Australia and later South Africa have found out. India need to fix their fielding and improve their bowling to win matches even abroad. In Hindsight, it would be prudent to not...
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India rule Test arena while trying to kill it
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
TEST cricket's new No.1 team, India, is not scheduled to play a single long-format game at home for nearly two years.
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India claim top spot in Test cricket rankings
France 24 (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
India became the number one Test team on Sunday after routing Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs in the third and final cricket Test in Mumbai to clinch the series 2-0. Pace spearhead Zaheer Khan took 5-72 as Sri Lanka, trailing by 333 runs in the first innings, were shot out for 309 in their second knock 35 minutes into the fifth day's play at the Brabourne stadium. The 2-0...
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England great Graham Gooch believes Twenty20 will damage Test game
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
• Players may be forced to choose between two forms • Five-day game must remain top priority Graham Gooch, England's greatest run-scorer who is here to help prepare the side for next week's first Test against South Africa, warned today that the longer game could be undermined by playing too much Twenty20 cricket. Gooch, 56, who will be working with England's batsmen for the...
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Team India top's the league in Test Cricket rankings
Cricket360 (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... India’s achievements and was for the first time part of the team which was numero uno in test cricket. Tendulkar speaking to the media said “It is fantastic to be the number one Test team, I have been waiting a long time to get to this position. Not just me, but the entire country waited for it. The players have worked very hard over the last 18 months to get there...