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Vaibhav Tripathi Ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India, Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood has observed that he is close to full fitness. In the recent past, Hazelwood has struggled with an Achilles’ injury. Hazlewood’s last Test appearance was in January 2023 against South Africa. Subsequently, he played in just three matches in the just-completed IPL. “My fitness is pretty good,” Hazlewood said as quoted by ESPNCricinfo. “It is just a matter of ticking off every session from here until that date basically.” “In T20 you are bowling a lot of various different balls every over. A…



Vaibhav Tripathi Joshua Tongue, the promising Worcestershire fast bowler, is all set to make his England debut in the upcoming one-off Test against Ireland at Lord’s, starting on June 1. Originally drafted as cover due to injury concerns surrounding James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, Tongue has now been selected over the more seasoned Chris Woakes and Mark Wood. Meanwhile, Anderson and Robinson will be rested for the one-off game. The 25-year-old impressed during the second unofficial Test for England Lions against Sri Lanka A earlier this year, claiming figures of 5 for 34 and 3 for 77. Tongue, a…

Vaibhav Tripathi According to Australia’s batting maestro, Steven Smith, the Oval surface is likely to provide batting-friendly conditions for the World Test Championship (WTC) final. However, he also anticipates the possibility of encountering India-like conditions as the match progresses. The venue is renowned for offering some of the best batting conditions in the country, characterized by pace and bounce. “The Oval can present itself with some spin occasionally particularly as the game wears on, so we could face some sort of similarities to what we had in India at certain stages of the game. But The Oval is a wonderful…



Millions of Indian cricket fans may not have heard of Midas from Greek mythology, but they know what the Dhoni Touch is. It took a young and inexperienced team to World T20 glory in 2007, and ended 28 years of World-Cup hurt on home soil four years later. It won India a Champions Trophy in 2013, and also took them to the top of the ICC’s Test rankings between November 2009 and August 2011. Those that have followed him in Chennai Super Kings (CSK) yellow will speak to you of five IPL titles and two Champions Leagues. As a white-ball…



Vaibhav Tripathi Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera has made a comeback to the Sri Lanka squad for the initial two ODIs against Afghanistan, to be played in Hambantota. Incidentally, an ankle surgery had kept him out of action for seven months. In a surprise move, Dimuth Karunaratne also returns to the ODI squad after being dropped from the format two years ago. His inclusion is seen as a response to Sri Lanka’s recent struggles in batting out the full 50 overs. However, top-order batsman Kusal Janith Perera has been left out, raising concerns about his fitness for the 50-over format. Uncapped leg-spinner…