Sir Curtly Ambrose finished with figures of 8.4-3-9-2 and a victory seemed assured but that was not to be. India returned the favour with the ball as Kapil Dev and Manoj Prabhakar struck early to have them three down for 25. Javagal Srinath then chipped in with a couple along with Subroto Banerjee taking 3/30.
The South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) have threatened strike action by players weeks before England are due to arrive for a four-test tour as growing dismay at the country’s governing body threatens to boil over.
Richard Hadlee says New Zealand did something special in 1985 by winning their first test series in Australia
New Zealand have received a major boost ahead of the three-Test series against Australia as Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme have made remarkable progress in recoveries from their injuries and have been cleared to travel with the squad.
Cricket Australia are all set to ask the Board of Control for Cricket in India about the possibility of playing up to two day-night Tests during India's tour of Australia early 2021.
Yashasvi Jaiswal on Thursday said batting stalwart Rahul Dravid had advised him to focus on each ball and this suggestion immensely helped him.
Number 10 ranked West Indies have sufficient firepower, especially in their batting, to cause an upset over number 5 India.