On January 2, 147 years ago, Fred Spofforth etched his name in cricket history by claiming the first-ever Test hat-trick at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This remarkable feat, achieved in just his second Test,

Pakistan host South Africa for a two-Test series starting on Sunday, marking the beginning of the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle for both sides. It is a battle between opposites, with the winners of the previous cycle playing the team that finished ...

Even as Pakistan are not playing many Test matches, their captain Shan Masood is making every possible effort to keep himself relevant. Masood smashes the fastest double century by a Pakistani batter,

Sunil Gavaskar has criticised England despite their brilliant Ashes win at the MCG. By winning the match, England not only registered their first victory in Australia after 15 years, but also avoided an Ashes whitewash.

Between the end of the Second World War and the turn of the millennium, no Tests ended in two days - but there have been 12 since then

The tour will include three one-day matches and two four-day first-class fixtures. First-class cricket returns to the Northern Territory for the first time since 2006, with Australia A scheduled to play a multi-format series against Sri Lanka A in July.

The highest Test partnership between unrelated players who were born on exactly the same day is a modest 77 (unbroken), by Yashpal Sharma and Bobjee Narasimha Rao for India's fifth wicket against Australia in Kolkata in 1979. They were both born on August 11, 1954.