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By Arjun Bhardwaj for LastWordOnCricket Every other team have submitted their Champions Trophy squad list except for India. They controversially missed the deadline for submission, which was on April 25th. There are some fears that India may not take part in the competition, after the ICC are considering limiting India’s share in revenue. However, the official statement coming […] READ MORE
Over the last 53 Test matches, there has been a regression in the quality of Test match catching. And the revealing stats show why READ MORE
By Karan Bhatia for LastWordOnCricket When India beat South Africa convincingly in October 2015 on rank turners, the notion of India dominating big opposition on home turf wasn’t an overboard thought. Pitches were made to expose the vulnerabilities of teams outside the subcontinent who have troubles playing spin bowling. England did show how India can be beaten in […] READ MORE
With the start of the Test series against Australia just days away, here is how the Indian bowling attack is beginning to shape up READ MORE
By Luke Flannigan for LastWordOnCricket As India welcome Bangladesh and an Australian side fresh from a mid-summer facelift later this month, their attention will turn back to Test cricket. Impregnable is their fortress, and the temptation for many might be to look upon these Tests as foregone conclusions. Those people are probably right, and for the purposes […] READ MORE
England's series of collapses in the past year have demonstrated why they must change their approach to Test match batting. READ MORE
Despite suggestions that he should resign, England's captain Alastair Cook cannot be blamed for the side's heavy defeat in India. READ MORE
It is nine years since cricket's biggest rivals, India and Pakistan played a Test against each other: the absence of this rivalry is to the game's detriment READ MORE
India go into the Mumbai Test with a few questions to answer, as they look to continue their domination of their series against England. READ MORE
England will look back at the Third Test against India as an opportunity missed: a failure to bat properly when the pressure was on cost them dear. READ MORE
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