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Sachin Tendulkar - Anil Kumble - Cheteshwar Pujara ahead of his 100th Test: 'My dream is to win a WTC final for India' - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Australia - India

Cheteshwar Pujara ahead of his 100th Test: 'My dream is to win a WTC final for India'

Cheteshwar Pujara will join an elite list of India cricketers when he takes the field for the second Test against Australia in Delhi on February 17. Pujara, who has featured in 99 Tests for India so far, is set to play his 100th Test match. In 99 Tests, Pujara has amassed 7021 runs at an average of 44.15, including 19 centuries and 34 half-centuries.The 35-year-old will become the 13th Indian cricketer to join the illustrious club of hundred Test matches.Sachin Tendulkar (200), Rahul Dravid (163), VVS Laxman (134), Anil Kumble (132), Kapil Dev (131), Sunil Gavaskar (125), Dilip Vengsarkar (116), Sourav Ganguly (113), Virat Kohli (105), Ishant Sharma (105), Harbhajan Singh (103) and Virender Sehwag (103) are the 12 India cricketers who have played 100 or more Tests in their career."There is a lot more to achieve. I am definitely satisfied and really excited to play this hundredth Test match. But at the same time, we are playing an important series. So, hopefully, we win this Test match and move on to win another Test match which will ensure we will qualify for the WTC final. My dream is to win a WTC final for the Indian team, which didn't happen in the last final. But hopefully, once we qualify, we move towards that," said a determined Pujara in the pre-match press conference on Thursday.

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Rohit Sharma - India vs Australia, 2nd Test: After mauling the Aussies in Nagpur, India eye another dominating show in Delhi - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Australia - India - Delhi

India vs Australia, 2nd Test: After mauling the Aussies in Nagpur, India eye another dominating show in Delhi

wobbly top order will weigh on their mind even as the hosts look primed to give Australia a tough time once again as the two teams meet in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, beginning Friday. The prologue of the game revolves around Cheteshwar Pujara making his 100th Test appearance, which he would like to mark with a century that will also restore a sense of stability to the hosts' top order.India captain Rohit Sharma's century in Nagpur was an excpetion in the top order that couldn't kick on, on the Nagpur track that offered slow turn. Opener KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Pujara all failed to make the most of the opportunity.

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Pat Cummins - Rahul Dravid - Shreyas Iyer - ICC apologises for erroneously displaying India as No 1 in Test rankings - news24.com - Australia - South Africa - London - India - Delhi

ICC apologises for erroneously displaying India as No 1 in Test rankings

Australia remain the world's top-ranked Test team, the International Cricket Council said as it apologised for briefly and "erroneously" listing India as number one.

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David Warner - Pat Cummins - Nathan Lyon - Rohit Sharma - Todd Murphy - Top-Order Worries Remain As India Eye Another Big Win In Cheteshwar Pujara's 100th Test - sports.ndtv.com - Australia - India - New Delhi

Top-Order Worries Remain As India Eye Another Big Win In Cheteshwar Pujara's 100th Test

KL Rahul's prolonged run of failures remains a worry but India will still start as overwhelming favourites for another three-day finish when they take on Australia in the second Test in New Delhi from Friday. The match will be one of Indian cricket's understated warrior Cheteshwar Pujara's 100th Test, a feat achieved after 13 years of sweat and toil. While Pujara would like to savour the momentous personal milestone with a 20th Test ton, one can't but paper over the concerns around India's top-order.

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Zak Crawley - Harry Brook - Daryl Mitchell - Blair Tickner - Tim Southee - England vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 1 Live Score: Tourists Look To Cross 300-run Mark In 1st Innings - sports.ndtv.com - Britain - New Zealand - county Stokes

England vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 1 Live Score: Tourists Look To Cross 300-run Mark In 1st Innings

New Zealand vs England 1st Test Day 1 LIVE:Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope provided England as solid start on Day 1 of the first Test against New Zealand as Ben Stokes' men kicked-off the tour Down Under on Thursday. Zak Crawley departed for just 3 runs before Duckett and Pope stabilised the English ship. However, a string of quick wickets saw England lose the plot in the middle. Tim Southee has been New Zealand's most dangerous bowler, picking 2 wickets so far. The visitors, however, will still hope to put over 300 runs on the board. (LIVE Scorecard)

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Rahul Dravid - India vs Australia - "If He Is Ready To Take The Load...": Rahul Dravid Names Batter Who Might Make A Comeback In Second Test - sports.ndtv.com - Australia - India - Sri Lanka

India vs Australia - "If He Is Ready To Take The Load...": Rahul Dravid Names Batter Who Might Make A Comeback In Second Test

Shreyas Iyer would "walk back" into India playing eleven if he can take the load of a five-day Test as he deserves a spot in the side after playing some under-pressure knocks recently, head coach Rahul Dravid said on Wednesday. Iyer had sustained a lower back injury during the white-ball series against Sri Lanka last month and had to undergo a one-month rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy. Iyer also missed the first Test against Australia where Suryakumar Yadav made his debut. Dravid kept his cards close to his chest on whether Iyer is ready to take the rigours of the longest format, but he made an important point about team management's philosophy where any performing player if he comes back after injury would automatically get his place back.

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Ravindra Jadeja - India Become No. 1 Test Side...But Only For Few Hours. Here's What Happened - sports.ndtv.com - Australia - India

India Become No. 1 Test Side...But Only For Few Hours. Here's What Happened

The Indian cricket team on Wednesday afternoon rose to the No. 1 spot in ICC rankings after the official website of the governing body of the sport showed that the Rohit Sharma-led side had surpassed Australia in the latest team rankings. In fact, India held the no. 1 position in the ODI and T20I formats as well. The news was widely covered by Indian media. However, at around 7 pm IST, the ICC website showed that Australia are the No. 1 Test side while India are No. 2. India continue to hold the No. 1 slot in T20Is and ODIs.

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Ravindra Jadeja - Rishabh Pant - Jasprit Bumrah - Confusion over ICC Test rankings, No.1 India back to second spot - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Australia - New Zealand - India

Confusion over ICC Test rankings, No.1 India back to second spot

In the afternoon on Wednesday, the official website of ICC showed India on top of the Test rankings with 115 rating points and Australia as second with 111 points. But later in the evening at around 7 pm IST, cricket's global governing body put Australia back on top with 126 rating points and India as second with 115 points. India had recently beaten Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the first Test in Nagpur.

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