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Bradman's history-making bat up for auction

Bradman's history-making bat up for auction

Rediff.com8 Dec 2021

A piece of cricketing history -- the bat used by the legendary Donald Bradman in the 1934 Ashes series with which he scored two triple centuries is up for auction.

Cook's last stand ends with memorable century

Cook's last stand ends with memorable century

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

England opener Alastair Cook's final Test innings came to a close when he was dismissed having scored a fairytale 147 against India in the fifth Test at the Oval on Monday.

Voges and Marsh rewrite record books in Hobart

Voges and Marsh rewrite record books in Hobart

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh put together the highest fourth wicket stand in the history of Test cricket on Friday, their combined 449 pushing Australia to 583 for four at lunch on day two of the first Test against West Indies.

Stats: Bairstow is highest run-scorer in Tests this calendar year

Stats: Bairstow is highest run-scorer in Tests this calendar year

Rediff.com26 Nov 2016

Jonny Bairstow saved England the blushes after his half-century helped the team amass 268 for 8 after an early flurry of wickets.

Why New Zealand pulled out of tour match on Day 2 in Sydney

Why New Zealand pulled out of tour match on Day 2 in Sydney

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

Why New Zealand pulled out of tour match in Sydney on Day 2

Prithvi Shaw made history: In Numbers

Prithvi Shaw made history: In Numbers

Rediff.com5 Oct 2018

The peaks Prithvi Shaw scaled on the first day of his Test career in numbers, via Rajneesh Gupta.

PHOTOS: Australia rout England in Ashes opener

PHOTOS: Australia rout England in Ashes opener

Rediff.com27 Nov 2017

Australia sealed a dominant 10-wicket victory over England before lunch on day five of the series-opening Ashes Test on Monday, having chased 170 runs without loss in a blow to the tourists' pride.

Hobart Test PHOTOS: Australia in control after record stand

Hobart Test PHOTOS: Australia in control after record stand

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh combined for 449 runs and the sixth highest partnership in Test cricket history to put Australia firmly in control after the second day of the first Test against West Indies on Friday.

PICS: England have India reeling after Cook, Root show

PICS: England have India reeling after Cook, Root show

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

India face an embarrassing defeat after Alastair Cook's fairytale farewell knock and Joe Root's classy hundred enabled England to pile more misery on the visitors on Monday, the penultimate day of the fifth Test.

The Oval in numbers: 8th time India lost 4 Tests in a series

The Oval in numbers: 8th time India lost 4 Tests in a series

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the Oval Test.

Why Indian cricket must thank Vasant Raiji

Why Indian cricket must thank Vasant Raiji

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

'With his passing comes the end of Indian cricket history.'