<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Icc Test Championship News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about Icc Test Championship tournament. All the latest 2026 Cricket articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Icc Test Championship News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:43:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/cricket/tournament/icc_test_championship" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 07:02:33 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Twitter reacts to Faf du Plessis calling it day from a nine-year long Test career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veteran South African batsman Faf du Plessis, announced his Test retirement today in a bid to focus on the shortest format of the game with two World Cups lined up in the next 18 months. The right-hander last featured against Pakistan and retires with 4,163 runs at 40.03 with 10 centuries.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/17/twitter-reacts-to-faf-du-plessis-calling-it-day-from-a-nine-year-long-test-career?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/17/twitter-reacts-to-faf-du-plessis-calling-it-day-from-a-nine-year-long-test-career?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 07:02:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/fafduplessis.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not sure if ICC Test Championship has achieved its intention, asserts Greg Barclay]]></title><description><![CDATA[ICC Chairman Greg Barclay has stated that the inaugural World Test Championship so far has not achieved what it intended to and added that the pandemic has only exacerbated the shortcomings. Barclay further added that he is unsure if it entirely fit the purpose in the current ecosystem.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/nov/30/not-sure-if-icc-test-championship-has-achieved-its-intention-asserts-greg-barclay?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/nov/30/not-sure-if-icc-test-championship-has-achieved-its-intention-asserts-greg-barclay?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:48:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/greg_barclay_icc_chairman_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restructuring of cricket's global calendar and policies long overdue, insists Uday Shankar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Star India chairman Uday Chairman has insisted that the restructuring of the cricketing calendar and policies is long overdue and must be done at the earliest. He added that the current global model of the game is becoming unsustainable and would be ‘short-sightedness’ to not notice it.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/oct/10/restructuring-of-crickets-global-calendar-and-policies-long-overdue-insists-uday-shankar?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/oct/10/restructuring-of-crickets-global-calendar-and-policies-long-overdue-insists-uday-shankar?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 06:37:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/Cricket_1/ICC_Office_Picture.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England needs to get better to attain No.1 rankings in Tests, admits Joe Root]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the third Test against Pakistan, Joe Root has claimed that the home team needs to get better in all aspects to attain the No.1 team ranking in the longest format. However, the Test skipper did not reveal any of his tactics or the playing XI for the final Test of the English summer.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/aug/21/england-needs-to-get-better-to-attain-no-1-rankings-in-tests-admits-joe-root?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/aug/21/england-needs-to-get-better-to-attain-no-1-rankings-in-tests-admits-joe-root?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 03:56:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Joe_Root_TheOval_Australia_vs_England_Gettyimages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Championship postponement depends on the number of series rescheduled, reveals Geoff Allardice]]></title><description><![CDATA[ICC GM (Cricket Operations) Geoff Allardice has admitted that whether or not the ICC postpones the World Test Championship, depends on the number of rescheduled series. Allardice has also confirmed that the ICC has no official role to play in organising bi-lateral series of any kind.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jul/27/test-championship-postponement-depends-on-the-number-of-series-rescheduled-reveals-geoff-allardice?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jul/27/test-championship-postponement-depends-on-the-number-of-series-rescheduled-reveals-geoff-allardice?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:46:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y2/articles/Cricket_1/Australia_ashes_win_2_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICC Test Championship points system is ridiculous, asserts Michael Holding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Holding has questioned the point system that is used for the Test Championship as he found it incorrect to award the teams same points for a two-match series and a five-match series. He has also warned that once the scenario for the final is clear, other games will become inconsequential.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/may/04/icc-test-championship-points-system-is-ridiculous-asserts-michael-holding?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/may/04/icc-test-championship-points-system-is-ridiculous-asserts-michael-holding?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 07:08:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Faf_du_Plessis_Virat_Kohli_Freedom_Trophy_BCCI.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports | BCCI, CA, ECB lead campaign to call off Test Championship cycle]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the coronavirus outbreak having a solid grip on the sporting activities, the big three have written to the ICC, asking for the Test Championship Cycle and the proposed one-day international (ODI) league to be scrapped. ECB have also conveyed to the ICC that the FTP also needs to be revisited.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/apr/17/reports-bcci-ca-ecb-lead-campaign-to-call-off-test-championship-cycle?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/apr/17/reports-bcci-ca-ecb-lead-campaign-to-call-off-test-championship-cycle?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 03:58:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/ICC_head_office_dubai_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICC should extend duration of Test Championship to make things fair, opines Misbah-Ul-Haq]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pakistan head coach Misbah-Ul-Haq desires for the ICC to extend the duration of the ICC World Test Championship to make the competition fair, as cricket comes to a standstill owing to the novel coronavirus. The final of the World Test Championship is set to be played at Lord's in 2021.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/31/icc-should-extend-duration-of-test-championship-to-make-things-fair-opines-misbah-ul-haq?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/31/icc-should-extend-duration-of-test-championship-to-make-things-fair-opines-misbah-ul-haq?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 14:30:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Misbah_Ul_Haq_Pakistan_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t have to be Einstein to know Bangladesh tour is unlikely amid COVID-19, admits Tim Paine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Test captain Tim Paine has admitted that the two-match Test tour of Bangladesh, scheduled for June, will most likely be postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19. A 2-0 win against Bangladesh would’ve taken the Aussies above India in the maiden World Test Championship (WTC) points table.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/31/dont-have-to-be-einstein-to-know-bangladesh-tour-is-unlikely-amid-covid-19-admits-tim-paine?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/31/dont-have-to-be-einstein-to-know-bangladesh-tour-is-unlikely-amid-covid-19-admits-tim-paine?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 05:08:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Tim_Paine_New_Cricket_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID-19 puts Test Championship final amongst others in spot of bother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, fairly straightforward as it looks, it is not, COVID-19 has put the ICC into a spot of bother, one that they did not imagine from the outside world barring the cricketing trio of royalty boards. Now, the pandemic has created such chaos to all sports, that the sporting calendars need a revamp.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/24/covid-19-puts-test-championship-final-amongst-others-in-spot-of-bother?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/24/covid-19-puts-test-championship-final-amongst-others-in-spot-of-bother?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aakash Sivasubramaniam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 12:55:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Day_Night_Test_Generic_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICC Test Championship meaningless without Indo-Pak matches, feels Waqar Younis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waqar Younis feels that the ICC World Test Championship, the first cycle of which kicked off in 2019, is meaningless without India and Pakistan matches. The last time India and Pakistan played a Test series was way back in the 2007/08 season, with H2H clashes curtailed due to political tension.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/17/icc-test-championship-meaningless-without-indo-pak-matches-feels-waqar-younis?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/17/icc-test-championship-meaningless-without-indo-pak-matches-feels-waqar-younis?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:26:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/waqar_younis_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One game doesn’t make us bad players of short ball, affirms Ajinkya Rahane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has insisted one poor game in hostile conditions in New Zealand does not make the Indian batsmen bad players of the short-ball. Rahane further added that the key for the team was to learn from the defeat and prepare better for the Australia tour later this year.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/12/one-game-doesnt-make-us-bad-players-of-short-ball-affirms-ajinkya-rahane?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/12/one-game-doesnt-make-us-bad-players-of-short-ball-affirms-ajinkya-rahane?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:41:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Ajinkya_Rahane_WI_vs_IND_BCCI.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test cricket must be five days because it is 'Test,' says Anil Kumble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anil Kumble, chairman of the ICC's Cricket Committee, has made it very clear that a Test match has to be five days long and he does not endorse the proposal to make four-day Test cricket mandatory. Kumble also expressed his gladness that many players, including Virat Kohli, share the same views.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/feb/28/test-cricket-must-be-five-days-because-it-is-test-says-anil-kumble?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/feb/28/test-cricket-must-be-five-days-because-it-is-test-says-anil-kumble?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 07:02:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/anil_kumble_meeting_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 | India remain top of table despite loss to New Zealand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team India remains at the top of the points table of the World Test Championship with 360 points despite the humiliating 10-wicket loss to New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington in the first Test of the two-match Test series. This was India’s first loss since the Test championship started.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/feb/24/icc-world-test-championship-2019-21-india-remain-top-of-table-despite-loss-to-new-zealand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/feb/24/icc-world-test-championship-2019-21-india-remain-top-of-table-despite-loss-to-new-zealand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 05:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/icc_test_championship_mace.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Championship best platform to sustain format, admits Cheteshwar Pujara]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cheteshwar Pujara believes the ICC’s World Test Championship is the best platform to sustain the competitive nature of the game’s traditional format. Pujara, who is currently preparing for the New Zealand series, added that he tries to take all the criticism against him in a positive sense.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/feb/16/test-championship-best-platform-to-sustain-format-admits-cheteshwar-pujara?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/feb/16/test-championship-best-platform-to-sustain-format-admits-cheteshwar-pujara?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2020 11:44:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Cheteshwar_Pujara_new_England_century_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winning Test Championship is bigger achievement than ODI or T20 World Cup title, feels Cheteshwar Pujara]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cheteshwar Pujara has stated that Test cricket is the ultimate format while adding that becoming Test champions is more valuable than winning an ODI or a T20 World Cup. He has also added that the biggest advantage of this Indian team is their ability to do well in overseas conditions.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/feb/16/winning-test-championship-is-bigger-achievement-than-odi-or-t-20-world-cup-title-feels-cheteshwar-pujara?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/feb/16/winning-test-championship-is-bigger-achievement-than-odi-or-t-20-world-cup-title-feels-cheteshwar-pujara?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2020 06:45:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Cheteshwar_Pujara_new_shot_Adelaide_Test_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Administrators don't understand uniqueness of five-day Tests, says Mike Gatting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former England skipper Mike Gatting has slammed the idea of four-day Test saying administrators don't play, so they don't understand what a unique game Test cricket is. Gatting has also praised Indian skipper Virat Kohli for agreeing to play a Day/Night Test and was moved by the Kolkata spectacle.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jan/29/administrators-dont-understand-uniqueness-of-five-day-tests-says-mike-gatting?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jan/29/administrators-dont-understand-uniqueness-of-five-day-tests-says-mike-gatting?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 06:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Mike_Gatting_new_England_world_cup_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small innovations are fine, but five-day Test cricket is romance, states Virender Sehwag]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virender Sehwag has said that while he is supportive of minor innovations like names on jerseys and pink ball Tests, he cannot be for the soul of 5-day Tests being changed. With his remarks, Sehwag has joined the likes of Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri in backing the traditional format.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jan/13/small-innovations-are-fine-but-five-day-test-cricket-is-romance-states-virender-sehwag?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jan/13/small-innovations-are-fine-but-five-day-test-cricket-is-romance-states-virender-sehwag?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:23:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/virender_sehwag_tiger_pataudi_lecture_bcci.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India and Australia two best Test team right now, admits Michael Vaughan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Vaughan admitted that India and Australia are the two best teams when it comes to the Test format in World cricket at the moment. Further, Vaughan added that he was dead confused about the ICC ranking system and added that the system is full of garbage while talking about England's ranking. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/dec/26/india-and-australia-two-best-test-team-right-now-admits-michael-vaughan?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/dec/26/india-and-australia-two-best-test-team-right-now-admits-michael-vaughan?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2019 07:02:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Root_Vaughan_England_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concussion substitute decision must be left to umpire and physio, not batsman, says Harsha Bhogle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prominent commentator and cricket analyst Harsha Bhogle has voiced his opinion on whether a concussion substitute should be used must be left to the umpire and team physio and not the batsman himself. Bangladesh was forced to use two substitutes during the second Test against India in Kolkata.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/24/concussion-substitute-decision-must-be-left-to-umpire-and-physio-not-batsman-says-harsha-bhogle?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/24/concussion-substitute-decision-must-be-left-to-umpire-and-physio-not-batsman-says-harsha-bhogle?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2019 11:48:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Liton_Das_Concussion_Ban_vs_Ind_Kolkata_BCCI.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICC Test Championship | India take an almost inimitable lead of 180 in 2019 after home series against SA]]></title><description><![CDATA[India have secured a lead of 180 runs, what seems unassailable at the moment, in the inaugural edition of the ICC Test Championship. Australia, with four Tests remaining in 2019, might be the only contenders for the top spot if they win all games and India lose their remaining two.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/oct/22/icc-test-championship-india-take-an-almost-inimitable-lead-of-180-in-2019-after-home-series-against-sa?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/oct/22/icc-test-championship-india-take-an-almost-inimitable-lead-of-180-in-2019-after-home-series-against-sa?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:39:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/Cricket_1/India_Adelaide_win_2018_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND v SA | George Linde added to South Africa squad as Keshav Maharaj ruled out of third Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed that left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj has been ruled out of the third and final Test against India in Ranchi with a shoulder injury. Maharaj, who picked up a lone wicket and scored 94 runs in the 2nd Test, will be replaced by left-arm spinner George Linde.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/oct/13/ind-v-sa-george-linde-added-to-south-africa-squad-as-keshav-maharaj-ruled-out-of-third-test?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/oct/13/ind-v-sa-george-linde-added-to-south-africa-squad-as-keshav-maharaj-ruled-out-of-third-test?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:30:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Keshav_Maharaj_bowling_spin_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND v SA | We look for answers, not excuses, maybe that’s why we keep improving, says Virat Kohli]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virat Kohli believes that the reason the Indian team keeps on improving their record in Test cricket is that they hunt for answers and not offer excuses. India are on top of the ICC Test Championship table with 160 points, but Kohli said that he would prefer double points for away wins.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/oct/09/ind-v-sa-we-look-for-answers-not-excuses-maybe-thats-why-we-keep-improving-says-virat-kohli?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/oct/09/ind-v-sa-we-look-for-answers-not-excuses-maybe-thats-why-we-keep-improving-says-virat-kohli?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:23:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Virat_Kohli_Test_smile_bcci.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND v SA | Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara took the game away from us, admits Faf du Plessis]]></title><description><![CDATA[South African captain Faf du Plessis admitted that it was the partnership between Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara in the second innings that took the game away from them. South Africa was bundled out for 191 after Rohit and Pujara’s 169-run partnership helped India set a 394-run lead.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/oct/06/ind-v-sa-rohit-sharma-and-cheteshwar-pujara-took-the-game-away-from-us-admits-faf-du-plessis?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/oct/06/ind-v-sa-rohit-sharma-and-cheteshwar-pujara-took-the-game-away-from-us-admits-faf-du-plessis?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 11:38:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Faf_du_plessis_ind_vs_sa_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND v SA | Ishant Sharma and I simply planned to keep attacking the stumps, reveals Mohammad Shami]]></title><description><![CDATA[After proving to be India’s second innings hero once again with a five-fer, Mohammad Shami revealed that he and Ishant Sharma only planned on attacking the stumps. Shami’s spell, assisted by cracks and variable bounce, was crucial to India bowling out South Africa on day five at Vizag.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/oct/06/ind-v-sa-ishant-sharma-and-i-simply-planned-to-keep-attacking-the-stumps-reveals-mohammad-shami?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/oct/06/ind-v-sa-ishant-sharma-and-i-simply-planned-to-keep-attacking-the-stumps-reveals-mohammad-shami?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 10:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Mohammed_Shami_Hanuma_Vihari_Test_cricket_bcci.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can’t compare myself with Virat Kohli, but to know I averaging 60 is great, says Hanuma Vihari]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanuma Vihari has admitted although he cannot be compared with Virat Kohli that it is a great feeling to know that his first-class average is seven more than the Indian skipper. After a successful tour of West Indies, Vihari is eagerly preparing for his debut home season in international cricket.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/20/cant-compare-myself-with-virat-kohli-but-to-know-i-average-60-is-great-says-hanuma-vihari?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/20/cant-compare-myself-with-virat-kohli-but-to-know-i-average-60-is-great-says-hanuma-vihari?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:33:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Hanuma_Vihari_Jamaica_century_ind_wi_bcci.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready to challenge other teams in ICC World Test Championship, says Sarfaraz Ahmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed is confident about their chances in the ICC World Test Championship as they are scheduled to being their campaign in November. The team has faced a lot of ups and downs since the retirement of Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq but Sarfraz feels the batsmen are now ready.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/17/ready-to-challenge-other-teams-in-icc-world-test-championship-says-sarfaraz-ahmed?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/17/ready-to-challenge-other-teams-in-icc-world-test-championship-says-sarfaraz-ahmed?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 07:41:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Sarfraz_Ahmed_keeping_vs_england_world_cup_2019_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashes 2019 | I wanted to get a picture with Steve Smith with him having my glasses on, reveals Jack Leach]]></title><description><![CDATA[England’s Jack Leach admitted that he wanted to get a picture with Steve Smith wearing his glasses in reference to the banter the duo shared after the Headingley Test. Leach, already a crowd favourite, also admitted that he owed Nathan Lyon a lot of beers for the missed run out in that match.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/17/ashes-2019-i-wanted-to-get-a-picture-with-steve-smith-with-him-having-my-glasses-on-reveals-jack-leach?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/17/ashes-2019-i-wanted-to-get-a-picture-with-steve-smith-with-him-having-my-glasses-on-reveals-jack-leach?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 07:06:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/ben_stokes_jack_leach_celebrate_ashes_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICC Test Rankings | Virat Kohli holds onto second spot among batsmen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virat Kohli has held on to his second spot in the newly released ICC Test rankings for batsmen, as Steve Smith consolidated his position at the top of the chart. Cheteshwar Pujara remains fourth after his poor run in West Indies, while Jasprit Bumrah is in third place among the bowlers.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/16/icc-test-rankings-virat-kohli-holds-onto-second-spot-among-batsmen?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/16/icc-test-rankings-virat-kohli-holds-onto-second-spot-among-batsmen?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:41:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Kohli_Centurion_Test_Century_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashes 2019 | Test cricket can go perfect for you one day, and bad for you on another, says Jofra Archer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jofra Archer admitted that fortunes in Test cricket can be perfect one day and bad on another day for any player. After picking up six for 62 in the first innings – for which he won the Man of the Match award – Archer took a bit of a beating in the second innings, courtesy of Matthew Wade.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/16/ashes-2019-test-cricket-can-go-perfect-for-you-one-day-and-bad-for-you-on-another-says-jofra-archer?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/16/ashes-2019-test-cricket-can-go-perfect-for-you-one-day-and-bad-for-you-on-another-says-jofra-archer?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:51:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/jofra_archer_fifer_eng_vs_aus_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>