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Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan call for change in rules for Test cricket

Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan call for change in rules for Test cricket

Alastair Cook announced his retirement from international cricket in 2018. He also said that the change would be flexible and would add tactical depth to the format. On the same podcast, Michael Vaughan called for a change in the rules for substitutes

03 September,2025 06:23 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Here's a look at India's three Test wins at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground

Here's a look at India's three Test wins at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground

mid-day revisits India’s three Test wins from 19 matches and across 93 years at Lord’s

10 July,2025 08:42 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Skipper Ben has stoked England’s fire with his captaincy skills

Skipper Ben has stoked England’s fire with his captaincy skills

From experiencing personal highs to unedifying lows, the gutsy skipper has reinvented the country’s approach to Test cricket, taking them from a spluttering, and hesitant fear-laden outfit to a carefree, adventurous unit

30 June,2025 08:24 AM IST | Birmingham | R Kaushik
6 instances where captains dropped themselves due to poor form

6 instances where captains dropped themselves due to poor form

In rare instances in the past, a captain has chosen to drop themselves from the playing XI. Midday explores six notable examples of such occurrences

02 January,2025 02:36 PM IST | Sydney | mid-day online correspondent

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