The world has entered a new year, and cricket, alongside, glares at a sumptuous schedule ahead. Before that, rewind to Test Cricket in 2025. Discover the standout players who shaped the past 12 months, and made it to our Best Test XI, ahead of the 2026 season.
Shan Masood will continue as Pakistan’s Test captain for the 2025–27 WTC cycle, with Azhar Mahmood retained as head coach despite past poor results.
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Ravindra Jadeja, India's serial match-winner across formats, has time and again proved his mettle with the bat. His batting exploits in the whites have elevated him tremendously, and this evolution is great for Indian Test Cricket.
Pakistan will tour England for a three-match Test series in August and September 2026 as part of the World Test Championship 2025–27. Matches will be played at Headingley, Lord’s, and Edgbaston, with the series promising high-stakes action.
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It is almost time for the highly anticipated Old Trafford Test, and the series is on the line. With the hosts leading 2-1, the onus is on India to set the things right at Manchester and square the battle. Three things they will most likely focus on.
With the series now squared after an emphatic India win, the attention shifts to the 'Home of Cricket'. A little turnaround between the games might generate possibilities of changes in the line-up, besides tactics.
India's bowling spearhead is considered a 'National Asset', and it's a no-brainer that Bumrah's presence in any team instills fear among the opposition batters. Contrarily, his absence is a sign of relief for them. India's test record might help comprehend his indelible impact.
With two of the five tests done and little time between the second and third, it will be interesting to see if Siraj is given a break as part of workload management and having featured in both of the games so far.
The Indian cricket team scripted history by recording their first-ever test victory at Edgbaston. They accomplished that in some style, and it also became the biggest by a margin of runs. Which are the other ones in the pecking order?
Australia, led by Pat Cummins, names a 15-member squad for their September 2025 West Indies tour.
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Rohit Sharma on being asked if England were rightly awarded the World Cup title in 2019