Review – 2020 Test Team of the Year

The Cricket Cauldron’s Test team for the year 2020 features five players from England, three from New Zealand, and one each from India, Pakistan and South Africa. This year’s team has only one player in common with last year’s team – England’s Ben Stokes. Dom Sibley (England) The start of the year saw Sibley notch […]

Record Book – Double tons in New Zealand v West Indies Tests

Black Caps captain Kane Williamson’s career-best 251 against the West Indies at Hamilton earlier this month provided the 12th instance of an individual score of 200 or more in Tests between the two teams. On that note, here is a look at the full list of double hundreds achieved in New Zealand v West Indies […]

Review – 2018 Test Team of the Year

The Cricket Cauldron’s Test team for the year 2018 features two players each from India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and one each from England, South Africa and the West Indies. Two notable players to have missed out very narrowly are South Africa’s AB de Villiers and Australia’s Pat Cummins. This year’s team […]

Review – 2018 Test cricket recap

The final day of the Melbourne Test, which saw India seal a resounding 137-run win, was the last piece of action in what was a riveting year for Test cricket. The Test family grew by two teams in 2018, as Ireland and Afghanistan made their debuts against Pakistan and India respectively. In a refreshing […]

Record Book – New Zealand’s biggest Test wins by runs

With Sri Lanka placed at 231/6 in pursuit of a gargantuan 660 after the fourth day of the ongoing Boxing Day Test at Christchurch, New Zealand are on the verge of registering their biggest ever Test win in terms of runs. The Black Caps need to take the remaining four wickets for less than […]

Review – 2015 Test cricket recap

Even though 2015 was the year of the World Cup, there were quite a few moments from the longest format of the game to keep Test cricket aficionados engrossed. A total of 43 Tests were played in the year, of which 34 ended in a result. Of the 34 results, 22 were home wins. […]

VIEWPOINT – Wellington victory exhibits Black Caps’ new-found resolve

For the second time in less than a year, the Basin Reserve was witness to an astounding fightback by a tenacious New Zealand side. Finding themselves in another backs-to-the-wall situation, the Black Caps produced one of the best performances in their history to win the series against Sri Lanka. Last February, captain Brendon […]

IN FOCUS – Black Caps on the way up

The New Zealand Test team is in an unfamiliar situation at the moment. They have climbed to the sixth position in the ICC Test rankings and the squad is having a settled look after a long time. Their 186-run win in the first Test against the West Indies at Kingston is solid proof of […]