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England’s under-fire opening pair made a confident start after an indomitable Shadul Thakur and a calm Rishabh Pant ensured a 367-run lead for India as the fourth Test entered an engrossing home stretch. Haseeb Hameed (43 batting, 85 balls) and Rory Burns (31 batting, 109 balls) put on 77 runs in 32 overs on a

BCCI secretary Jay Shah said said Uttarakhand could become the “land of cricket”.© BCCI TheBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has said the Board will look to work closely with the Cricket Association of Uttarakhand to build an international cricket stadium in the state and help take the game to every

Ravi Shastri’s lateral flow test returned positive, BCCI said.© AFP Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri and three other members of the support staff have gone into isolation in England, BCCI announced in a press release on Sunday. The move was taken “as a precautionary measure after Mr Shastri’s lateral flow test returned positive

Rohit Sharma scored his first Test century outside India before England’s Ollie Robinson took two wickets in the first over with the new ball on an enthralling day of fluctuating fortunes at the Oval on Saturday. India, were 270-3 in their second innings when bad light ended the third day of the fourth Test, a sizeable 171

“Lack of swing from the duke ball surprised us,” said England assistant coach Paul Collingwood as India put themselves in the driver’s seat after day three of the fourth and penultimate Test at the Oval on Saturday. The match saw 13 wickets falling on day one with India getting all out for 191, but the conditions seemed

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram reunited with his daughter Aiyla after being “10 months apart”. The legendary pacer also shared the beautiful moment when he finally met his daughter, sharing a short clip of their reunion on his official Twitter account. Even though Akram did not credit anyone for recording the sweet video, fans believe

Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes both scored valuable fifties on their return to Test cricket as England recovered from a top-order collapse to build a lead over India at The Oval on Friday. Pope made 81 on his Surrey home ground and all-rounder Woakes exactly 50 before England were dismissed for 290 in reply to

Youtuber Daniel Jarvis, better known as ‘Jarvo 69’, once again managed make his way onto the pitch during Day 2 of the fourth Test between England and India at the Oval in London. As Umesh Yadav got ready to bowl, ‘Jarvo’ ran onto the pitch and bowled a delivery of his own before barging into

India picked up three wickets before Stumps on Day 1 of the 4th Test vs England.© AFP India seamer Shardul Thakur reckons the visitors have an amazing opportunity to restrict England to a low first innings total after picking up the wicket of in-form Joe Root late on Thursday. India were bowled out for 191

Shardul Thakur’s counter-attacking half-century wasn’t good enough to save the Indian batting from another embarrassment before Jasprit Bumrah’s menacing opening spell kept the visitors on an even keel against England on the opening day of the fourth Test. At stumps, England were 53 for 3 in response to India’s 191, having lost openers Rory Burns

India women will play 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is, and a one-off Test vs Australia.© Twitter It is only day four of the Indian women’s cricket team’s 14-day hard quarantine in “tiny” hotel rooms in Brisbane but the isolation is beginning to take a toll on the players, a BCCI official said. The official told PTI

Paul Stirling’s century guided Ireland to victory in the 3rd T20I against Zimbabwe.© Twitter Paul Stirling’s maiden Twenty20 international century inspired Ireland’s 40-run win against Zimbabwe as the hosts moved 2-1 up in their five-match series on Wednesday. Ireland opener Stirling hit 115 not out in his team’s total of 178 for two. His 75-ball

Moeen Ali said his appointment as England vice-captain for the fourth Test against India starting on Thursday was an example of the “beauty of sport” after he was not even in the squad at the start of the series. The off-spinning all-rounder finds himself deputy to Joe Root at the Oval with Jos Buttler on paternity

BAN vs NZ: New Zealand were skittled out for just 60 runs against Bangladesh.© AFP Bangladesh beat New Zealand for the first time in Twenty20 internationals, skittling out the visitors for 60 in the first match on Wednesday. Shakib Al Hasan made 25 as Bangladesh chased down their target in 15 overs to win by

Liam Plunkett is set to leave English cricket at the end of the current season.© Surrey/Instagram Surrey and England fast bowler Liam Plunkett will leave the club and English cricket at the end of the current season after a three-year-long stint. Surrey announced on Tuesday that the pacer will be leaving the club at the

West Indies batsman Evin Lewis will play for Rajasthan Royals for the remainder of IPL 2021.© AFP Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Tuesday announced the final set of their replacement players. West Indian duo of Evin Lewis and Oshane Thomas will be joining the Royals squad as replacement players for the

Virat Kohli has so far scored just a single fifty in the ongoing 5-match Test series vs England.© AFP England skipper Joe Root on Tuesday said his side will need to keep India captain Virat Kohli quiet in the next two Tests if they want to win the five-match series. After the third Test, the

Former India pacer Javagal Srinath also known as ‘Mysore Express’ turned 52 on Tuesday with birthday greetings pouring in social media. During the 90s when the Indian team wasn’t as spoilt for choice as it is now in the fast-bowling department, Srinath shouldered the responsibility, proving his class time and again. He stepped up to