Skipper Mithali Raj‘s second successive fifty went in vain as Sophia Dunkley produced a fighting half-century after Kate Cross’ five-wicket haul to help England Women register a five-wicket win over India Women and grab an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Wednesday. Invited to bat, India could manage a below-par 221 in the
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Joe Root still has ambitions to break into England‘s powerful batting line-up for the Twenty20 World Cup, with the Test captain insisting the controversial rest-and-rotation policy was “being put behind us”. Root last played a Twenty20 international in 2019 and, in his absence, England have climbed to the top of the T20 world rankings. But
Danushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis are among 3 players found breaching bio-bubble in England.© AFP Three Sri Lankan cricket players ordered to leave the tour of England on disciplinary grounds will be dropped from a home series against India in July, officials said Wednesday. Dubbed the “terrible trio” by media, vice captain Kusal Mendis, opener
Tabraiz Shamsi enhanced his reputation as the top T20 bowler in the international game by inspiring South Africa to a thrilling one-run victory over the West Indies in the third of their five-match series at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada on Tuesday. Defending another moderate total of 167 for eight after they were put
The five-match Test series between England-India will start the 2nd cycle of the WTC.© BCCI The five-match Test series between India and England beginning on August 4 will start the second cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC). India and England will face each other in the first Test from August 4 while Australia will
India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja enjoyed a day out in London on Tuesday, after the cricketers were allowed to leave the bio-bubble following completion of the World Test Championship (WTC) final. Jadeja shared a couple of snaps of himself in a hoodie and shorts from a park in London, and captioned
The Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian white-ball squad arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday. India and Sri Lanka will face-up in three ODIs and as many T20Is, beginning July 13. Rahul Dravid is India’s head coach for the tour. All-rounder Hardik Pandya shared a picture in his Instagram story informing about the arrival of the Indian contingent
Jay Shah: Safety of players and stakeholder was prime reason to shift T20 WC to UAE.© BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah on Monday said “safety of players and other stakeholders” was the prime reason behind shifting the ICC T20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma shared a picture of them enjoying their breakfast.© Instagram Bollywood star Anushka Sharma on Monday took to Instagram to share a picture with husband and Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli. ”When you sneak in a quick breakfast and feel mighty victorious,” she captioned the picture. More to follow… Topics mentioned
Captain Mithali Raj on Sunday said the time has come for India women’s team to think beyond long-serving and over-worked Jhulan Goswami by grooming young pace bowlers for future. Raj blamed both the batting as well as the bowling units for India’s below-par show in the first ODI against England on Sunday, which the visitors
West Indies cricketer Carlos Brathwaite’s heroics against England’s Ben Stokes during the T20 World Cup final is a well-known incident amongst cricket fans. West Indies required 19 off 6 balls to win the trophy, with Stokes bowling the final over for his side. But Brathwaite had other plans, smashing four sixes off the first four
Not taking “your best swing bowler” Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the tour of England is a huge mistake and Shardul Thakur should have been a part of the 15-man squad for the World Test Championship final that India lost, feels former selector Sarandeep Singh. Since Thakur was not a part of the 15-man squad, he could
Rohit Sharma poses a photo with his daughter and with Ajinkya Rahane’s child.© Instagram Rohit Sharma, who is currently spending some quality relaxing time, took to social media to post a cute photograph with his daughter Samaira. The photo also had Ajinkya Rahane’s daughter Aarya in the frame. Also, it looks like they were spending
England defeated Sri Lanka by 89 runs in the 3rd T20I to seal a series sweep on Saturday.© AFP Dawid Malan scored a sensational fifty before David Willey picked three wickets to help England defeat Sri Lanka by 89 runs in the third and final T20I on Saturday. England clean-swept Sri Lanka 3-0 in the
After the conclusion of the first World Test Championship (WTC) final, Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma, his wife, Ritika Sajdeh, and their daughter Samaira spent some relaxing time at the Lost Kingdom Park in the UK. Rohit shared pictures from the family outing on Instagram Stories. In the first snap, Ritika and Samaira are pictured
Kapil Dev is a known name in every household in India. The all-rounder was the Indian cricket team’s captain, when they won the 1983 World Cup, which was a huge turning point in the game’s history in the country. The image of the legendary cricketer holding the trophy at the Lord’s is a recognisable photograph
India might have lost the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) but former all-rounder Mohinder Amarnath feels skipper Virat Kohli has done a “fantastic job” and it is important for the side that he continues to lead the squad. A brilliant performance by New Zealand’s seamers and a composed run chase by Kane Williamson and
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah has said that June 25 is a Red Letter Day for Indian Cricket. It was on June 25, 1932, that India began its Test journey under CK Nayudu’s captaincy at Lord’s and it was also on the same day that Kapil Dev became