England will be “feared” by a lot of teams in the upcoming T20 World Cup, assistant coach Paul Collingwood asserted on Friday. Collingwood, who had captained England to a T20 World Cup triumph in 2010, said they are now better prepared for the tournament, scheduled to be held in India in seven months” time. “Going
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The five-match T20I series is level at 2-2 and the decider will be played on Saturday.© BCCI India will take on England in the fifth and final Twenty20 International (T20I) in Ahmedabad on Saturday. India managed to level the five-match series after registering a close win in the fourth T20I on Thursday. Indian bowlers find
IND vs ENG: Dawid Malan’s catch to dismiss Suryakumar Yadav was deemed fair by the TV umpire.© BCCI After registering an eight-run win in the fourth T20I against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium, India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday said that he fails to understand why the on-field umpire has to give a soft
IND vs ENG: Suryakumar Yadav got a half-century in his very first innings in international cricket.© BCCI India captain Virat Kohli praised Suryakumar Yadav’s knock of 57 off just 31 balls as India won the fourth T20I against England in Ahmedabad by eight runs and levelled the five-match series 2-2. Kohli said Suryakumar, who was
Former Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel feels with Ruturaj Gaikwad doing well in the domestic circuit and Suresh Raina coming back in the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side will be raring to go in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Chennai-based franchise had a dismal outing in
Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends made the finals of the Road Safety World Series T20 after beating West Indies Legends by 13 runs at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur on Wednesday evening. It was none other than captain and crowd favourite Tendulkar who led the way with a stylish half-century after Virender Sehwag‘s
England fast bowler Mark Wood insisted Wednesday that winning the toss is not the deciding factor in the Twenty20 series against India. England lead the five-match series 2-1 after their eight-wicket triumph in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. But so far each team that has won the toss, has chosen to bat second and won. The dew
Match-winner Jos Buttler praised England captain Eoin Morgan as a “pioneer” after his landmark 100th T20 International appearance in Tuesday’s victory over India. Buttler, whose unbeaten 83 eclipsed India skipper Virat Kohli’s swashbuckling 77, said Morgan was an inspiration to up-and-coming England cricketers. Morgan, 34, has revamped England’s approach to limited-overs cricket, highlighted by their
KL Rahul has scored just one run from three outings during the ongoing T20I series vs England.© Instagram Three cheap dismissals can’t change the fact that KL Rahul is India’s “best T20 batsman” who needs to be supported during this rough phase, batting coach Vikram Rathour echoed skipper Virat Kohli‘s sentiments after team’s eight wicket
KL Rahul registered a four-ball duck in the third T20I against England on Tuesday.© AFP Virat Kohli backed KL Rahul, who scored a four-ball duck in the third Twenty20 International (T20I) against England, to come good and said that he will be one of India’s main batters in the T20Is along with Rohit Sharma. KL
Lizelle Lee has hit one century and two half-centuries in the four ODIs against India Women so far.© Instagram South Africa opener Lizelle Lee has shot up seven spots to become the top-ranked batter in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings released on Tuesday. Riding on the back of a fabulous run in the
Having seen Ishan Kishan’s exploits in the IPL, England opener Jason Roy was not surprised at all when he saw the young left-hander taking the game away from his team in the second T20 International. Making his India debut, Kishan smashed a 32-ball 56 to help India level the five-match series on Sunday. “He’s obviously
IND vs ENG: Last three T20Is will be played behind closed doors.© BCCI The remaining T20Is between India and England will be played behind closed doors in the wake of rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state of Gujarat, news agency ANI quoted Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) as saying. “Due to rising COVID-19 cases, remaining
West Indies’ newly-appointed Test skipper Kraigg Brathwaite has said it’s a “privilege” to take over the reins from Jason Holder, who remains a key member of the side. Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Friday announced that Brathwaite will replace Holder as the West Indies Test captain. Brathwaite, who has previously led the team in seven Tests
Ishan Kishan scored 56 runs on his T20I debut against England.© BCCI Ishan Kishan had a dream debut as he became only the second Indian batsman to score a half-century on his Twenty20 International debut. Kishan smashed 56 runs off just 32 balls in the second T20I of the five-match series on Sunday. Former India
Ishan Kishan‘s fearless half-century on debut and skipper Virat Kohli‘s perfectly paced knock set up a series-levelling seven-wicket win for India in the second T20 International against England, on Sunday. Kishan smashed 56 off 32 balls at the top of the order and felt completely at home on the big stage, having played enough IPL
Vijay Hazare Trophy Final: Prithvi Shaw has been in fine form for Mumbai during the ongoing season.© Twitter Mumbai skipper and opening batsman Prithvi Shaw on Sunday became the first player to register more than 800 runs in a single edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Shaw achieved the feat in the ongoing final between
The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be a 10-team affair from 2022 as the BCCI has decided to auction two new teams in the month of May during the final phase of upcoming edition. The BCCI top brass including president Sourav Ganguly, secretary Jay Shah on Saturday had a meeting on execution of various policy