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England skipper Joe Root on Tuesday said he is yet to have “real clarity” on what should be his bowling combination for the day-night third Test against India starting Wednesday and will wait some more before finalising it. India hammered England by 317 runs on a turner in Chennai to level the four-match series 1-1.

Sri Lanka on Monday announced the ODI and T20I squad for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. The squad was approved by the Minister of Youth and Sports Namal Rajapaksa. Suranga Lakmal was named as a replacement for pacer Lahiru Kumara, who tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday. Kumara will not travel with the

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), custodian of laws of the game, is open to changing the rules of short-pitch bowling after a “global consultation” on the subject. The MCC World Cricket Committee met recently via a video conference to discuss issues facing the game. “The committee heard that MCC is to embark on a global

Hosts Gujarat recorded their second successive win in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Goa by eight wickets in an Elite Group A game in Surat on Monday. Gujarat had started their campaign with a three-wicket win over Chhattisgarh. Opting to bat at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium, Goa were bundled out for 159 in 45.4 overs,

IND vs ENG: Shikhar Dhawan is currently competing in the ongoing edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.© AFP India’s white-ball specialists such as opener Shikhar Dhawan, who are competing in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, have been asked to report in Ahmedabad on March 1 ahead of the five-match T20I series against England. Apart from

India batsman Rohit Sharma on Sunday said that the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) is too far ahead, and the side is just focusing on following the right process. The four-match Test series between India and England currently stands level at 1-1, and now both teams will face off in a pink-ball Test,

IPL 2021: Kane Williamson will represent SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the upcoming edition.© BCCI/IPL New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Sunday said that missing the Tests against England, for playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is not his preferred option. Right now, it is yet to be confirmed whether the latter stages of the

Consistent performances for Haryana in domestic cricket and a brilliant Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has seen all-rounder Rahul Tewatia break into the national team, as the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) announced the Indian squad for the T20I series against England on Saturday. Tewatia might have stolen hearts with his performances in the

Suryakumar Yadav, after scoring tons of runs in the IPL and domestic cricket, finally earned a maiden call-up to the Indian team as he was named in the Twenty 20 International (T20I) squad for the five-match series against England. Apart from Suryakumar Yadav, his IPL teammate Ishan Kishan and Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Rahul Tewatia were

Virat Kohli said his mindset opened up after having a conversation with Sachin Tendulkar.© AFP A day after Virat Kohli opened up about his battle with depression and revealed how an advice given by Sachin Tendulkar helped changed his mindset, the batting great took to Twitter to commend Kohli for sharing such personal experiences with

IND vs ENG: Umesh Yadav’s fitness test will be conducted in two days time.© Twitter Senior India fast bowler Umesh Yadav’s fitness test, which will be conducted in two days time, will determine if he can join Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma in a three-prong India pace attack for the upcoming day-night Test against England.

England fast bowlers are “dying to get” their hands on the pink ball ahead of the day-night third Test against India, fast bowler Mark Wood said on Friday. With the four-match series level at 1-1, the teams will play their first floodlit Test against each other in next week’s inaugural match at Ahmedabad’s new 1,10,000-capacity

IPL 2021: Kumar Sangakkara said English all-rounder Ben Stokes will be used tactically with the ball.© BCCI When it comes to all-rounders, Rajasthan Royals (RR) have many options to look upon but RR’s Director of Cricket, Kumar Sangakkara has opined that most of them would be used merely as batsmen in the upcoming Indian Premier

IND vs ENG: England are scheduled to play three ODIs against India in March.© AFP The Maharashtra Cricket Association on Thursday said that there have been some ongoing discussions with the BCCI to shift the final ODI between India and England slated on March 28 from Pune to Mumbai to facilitate smooth departure of the

Mumbai Indians’ Director of Cricket Operations Zaheer Khan on Thursday said that all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar will need to prove himself in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the players’ auction held on Thursday, defending champions Mumbai Indians bought Arjun Tendulkar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jimmy Neesham, Yudhvir Charak, Marco Jansen and Piyush Chawla.

IPL 2021: Glenn Maxwell was released by Kings XI Punjab ahead of the auction.© BCCI Australia’s Glenn Maxwell got the Indian Premier League teams engaged in an intense bidding war at the IPL 2021 auction. Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore took it to the end but finally RCB took the big-hitting all-rounder for a final

IND vs ENG: Boycott said England could use Indian conditions to their advantage by learning from Kohli.© Twitter Geoffrey Boycott has told England to learn from the example of India captain Virat Kohli when it comes to batting on spin-friendly pitches. England were twice dismissed cheaply on a Chennai pitch offering considerable turn, as hosts

Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar “enjoyed” Mohammed Siraj’s reaction, which came after Ravichandran Ashwin completed his century in the second Test against England in Chennai. Tendulkar further lauded Siraj and said this is what team sport is about. As Ashwin scored his 100th run in the second innings, Siraj, who was at the other end