Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav was once again left out of India’s playing XI for the first Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. Kuldeep was sidelined despite India picking three specialist spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar and Shahbaz Nadeem in the starting XI. Kuldeep’s exclusion got the fans talking on
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Sachin Tendulkar feels that Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar‘s secret of success during England’s series win back in 2012 was largely because of bowling at a quicker pace than usual, something he has not seen Jack Leach do often. Compared to Swann-Panesar duo, the current left-arm orthodox spinner Jack Leach is a touch slower and
The upcoming edition of the PSL will be played in Lahore and Karachi.© Twitter A limited number of fans will be allowed to attend Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches in coming weeks for the first time since strict coronavirus restrictions were introduced, cricket officials said Thursday. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said stadiums could be
Former captain David Gower has warned England risk scuppering their chances of winning an “immense, box-office” Test series in India by sticking rigidly to a player-rotation policy. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler is heading home after the first Test in Chennai starting on Friday, while Jonny Bairstow, Mark Wood and Sam Curran are being rested until the third
Quinton de Kock’s stint as South Africa Test captain will end after the Pakistan series.© AFP South Africa head coach Mark Boucher said Wednesday that Quinton de Kock will not remain as Test captain once the ongoing Pakistan tour concludes. The 28-year-old was appointed on a temporary basis in October last year until a permanent
Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir put India as favourites to win the upcoming four-Test series against England but maintained that England will be no pushovers in the Tests starting in Chennai on February 5. In an interview with NDTV, Gambhir said the visitors are capable of pulling off a surprise with the likes of Joe
With India set to host England in a four-match Test series, all eyes will be on the home side after their recent win in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first Test starts from February 5, and will be held in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. Both teams have announced their respective squads for the first two Test
Graham Thorpe saluted Joe Root’s “work ethic” as the England captain prepared to join him in a select group of players who have played in 100 Tests for the Three Lions. Root is set to reach the landmark when he leads England in the first of a four-match series against India in Chennai next week.
New Zealand is set to play the finals of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) at the Lord’s Cricket Ground as Australia’s three-match Test tour of South Africa was postponed due to an ”unacceptable” coronavirus risk on Tuesday. Australia were slated to play South Africa in the Test series later this month. The Tim Paine-led
Pacer Mitchell Starc on Tuesday confirmed that he would not be playing for Sydney Sixers in the upcoming finals of the Big Bash League (BBL). There has been speculation regarding Starc’s participation in the finals of the tournament, but the pacer has cleared the air to put an end to all rumours. “The guys have
Shikhar Dhawan with Akshay Kumar.© Twitter India opener Shikhar Dhawan on Monday took to Instagram to share a picture with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar. Dhawan, who was last seen in action during the limited-overs leg of India’s tour of Australia, was seen near a lake with Akshay Kumar. Both the stars could be seen smiling
IND vs ENG: Ishant Sharma was seen hugging a teammate during India’s training session in Chennai.© Instagram Team India had their first outdoor training session since reaching Chennai for the first two Tests against England. The Indian team completed their quarantine and cleared all their Covid tests, and trained at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in
Kolkata Knight Riders finished on fifth spot in the IPL 2020.© Twitter Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have hired England’s white-ball analyst Nathan Leamon as their strategic consultant ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Leamon will now be involved with KKR’s auction planning and will work alongside AR Srikkanth, KKR’s current performance analyst, reported
Tamil Nadu cruised to a 7-wicket win in the final of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.© Twitter Tamil Nadu defeated Baroda by seven wickets in the final of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to clinch the title on Sunday. Manimaran Siddharth, playing his first game of the season, was the star for Tamil Nadu as he picked up
There are times when balls faced matter a lot more than runs scored and the recent tour of Australia was all about that for India’s Test batting mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara, who finds the “strike-rate talk” overrated. Pujara had collected a lot more runs (521 at 41.41 strike rate and three hundreds) in his player of
Bangla Tigers displayed a spirited all-round game to defeat defending champions Maratha Arabians by six wickets, in the seventh match of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Arabians, despite not losing any wicket, could muster only 103 runs in their ten overs. Mohammad Hafeez’s unbeaten 61 off 30
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah who was on Saturday elected President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), said that the organisation has done pioneering work in the women’s and age-group cricket and it needs to be continued further. Shah has taken over from Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) chief Nazmul Hussain, the previous chief of the ACC.
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler on Saturday said that it is not possible for cricketers to play every match, because staying in a bio-bubble can eventually take its toll. India and England are set to face off in four Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is. The first two games of the 4-game series will be played