England paceman James Anderson cemented his place in cricket history by taking his 600th Test wicket as the rain-marred third and final Test against Pakistan at Southampton ended in a draw on Tuesday. Fresh downpours prevented play on the last day until 1515 GMT, meaning England, who were 1-0 up in the series, did not
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KL Rahul said he feels “most comfortable” opening the batting for the team.© BCCI Indian cricketer KL Rahul feels “most comfortable” opening the batting for the team. Rahul has scored runs at an average of 50.5 while opening compared to his overall batting average of 47.65 in the 50 over format. Similarly in T20Is, KL
James Anderson was left just one shy of becoming only the fourth bowler to take 600 Test wickets as a combination of poor catching, bad weather and some determined Pakistan batting conspired against the England paceman at Southampton on Monday. Anderson, denied an early breakthrough when Jos Buttler dropped a routine chance to reprieve Shan
Indi Rae and Ivy Mae have been a frequent appearance on David Warner’s social media.© David Warner/Instagram David Warner and family have been an absolute revelation on social media ever since the COVID-19 pandemic trapped people inside their homes. Warner, his wife Candice and their daughters have frequently shown up on TikTok videos and Instagram
Yuzvendra Chahal announced his engagement to choreographer Dhanshree Verma earlier this month.© Twitter Yuzvendra Chahal, the frontline leg-spinner for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) took to social media on Monday to share a photo where he is seen surrounded by a lot of greenery. “The best place to pose #naturelover,” Chahal captioned the image posted on
Pakistan captain Azhar Ali led from the front with a brilliant undefeated 141 but England still enforced the follow-on at Southampton on Sunday as James Anderson was left frustratingly short of becoming the first paceman to take 600 Test wickets. Pakistan were dismissed for 273, a huge 310 runs behind England’s imposing 583-8 declared, on
Jacques Kallis and Sachin Tendulkar had many battles against each other on the ground.© AFP Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday congratulated South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, Australia’s Lisa Sthalekar and Pakistan’s Zaheer Abbas after the three former players got inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. “Congratulations to @sthalekar93, Zaheer Abbas & @jacqueskallis75 on being inducted
SunRisers Hyderabad players at the Mumbai airport on Sunday ahead of their flight to the UAE.© Instagram Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of the upcoming edition of the tournament, having reached the Mumbai airport on Sunday morning. This was revealed
Zak Crawley converted his maiden Test hundred into a superb innings of 267 on Saturday as England piled on the runs against Pakistan in their series finale at Southampton before James Anderson rocked the tourists with a late treble strike. Crawley and Jos Buttler, who made 152, shared a stand of 359 that powered England
Yuvraj Singh posted a hilarious comment on Rohit Sharma’s Instagram video.© AFP Rohit Sharma, who will be conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award this year, took to Instagram to share a video of himself thanking his fans and promised to bring many more laurels for the country. While fans congratulated the batsman after
Yuzvendra Chahal had announced his engagement to Dhanashree Verma earlier this month.© Instagram Yuzvendra Chahal, who has travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take part in the IPL 2020, posted an adorable picture with his fiancee Dhanashree Verma on Instagram. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) leg-spinner had announced his engagement to choreographer Dhanashree
Zak Crawley struck his maiden Test century as England established a strong position on the opening day of their series finale against Pakistan at Southampton on Friday. Crawley’s commanding 171 not out was the centrepiece of England’s 332-4 at stumps after captain Joe Root won the toss. Jos Buttler (87 not out) proved a fine,
Neil McKenzie (right) had been with the Bangladesh Men’s team since July 2018.© AFP Former South African international Neil McKenzie on Friday stepped down as batting coach of the Bangladesh national team due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s cricket board announced. McKenzie had completed two years with Bangladesh after joining the Tigers during the
MS Dhoni was all smiles as the CSK team prepared to leave for the UAE.© Twitter MS Dhoni and a few other Chennai Super Kings (CSK) players — likes of Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja — seemed to be in high spirits as they prepared to leave for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of
Vijay Shankar with his fiancee Vaishali Visweswaran.© Instagram India all-rounder Vijay Shankar announced that he has gotten engaged with an Instagram post on Thursday. Shankar uploaded two pictures with his fiancee Vaishali Visweswaran and captioned the post with a ring emoji. Many of his teammates rushed to congratulate him on the occasion. KL Rahul, Yuzvendra
Pakistan head into Friday’s third Test at the Ageas Bowl Southampton facing a first series defeat against England in 10 years. The tourists are 1-0 down in a three-match campaign after a defeat in the first Test at Old Trafford by three wickets in a match where Pakistan were on top until the closing stages
Mohammed Shami can be seen with his teammate Mandeep Singh as they travel to the UAE.© Twitter Kings XI Punjab on Thursday became the first franchise to depart for the UAE for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Kings XI Punjab fast bowler Mohammed Shami shared a picture of himself in
England coach Chris Silverwood says he is all for early starts to matches after bad light blighted the drawn second Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton. Only 134.3 overs were sent down across five days in a match marred by rain delays as well as the spectacle of players being taken off the field