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Joe Root‘s gritty unbeaten 62 guided England to a five-wicket win in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Saturday. Set 205 to win, England were faltering at 56-2 when star batsman Root came in shortly before tea on the fourth day. But together with Yorkshire team-mate Harry Brook (32) he shared

Mohammad Rizwan completed a stunning catch against Bangladesh© X (formerly Twitter) Mohammad Rizwan stunned both fans and experts with a brilliant one-handed catch to dismiss Zakir Hasan on Day 3 of the first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh on Friday. Bangladesh openers Hasan and Shadnam Islam could add just four more runs on Day

File image of Shikhar Dhawan.© X (Twitter) Shikhar Dhawan, one of the best opening batsmen of the past decade, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket via a video posted on social media in the early hours of Saturday morning. A career which spanned over a decade that saw him register 24 hundreds (17

Pak vs Ban LIVE, 1st Test Day 4: Bangladesh Near Pakistan’s Total© AFP Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 1st Test Day 4, LIVE Updates: Bangladesh fought their way back into the game on Day 3, ending on 316/5 at stumps, trailing Pakistan by 132 runs. Opener Shadman Islam played a fine knock of 93 to set the tone,

England finally saw off Angelo Mathews as they pressed for victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test at Old Trafford on Friday. Sri Lanka were 204-6 in their second innings at stumps on the third day of this three-match series, a lead of 82 runs with just four wickets standing and two days left

File image of Sri Lanka cricket team.© AFP Sri Lanka’s opening Test against New Zealand at Galle next month will be a six-day affair with the provision of a rest day owing to the presidential election in the island nation. The Test, scheduled to commence on September 18, will have a rest day on September

Catching is one aspect of cricket that needs focus and practice to perfect. Time and again we have seen even the best fielders in the game drop routine catches. Some even script a comedy of errors while trying to pouch an easy catch. Having said that, a hilarious fielding effort during a village league match

Jamie Smith‘s latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in their series opener against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday. England were 259-6 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 236, a slender advantage of 23 runs, when a combination of bad light and rain forced an early close to the second day

Out-of-favour India batter Shikhar Dhawan and his national and state teammate Rishabh Pant shared a heartwarming moment during the Delhi Premier League 2024 opener at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. Dhawan is the co-owner of South Delhi Superstars while Pant is the captain of the Purani Dilli 6 team. The two sides were playing against

File image of Babar Azam.© X (Twitter) Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam got off to the worst possible start to the Bangladesh Test series, as he got out for a two-ball duck on Day 1 of the first Test in Rawalpindi. Coming in to bat at no. 4 after the dismissal of captain Shan Masood,

Dhananjaya de Silva and debutant fast bowler Milan Rathnayake both made fine fifties as Sri Lanka recovered from a dramatic top-order collapse on Wednesday’s opening day of the first Test against England at Old Trafford. Sri Lanka were in dire straits at 6-3 after skipper De Silva won the toss, losing their first three wickets

Pak vs Ban 1st Test live: Pakistan host Bangladesh in a 2-match Test series© X (Twitter) Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Live Score And Updates: Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the opening Test, as Pakistan were left tottering at 16/3. Star batter Babar Azam got out for a two-ball duck. Whenever the

PAK vs BAN First Test Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch© AFP Pakistan vs Bangladesh, First Test Live Streaming: Pakistan resumes their World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle, as they host Bangladesh for a two-match Test series. Sitting sixth in the WTC standings, two wins for Pakistan are extremely necessary if they are to

Yusuf Dikec and Kieron Pollard.© X (Twitter) The Paris Olympics 2024 has given sports lovers and fans around the world many memories to reminisce about. But perhaps the most iconic moment of the event did not come from a medal or a record, but from the shooting pose of Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec, which has

File photo of Robin Uthappa© BCCI/IPL For all the perception of glamour that one has regarding a cricketer’s life, there is a darker side to it. Of that of depression. Some suffer from it silently, while a few come out in the open to share their experiences with other. And help others cope with it.

File photo of Ishan Kishan© BCCI It has been a topsy turvy year for Ishan Kishan. The wicket-keeper batter was left out of the BCCI central contracts and it looked like there is no way back to the Indian cricket team for the youngster. However, with Kishan getting included in the Duleep Trophy squad, it

Sanath Jayasuriya, the interim Sri Lanka men’s head coach, believes the Test team set to play three games against England in the latter half of the summer is a great opportunity, citing the conditions will suit the visitors. Sri Lanka starts their Test series against England on August 21 at Old Trafford in Manchester. “The

West Indies will be without veteran all-rounders Jason Holder and Andre Russell for the three-match T20I series against South Africa at home, with a strong squad led by Rovman Powell for the series starting from August 24. After a 1-0 loss to South Africa in the ICC World Test Championship series, West Indies will aim