India pacer Prasidh Krishna relished the banter with ‘good mate’ Joe Root on day two of the fifth and final Test and said riling up England’s batting mainstay was part of the team’s plans. Prasidh and Root had a tense moment that required interventions from the umpires. The usually composed Root reacted animatedly and was…
Australia pace-bowling legend Glenn McGrath on Friday noted the uncommon English conditions in the ongoing India-England series, but added that the series, along with the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, has restored his confidence that Test cricket is “alive and well.” “It’s been quite high-scoring, which is a little unusual in English conditions with the Dukes cricket…
India has registered its highest-ever run tally in a Test series during the fifth and final match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England at the Oval. The Indian team has scored over 3,400 runs on the Test tour to England this year, surpassing its previous record tally of 3,270 runs, achieved during a six-match Test…
India pacer Mohammed Siraj was seen wearing a white headband during the final session of the second day of the fifth Test against England at The Oval in London on Friday. The headband is a tribute to former England batter Graham Thorpe, who passed away last year in August after being struck by a train…
New Zealand won the first Test against Zimbabwe inside three days, securing victory at the Queens Sports Club by nine wickets after skittling out the host on Friday. Stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner took four wickets as Zimbabwe was dismissed for 165 runs in its second innings after being 31 for two overnight, leaving New Zealand…
Karun Nair and Washington Sundar braved tough conditions at the Oval on the opening day of the fifth Test to add 51 unbeaten runs for the seventh wicket and put India’s flailing innings back on track. With Chris Woakes ruled out of the remainder of the match due to a shoulder injury he sustained while…
Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Thursday announced the Men’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan to be played between July 31 and August 3 at the Broward County Stadium in Florida. The squad sees four changes from the series loss against Australia, with Shamar Joseph, along with batters Keacy Carty, Alick Athanaze and…
Dark grey skies, a green top, some steady spells of rain and a battle between bat and ball—for the first time in five weeks, both the weather and the cricket felt English. In the series-deciding final Test at The Oval, India was inserted in after it lost its fifth toss in the series—15th consecutive in…
Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun has been appointed as the bowling coach of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The announcement was made on Thursday. LSG took to social media platform X to share the news. “A promising Indian attack, and Bharat Arun guiding them. We can’t wait to get started,”…
Yuzvendra Chahal completed a six-wicket haul for Northamptonshire as it bowled out Derbyshire for 377 in the County Championship. Returning on figures of 4-116 from the previous day’s play, Chahal took the final two wickets of the innings, dismissing Ben Aitchison and Blair Tickner as Derbyshire ended its innings on 377. Chahal finished with figures…