England cricket

Kevin Pietersen, often regarded as one of the most talented batsmen to ever don the England shirt, had a career marked by brilliance and controversy.

England’s champion all-rounder Ben Stokes stunned the cricketing world on Monday when he announced his retirement from the ODIs. The 31-year-old has been the fulcrum of England’s team in all formats in the last 5 years. Stokes was instrumental in England edging New Zealand in the World Cup final in 2019 as he cracked an […]

BENGALURU: Before 2022 began, Jonny Bairstow had six Test hundreds to his name in 79 matches. Though he was acknowledged as a fine batsman, the general view was he had underperformed in the longer format. While he was going great guns in the ODIs, his Test record left a lot to be desired. However, the […]

BENGALURU: The former England captain Joe Root once again rose to the occasion on Sunday and scored an unbeaten 115 to guide his team to a five-wicket win against New Zealand at Lord’s. Chasing 277, the visitors were in a pickle at 69-4 but Root, as he has often done, towed the team out of […]