NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has officially announced his decision to withdraw from the remaining three Tests against England to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials, the selection committee, and the Indian team management, citing personal reasons. Kohli’s absence from the first two Tests in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam had initially sparked speculation, […]
Though India has had seven different captains across formats in 2022, their performance has not taken a beating. The necessity to appoint so many captains arose due to a couple of factors – injuries to deputed skippers before a few series and the policy of trying different combinations, especially in the T20I format ahead of […]
BENGALURU: Ace fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah ripped through England’s batting line-up as India routed the hosts by 10 wickets in the first ODI at The Oval. The right-arm pacer chalked up six wickets for just 19 and dismissed England for 110 – their lowest ODI score against India. In response, Indian captain Rohit Sharma went […]
England’s left-arm medium-pacer Reece Topley negated Suryakumar Yadav’s thunderous hundred as the hosts edged India by 17 runs in the 3rd T20I at Trent Bridge. The visitors had already sealed the three-match series after winning the first two matches. England got off to a roaring start after opting to bat first as the captain Jos […]
BENGALURU: India fortified their position despite Jonny Bairstow’s sparkling century on Day 3 of the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston. The visitors reached 125-3 at stumps, a lead of 257 runs, in their second innings. Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant were batting at 50 and 30 respectively. At the start of the day, […]
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and captain Jasprit Bumrah joined forces to leave England tottering at 84-5 at stumps on Day 2 of the rescheduled fifth Test against India at Edgbaston. A major part of the day was marred by rain as only 39 overs were bowled during the day. While Jadeja cracked his third Test […]
BENGALURU: Swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, who has often landed his team in trouble with reckless batting, lifted India to a respectable 338 for seven after all top five batters fell cheaply with the team tottering at 98 for five on Day 1 of the rescheduled 5th Test against England at Edgbaston. His explosive 146 off […]
Indian team consolidated their position on Day 3 of their warm-up match against Leicestershire on the back of splendiferous show by their batsmen. The visitors were 364-9 at stumps with a lead of 366 runs. Interestingly, Cheteshwar Pujara – who had taken the field for Leicestershire – also batted for India to get more practice […]