Indian team during a practice session in England with head coach Rahul Dravid India vs England rescheduled 5th Test will be played from July 1 to July 5, 2022 at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. India lead the series 2-1 and a draw is enough for the team to win its fourth series on
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India will play three T20Is and as many ODIs against England after the conclusion of the rescheduled fifth Test between the two sides at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The fifth Test will conclude the five-match series which was postponed last year due to a Covid outbreak in the Indian camp. India lead the series 2-1. The
File pic of Rohit Sharma.© BCCI Rohit Sharma’s participation in the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston was thrown into doubt after he tested positive for COVID-19. It’s still unknown whether or not the India captain will recover in time to be fit for the all-important Test. Numerous names have come up to replace
Persistent rain and heavy winds left behind a trail of destruction at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday, delaying the start of play on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia. An enclosure in the stadium collapsed due to the wind, while a glass panel broke and fell on the
Cricket Australia’s free-to-air television broadcaster Channel Seven has filed proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia to terminate their A$82 million-a-year broadcasting agreement which has two years to run citing “multiple quality and standards breaches.” The move by the network continues a long-running battle between Seven and CA that began in 2020 following the onset
Virat Kohli at Edgbaston.© Twitter The Indian cricket team arrived in Birmingham on Wednesday ahead of the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston which begins on Friday. The official Twitter handle of Edgbaston shared a video of star India batter Virat Kohli walking with teammate Shubman Gill. As they leave the training ground and
File pic of Ramiz Raja.© AFP Former skipper Salman Butt is not happy with Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja‘s decision to bring soil from Australia to prepare drop-in pitches in the country. Butt, who is currently serving as the head coach of the Singapore cricket team, feels that all types of pitches are available
Rahul had been named the captain of that side after regular captain Rohit Sharma, as well as Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah were rested for the series. Rishabh Pant was named captain after Rahul had to pull out, as the series ended 2-2 with the last match ending in a no-result. More recently, in Ireland,
File pic of Ramiz Raja.© Twitter Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ramiz Raja has given a strong reaction to a recent statement made by opening batter Ahmed Shehzad. The player has been out of favour for a long period now, and way back in 2016, then coach Waqar Younis had advised him to return to domestic
File photo of Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali.© Twitter Hasan Ali is an entertaining character on the field. The Pakistan cricket team star pacer’s celebration after taking a wicket is quite a sight. Now, his hilarious reaction after an unsuccessful appeal is making headlines. During an intra-squad match at the Pindi Stadium, Hasan Ali appealed without
KL Rahul has undergone a successful surgery for sports hernia.© Twitter Senior India opener KL Rahul has undergone a successful surgery for sports hernia in Germany and is expected to be out of competitive cricket for another couple of months. Rahul, who was forced to opt out of the home T20I series against South Africa
Tributes have poured in from all corners after Eoin Morgan announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. Morgan, who led England to the 2019 World Cup title, hung his boots after a torrid run of form. England all-rounder Moeen Ali was all praise for Morgan, labelling the latter as the country’s “greatest white-ball captain ever”.
Sanju Samson scored 77 runs off 42 balls in the 2nd T20I against Ireland.© AFP Former India batter Aakash Chopra was impressed with Sanju Samson‘s performance in the second T20I against Ireland. Samson scored 77 runs off 42 balls as the Hardik Pandya-led Team India posted a massive total of 225/7 after opting to bat
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid brushed aside concerns about Virat Kohli‘s age and fitness and said the star batter is “doing what he needs to do” to come out of his lean patch of form. Kohli has not hit a century in international cricket since November 2019, but Dravid insisted that he only wants
SL vs AUS Live: Usman Khawaja plays a shot.© AFP SL vs AUS 1st Test, Day 2 Live Updates: The start of play on Day 2 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle has been delayed due to rain. Australia will begin Day 2 at 98/3 after having bowled the hosts out for 212.
As many as 13 wickets fell on the opening day of the ongoing first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, with spinners completely dominating the proceedings. Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Swepson shone for the visitors, picking up eight wickets between them as Sri Lanka’s top-order crumbled. Lyon picked up a brilliant five-wicket haul
James Anderson cannot wait to rejoin a “fearless” England team, unlike any he has known in two decades of international cricket, in this week’s long-delayed India series finale. Friday’s match in Birmingham comes just four days after England completed a 3-0 rout of Test world champions New Zealand. Before that series, England had won just
Surrey have signed uncapped Australian allrounder Aaron Hardie for the rest of the Vitality Blast, after losing Kieron Pollard to injury. Hardie, who has been in Sri Lanka with Australia A, has joined up with the squad and will be available for Surrey’s Blast game against Kent on Friday. Surrey are top of the South
The tour will mark the international comeback for Rilee Rossouw. Rossouw, the 32-year-old batter, played the last of his 51 international games in October 2016 during the T20 World Cup in India, and wasn’t considered for selection since signing a Kolpak deal with Hampshire in 2017. More recently, he has returned to play in South
The PJL is the brainchild of PCB chairman Ramiz Raja, who is looking to exploit the commercial market interest in spending on cricket. The six franchises will be sold through a bidding process, and the team names will be based on major hubs in the country, albeit different from ones already established in the Pakistan
India captain Rohit Sharma is battling against the deadline to be available for the Edgbaston Test against England after testing positive for Covid-19 once again on Wednesday morning. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Rohit will undergo two further tests – one this evening and another on Thursday – before the Indian team management takes a final
Across 20 years of Test cricket, James Anderson has endured and so far out-lived many different dressing-room regimes. He has served under six head coaches and eight Test captains, in a variety of combinations, all imposing their whims and ethos (or trying to at least) with varying degrees of success. So when he says there
Shakib Al Hasan is expected to skip the ODIs against West Indies next month, according to BCB president Nazmul Hassan who made the announcement after a board meeting held in Dhaka on Wedesnday. Shakib was initially named in all three squads, but now it seems he will leave the tour after the T20s. Shakib led
File image of Azeem Rafiq© AFP Azeem Rafiq claims his family have been subjected to “threats, attacks and intimidation” since the former Yorkshire spinner made allegations of racism against his old club. Rafiq sent shockwaves across cricket two years ago when he said he had been subjected to racial harassment and bullying during his time
Nathan Lyon‘s five-for helped Australia bowl out Sri Lanka for 212, before the hosts hit back with three wickets in a fast-moving opening Test on Wednesday. The tourists reached 98 for three at stumps after Sri Lankan spinner Ramesh Mendis struck twice, including David Warner‘s key wicket for 25, on a turning pitch at the
File image of James Anderson.© AFP England pace bowler James Anderson hopes to prove his fitness in time for Friday’s Test against India after missing the conclusion of the clean sweep of New Zealand. Anderson was sidelined for the third Test victory at Headingley due to concerns over his left ankle. The 39-year-old, England’s all-time
Australian superstar David Warner is widely known as one of the best fielders. His acrobatic skills, bullet throws and ability to turn the game on its head makes him one of the finest fielders in modern-day cricket. Warner proved his brilliance once again when he took an absolute blinder to dismiss Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid on Wednesday gave a big update on the health of Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier. Speaking to the media in a virtual press conference, Dravid spoke about whether Rohit Sharma would be available for the game or not. It is important to note
Western Australia will begin their Sheffield Shield title defence against New South Wales at the WACA, while the details of the expanded WNCL have been locked in with the announcement of the domestic fixtures for the Australian summer. There will be a full men’s domestic programme for the first time since 2018-19 following two disrupted
Cricket South Africa (CSA), on Wednesday, announced the men’s squad for the upcoming multi-format tour of England, starting July 19 in Chester-le-Street. Regular white-ball captain Temba Bavuma will miss the tour due to his elbow injury. Notably, Bavuma, who suffered from the injury on the recent tour of India, will need another eight weeks to
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