India were in trouble on Day 1 of the ongoing 5th Test against England at Edgbaston, having lost Hanuma Vihari and Virat Kohli in quick succession after the start of the second session. Rishabh Pant, however, hit a counter-attacking half-century to rescue the team from 98/5, with the help of a good partnership with Ravindra
Month: July 2022
ENG vs IND: Rishabh Pant celebrates his century at Edgbaston.© AFP Rishabh Pant led India’s fightback by smashing his fifth Test century on Day 1 of the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston. Pant scored a counter-attacking century off just 89 balls as India managed to recover from a top-order collapse. The 24-year-old
Being proactive. Being brave. And embracing the challenge of playing on spinning surfaces. According to captain Pat Cummins, these were the tenets of Australia’s success in Galle, where they crushed Sri Lanka inside two-and-a-half days. Proactive and brave, because Australia had scored at 4.53 in the 70.1 overs they’d batted in the first innings, even
Virat Kohli was dismissed for 11 by Matthew Potts on Day 1 of Edgbaston Test© AFP Young paceman Matthew Potts dealt India the biggest blow on day 1 of the first Test at Edgbaston when he managed to send Virat Kohli out after the Indian batter chopped on while trying to leave a well pitched
Sri Lanka crashed and burned in the second innings, nosediving to 113 all out in 22.5 overs. Four of their top seven fell attempting sweeps or reverse sweeps. And of that top seven, only Dhananjaya de Silva was out not playing and attacking stroke – he left a ball that would have hit leg stump.
Tuba Hassan, the 21-year-old legspinner, has been awarded her maiden central contract by the PCB for the upcoming 2022-23 season while former Pakistan captain Javeria Khan has been demoted from category A to C following an ordinary season. Tuba recently claimed the best figures for a Pakistan debutant in T20Is, when she returned three wickets
Krunal Pandya, the India spin-bowling allrounder, will play county cricket for the first time this summer after agreeing a deal to join Warwickshire for the Royal London Cup. Krunal, 31, is not involved in India’s ODI or T20I squads for their series against England this month and will join Washington Sundar (Lancashire) and Cheteshwar Pujara
Jos Buttler, England’s new white-ball captain, does not expect to have his best team available to him until two weeks before the T20 World Cup due to fixture congestion. England will play 12 limited-overs internationals – three ODIs and three T20Is against both India and South Africa – in 25 days from July 7, and
Five years after a thrilling finish between West Indies and Pakistan elicited this response from Fazeer Mohammed at Windsor Park, we are back here once again. The T20I series opener between West Indies and Bangladesh will be the first match at the venue in five years and first since the Covid-19 pandemic struck. The lack
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), on Friday, announced the squad for the upcoming white-ball series against India, starting July 7 at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. The limited-overs fixtures feature three T20Is and as many ODIs. Both the squads will be led by Jos Buttler, who was on Thursday appointed as England’s white-ball captain
Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has now surpassed legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev to enter the list of top ten wicket-takers of all time in Test cricket. The veteran Aussie spinner accomplished this during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium in Galle on Friday. Lyon was at his destructive best throughout the
Indian women’s team off-spinner Deepti Sharma feels skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s ability to “stay calm” at almost all times helps in her decision-making in the middle. In Harmanpreet’s first match as full-time ODI captain, the experienced Deepti produced an all-round show to lift India to a four-wicket victory, following a tricky run-chase in the first ODI
Virat Kohli and James Anderson.© Twitter As the rescheduled fifth Test between India and England began on Friday, it also marked the latest chapter in the long-standing rivalry between Virat Kohli and James Anderson. Both are considered among the best in the world in their respective disciplines and when they come up against each other,
The highly-anticipated fifth and final rescheduled Test between England and India started at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday. The visitors, who are leading the series 2-1, are looking for their first series win in England since 2007. Similarly, England, under the fresh leadership of Ben Stokes, are hoping to win the contest as well in
England Men’s selection panel on Friday named squads for the upcoming three-match T20I series and ODI series versus India. The T20I series will be starting on July 7 at the Ageas Bowl. Yorkshire spinner Adil Rashid has been given permission by the ECB to miss both series to make The Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Joe Root
The experienced Deepti Sharma shone with the bat after her exploits with the ball, coming to the Indian women’s team’s rescue in a tricky chase for a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI on Friday. In the company of Pooja Vastrakar (21 not out), Deepti (22 not out) guided the team home in
Cheteshwar Pujara walks back after being dismissed by James Anderson© AFP Veteran England pacer James Anderson showed his class yet again on Day 1 of the rescheduled 5th Test against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Having removed opener Shubman Gill earlier, Anderson then broke the stubborn partnership between Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari with a
Star Indian all-rounder Krunal Pandya has joined the English County side Warwickshire, the club announced on Friday. Krunal, who has represented India in 19 T20I and five ODIs, will be playing the Royal London Cup competition where Warwickshire will play eight group-stages matches, with four at their home ground at Edgbaston from 2 to 23
Jasprit Bumrah is the stand-in captain for India in the 5th Test against England at Edgbaston© AFP It was a special moment for Jasprit Bumrah as he came out wearing the India blazer for the toss at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. Bumrah is captaining India in the 5th Test against England after Rohit
Shubman Gill dismissed by James Anderson at Edgbaston in 5th Test vs England© AFP The term of ‘corridor of uncertainty’ has been used in cricket for several years now and it is often employed to talk about fast bowlers bowling in the channel outside the off stump. It’s a line of bowling which keeps the
File photo of Ravichandran Ashwin© BCCI Team India opted to go in with four seamers and one spinner for the ongoing Edgbaston Test against England. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur are the four pace bowling options while Ravindra Jadeja has been chosen as the lone spinner. Former England captain Michael Vaughan
Former Indian men’s cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri Former India head Ravi Shastri was on Friday disappointed with the way India opener Shubman Gill was dismissed on day 1 of the Edgbaston Test against England. Shubman was dismissed for 17 by James Anderson as the young batter edged one to the slips after a
File photo of India Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara© AFP The India vs England 5th Test is about to get underway at Edgbaston in Birmingham and the tourists have been put in to bat by skipper Ben Stokes after winning the toss. India have gone in with a 4-man pace attack with Shardul Thakur playing as
Out-of-favour India all-rounder Krunal Pandya will play for leading English county Warwickshire in the Royal London Cup One Day championship from August 2-23, the county club confirmed. Krunal, elder brother of star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, has played in 19 T20Is and five ODIs and in total has featured in 76 List A matches scoring 2,231
Having not led previously ever in a first-class game, Jasprit Bumrah has been thrown in to the deep end of the water as he is leading Team India in the crucial rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Bumrah was given over the reins after Rohit Sharma tested positive for COVID-19 once again on
Australia’s spinners dominated the proceedings on Day 3 of the Galle Test as the visitors defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to go 1-0 up in the two-match series. The hosts’ batting collapsed as they lost 10 wickets inside 23 overs to get bundled out for 113, giving the Aussies only five runs to win
Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in 1st Test© AFP The Pat Cummins-led Australia brushed aside the challenge of Sri Lanka within three days in the 1st Test as they cruised home to a 10-wicket win on Day 3. Nathan Lyon and Travis Head took four wickets each to bundle out Sri Lanka for
David Warner in pain after being hit by a flying bail on day 3 of 1st Test vs Sri Lanka Australia completed a comprehensive victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test match at Galle by 10 wickets to further cement their place at the top of the World Test Championship table. The victory was
File photo of James Anderson© AFP The rescheduled fifth Test between India and England will start on Friday at Edgbaston, Birmingham and it would be interesting to see whether Team India manages to win their first Test series in England for the first time since 2007. Currently, India have a 2-1 lead in the series
Australia 321 (Green 77, Khawaja 71, Ramesh 4-112) and 10 for 0 beat Sri Lanka 212 (Dickwella 58, Lyon 5-90) and 113 (Head 4-10, Lyon 4-31) by 10 wickets Australia’s spinners tore through Sri Lanka’s line-up as they lost 10 wickets inside 23 overs in a staggering collapse to lose the opening Test in Galle