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Birmingham: Joe Root slammed his 11th Test century since 2021 while Jonny Bairstow hit his second of the rescheduled Edgbaston Test as England defeated India by seven wickets on day five of the match. Resuming from 259/3, Root (142 not out off 173 balls) and Bairstow (114 not out off 145 balls) achieved the required […]
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Birmingham: Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow slammed unbeaten fifties to lead England’s mammoth chase of 378 against India on day four of rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston on Monday. At stumps, the hosts were 259/3 in 57 overs, needing just 119 on a sold-out final day to level the five-match series being played for the […]
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Edgbaston: “It was a memorable series in Australia (in 2020-21). This will also be memorable (if we win),” Mohammed Siraj told media after the third day’s play in the fifth and final Test against England. The Hyderabad fast bowler took four wickets for 66 in the home side’s first innings to emerge as India’s most successful […]
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Birmingham: An unbeaten half-century by top-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara stretched India’s lead to 257 on day three of the Edgbaston Test against England on Sunday. At stumps, India are 125/3 in 45 overs, with Pujara stitching an unbeaten stand of 50 with Rishabh Pant (30 not out). Gaining a 132-run lead after Mohammed Siraj picked […]
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Amstelveen (Netherlands): The Indian women’s hockey team played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw against England in its opening match of the FIH World Cup here on Sunday. England took the lead through Isabella Petter in the ninth minute before Vandana Katariya equalised for India in the 28th minute. There was hardly anything to differentiate between […]
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Edgbaston: West Indies legend Brian Lara on Sunday congratulated India Test skipper for the rescheduled fifth Test against England, Jasprit Bumrah, for breaking his record for most runs scored in a single over in Tests, saying he was happy with the achievement. Bumrah on Saturday claimed a world record in his debut Test as captain […]
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Birmingham: England were 84 for five at stumps on the second day of the rain-hit rescheduled fifth Test against India here on Saturday. Jonny Bairstow and skipper Ben Stokes were batting on 12 and 0 respectively with England still trailing India by 332 runs. Following up his world record-breaking carnage with the bat, the visitors’ […]
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Amstelveen (Netherlands): No more considered as pushovers, a rejuvenated India would seek revenge against England when the two sides open their Pool B campaign in the Women’s Hockey World Cup here on Sunday. The Indian women’s hockey team would be eager to settle scores against a side which shattered their bronze medal hopes in last […]
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Birmingham: India rode on a magnificent century from Rishabh Pant to end day one of the rescheduled fifth Test against England at 338 for 8 here on Friday. Pant (146 off 111 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (83 batting off 163 balls) added 222 runs for the sixth wicket as the duo frustrated the England bowlers. […]
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Birmingham: England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the rescheduled fifth Test, starting here on Friday. With skipper Rohit Sharma ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19, Jasprit Bumrah will be India’s 36th Test captain. Shubman Gill is the only specialist opener while Shardul Thakur as seamer all-rounder […]
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Birmingham: Never before has he navigated the choppy waters of leadership but Jasprit Bumrah will certainly like to showcase his captaincy acumen while leading a slightly under-prepared India against a vastly improved England in the rescheduled fifth Test, starting here on Friday. India were leading the five-match series 2-1 when multiple Covid-19 cases in their […]
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London: Eoin Morgan confirmed his retirement from international cricket and stepped down as England’s white-ball captain after more than seven years on Tuesday. After England’s dismal failure at the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Morgan spearheaded the team’s white-ball transformation to a bold, attacking approach and unprecedented heights. He led England’s to its first global 50-over […]
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Leicester: India’s preparations for the re-scheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham from July 1 have suffered a setback as captain Rohit Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19. The BCCI confirmed early on Sunday morning that Rohit Sharma had tested positive via a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on Saturday, with the India skipper currently […]
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Starting your degree is an exciting time. I remember it was even more exciting for me: I wasn’t just going to university, I was moving to another country. When I arrived in England from the United States in 2004, I was the only American undergraduate in my year and subject. There were a few other […]
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Leeds: An advertisement starring late Australian cricketer Shane Warne, which continues to be used during the three-Test series between England and New Zealand, is causing dismay to several of the legend’s legion of fans, with many of them terming it “distasteful”. Warne had passed away on March 4 in Thailand, where he was vacationing, following […]
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Bengaluru: Dinesh Karthik as an “enforcer” opens up a lot of options going into the T20 World Cup, says India head coach Rahul Dravid, who wants to identify a core group of 18-20 players by the end of England series. For Dravid, to be a part of the World T20 set-up, it won’t be enough […]
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Amstelveen (Netherlands): England broke its own record for the highest-ever score in the history of one-day international cricket by making 498-4 against the Netherlands on Friday. The total surpassed the 481-6 made by England against Australia at Trent Bridge in June 2018. Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan and Phil Salt all hit centuries in Amstelveen, outside […]
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Mumbai: Even as the white-ball squad led by Rishabh Pant is engaged in a T20I series against South Africa at home, some key players of the Test squad including former India captain Virat Kohli have left for England for the rescheduled Test at Birmingham. The selection committee had a few days back named India’s 17-member […]
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London: Joe Root finished unbeaten on 115 and also crossed the 10,000-run mark in the longest format of the game as England wrapped a five-wicket victory over New Zealand on day four of the opening Test at Lord’s on Sunday. With Ben Foakes (32 not out) playing an important role from the other end, Root […]
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Mumbai: The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Sunday named India’s 17-member Test squad for the fifth rescheduled Test against England. The match will be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham from July 1-5. India currently leads the Test series 2-1. The fifth Test match, which was supposed to be held in Old Trafford, Manchester last year, was […]
