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Joe Root and Ben Duckett have made significant gains in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after guiding England to their first ODI series win over India since 2018, while Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli continue to jostle at the top of the batting charts.

Kapil Dev believes England hold a slight advantage over India ahead of Sunday's ODI series decider at Lord's due to home conditions. The former India captain also backed Gautam Gambhir, saying the BCCI and selectors should decide the head coach's future.

Joe Root hit a tactical, unbeaten 99 to guide England to a series-levelling four-wicket victory over India in the second ODI at Cardiff. Root downplayed missing out on a century, emphasizing that the team's victory mattered far more

India's Shubman Gill jumped to second in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings, while New Zealand's Matt Henry joined Jasprit Bumrah as the joint-No. 1 Test bowler. Meanwhile, England veteran Joe Root reclaimed the top spot among Test batters

A spectacular bowling masterclass from Matt Henry, who took five wickets for three runs on the final morning, guided New Zealand to an emphatic 253-run win over England at The Oval, sending the series to a Nottingham decider

England Test captain Ben Stokes will return to competitive cricket for Durham on Friday. Dropped from the second Test against New Zealand due to an ongoing nightclub incident investigation, Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson remain cleared for domestic fixtures

England Test captain Ben Stokes will return to competitive cricket for Durham on Friday. Dropped from the second Test against New Zealand due to an ongoing nightclub incident investigation, Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson remain cleared for domestic fixtures

England Test captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson have been dropped from the second Test against New Zealand following a midnight curfew breach in London. The ECB has named Joe Root interim captain as Stokes reportedly weighs his international future

England captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been dropped from the squad for the second Test against New Zealand following an alleged nightclub incident. Joe Root will serve as interim captain for the match starting June 17

England's Harry Brook has dethroned teammate Joe Root to reclaim the No. 1 ICC Test batter ranking. Meanwhile, Indian captain Shubman Gill jumped to eighth place following a blistering 126-run knock against Afghanistan

Travis Head’s unbeaten 91 guided Australia to 166/2 at stumps on Day 2 of the Ashes Test in Sydney, replying to England’s 384 built on Joe Root’s 160. Australia trail by 218 runs with Head and Neser unbeaten

Joe Root and Harry Brook shared a 154-run stand to take England to 211 for three before bad light stopped play on Day 1 of the final Ashes test in Sydney, which also featured emotional tributes for Bondi terror victims

Joe Root struck his first Ashes century in Australia, scoring an unbeaten 135 to lead England’s recovery on Day 1 of the second test at Gabba. Despite Mitchell Starc’s six wickets, England reached 325-9 with Jofra Archer’s career-best 32

Mohammed Siraj’s five-wicket haul powered India to a dramatic six-run win over England in the 5th Test at The Oval, levelling the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2. A four-wicket burst on Day 5 sealed one of India’s finest overseas Test wins

Joe Root reclaimed the No. 1 Test batter spot after stellar knocks at Lord’s, while Australia now have five bowlers in the ICC top 10. Scott Boland hit a career-high sixth rank, and Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Jadeja saw major shifts.

England batter Joe Root, after scoring his 37th Test century at Lord’s, proposed allowing three ball change challenges per innings to counter issues with the Dukes ball. He also surpassed Rahul Dravid’s record for most Test catches by a non-wicketkeeper.

Electing to bat, England laid a solid foundation with contributions from Duckett, Root, and skipper Jos Buttler (34 off 35 balls)

Part of the celebrated 'Fab Four' that also comprises Joe Root and Kane Williamson, both Kohli and Smith have endured struggles with the bat in recent times, though they have scored a century each in the first three Tests of the five-match series.

The Surrey pacer dismissed Nathan Smith, Matt Henry and Tim Southee with consecutive deliveries in his ninth over

New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra enters top 20 list in the same category