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[ad_1] India have climbed to the number one spot in Test cricket rankings following an emphatic 4-1 series victory against England. The Indian team moved past Australia who are now second in the table, according to the rankings released by the International Cricket Council late Saturday. India lost the opening Test against England before bouncing … Read more
[ad_1] After England suffered its first Test series defeat under the leadership of Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, its skipper questioned critics who claimed his team lacked the “ruthlessness” to beat India. “Ruthlessness? What is it? How does it show itself?” Stokes said. “Everyone goes into the game with their best intentions, when … Read more
[ad_1] Fast bowler James Anderson celebrated his 700th Test wicket as England bowled out India for 477, with the hosts leading by 259 runs on day three of the fifth Test on Saturday. Anderson got Kuldeep Yadav caught behind for 30 to become the first paceman and third bowler to the mark, after spinners Sri … Read more
[ad_1] England is aiming to become the first touring team to win two Tests on a tour of India since 2012 and Ben Stokes is confident his team can challenge the hosts yet again in the series finale. Despite having already lost the series, Stokes dismissed suggestions England has gone backwards. In fact, he claimed … Read more
[ad_1] The general consensus out of England’s first series loss under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum? This was a missed opportunity, but not necessarily the same sort of one that would bring the same sort of widespread scrutiny that England may have seemed destined for earlier in the series. Why? Well, on this … Read more
[ad_1] During Thursday’s Under-19 World Cup semi-final in Benoni, Australian bowler Callum Vidler, having just beaten Shahzaib Khan’s outside edge, walked up to the Pakistan opener and pointed towards his head. The 18-year-old, a self-confessed “pest” in the changerooms, noticed the left-hander had started backing away from shorter deliveries, with footwork heading towards the leg … Read more
[ad_1] South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has revealed why Indian superstar Virat Kohli has missed the opening two matches of the Test series against England. On the eve of the series, Kohli revealed he was stepping away from cricket for at least the first two matches of the series due to “personal reasons”. … Read more
[ad_1] Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal hit an unbeaten 179 as India took opening day honours in the second Test despite regular England strikes, including debutant Shoaib Bashir’s two wickets, on Friday. India, who trail the five-match series 1-0, reached 336-6 at stumps with the left-handed Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin, on five, batting in Visakhapatnam. Watch India … Read more
[ad_1] India has been dealt an almighty double blow ahead of its next Test against England, with two more star players joining Virat Kohli on the sidelines. The BCCI on Monday night released a statement confirming superstar all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and veteran batter KL Rahul had been ruled out of the second Test in Visakhapatnam … Read more
[ad_1] England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the opening Test of a five-match series on Thursday. FOLLOW INDIA VS ENGLAND LIVE: Match centre, scorecard, updates and more The tourists named their XI on the eve of the match in Hyderabad and handed left-arm spinner Tom Hartley … Read more