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Report Ishan Kishan stays on the sidelines as both captains say they would’ve liked to chase at the toss Toss England opt to bowl vs India England have won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the fifth and deciding T20I against India in Ahmedabad. The visitors are unchanged while the hosts have dropped

Big Picture Here we go then, this is the contest that makes all the agonies and frustrations of recent months worthwhile. In the midst of a pandemic, we’ve got a treat in store. The world’s top-two ranked teams going head to head in a contest that, to judge by the ding-dong battle we’ve enjoyed so

News Governing body outlines prospects for grassroots game in 2021, subject to government updates March 29 has been earmarked as the date for club cricket’s return in England, according to the updated Covid-19 roadmap issued by the ECB. A final decision is set to be taken on March 22, but according to Step 1 (B)

News Ben Stokes says high-pressure finale is perfect preparation for No.1-ranked T20I team England are welcoming the pressure of their T20I series against India going down to a must-win fifth game on Saturday as ideal preparation for the World Cup. India could mount the same argument, having snatched a thrilling eight-run victory to level the

News Atherton terms on-field soft signal for outfield catches “nonsense” as TV umpire remains unconvinced about the catch but has to stick with “out” signal The decision to cut short an enterprising maiden international innings from India batsman Suryakumar Yadav has thrown open the debate about the validity of the on-field umpire’s soft signal for

News One-two barrage that had worked so well was curiously shelved without much comment England’s new-ball attack had been as toothless as a pangolin heading into their T20I series in India. Across the previous 18 months, they had taken 18 wickets at an eye-watering average of 48.05 in the powerplay, all while leaking 9.30 runs

News India captain gained 47 rating points and moved up one slot following scores of 73 and 77 India’s captain Virat Kohli has moved back into the top five of the ICC’s T20I rankings for batsmen, while England’s Jos Buttler jumped into the top 20 as a result of performances in the ongoing five-match series

News Rahul has scored 1, 0 and 0, lasting a combined 14 balls across three innings this series Before the start of India’s five-match T20I series against England, Virat Kohli had stated explicitly that India’s first-choice opening combination would be KL Rahul partnering Rohit Sharma. Since then, India are trailing 2-1 in the series and

KL Rahul will be eager to get a big score © Getty Images England chose to bowl vs India Eoin Morgan made the first big call of the night in his 100th T20I, as he chose to bowl in the third T20I. With the series locked at 1-1, after a pair of comprehensive victories for

News GCA says decision taken “due to increasing number of” Covid cases The remaining three T20Is between India and England in Ahmedabad will be played behind closed doors “due to increasing number of Corona cases”. The Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) will refund the spectators who had purchased tickets for the games. “Due to rise in

Big Picture The third instalment of one of white-ball cricket’s most compelling rivalries resumes on Tuesday. England, laggards in T20Is for long despite having a World Cup crown, have torn down templates and laid down the marker in the Eoin Morgan era. India, winners of the inaugural edition, have only now realised the need to

Toss India won the toss and chose to bowl vs England India have responded to their crushing defeat in Friday’s opening T20I by turning to the Mumbai Indians for reinforcements, with the two batting stars of last year’s IPL triumph being handed their India debuts. Ishan Kishan will open the batting in place of Shikhar

Eoin Morgan said that he was pleased to have had the opportunity to play on a pitch that took England “out of our comfort zone” with both bat and ball in the second T20I in Ahmedabad, and that he expects another unfamiliar surface in the third game of the series on Tuesday. England struggled with

News Pitch for second Test, in Chennai, also rated average, while tracks for the other two Tests fare better The Ahmedabad pitch for the third Test, a day-nighter where India and England played out a two-day game, has been given an “average” rating by the ICC. The pitch drew a lot of criticism, especially from

Big picture The emphatic style of England’s victory in the first match is what resonates most and India need to find a rapid response. That the hosts never recovered from 22 for 3 – their second-lowest powerplay score in T20Is – was key. It left them with an indefensible total of just 124 for 7,

News A decade on from his success in the role for South Australia, Rashid has emerged as an option in the powerplay Ten years have passed since Adil Rashid‘s first incarnation as an opening bowler in T20 cricket. As a fresh-faced 22-year-old, he formed part of a three-pronged South Australia attack in the final season

News “Washington has been doing really well for us, so you can’t have two players of the same discipline playing in one squad” There is no room for R Ashwin in India’s T20I squad unless the incumbent offspin-bowling allrounder Washington Sundar has a “drastically horrible season,” according to captain Virat Kohli. Ashwin last played white-ball

News Captain also praises Jason Roy’s innings in straightforward run chase Eoin Morgan praised his bowlers for setting up England’s comprehensive victory in their T20I series opener by restricting India to a total that proved impossible to defend. The pace trio of Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Chris Jordan made life difficult for India’s batsmen,

Eoin Morgan insists he has no concerns about Jofra Archer‘s enduring motivation to play for England in all three formats, after the bowler himself used his newspaper column to hit back at suggestions – most notably from the former England captain, Michael Vaughan – that he “does not love Test cricket”. Archer played in the

Morgan and Hales have not spoken about the player’s sacking since 2019 © AFP via Getty Images Ashley Giles has given the strongest hint yet that Alex Hales may be offered a route back into England’s white-ball set-up, almost two years after he was axed from the 2019 World Cup squad for failing two tests

Five years, four stress fractures, one bout of surgery and countless injections separate Reece Topley, the England rookie who took part in his side’s wide-eyed journey towards the final of the last World T20 in India in 2016, from the seasoned, 27-year-old pro whose career could yet come full circle as England’s latest T20I campaign

News Time is a healer, says captain, as prospect of summer training-camp invite remains Eoin Morgan has downplayed the possibility of Alex Hales winning an England recall ahead of the T20 World Cup. Hales recently enjoyed an excellent BBL campaign and continues to hold the record for the highest T20I score by an England player

There will be no complaints from Eoin Morgan, irrespective of the conditions England encounter during the T20I series in India. Morgan, England’s limited-overs captain, accepts the tour is likely to prove “a challenge” for his players but, with a T20 World Cup to be played in India towards the end of the year, he knows

As if England were not already rammed with batting options in their T20I squad, the recall of Liam Livingstone for this week’s five-match series in India is a further reminder to the incumbents to take nothing for granted in the lead-up to November’s T20 World Cup. Livingstone may not have played for England since an

News England vice-captain also backs return of Alex Hales once trust issues are dealt with Jos Buttler has admitted it would be “bittersweet” to miss the start of England’s home summer in order to play in the knockout stages of the IPL, and said that the prospect of having to choose one over the other

Joey Benjamin, the former Warwickshire, Surrey and England seam bowler, has died at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack. Benjamin, whose solitary Test appearance at The Oval in 1994 would prove to be one of England’s most memorable victories of the decade, claimed 387 first-class wickets in an 11-year career that began

News The team last played a Test match more than six years ago, in November 2014; this year’s Test likely in June India Women are set to play a Test match for the first time in over six years, the update coming from BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who tweeted on Monday evening that India will

News ‘Refreshed’ allrounder looking to use CSK experience in England’s T20I series in India Sam Curran has described himself as “refreshed and raring to go” after rejoining England’s tour of India for the white-ball leg following a pre-arranged period of rest. Amid continued talk about player rotation, Curran backed the ECB’s policy as a way

Day two of our live report of the fourth India-England Test from Ahmedabad. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 3.47pm: Ashwin completes 30th five-for, India are WTC finalists India have wrapped up a

News Coach says ECB medical team ‘talking about how we deal with this long-term’ after quick missed two Tests Jofra Archer has emerged as an injury doubt for the T20I series in India – and perhaps beyond – after suffering a recurrence of an elbow problem. Archer missed the final Test in Ahmedabad due to