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News Rescheduled Test has to be a one-off match, and not a continuation of the aborted series, says BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, the BCCI president, believes the Old Trafford Test between England and India should be “cancelled”, not postponed. Ganguly added that whenever a one-off Test between England and India is eventually scheduled, “it cannot

News Mumbai Indians might do the same for Rohit, Bumrah and Suryakumar; players arriving from Manchester to undergo six-day quarantine in their hotel rooms A day after the final Test of the England vs India series in Manchester was postponed indefinitely because of Covid-19 fears in the visitors’ camp, several players from both teams are

News The Indians’ training session, one day off from the start of the fifth Test, has been cancelled and the players have been asked to stay in their hotel rooms In a development that could have a major impact on the fifth and final Test of India’s tour of England, in Manchester, one more member

Preview Covid-19 complications cast doubt over the Manchester Test Big picture Here come the history boys. Virat Kohli‘s team stands on the brink of another Test triumph for the annals. They have avoided the pitfalls that regularly undermined India’s chances in England over the last decade – resulting in defeats to the tune of 4-0,

News Chahal not in 15-man squad; Iyer, Thakur, D Chahar named reserves Four years after he fell out of favour from India’s T20I setup, R Ashwin has been handed a second chance. On Wednesday, he was named in India’s 15-member squad for the T20I World Cup in the UAE this October-November. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni has

News “I had the chance to speak to him at length, he was really humble and helped me on some skills where he thought I could improve on” Rajasthan Royals batter Yashasvi Jaiswal has said he was “really fortunate” to have picked the brains of his idol Sachin Tendulkar, whom he met before Mumbai’s limited-overs

News Buttler back from paternity leave, Wood in line to bolster weary seam stocks Jos Buttler and Jack Leach have been recalled to England’s squad for the fifth and final Test at Old Trafford. Buttler returns after missing the fourth Test while on paternity leave, while Leach is in line to play his first Test

News Nitin Patel, the team physiotherapist who also went into isolation on Saturday, has returned a negative RT-PCR test Ravi Shastri, Bharat Arun and R Sridhar, the head coach, bowling coach and fielding coach of the Indian team respectively, have returned positive RT-PCR tests for Covid-19 on Sunday. This will prevent them from travelling to

News “We have everything that we need to win: we have the belief, we have the team,” says India captain India won the fourth Test by 157 runs at The Oval, taking a 2-1 series lead with one match to go. After the match, India captain Virat Kohli spoke to Michael Atherton, and said On

News Rathour says if Rahane has any technical issues, they shouldn’t be discussed mid-series or mid-game Shardul Thakur has scored 117 runs in the fourth Test with his twin fifties. That is eight more than India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has aggregated across seven innings in this series so far with a solitary half-century. Since the

News Bowling coach Bharat Arun, fielding coach R Sridhar and physiotherapist Nitin Patel to remain in team hotel with the head coach Ravi Shastri, the head coach of the Indian team, returned a positive lateral flow (Covid-19) test on Saturday evening in London, and has subsequently been placed in isolation in the team hotel by

Play 05:31 Laxman: Rohit’s adjustments more in his mindset than technique India 191 and 270 for 3 (Rohit 127, Pujara 61) lead England 290 by 171 runs It was worth the wait. Rohit Sharma‘s first Test hundred away from home took India into a dominant position against England at The Oval and has left them well-placed

“Everyone talks about Afghanistan’s spinners, so one of the specifics of my role is to get people talking more about their fast bowlers” © Hindustan Times via Getty Images Shaun Tait, the former Australia quick who recently signed a five-month deal to be bowling coach with the Afghanistan national team, has also been roped in

Pitch invader Jarvo collides with Jonny Bairstow © AFP/Getty Images A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault following an incident in which a spectator collided with Jonny Bairstow on the pitch at the Kia Oval. The incident occurred during the morning session on the second day of the fourth Test between England and

News “I am feeling on top of the world, was very difficult to sit out and see my team-mates play,” he said Delhi Capitals batter Shreyas Iyer said he was “on top of the world” after recovering from a shoulder injury that forced him to miss the first half of the 2021 IPL season. Iyer

News The question remains: will India rest one of their quick men in the fourth Test to manage workloads? Are India looking at resting at least one of their fast bowlers who featured in the defeat at Headingley for the Oval Test starting on Thursday? The question came up after they added young fast bowler

Preview The caravan moves to the Oval with intrigue surrounding both teams Big picture That Headingley juju, eh? England could try to bottle it, though they can barely control it themselves. But there’s no doubting some Yorkshire magic rubbed off on Joe Root‘s team during the third Test, and just in the nick of time.

News Woakes could replace Curran, Pope set to return, Bairstow will keep wicket as Buttler attends baby’s birth Joe Root has insisted Jos Buttler‘s Test career is not over, despite him missing the fourth LV= Insurance Test at the Kia Oval. Buttler is unavailable for the match as he awaits the birth of his second

News The BCCI invited bids for the two new franchises on Tuesday It’s now official. The IPL will be a 10-team tournament from the 2022 season, with the BCCI inviting bids for the two new franchises on Tuesday. Interested bidders will need to buy the tender document by October 5, after which the IPL will

News Neutral venues to be used across all tournaments as BCCI releases full domestic schedule India’s men’s domestic calendar will begin with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on November 4, while the Ranji Trophy, the country’s premier first-class competition, starts on January 13, 2022. The Vijay Hazare Trophy will get underway from December 8, with

News Mumbai legend helped the careers of several players like Vengsarkar, Manjrekar and Rohit Sharma One of the unsung heroes of Indian cricket, Vasudeo Paranjape, passed away at his residence in Mumbai on Monday after a prolonged illness. Paranjape, popularly known as Vasoo, was three months short of turning 83. He is survived by his

News Allrounder played 23 matches for India, famously taking 6 for 4 in an ODI against Bangladesh in 2014 Stuart Binny, the India allrounder, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. Binny, 37, represented India across 23 matches, including six Tests, 14 ODIs and three T20Is. His first-class career spanned

News The 23-year-old is hoping to make a mark in the Ranji Trophy and be eligible to play in the IPL as a local player Anshuman Rath, the former Hong Kong captain, is set to play for Odisha in India’s upcoming 2021-22 domestic season. Holder of an Indian passport, Rath has completed the mandatory year-long

News “If your top six or seven don’t do the job, that extra batter is no guarantee of bailing you out” With two collapses – 78 all out in the first innings and eight wickets for 63 in the second – bookending India’s innings defeat at Headingley, there have been suggestions, not all post-facto either

Jadeja was taken to a Leeds hospital after India’s defeat at Headingley © Getty Images Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has been taken to a hospital for precautionary scans on his knee following India’s defeat in the third Test at Headingley. Clarity on the seriousness of the injury as well as which knee is affected will be

News India captain also refused to focus on struggling individuals India will not be demoralised. They actually like to be in such situations. Situations where the whole world doubts them. So said Virat Kohli after the innings defeat to England at Headingley. The captain also insisted that this was not the time to look at

England asserted their dominance on day two at Headingley. Will India be able to change the script change on day three? Follow out updates to find out. All timestamps are in local time. Click here for our ball-by-ball commentary. And here’s our live coverage of the match in Hindi. (Please refresh the page to get

Report Malan, Hameed chip in with half-centuries as England build gigantic lead Stumps England 423 for 8 (Root 121, Hameed 68, Shami 3-87) lead India 78 (Anderson 3-6, Overton 3-14) by 344 runs England just made too much ground in that middle session. Joe Root hit his third hundred of the series and sixth of

England 120 for 0 (Hameed 60*, Burns 52*) lead India 78 (Rohit 19, Anderson 3-6, Overton 3-14) by 42 runs Almost as if to make up for their horror final day at Lord’s, England had the first day of their fantasies at Headingley. James Anderson cast a swing-bowling spell over the top order, reducing India

The high-intensity series moves to Headingley in Leeds for the third Test. Virat Kohli’s India not only have a 1-0 lead after turning the tables at Lord’s, they also have a more stable XI to field. How do Joe Root and England bounce back with their batting woes and Mark Wood’s injury? Join us for