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Rajeshwari Gayakwad is back from injury © AFP India Women have called up two uncapped players in Railways medium-pacer Meghna Singh and Baroda left-hand batter Yastika Bhatia for all three formats for their tour of Australia in September and October. Meanwhile Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who was out with an injury for India’s tour of England, returned

News Virat Kohli and Co were surprised at how little grass there was on the Headingley pitch on the eve of the Test All things remaining equal, India are set to retain their winning combination from Lord’s, but they are surprised at how little grass there is on the Headingley pitch, which means a return

News “I am not bothered about criticism. As I said, people criticise only important people” Only important people are criticised, Ajinkya Rahane has said, dismissing concerns that the talk around his form might have had any impact on his game. Rahane has averaged 27.36 in 13 Tests since the start of 2020, but his innings

Upon being appointed the India team manager, Gargi Banerjee (R) is felicitated by Cricket Association of Bengal president Avishek Dalmiya (L) © Cricket Association of Bengal Former India batting allrounder Gargi Banerjee has been appointed India’s team manager for the upcoming tour of Australia. Banerjee, 60, replaces Rajkuvardevi Gaekwad, the former chairperson of the Baroda

News Australia’s Singapore-born Tim David also added to the squad; Katich steps down as head coach, Hesson to fill in for rest of season The Sri Lankan pair of Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera, as well as Australia’s Singapore-born Tim David, have joined Royal Challengers Bangalore ranks for the second part of IPL 2021. While

News The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will run from October 27-November 22, while the Vijay Hazare Trophy will be held from December 1-29 The BCCI has pushed back the resumption of the Ranji Trophy from its original start date of November 16 to ensure the 38 participating teams have more time to prepare for red-ball

News India batter returns home to link up with the squad training for a tour of Australia in September Shafali Verma will miss Birmingham Phoenix’s Hundred eliminator against Oval Invincibles on Friday after returning home ahead of India’s tour to Australia. Verma arrived in the UK in early June, impressing during India’s multi-format series against

News Anderson, Rahul, Azam, Holder and Seales the other major gainers in the latest update Joe Root‘s blistering form in England’s ongoing series against India has taken him to the second spot in the Test rankings for batters, only eight points behind the top-ranked Kane Williamson. Root has climbed to 893 rating points, with Williamson

Chris Silverwood, England’s head coach, has admitted that Mark Wood may end up joining a list of absentees including Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes for next week’s third Test against India, after bowling through the pain of an injured shoulder during England’s disastrous final-day capitulation at Lord’s. Wood, who landed heavily

The India vs Pakistan Super 12s Group 2 game at the men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will be played on October 24 in Dubai. The date was confirmed as the ICC announced the tournament schedule on Tuesday. The tournament’s first round kicks off on October 17 in Oman, with Oman taking on Papua New Guinea

India 364 (Rahul 129, Rohit 83, Anderson 5-62) & 298 for 8 dec. (Rahane 61, Shami 56*, Wood 3-51) beat England 391 (Root 180*, Bairstow 57, Siraj 4-94) & 120 (Root 33, Siraj 4-32, Bumrah 3-33) by 151 runs Another overseas Test, another flourish from India’s lower order. Jasprit Bumrah‘s day began as a batter

The Lord’s Test between England and India continues to see-saw from one side to the other. How will it swing on the third day? Follow our updates to find out (Please refresh the page for the latest). Also follow our ball-by-ball commentary here and our Hindi coverage here. Stumps 6.32pm Joe Root made his fourth

Stumps England 391 (Root 180*, Bairstow 57, Siraj 4-94, Ishant 3-69) lead India 364 (Rahul 129, Anderson 5-62) by 27 runs Joe Root made his fourth century at Lord’s, and stretched it past 150 like he had the first three times, as a near-perfect display on Day 3 helped England take a slender lead against

News The duo, who were called up for the England Tests as injury replacements, have completed their quarantine period Batters Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav, who were added to the India Test squad for the ongoing tour of England, have joined the team at Lord’s after completing their quarantine period. They were called up at

Report Rahane and Pujara’s dogged century stand keeps India in the game Stumps India 181 for 6 (Rahane 61, Pujara 45, Wood 3-40, Ali 2-52) and 364 lead England 391 by 154 runs England managed to completely change the pace of the game, control it throughout the fourth day, and pushed India against the wall

A feisty contest between England and India continues at Lord’s, with plenty of twists and turns in store. So make sure to follow our live updates and stay ahead of the curve (Please refresh for the latest). Also follow our ball-by-ball commentary here and our Hindi live coverage here. Chaos time? 5.45pm Mark Wood and

A thrilling final day between England and India awaits us at Lord’s. So make sure to follow our live updates and stay ahead of the curve (Please refresh for the latest). Also follow our ball-by-ball commentary here and our Hindi live coverage here. Bowlers bouncing bowlers 11.55am Mark Wood tests Mohammed Shami with the short

News India’s 2012 Under-19 World Cup-winning captain to “seek better opportunities around the world” Unmukt Chand, India’s 2012 Under-19 World Cup-winning captain, has left Indian cricket at the age of 28. In a note posted on his Twitter account, Chand said he had decided to “bid adieu to the BCCI and seek better opportunities around

Report England bowlers allow India to add only 88 to their overnight 276 for 3 England 118 for 3 (Burns 49, Root 48*, Siraj 2-34) trail India 364 (Rahul 129, Anderson 5-62) by 246 runs It was more ebb and flow and less one-sided on day two as England counter-punched throughout to significantly limit India’s

KL Rahul will step out alongside Ajinkya Rahane as India look to turn this into a giant total at Lord’s. Will England’s bowlers induce a collapse and expose India’s long tail? Join us for updates, analysis and colour. All timestamps are local time. Click here for ball-by-ball commentary. Here’s our live coverage in Hindi. (Please

News Seamer prises out crucial late wicket of Kohli to cap another sturdy day’s work From the moment of his Test debut against New Zealand, and irrespective of his off-field issues, Ollie Robinson has performed like a senior member of England’s bowling attack. And on a day of hard toil in the second Test against

Shardul Thakur picked up four wickets during the first Test in Trent Bridge © Getty Images India have suffered a selection headache on the eve of the second Test against England with an injury likely to rule out Shardul Thakur. The nature of Thakur’s injury is unclear, but ESPNcricinfo understands the team management has decided

News Get your dose of analysis, stats and colour from Lord’s on ESPNcricinfo’s live blog Welcome to our live report of the first day of the 2nd Test from Lord’s. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. All timestamps are local time. Click here for ball-by-ball commentary. Here’s our live coverage in Hindi. “There’s no

News Batter seemed to have been ousted from the England Test team but is now back as one of its senior-most members At the start of the summer, it wasn’t out of the question that Jonny Bairstow‘s Test career was done and dusted. He finished a dispiriting tour of India with three ducks in four

News Tournament’s leading run-scorer credits ignoring criticism for her upturn in form India and Northern Superchargers batter Jemimah Rodrigues says she handled criticism by “ignoring it” as she overcame a few “tough months” in international cricket this year to emerge as the Hundred’s leading scorer after nearly 80% of the tournament’s league matches had been

News Both teams were also fined 40% of their match fee by match referee Chris Broad England and India have been fined two World Test Championship points each for their slow over-rates during the first Test in Nottingham, which ended as a rain-affected draw on Sunday. Both teams were also fined 40% of their match

A trimmed, final squad for the Australia tour would be selected from the pool of 35 players in the camp © Getty Images A group of 30 India players would be assembling in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening for a camp ahead of the multi-format tour of Australia that kicks off next month. The five India

News Rahul Dravid has held this position till now and he can apply again if he chooses to The BCCI has advertised for the position of head of cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore. The position was till now held by former India captain Rahul Dravid, whose two-year term has come to

News Teams head for Lord’s on Monday all-square after rain wrecks intriguing final day Joe Root says England were confident they could have “created nine chances” on the final day at Trent Bridge had rain not intervened. India had nine wickets in hand going into that final day, requiring another 157 runs to win, and

An incredible final day awaits at Trent Bridge. Will India go 1-0 up in the series or will England find a way to stop them? Follow ESPNcricinfo’s live updates to find out (Please refresh to get the latest) Also, follow our ball-by-ball commentary here and our Hindi coverage here. That is that 3.50pm The match