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James Anderson faced a 10-ball over from Jasprit Bumrah in the second Test at Lord’s.© AFP England’s veteran pacer James Anderson reminisced about his battle with India’s Jasprit Bumrah that took place at Lord’s during the second Test of the five-match series. Anderson had to face a 10-ball over from Bumrah, who was firing on

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday confirmed that Junior Dala has been withdrawn from the upcoming limited-overs series against Sri Lanka. “Lutho Sipamla has joined the squad as Junior Dala has been withdrawn due to medical reasons,” Cricket South Africa tweeted. On August 12, CSA had announced the men’s ODI and T20I squads that will

Team India on Sunday arrived at Headingley Stadium to begin practice for the third Test against England. The third Test between the two sides will get underway from Wednesday. The first Test had ended in a draw but India staged an incredible comeback to take the second game. “Hello and welcome to the Headingley Stadium,

Yuvraj Singh having fun moments with Usain Bolt.© Twitter World Cup-winning former India player Yuvraj Singh wished Usain Bolt on his 35th birthday. Yuvraj posted a picture on Twitter along with Bolt with a hilarious caption, referring to the Jamaican sprint star as the “King of Speed”. He wrote, “Happy birthday to the king of

Sri Lanka Cricket on Friday announced that 18 players have signed the national player contracts which came into effect from August 1. The new contract will be for a five-month period and will end on December 31. “The players signed the contracts without any deviation from the contracts offered previously, which was formulated by Sri Lanka

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced that the Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2021 will be held in Zimbabwe from November 21 to December 5. The 10-team tournament, the schedule for which will be announced in due course, will determine the three qualifiers for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 to be held in

The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team lost the opening Test to West Indies by one wicket.© AFP Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis said the team’s sloppy fielding tilted the first Test in favour of the West Indies. Kemar Roach’s resilience and grit helped West Indies walk away with a one-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first Test

India will begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan on October 24.© AFP India and Pakistan will face off in the ICC T20 World Cup on October 24 in a group-stage encounter, the international body announced on Tuesday. Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes it will help as the Indian team can then focus

Team India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is currently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 matches. And since there’s still some time before the tournament resumes, it seems he is loving his stay there. Pandya, who is an integral part of India’s limited-overs set-up, is

IPL 2021: MS Dhoni plays billiards in CSK’s bio-secure bubble at Dubai.© Twitter Led by MS Dhoni, some members of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have reached their bio-secure bubble at Dubai for the resumption of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season. IPL 2021 was postponed halfway through the season in May due to multiple COVID-19

KL Rahul gave England a lesson in how to bat in tough conditions with the opener’s composed unbeaten century leaving India well-placed on 276-3 at stumps on the first day of the second Test at Lord’s on Thursday. Rahul was initially outshone by Rohit Sharma, who made 83 in their fine stand of 126 —

Jasprit Bumrah poses for a selfie with his wife Sanjana Ganesan.© Instagram Sanjana Ganesan took to social media to post an adorable photograph with husband Jasprit Bumrah. The pacer is currently with the Indian cricket team for their ongoing five-match Test series against England. The duo tied the knot in March this year and they

England vs India: All-rounder Moeen Ali has recalled by the hosts.© AFP England Test skipper Joe Root on Tuesday said that all-rounder Moeen Ali has the ability to win games for his side with both the bat and ball in hand. Root’s comments came as Moeen Ali was drafted into the England squad for the

England skipper Joe Root scored a century in the second innings of the first Test match against India.© AFP England head coach Chris Silverwood on Monday admitted that batsmen apart from Joe Root also need to start contributing more to ease off the pressure on the Three Lions skipper. The first Test between India and

Tokyo Olympics: Virat Kohli tweeted to congratulate India’s Olympic stars.© AFP India skipper Virat Kohli tweeted to congratulate all athletes who participated in the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics. The Tokyo Games concluded on Sunday with a glittering closing ceremony after more than two weeks of high-octane action. Kohli, who was also set to take the field

Dan Christian smashed 39 and spinner Mitchell Swepson returned figures of 3-12 as Australia edged out Bangladesh by three wickets for a consolation Twenty20 victory on Saturday. Chasing 105 for victory, Australia depended on Christian’s 15-ball blitz and Ashton Agar’s 27 to achieve their target in 19 overs of the fourth match in Dhaka. Bangladesh,

ENG vs IND: KL Rahul scored 84 runs in the first innings that guided India to take lead of 95 runs.© AFP The two years that he has been away from the Test team has taught KL Rahul the lesson on making most of the opportunities that come his way like the he did in

The wily old James Anderson once again got his “bunny” Virat Kohli in a mesmerising spell that undid India’s solid opening stand to leave them tottering at 125 for four against England on a rain-curtailed day two of the opening Test. The 39-year-old Anderson (13.4-7-15-2) swung it in England’s favour with successive precision deliveries that

England’s batting coach Marcus Trescothick has termed the Indian bowling attack “the most potent” after the home team folded for 183 on the opening day of the first Test on Wednesday. India’s four-man pace attack took the last six England wickets for just 45 runs as the hosts ended their innings in 65.4 overs. Jasprit

Dwayne Bravo played his last international match on the Caribbean soil on Tuesday.© AFP Dwayne Bravo, the two-time T20I world champion, on Tuesday announced that today’s match against Pakistan in Guyana will be his last international match on home soil. Bravo made the disclosure to his teammates in the team huddle and via Cricket West

India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane dismissed suggestions about whether Cheteshwar Pujara could be promoted to opening the batting instead of his usual number three position. “Pujara is our No.3 batsman. Who will open the innings, we are still finalising our combination. Pujara has been really solid for us at No. 3 and as for opening pair,

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh seems to be celebrating Friendship Day by reminiscing his playing days with his close friends and colleagues. Yuvraj posted a video on his Twitter timeline showing us snippets of the fond memories he shared with his close friends and former teammates and colleagues, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Zaheer Khan, Ashish

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag on Friday remembered the good old days by sharing a photograph of himself from his playing days. The picture also featured the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, former skipper and current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief Sourav Ganguly, ‘the wall’ Rahul Dravid and veteran all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. All

Ben Stokes will not be available for England’s Test series against India.© AFP England’s Ben Stokes is to take an indefinite break from all forms of cricket to “prioritise his mental well-being”, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Friday, with the all-rounder the latest high-profile sports star to step away from the pressures of

3rd T20I: Sri Lanka won the three-match T20I series against India by 2-1.© AFP India captain Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday indicated that there was an option of not playing the T20 International series after losing nine players to COVID-19 related isolation but they chose the difficult route of playing with only five specialist batsmen. India

2nd T20I: Sri Lanka defeated India in the second T20I by 4 wickets.© AFP India captain Shikhar Dhawan was proud of his team for putting up a good fight despite faced with adverse circumstances as they lost the low-scoring second T20 International against Sri Lanka, here on Wednesday. With most of the power-hitters in isolation

Krunal Pandya tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the second Sri Lanka-India T20I.© AFP The second T20I between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo will go on as scheduled on Wednesday, July 28, sources told NDTV, after eight close contacts of Krunal Pandya, India all-rounder who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, returned negative test

West Indies and Pakistan have agreed to play a revised four-match T20 series, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced on Sunday. The two boards were forced into the alteration to the scheduled tour dates after West Indies’ current ODI series against Australia was rocked by a positive Covid-19 test which saw Thursday’s second match suspended. It

Suryakumar Yadav scored his second T20I fifty against in the 1st T20I against Sri Lanka.© AFP Suryakumar Yadav, with his 360-degree shots, is “amazing” to watch, said India captain Shikhar Dhawan after a crushing 38-run win over Sri Lanka in the first T20 International here on Sunday. Surya scored 50 off 34 balls, his second

Jemimah Rodrigues guided Northern Superchargers to victory with her 92* off 42 balls.© Twitter Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues slammed 92 off just 43 balls to help Northern Superchargers register a thumping win over Welsh Fire at Headingley in The Hundred on Saturday. While skipper Lauren Winfield Hill, Laura Wolvaardt, and Hollie Armitage struggled to get