Follow India’s 2018 tour of England right here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men The final day of the series carried on the fairytale story for England, as Jimmy Anderson struck with the final ball of the series to move past Glenn McGrath and become the most successful fast bowler in the history of the game. India played brilliantly on
Report Temba Bavuma headlines morning session with spectacular direct hit to run Fawad Alam out Lunch Pakistan 229 for 7 (Faheem 54*, Yasir 0*, Nortje 3-48, Maharaj 3-75) vs South Africa South Africa took two wickets in the first six overs, a third with the second new ball and a fourth within ten minutes of
News Dawid Malan, the No. 1-ranked T20I batsman, has also registered himself for the auction Mitchell Starc will not be part of IPL 2021, as the left-arm fast bowler has not registered for the auctions that are slated for February 18 in Chennai. A total of 1097 players – 814 from India and 283 from
After marking his 100th Test with a brilliant first-day century, Joe Root has challenged his England team to build on a golden opportunity in the first Test in Chennai, and target a score of “600-700” to really turn the screw on India. Speaking at the close of an emotional day, Root admitted he had felt
Report Nayeem and Miraz removed Brathwaite and Mayers respectively as West Indies slumped to 189 for 5 at lunch Lunch West Indies 189 for 5 (Blackwood 34*, Da Silva 12*, Rahman 2-36, Miraz 1-31) trail Bangladesh 430 by 241 runs An attacking partnership between captain Kraigg Brathwaite (76) and debutant Kyle Mayers (40) headlined the
News Spinners Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Chahar added to India’s squad Left-arm spinner Axar Patel has been ruled out of the first India-England Test in Chennai with a knee injury. A BCCI statement said Patel, who is also handy with the bat down the order, felt “pain in his left knee during Team India’s optional
Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour from the first day of the series opener Welcome to our live report of the first day of the first India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top,
News It remains unclear if it is the recurrence of the same groin niggle he suffered in the third ODI Shakib Al Hasan is “still being assessed” for a groin injury, which kept him off the field on the third morning of Bangladesh’s first Test against West Indies at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, a Bangladesh
News Offspinner says he still has “aspirations to play for South Africa” after end of Kolpak status Simon Harmer has confirmed his hopes for a South Africa comeback after signing to play for the Titans in the domestic T20 competition. Harmer turned his back on international cricket when signing on a Kolpak deal with Essex
News At the start of a home season, Pant and Kuldeep are finally looking at a decent run in the Test side The 2018-19 India tour of Australia seemed like the start of the era of Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav. Pant ended the series with a century, becoming the only Indian wicketkeeper to have
Big Picture The stands may be silent at Chepauk this week, but the crackle of electricity will be visceral all the same. The return of international cricket to India after more than 12 months of Covid-enforced absence will bring a wall of emotion shuddering through the contest, irrespective of the sport’s current haunted state. Is
News “I realise now that if I work hard enough, I can establish myself as an allrounder” says Miraz Tamim Iqbal told him to mind the short ball, Mushfiqur Rahim told him to leave the ones outside off stump and Shakib Al Hasan tweaked his sweep shot. When Mehidy Hasan Miraz returns to the team
Play 01:57 ‘Criticism of Paine totally unfair’ – Trevor Hohns Pat Cummins is as curious as everyone else in Australian cricket about whether he can be the first significant fast-bowler captain in the system for nearly 30 years, and has indicated his eagerness to lead New South Wales if granted the opportunity over the coming
IND vs ENG: India face England in the first Test of the four-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.© AFP Team India face England in the first Test of the four-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The fixture begins from February 5, with the game set to take place behind closed doors.
Akila Dananjaya Records career best figures of 6 for 115
Report South Africa included only two frontline seamers in Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje Pakistan chose to bat vs South Africa Pakistan’s Babar Azam opted to negotiate early morning moisture and potential extra bounce, choosing for his line-up to bat first in Rawalpindi. South Africa were not too unhappy with the decision, with Quinton de
News The tournament, due to begin on February 20, will not be played behind closed doors Following the government’s official go-ahead, the Pakistan Super League 2021, which starts on February 20, will not be a closed-door event. Spectators will be allowed up to 20% of the ground’s seating capacity, meaning Karachi can accommodate 7,500 people
News The New Zealand captain is currently nursing an elbow niggle, but he is confident it will “settle” well before their T20I series in Australia Kane Williamson has said he is “chuffed” at New Zealand making the World Test Championship (WTC) final, and believes that their position is reflective of the team’s “hard work through
News Batsmen slipped on marble floor outside dressing-room on way to training Zak Crawley has been ruled out of first two Tests against India with a wrist sprain.* Crawley, who was expected to bat at No. 3 in the England side, slipped outside the dressing room on Tuesday and, having fallen heavily on his right
Graeme Swann has encouraged Jack Leach to follow Rangana Herath’s lead in England’s first Test in Chennai this week, telling him that he needs to be “metronomic” and “boring” if he wants to take wickets against India’s batting line-up. Leach took 10 wickets at 35.50 in England’s two-match series in Sri Lanka last month, nine
Report A 67-run stand for the seventh wicket between Shakib and Mehidy took Bangladesh past 300 on the second morning Lunch Bangladesh 328 for 7 (Miraz 46*, Taijul 5*, Warrican 4-100) vs West Indies A 67-run stand for the seventh wicket between Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took Bangladesh past 300 on the
News The Sydney Sixers wicketkeeper-batsman has followed up last season’s success with another outstanding campaign Josh Philippe believes he’s batting as well as he ever has ahead of the BBL final at the SCG on Saturday, with his form earning him the Player of the Tournament title, but is eager to develop into an all-format
Big picture At a time when sport across the world has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan, a team that has been forced to play at neutral venues for much of the last decade, is on the brink of a third, successive series win at home. After victories over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, they
News He says the bubble life hasn’t taken a toll on India’s players India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said he is pleased at Virat Kohli‘s return to the team and is gearing for his normal and “easy” role as deputy, one he said he enjoys best by being in the back seat. Rahane took over
This was one half-century he was always going to convert. From the moment Joe Root toddled out to bat in Nagpur – really, did old-school Yorkshiremen like Brian Close or Ray Illingworth, look as young as Root did that day even in their pre-natal scans? – it looked likely he would spend a decade and
News The T20Is will be played as double-headers alongside the New Zealand-Australia women’s series Bangladesh’s ODIs and T20s in New Zealand, which were scheduled to kick off on March 13, will now begin on March 20. A New Zealand Cricket statement said the changes in the schedule was “caused by ongoing challenges in the current
Quinton de Kock will not continue as South Africa’s Test captain after the Rawalpindi Test, with coach Mark Boucher saying that it’s important to “release him from that burden” of leading all three sides in the international arena. But it’s not a decision the team needs to make in a hurry, because the “disappointing and
News Javeria Khan, Anam Amin and rain deny SA a 3-0 sweep Pakistan women 127 for 6 (Javeria 56*, Imtiaz 29, Shangase 3-20, Sekhukhune 2-15) beat South Africa women 68 for 4 (du Preez 24*, Amin 2-14) by eight runs via DLS method After being swept 3-0 in the ODI series and losing the first
News Chennai clash will be first Test match on UK terrestrial TV since the 2005 Ashes Test cricket is set to return to free-to-air television in the UK for the first time in more than 15 years, after Channel 4 struck a deal with Star Sports, the global rights holders, to broadcast England’s Test series
Jordan said he hopes kids can draw inspiration from him © Getty Images England bowler Chris Jordan says he hopes that by being a positive presence at the highest level the game can serve as inspiration for young people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Cricket, especially in England, is increasingly under-fire for