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Joe Root in action for England cricket team© AFP Joe Root surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to claim a huge feat despite England’s batting collapse on Day 1 of the first Test match between England and India on Thursday. While the veteran England batter could manage to score just 29 in 60 balls, he became the highest

Former Indian cricket team skipper MS Dhoni© Instagram Former Indian cricket team skipper MS Dhoni celebrated India’s 75th Republic Day in true patriotic fashion as he hoisted the Indian national flag at his farmhouse in Ranchi. Dhoni’s wife Sakshi posted a video on social media platform Instagram that featured the veteran cricketer looking at the

Former India captain Anil Kumble suggested that England missed a trick by not giving the ball to Joe Root on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test in Hyderabad. Yashasvi Jaiswal and the bowlers put India in control on Day 1 after the visitors opted to bat. Ben Stokes led the way with the bat

File photo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers There continues to remain mystery behind India stalwart Virat Kohli‘s decision to pull out from the first two Tests against England. Kohli decided to withdraw over ‘personal issues’ as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) advised against speculation on the matter. AB de

File photo of Usman Khawaja.© AFP Australia’s opening batter Usman Khawaja on Thursday was named as the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year for 2023. Khawaja managed to beat out the tough competition from his compatriot Travis Head, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England’s Joe Root for the coveted accolade. The left-handed opener was

File photo of Virat Kohli Ahead of the first Test match between India and England at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday, fans started to arrive at the stadium. While speaking to ANI before the game, a fan said that he would miss the former India skipper Virat Kohli. However, he

File photo of Hayley Matthews.© AFP West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews on Wednesday was named the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year and became just the second women’s cricketer from the Caribbean to get the honour. Before Matthews, former skipper Stafanie Taylor was crowned with the coveted accolade in 2015. Matthews was sensational with

NEP vs PAK, U-19 World Cup Live: Pakistan look to make it two wins from two games.© X (Twitter) Pakistan vs Nepal U19 World Cup Live Cricket Score And Updates: With a win in their opening clash of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2024, the Pakistan cricket team takes on third-placed Ireland Nepal in their

The news of Virat Kohli‘s sudden withdrawal from the first Two Tests against England left all the fans utterly shocked. As per the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Kohli has cited ‘personal reasons’ for skipping the first two matches. As the first Test will kick-start from Thursday in Hyderabad, everyone is eagerly

File photo of Karun Nair© X (formerly Twitter) Indian batter Karun Nair will be heading back to Northamptonshire for the upcoming County Championship after a successful outing with the English club last season. The 32-year-old player will be featuring in seven county games for the side. Nair played for the side last season in the

Head coach Rahul Dravid did not see Indian batters replying to England’s ‘Bazball’ in kind but he said they will not be taking a backward step in the five-match Test series beginning here from Thursday. Dravid said India will formulate their game plans as per the situations that the match throws up at them in

Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah© AFP Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah believes that he will have a lot of chances to take wickets if England decide to play ‘Bazball’ in the upcoming five-match Test series starting January 25. In a recent interview, Bumrah explained that the aggressive brand of cricket will

File image of KL Rahul© AFP With the clean sweep against Afghanistan in the recently-concluded T20I series, Team India started their preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup on a positive note. The series marked the return of India skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli in the T20I format after a gap of

Two icons of the game, Virender Sehwag and Shoaib Akhtar entertained fans in their on way during their active days. But, as retired cricketers, Sehwag and Akhtar continue to give fresh doses of entertainment to fans through their banter. In a video shared by Akhtar on social media, Sehwag could be seen making fun of

The entire India is eagerly waiting for the highly-anticipated Ram Temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony in Ayodhya, which will be held on Monday. Vedic rituals for the ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya began on Tuesday, a week before the main ceremony. Several celebrities, including members of the Indian sports fraternity have received the invitation for

The upcoming Test series between India and England will see two members of the ‘Fab-4’ of Test cricket square off against each other. India’s Virat Kohli and England’s Joe Root have been two of the most consistent batters in the format over the past decade. Australia’s Steve Smith and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson are

Usman Khawaja was hit on the head by West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph in 1st Test.© AFP Australia batter Usman Khawaja is in contention to face West Indies in the second Test of the series at Gabba on Thursday after passing his concussion protocols, according to ESPNcricinfo. Khawaja sustained a blow on the helmet in

Rohit Sharma smashed a record-breaking 5th century in T20Is on Wednesday.© AFP Amid doubts over his T20I future, India captain Rohit Sharma dazzled with a century in the third and final game against Afghanistan on Wednesday. Rohit, who registered back-to-back ducks in the first two T20Is, smashed 121 off 69 balls to help India post