The ECB has officially written to the ICC to decide the fate of the cancelled fifth Test against India at Old Trafford, indicating that the two boards are far from reaching a settlement
ECB CEO Tom Harrison has said that it was frustrating to see the fifth Test between England and India being cancelled and the board tried its best to avoid this outcome
A COVID-19 outbreak that triggered "anxiety" among Indian players forced the cancellation of their fifth and final Test against England
BCCI on Tuesday took to Twitter to share a video of celebrations and reactions following Team India's epic come-from-behind win at The Oval in the fourth Test against England.
Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg feels India all-rounder Shardul Thakur "easily" should have been the Man of the Match in the fourth Test against England.Rohit Sharma for his brilliant ton in the second innings was awarded the Man of the Match award after India's sensational win over England at The Oval. Hogg listed out five "game-changing" moments from the fourth Test and explained why Shardul deserved to be the Man of the Match."57 in the 1st inns when the wicket was toughest. Fifty in the 2nd inns. Pope's wicket preventing a bigger 1st inns lead for England. Breaking the 100 run opening p'ship. Dismissing Root in the 2nd inns. Thakur the Man of the Match easily. 5 big game-changing moments," Hogg tweeted.Even Rohit felt that Shardul should also have been named the Man of the Match alongside him for the performances the all-rounder gave during the Oval Test.Indian bowlers delivered big time on the last day of the fourth Test at the Kennington Oval on Monday as the genius of ...
Jasprit Bumrah on Monday became the quickest Indian fast bowler to take 100 Test wickets, achieving the feat in his 24th game, on the fifth and final day of the fourth Test against England.
India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was on Monday nominated for the ICC 'Player of the Month' award for August following his brilliant performances in the ongoing Test series against England
India head coach Ravi Shastri has tested positive for COVID-19 in the confirmatory RT-PCR test as well and will remain in isolation for at least the next 10 days
The Manchester Test is set to be played from September 10 to 14.
Sharma said that the match is not yet in India's hands and remains evenly-balanced
Ravindra Jadeja, with two wickets from last three Tests, was persisted with for his left-handed willow wielding.
Karnataka speedster Prasidh Krishna, who has been on the standby with the Indian team for the past three months, was on Wednesday added to the main squad ahead of the fourth Test against England here.
Following some fine performances with the bat in Englands ongoing Test series against India, skipper Joe Root on Wednesday regained the No.1 spot in the ICC Men's Test player rankings for batting.
Pacer Ollie Robinson engineered a middle-order collapse with second new ball as England completed a facile innings and 76 run victory against India on fourth day of the third Test, here on Saturday
England were all out for 432 on day three of the third Test against India, taking a massive first innings lead of 354 runs. England, who began the day at 423 for eight, could only bat for 3.2 overs in the morning session with Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah removing Craig Overton and Ollie Robinson respectively. On Thursday, in-form England skipper Joe Root smashed his third hundred of the series to take guide his team to an imposing total. India will have to bat extremely well to first avoid an innings defeat and then try to save the game. The 139-run stand between Root and Dawid Malan on day two set up the foundation for a big score. For India, Mohammed Shami (4/95) was the most successful bowler with four wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja (2/88), Mohammed Siraj (2/86) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/59) were the other wickettakers. Brief Scores: India 1st innings: 78 allout in 40.4 overs (Rohit Sharma 19, Ajinkya Rahane 18; James Anderson 3/6, Craig Overton 3/14). England 1st innings:
England pacers James Anderson, Ollie Robinson, Sam Curran and Craig Overton hunted in a pack as India was bundled out for 78 in the first innings in the second session of the opening day
Indian captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday asserted that his team is capable of beating even a full-strength England in their own backyard but said it is prudent to keep one's ego in pocket
England pacer Mark Wood has been ruled out of the third Test against India at Leeds due to a jarred right shoulder
Suryakumar Yadav has received his maiden Test team call-up and he along with opener Prithvi Shaw will be flying to England as replacements
Suryakumar Yadav has received his maiden Test team call-up and he along with opener Prithvi Shaw and off-spinner all-rounder Jayant Yadav will be flying to England as replacements