It is quite fashionable – and a bit of a truism too – to say that no team or player carries secrets anymore. Such is the speed at which information travels and so many are the opportunities to mingle – like in franchise T20 leagues – that every cricketer’s every move is broken down, analysed…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo) As India step into a new era under Shubman Gill’s leadership in the five-match Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy Test series against England, former England captain Alastair Cook has made a telling observation about the impact of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s retirement from Test cricket.Go Beyond The Boundary with our…
Zimbabwe has included uncapped seamer Kundai Matigimu in its 16-player squad for the two-Test series with newly crowned world champion South Africa starting on June 28 at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Matigimu, 27, earns a maiden call-up with Richard Ngarava unavailable due to a back injury. Batter Ben Curran is also out with…
Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka scored a career-best 187 as his team reached 368-4 on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh at Galle on Thursday, trailing by 127 runs in response to Bangladesh’s first innings total of 495.Nissanka’s impressive innings included 23 fours and a six from…
MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma As Shubman Gill gears up to lead India for the first time in Test cricket against England at Headingley, all eyes are on the young opener who steps into the role at just 25. Test captaincy comes with unique pressures, and over the years, some of…
India will rely on pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah to lead the line when it takes on England in the first match of the five-Test Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series at Headingley in Leeds on Friday. Bumrah leads a relatively inexperienced fast bowling unit and has been advised to play only three out of five Tests as he…
Pathum Nissanka’s career-best 187 helped Sri Lanka finish the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in a strong position Thursday, only 127 runs off the Tigers’ first innings score. The 27-year-old opener anchored the Sri Lanka innings before it finished on 368-4 at the close of play, behind Bangladesh’s 495. He struck several…
Joe Root, Jasprit Bumrah, Ben Stokes and Shubman Gill England and India are set to clash in a five-match Test series starting Friday at Headingley, with Ben Stokes leading England against India’s new captain Shubman Gill, as India seeks their first Test series victory in England in 18 years. The series marks the beginning of…
England holds a special place in Sachin Tendulkar’s heart. As a 14-year-old, he travelled to England for the first time with Kailash Gattani’s Star Cricket Club. A couple of years later, as a young sensation, he went on to score his maiden Test century for India at the Old Trafford. And, now he also has…
Kevin Pietersen thinks Indian batters will be ‘licking their lips’ against England(Image via Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) As India gears up for a high-stakes five-match Test series against England, former England star Kevin Pietersen has highlighted a key advantage for the visitors. In a clip posted on Delhi Capitals’ X handle, Pietersen pointed out the absence…
