London: Prasidh Krishna can bowl “magic balls” and the pacer needs to be given an extended run to serve India for a long time, said bowling coach Morne Morkel here on Sunday. Speaking to reporters after rain forced the series decider to day five with England needing 35 runs and four wickets in hand, Morkel…
London: England star batter Joe Root shattered a historic record in Test cricket as he slammed yet another masterful hundred in the fifth Test against India at the Oval. Root slammed his third century of the five-match series against the Indian team and went past three legends with his third ton. Root has shattered the…
London: The fifth Test between India and England sits on a knife-edge with the hosts 35 runs away and the visitors four wickets away from a historic win at the Oval. The Oval Test has been an absolute treat to watch out with India making a remarkable comeback late on the fourth day. India looked…
London: Ravindra Jadeja has been sensational for India in the ongoing five-match series against England. There were doubts about the future of the all-rounder, but he rose to the occasion and silenced the critics with consistent performance in the series. The Shubman Gill-led side particularly focused on their batting, and it was Jadeja who provided…
London: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 118 and half-centuries from Akash Deep (66), Ravindra Jadeja (53) and Washington Sundar (53) helped India set a stiff 374-run target against England, on the third day of the fifth Test here on Saturday. Resuming at 75 for two, India were bolstered by a second ton of the series for Jaiswal, who…
London: Mohammed Siraj has bowled an impressive 155-plus overs across nine England innings and not once did the thought of physical breakdown during a marathon series cross his mind. At a time when the term ‘workload management’ is in vogue, Siraj lasting five Tests and already having 18 wickets from four games is a testimony…
London: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s unbeaten 51 took India to 75/2 at stumps on the second day of the fifth Test against England, with a lead of 52 runs here on Friday. India lost opener KL Rahul (7) and Sai Sudharsan (11) but conveniently erased a 23-run first innings deficit, largely due to Jaiswal’s positive approach with…
London: Mohammed Siraj was seen wearing a headband on Day 2 of the fifth Test against England at The Oval, paying tribute to the late Graham Thorpe. Born on this day in 1969, Thorpe passed away on August 4 last year. A former England great, he played 100 Tests, scoring 6,744 runs at an average…
London: England took a slender 23-run first innings lead before India bowled them out for 247 on day two of the final Test here on Friday. Mohammed Siraj (4/86) bowled a fiery eight-over spell, taking three wickets to lead India’s fightback in the afternoon session. He then got rid of Harry Brook for 53 in…
London: Jasprit Bumrah had made himself available for three of the five Tests in England and the Indian team management felt it was right to honour the star pacer’s call, considering his workload, said assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate. With the series on the line, Indian captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir waited…
