Batting at No. 4 in the fourth Youth ODI against India at the County Ground in Worcester, 17-year-old Rocky Flintoff walked in during the 15th over with England at 104/2. Openers BJ Dawkins (67) and Joseph Moores (52) had given the hosts a strong start while chasing a big target of 364, as p
"I think whenever the situation is challenging, of course it is. I think you know if you get to the point where you can draw the game, of course. We're not stupid enough to understand that, you know, you have to just win or lose," Trescothick told reporters at the end of the 4th day's play.
After a batting-dominant two and the half sessions, the final few overs of the final session featured the English batters struggling against Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep. One of Akash Deep's deliveries was wider on the crease, pitched on attacking full length, nipped away, bea
India's batting mainstay Virat Kohli had unstinting praise in store for Test captain Shubman Gill, who redefined the art of batting with a record-shattering hundred in the second innings of the second Test against England at Edgbaston.
Shimron Hetmyer had been the hero for Seattle Orcas in their last three games, but this time he couldn't save his team. With Hetmyer having an off day, the Orcas' batting collapsed again, managing just 82 runs. Washington Freedom made light work of the chase, reaching the target in just 9.2
India's youngest Test skipper Shubman Gill joined an exclusive club comprising of legendary MS Dhoni and batting maestro Virat Kohli for special record of scoring a half-century as a captain at Edgbaston in a Test match.
Gill said the Indian top order should take more responsibility and bat longer, especially with a weaker lower order, to prevent the opposition from gaining an advantage.
The second Test will kickstart from Wednesday onwards at Birmingham. India is trailing 0-1 in the series, failing to defend 371 runs at Leeds, despite scoring five centuries while batting.
After a disappointing show by India's lower order in the first Test at Headingley, the bowlers were put through an intense batting session during training, an effort to bolster the tail's resilience with the bat.
Australia's talismanic batter Steve Smith has come out in defence of batting coach Michael Di Venuto following backlash from former Test wicketkeeper Ian Healy, who claimed the Baggy Greens top-order has "regressed" in recent years.
Former England opener Marcus Trescothick has been named the batting coach for Southern Brave's men's team for the upcoming 2025 edition of The Hundred. He replaces Jimmy Adams, who will be coaching Hampshire in the One Day Cup during August, according to ESPNcricinfo.
An interesting statistic has emerged about the West Indies' batting during the previous ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle of 2023-25, which undoubtedly makes them amongst the worst batting sides in the world currently.