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From dominance to defeat: India's fielding fails, batting collapses in Hea
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Both sides were guilty of lapses in the field at Headingley, a notoriously tricky venue for catching, but India's mistakes proved costlier. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the main offender, putting down at least four catches across both innings, including key chances of Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, and Ha
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Breaking records and ending spells of underperformance, Gill-led India rev
Updated : 11 months ago IST
A talented, but inexperienced Indian team led by Gill was not only battling England, but also the scrutiny of the public back home, still not over the retirements of their favourite heroes. "This time, we will lose 5-0", "Gill has not touched 40 runs outside Asia, yet he is the captain",
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England 'Bazballing' at home: A statistical look into Stokes-McCullum's br
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The 2022 Edgbaston win against India and a well-fought draw against Australia in the Ashes back in 2023 proved that Stokes-McCullum's mantra of positive, attacking and result-oriented cricket was here to stay. What followed were some promising wins and disheartening lows, home and away. Desp
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Milestones within reach for Stokes, Woakes during home Tests against India
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
England would be considering themselves as favourites given the home advantage and India missing senior icons like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin. The 'Bazball' has given their run-rate a much-needed nitro-boost and an air of positivity. Two of their senior-most stars, Ben
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"Probably not the way to go about it": Warner's bold Ashes prediction for
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Warner, who has been selected by the London Spirit team in the player's draft to play this year's The Hundred competition in the UK, was speaking to the media.
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Once white-ball kings, England tackle glaring negatives ahead of CT2025 wi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
England will kickstart their Champions Trophy campaign against arch-rivals Australia from February 22 at Lahore, with matches against Afghanistan (February 26) and South Africa (March 1) coming later. Leading up to the series since the 2023 ODI World Cup, England's ODI form has been mostly a
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"Not even close yet...": Chakravarthy on replacing Ashwin as India's top s
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
With India 1-0 ahead in the series after a three-wicket win in the first T20I at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Wednesday, Men in Blue will be aiming to take another step in continuing their dominant ways in T20I format. On the other hand, England, under new head coach Brendon McCullum, would be
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Brook blames smog for England's struggle against Indian spinners in Kolkat
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
After struggling against spin at Kolkata, England could be up for a bigger challenge against the spin bowling trio of Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi at spin-friendly Chepauk Stadium in Chennai during the second T20I against England. Under their new head coach Brendon McCullu
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Team India, England arrive in Chennai ahead of second T20I
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
With India 1-0 ahead in the series after a three-wicket win in the first T20I at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Wednesday, Men in Blue will be aiming to take another step in continuing their dominant ways in T20I format. On the other hand, England, under new head coach Brendon McCullum, would
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After blowing away 'Bazball', Suryakumar says India wants to play "differe
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The calendar year changed, but India's threatening approach in the T20Is remained the same. After ending 2024 on a high note, India picked up the momentum and kickstarted T20Is in 2025 with a bang.
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England shatter records during Bethell-powered run chase against NZ in 1st
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Set a target of 104 runs, England did lose Zak Crawley for just one run, but knocks from Ben Duckett (27 in 18 balls, with four boundaries and a six), Jacob Bethell, the Test debutant (50* in 37 balls, with eight fours and a six) and Joe Root (23* in 15 balls, with three boundaries and a six
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"They found a kryptonite to Bazball...": Nasser hails Pakistan's spinners
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
England's attacking and positive brand of 'Bazball' cricket faced yet another setback as they once again succumbed to spinners in the subcontinent, with spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan shined with stunning bowling spells to hand Three Lions a nine-wicket loss in Rawalpindi to secure a 2-1
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