THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 16, 2024, 17:33:31 IST IND vs ENG highlights 3rd Test Day 2: Opener Ben Duckett smashed an 88-ball hundred to lead England’s robust reply to India’s first innings total of 445 on day two of the third Test in Rajkot on Friday. The opener’s 133 not out off 118...
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India vs England 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: IND 326/5 at Stumps
India vs England 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Ind vs Eng, After winning the toss and deciding to bat first at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, India managed to put 326/5 at Stumps on Day 1 against England on 15 February. Despite losing Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) in the 3.5 over and Shubman Gill (0)...
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‘Cheteshwar Pujara was Virat Kohli’s only greatest replacement…’: Ex-India cricketer questions BCCI’s selection
It isn’t the first time India will head into a Test match with an inexperienced lineup. Remember that Gabba tie in 2021? Mohammed Siraj had led the bowling attack; who only made his debut in the early half of the series. However, on Thursday, at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, against England in...
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India Squad For Tests vs England: Ravindra Jadeja’s two-word message ahead of Test team announcement against England | Cricket News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: India’s star batsman Virat Kohli is likely to miss the third and fourth Tests against England due to personal reasons, extending his absence from the initial two matches of the series. The chances of Virat participating in the final Test in Dharamsala, scheduled to take place from March 7, appears slim, though the...
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Joe Root: Is Bazball getting the most out of England’s best batter after second Test defeat to India?
Though defeated, the fight shown by England in their second Test defeat to India is indicative of their unwavering commitment to Ben Stokes and his ‘Bazball’ principles – but is it coming at a cost? It’s precisely that aggressive approach that saw England secure a famous 28-run in the series opener and had James Anderson...
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James Anderson one of England’s greatest sportspeople as he continues to star in his 40s, says Michael Atherton
James Anderson “has to be in the conversation” as England’s greatest-ever sportsperson, says Michael Atherton. The seam bowler, 41, moved on to 695 Test wickets after striking five times in the defeat to India in the second Test at Vizag. Anderson recorded match figures of 5-76 from 35 overs with an economy rate of 2.17...
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India vs England second test LIVE: Live updates as tourists struggle
Charlie Allison on England’s Super sixes defeat to Australia England faltered in their bid to chase down what would have been the highest-ever successful fourth-innings run chase in India, as the hosts levelled the series with an 106-run victory. Zak Crawley got England off to a strong start at the top of the order after...
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Bairstow fumes, Stokes blunders as Poms can’t repeat Bazball chase magic, India levels series
India has won the second Test in Visakhapatnam by 106 runs despite a commendable batting performance from England’s Bazballers on Monday. England shouldn’t have even come to chasing the 399-run target at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium – no touring side has chased more than 163 in India this century, while England’s highest fourth-innings...
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Jasprit Bumrah claims six-wicket haul to put India on top against England
On previous tours, 396 would be a decent total against England. They may well implode here or an Indian bowler have a great day – but they score so quickly, and in a session can demoralise bowlers and make captains’ heads spin, that predicting what is a good score is hard. The openers knocked off...
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India on top in second Test, leading England by 171 after day two
India on top in second Test, leading England by 171 after day two – as it happened – Live – BBC Sport Summary India close on 28-0, leading by 171 Brilliant Bumrah takes 6-45 as England bowled out for 253 Crawley makes fluent 76 as England start strongly before collapse India 396 all out: Jaiswal...
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James Anderson: Will England bowler get back to his best in India after tough Ashes series against Australia?
As a retiring Stuart Broad was being celebrated at the end of the Ashes, his bowling partner James Anderson was being questioned. During a series in which England’s top Test wicket-taker of all time – seam bowling’s top Test wicket-taker of all time – mustered just five scalps in four matches at an average north...
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ECB inviting counties to run top-tier women’s sides from 2025
Up to £5m of extra yearly funding will be pumped into women’s cricket as part of an overhaul of the domestic game. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) wants three tiers in the sport from 2025 onwards. It has now invited applications to run professional sides, in a departure from the regional model introduced...