India tour of England 2021
Fab Five fall flat as England fail test of world-beating reputation
Returning of conquering heroes from 2019 comes a cropper at hands of inspired India
April 13, 2024
Stats - Bumrah reaches new high as England sink to new lows
Stats highlights from the Oval, where India registered one of their biggest ever wins
April 13, 2024
पलटवार करने का पूरा प्रयास करेगा इंग्लैंड
भारतीय टीम में कई बदलाव देखने को मिल सकते हैं
April 17, 2024
Entertainers, rockstars and dudes riff on Test cricket and bedlam ensues
Is there anything more predictable than a McCullum playlist filled with nothing but power ballads?
April 19, 2024
England focus on showing they have India's number
Hosts need 119 to square series and close out a duel that now has India as the ones doubting
April 18, 2024
Blame Virat Kohli for Jonny Bairstow acceleration, now that's just too easy
What exactly was said, we'll never know but Kohli didn't awaken a beast - he's been up for a while
April 17, 2024
Jasprit Bumrah unfazed as he prepares to take on India captaincy his own way
"Every time a new challenge comes, you are always excited and you want to test yourself in deep water"
April 15, 2024
Ben Stokes' mind games hint at captaincy of extremes
Pushing bowlers to their limit while protecting Zak Crawley may prove a difficult balancing act
April 17, 2024
Dravid says India undaunted by Bazball from resurgent England
"We have been successful in getting 20 wickets and winning Tests. That for me is positive cricket too"
April 15, 2024
Jos Buttler named England men's new white-ball captain
Morgan's deputy endorsed as full-time successor following formidable form in recent months
April 11, 2024
Sam Billings retained, James Anderson returns as Ben Foakes, Jamie Overton miss out for India Test
Foakes fails to recover after positive Covid test, Overton omitted despite debut 97
April 13, 2024
Sam Billings added to England squad for India series decider
Foakes remains in isolation after Covid diagnosis; Crawley retained despite lean run of form
April 13, 2024
Gill, Jadeja, Ashwin shine as warm-up against Leicestershire ends in a draw
Vihari's form could be a bit of a concern as he looked short of scoring options
April 13, 2024
Rohit Sharma tests positive for Covid-19
The result came through on Saturday and could put him in doubt for the Test
April 15, 2024
Kohli and Jadeja score fifties as match turns into open net
Pujara batted for both sides, while Jadeja and Iyer batted twice in the same innings
April 13, 2024
Bharat's 70* steadies Indians after early wobble
The visitors were 81 for 5 at one stage, with Roman Walker bagging five wickets and Prasidh Krishna bowling with menace
April 13, 2024
Leicestershire warm-up gives Indians a chance to regain red-ball intensity
While the likes of Kohli and Jadeja are returning after longish breaks, Gill and Pujara will look to push their case for selection at Edgbaston
April 13, 2024
Rahul Dravid relishes challenge of facing 'different' England with 'series on the line'
India coach says England were "a little bit on the back foot" last year but are "playing really good cricket" right now
April 13, 2024
Lancashire braced for 'multimillion pound' losses over Old Trafford Test cancellation
Chief executive says club will need help from ECB after "unprecedented" loss of revenue
April 18, 2024
Virat Kohli: Among the top three bowling performances I've seen as captain
"We have everything that we need to win: we have the belief, we have the team," says India captain
April 18, 2024
Ravi Shastri returns positive lateral flow test, placed in isolation along with three others
Bowling coach Bharat Arun, fielding coach R Sridhar and physiotherapist Nitin Patel to remain in team hotel with the head coach
April 17, 2024
Right-arm similar offers England no X-factor on day of hard toil
Absence of express pace leaves England with few answers on day when India got away
April 17, 2024
Rohit Sharma walks the tightrope to his hundred
Maiden overseas Test century contains all the familiar traits, as opener ends long wait
April 17, 2024
Ollie Pope finds home comforts in tough surroundings to power England revival
Crucial 81 bolsters the batting as England inch into the ascendancy at the Kia Oval
April 18, 2024
'Natural leader' Moeen Ali steps up as Joe Root's deputy for Oval Test
Allrounder offers calm perspective as he takes over role from absent Jos Buttler
April 12, 2024
Pacer Prasidh Krishna added to India's squad ahead of the Oval Test
The question remains: will India rest one of their quick men in the fourth Test to manage workloads?
April 17, 2024
Chris Silverwood praises 'controlled aggression' as Joe Root oversees England fightback
"Joe and I reflected on the Lord's Test and thought about how we could get better," says head coach
April 18, 2024
Root's sublime home ton studs England's domination
Malan, Hameed chip in with half-centuries as England build gigantic lead
April 17, 2024
Joe Root expresses sympathy for Azeem Rafiq as England prepare for Headingley Test
England captain "desperate" to make game more inclusive following allegations of racism at Yorkshire
April 18, 2024
Virat Kohli: 'What happened on the field really charged us up and gave us extra motivation'
India captain says he expects his team to get even "more intense and precise in what we do in the next outing"
April 16, 2024
Joe Root's flawless 180* helps England edge 27 ahead
Siraj takes four and Ishant three as Lord's Test is tantalisingly poised
April 17, 2024
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma make it comfortably India's day at Lord's
James Anderson strikes twice, but visitors in position of strength after being asked to bat
April 18, 2024
Kohli's new template may not be ditched yet
Most signs point towards India fielding four fast bowlers + Jadeja again
April 17, 2024
India ponder the Ashwin question while England seek batting fixes
England could be without Broad and Anderson; Moeen set for his first Test of the summer
April 18, 2024
Moeen Ali recalled to England squad for second Test against India
Spinning allrounder recalled to balance side in wake of England's struggles at Trent Bridge
April 11, 2024
Chris Silverwood tells England batters around Joe Root to 'step up'
Coach says Pope, Hameed, Moeen all in contention ahead of second Test against India
April 18, 2024
Joe Root: 'We could have created nine chances on that surface'
Teams head for Lord's on Monday all-square after rain wrecks intriguing final day
April 09, 2024
Virat Kohli: 'Certainly felt like we were on top in the game'
India captain hints at continuing with current template of four seamers and a spinner
April 18, 2024
The slips just keep on coming: How England's fielding is undermining their Test ambitions
Problems mount after three or more missed catches in a Test on five occasions this year alone
April 17, 2024
KL Rahul curbs his enthusiasm to make his comeback count
In just this one innings, he has already left alone almost as many deliveries as he did across five Tests in England in 2018, and it's already paying off
April 18, 2024
James Anderson's moment of mastery sets tone for another duel for the ages with Virat Kohli
Kohli's first-ball dismissal ends seven-year wait for prized scalp, and renews a defining rivalry
April 18, 2024
Masterful Anderson leaves India wobbling on rain-hit day
Kohli falls for a golden duck in visitors' mini-collapse of 4 for 28
April 18, 2024
Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah knock over England for 183 to give India day-one honours
Openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul then saw their side safely through to stumps
April 18, 2024
Jofra Archer to see specialist amid fears he could miss whole international summer
England brace for update this week on fast bowler's elbow injury
April 17, 2024
Joe Root on Ben Stokes: 'I just want my friend to be okay'
England captain recognises allrounder is irreplaceable as first Test looms
April 18, 2024
Ollie Pope puts quad injury down to relentless Vitality Blast schedule
He suffered a quadriceps tear during a run of five T20 games in the space of eight days
April 18, 2024
Jack Leach admits 'frustration' over England omission for New Zealand Tests
Spinner looking for "as many games as possible" having not played home Test since 2019
April 18, 2024
Ben Stokes to miss India series, takes an 'indefinite break from all cricket'
Craig Overton replaces the allrounder in the squad for five Tests against India
April 18, 2024
Calmer and stronger KL Rahul hopes for Test revival at scene of his last Test century
He hasn't played much red-ball cricket of late, but finds himself in the mix for a go in the England series
April 18, 2024
Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav to join India Test squad in England
They have been picked as replacements for the injured trio of Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan and Washington Sundar
April 08, 2024
Bharat Arun, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhimanyu Easwaran rejoin India squad after isolation
The three had to isolate after training assistant Dayanand Garani tested positive for Covid-19
April 10, 2024
Hanuma Vihari, Ravindra Jadeja get batting time; tour game ends in draw
Jadeja scored his second half-century of the match
April 18, 2024
Rishabh Pant returns to India camp after recovering from Covid-19
It would appear, meanwhile, that the injured Shubman Gill is now back in India
April 18, 2024
Haseeb Hameed hits ton as Indian bowlers get solid workout
Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj pick up five wickets between them to earn the visitors a 91-run lead
April 17, 2024
Ollie Robinson returns as England name 17-man squad for first two India Tests
Bairstow, Buttler, Curran, Stokes also return, but Woakes, Archer are not fit for selection
April 17, 2024
Avesh Khan all but out of England tour
Bowler has suffered a fractured left thumb in the Indians' warm-up match against County Select XI
April 10, 2024
KL Rahul makes Test case with 101, Ravindra Jadeja hits 75 in warm-up before England Tests
Both Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane were rested for the fixture following fitness concerns
April 11, 2024
Injury concerns for India: Virat Kohli has stiff back, Ajinkya Rahane swollen hamstring
BCCI says both senior players will be available for first Test against England
April 12, 2024
KL Rahul to keep wicket in warm-up game with Rishabh Pant yet to join Indian squad
Pant's quarantine was supposed to get over on July 18, and he should be available for the first Test in England
April 18, 2024
James Bracey, Haseeb Hameed in County Select XI to face India
The pair has been given a chance to push for England Test selection
April 18, 2024
After Rishabh Pant, one member of India's support staff tests positive for Covid-19
A senior coach and two players have been identified as close contacts, and asked to quarantine in London for ten days
April 18, 2024
Rishabh Pant tests positive for Covid-19
The player is in quarantine and will not travel with the team to Durham on Thursday
April 18, 2024
India to play warm-up game against County Select XI in Durham before Test series
The three-day match starting July 20 will feature "a number of players from the county circuit", a Durham Cricket release said
April 18, 2024
Injured Ollie Pope doubtful for Test series opener against India
England batter sustained a left thigh muscle injury while playing for Surrey in the Vitality Blast
April 14, 2024
Ashwin could play a first-class match for Surrey before England Tests
The offspinner, though, will need a work visa to play county cricket
April 18, 2024
Indian squad's plans unchanged, will get second shots this week
Health concerns in England camp will have no immediate effect on touring party
April 18, 2024
Ollie Robinson cleared for return to cricket after receiving fine and suspension for historic tweets
England fast bowler will be eligible for selection for India series after panel issues verdict
April 10, 2024
Stress injury in left leg puts Gill in doubt for England Test series
India's medical staff estimates the opener could take a minimum of eight weeks to recover
April 18, 2024
Shubman Gill injures lower leg and in doubt for first England Test
Opener has hurt his lower leg, team management to take final call based on severity of injury
April 18, 2024
NZ bowling coach on Southee's newest variation that bamboozled Rohit Sharma
Jurgensen reveals Southee's unusual inswinger was developed at a camp in Lincoln just before the England tour
April 18, 2024
Ishant Sharma gets stitches on bowling hand but 'expected to recover in time' for England Tests
India, meanwhile, are unlikely to get warm-up matches against English county sides. They will instead play two intra-squad games
April 18, 2024
Why did India lose the plot in one hour on the last day of the WTC final?
They needed to bat a little longer to beef up their total and eat into the overs left in the day. Why did they decide to go attack all-out?
April 18, 2024
In Rishabh Pant's defiance lies his defence
Was the wicketkeeper-batsman's bold approach in the WTC final appropriate?
April 18, 2024
'World champions in so many ways'
The cricket world reacts to New Zealand's victory in the inaugural World Test Championship
April 18, 2024
Virat Kohli - 'Can't be too worried about getting out, have to take more risks'
Captain backs positive approach after batters get caught in two minds on final day
April 18, 2024
Under the radar no more, New Zealand trump India to become Test world champions
Taylor and Williamson calmly take the side home after India's collapse
April 18, 2024
A sun-soaked reserve day is what the WTC final needs to bloom and glow
With a sixth day on offer, the rain-affected showpiece event is still far from being a damp squib
April 18, 2024
WTC final rages against the dying light as regulations come under scrutiny again
Compelling contest runs aground on officials' interpretation of bad light regulatory
April 19, 2024
Patience and restraint, the new arrows in Virat Kohli's quiver
The India captain has left nearly 34% of his 124 balls so far - a vastly different approach than what we are used to
April 18, 2024
Virat Kohli: 'Win or lose this game, cricket does not stop for us'
India captain says WTC final part of India's 'quest for excellence'
April 18, 2024
Lack of warm-up fixtures 'a bit of a disadvantage', says Cheteshwar Pujara
"Test cricket needs to survive, and a WTC format helps where every Test, every series is important"
April 10, 2024
WTC winners to take home USD 1.6 million as well as Test Championship mace
Runners-up to get USD 800,000; the teams will split the prize money in case there isn't a result
April 19, 2024
Tom Latham sets sights on WTC final as NZ shift focus after historic series win
First series win in England since 1999 was firm focus, says vice-captain
April 18, 2024
R Ashwin suggests neutral venues for matches that count towards WTC points
India spinner also thinks New Zealand will come into WTC final 'with an advantage', having played England in England in the lead-in
April 13, 2024
Kohli: Mental health management will become 'a norm of the future'
"You're literally going to the ground and coming back to the room, and you don't have a space where you can just disconnect from the game"
April 18, 2024
'Best-of-three series will be ideal' to decide WTC - Ravi Shastri
Shastri and Kohli believe the upcoming one-off final final won't change what India have done over the last few years
April 18, 2024
India players' families given clearance for England tour
The families of both men's and women's squads will be allowed to travel with the teams
April 18, 2024
Ashley Giles: No official request for England to accommodate IPL restart
England players will not be released for tournament restart, says ECB director of cricket
April 13, 2024
BCCI asks ECB to rejig Test series schedule for IPL window
BCCI wants all Tests to be preponed by a week, with the series finishing September 7
April 18, 2024
Jofra Archer to undergo surgery on elbow problem
Bowler suffering from "impingement" of joint but England hope for return against India
April 08, 2024
KS Bharat named as standby for Wriddhiman Saha for England tour
Saha has just recovered from Covid-19, which he contracted during the IPL
April 17, 2024
India brace for long quarantine: two weeks in Mumbai, 10 days in Southampton
BCCI awaiting exemption for family members of squad
April 10, 2024
Being a little under-prepared can work in our favour during WTC final - India's support staff
Bharat Arun and R Sridhar talk about the challenges posed by quarantine restrictions and how they will plan for the England tour
April 19, 2024
Rahul Dravid predicts 3-2 scoreline in India's 'best chance' to win in England
Former captain says it's rare for teams to have so much preparation time in the lead-up to a series
April 18, 2024
No Hardik, Kuldeep in India's squad of 20 for WTC final and England Tests
KL Rahul and Wriddhiman Saha were picked subject to "fitness clearance"
April 09, 2024
India set to name squads for England Tests, WTC final over the weekend
The selectors are expected to pick an enlarged squad with enough reserves to cater for any contingency
April 08, 2024
ECB confident that summer schedule will survive despite India joining Covid-19 'red list'
No immediate impact on IPL participants, but quarantine periods may affect future engagements
April 18, 2024
Covid-19: India A tour of England postponed, India Test team to travel with larger squad instead
Tour games between English first-class teams and New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan also scrapped
April 18, 2024
Kohli rules out Ashwin's white-ball return and backs Sundar as first-choice
"Washington has been doing really well for us, so you can't have two players of the same discipline playing in one squad"
April 18, 2024
Spin questions for England as India try on new big-hitting avatar
Series a dry run for October's T20 World Cup in India
April 12, 2024
Rohit's advice to Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan - 'Enjoy the moment'
India vice-captain doesn't want the two newcomers to put too much pressure on themselves
April 10, 2024
Pink ball in hand, India and England prepare for series-defining battle
For the home side, defeat in either this Test or the next one will mean missing out on the WTC final spot
April 17, 2024
England weigh merits of Olly Stone's pace vs Chris Woakes' control for second Test
Joe Root resists temptation to pair Broad and Anderson with heavy itinerary still to come
April 18, 2024
Joe Root calls for 'real squad effort' as England make four changes to winning team
Anderson and Broad could be reunited in wake of Archer injury, as Moeen pushes for Bess place
April 19, 2024
England's success across formats justifies Joe Root's T20I omission, says Ed Smith
Test captain attaining greatness, says selector, but white-ball results not suffering from absence
April 18, 2024
India choose India A as warm-up opposition for England tour in 2021
The first practice game is due to begin on July 21 and the second on July 28. The first Test starts on August 4
April 18, 2024
LV= General Insurance unveiled as new title sponsor of English cricket
New three-year deal will cover men's, women's and domestic cricket until 2023
April 14, 2024