England’s Joe Root goes on the assault towards India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Picture: AFP LONDON: Joe Root’s usually composed 99 not out steered a jittery England to a four-wicket win over India within the second one-day worldwide in Cardiff on Thursday to stage this three-match collection at 1-1. Root got here in to bat…
Nawaz admits anti-doping code violation, ICC says substance used exterior competitors Cricket – ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 – Group A – India v Pakistan – R. Premadasa Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photograph: Reuters Mohammad Nawaz has been sanctioned by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) after testing optimistic for a cannabis-related substance,…
LONDON: Stuart Broad believes England must add an extra fast bowler to their attack if they are to be competitive at next year’s 50-over World Cup in southern Africa. Three days on from on leapfrogging India at the top of the T20 world rankings, England’s poor form in one-day international cricket continued with a decisive…
Shubman Gill got to fifty off 51 balls. Photo: BCCI LONDON: India captain Shubman Gill continued his Edgbaston love-affair as his side beat England by six wickets in the first one-day international on Tuesday. Set 259 to win, India cruised home with 28 balls to spare to go 1-0 up in a three-match series. It was their first triumph…
Heather Knight leaves the field for the final time in an England shirt. Photo: AFP LONDON: England great Heather Knight bowed out of international cricket calling for more domestic red-ball games following her side’s 270-run thrashing by India in the inaugural women’s Test at Lord’s. The hosts were outplayed in all departments in a match…
India’s Yastika Bhatia bats against England during the inaugural women’s Test at Lord’s. Photo: AFP LONDON: Yastika Bhatia said it felt “unbelievable” to have gained a coveted place on the Lord’s honours boards after becoming the first woman to score a Test century at the ‘Home of Cricket’ on Sunday. Bhatia’s 113 was the cornerstone of India’s second-innings…
Zimbabwe great Andy Flower guided England to three Ashes series wins. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: England have left the door ajar for Andy Flower to return as their Test coach after announcing Sunday that Brendon McCullum had been sacked from his red-ball role. McCullum, who remains England’s limited overs coach, paid the price for a run…
LONDON: Jos Buttler’s first international century in three years powered England to an emphatic 56-run victory over India at Southampton on Saturday as they took over at the top of the T20 world rankings after completing a 4-0 series clean sweep. The 35-year-old Buttler, one of England’s all-time outstanding white-ball batsmen, was in superb form as he struck…
Shai Hope of West Indies celebrates his half-century. Photo: AFP LONDON: Shai Hope and Justin Greaves steadied the West Indies first innings reply with an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 174 as the home side reached 318 for four at the close of the third day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka at…
Pakistan males’s nationwide choice committee member Aqib Javed has damaged his silence concerning the omission of star left-arm quick bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi from the upcoming Take a look at squads. Following the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) announcement of the rosters touring to the West Indies and England, Afridi’s absence rapidly dominated the headlines. Addressing…
