Dubai, July 22 (IANS) Shubman Gill has moved to within touching distance of the top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI batter rankings after his prolific run against England, while Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have also strengthened India’s presence at the top of the charts in the latest update. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell continues to occupy the No.1 position with 802 rating points, but Gill is now just one point behind after amassing 188 runs during India’s three-match ODI series against England. Kohl…
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) England all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of this year’s The Hundred with a right knee injury, casting doubt over his availability for next month’s Test series against Pakistan and depriving the rising star of a valuable opportunity to captain Birmingham Phoenix.Bethell suffered the injury during England’s recent ODI series win over India and withdrew from the tournament after an MRI scan on Monday morning. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has not sh…
London, July 20 (IANS) England’s white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum has expressed confidence in working collaboratively with the country’s next Test head coach so that the side delivers good results in all three formats. McCullum bounced back remarkably from losing his Test coaching job with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) earlier this month to guide the side to twin white-ball series wins over India.The 2-1 ODI series triumph was sealed with a thrilling 27-run win in a dramatic fi…
London, July 19 (IANS) Rohit Sharma’s magnificent 138, also the first ODI hundred by an Indian batter at Lord’s went in vain as clinical England defeated India by 27 runs in a high-scoring thriller on Sunday to clinch the three-match ODI series 2-1. Chasing a whopping target of 388, India mounted a spirited challenge but ultimately finished at 360/7 as England executed a disciplined death-bowling display to seal a well-earned victory. Apart from Rohit’s 138, laced with 17 fours and five sixe…
London, July 20 (IANS) Ben Duckett’s sensational 141-run knock eclipsed a magnificent 138 from Rohit Sharma as a clinical England defeated India by 27 runs in a high-scoring thriller at Lord’s on Sunday to clinch the three-match ODI series 2-1.Chasing a whopping target of 388, India mounted a spirited challenge but ultimately finished at 360 for seven as the hosts executed a disciplined death-bowling display to seal a well-earned victory. Earlier in the day, England’s batting line-up produced a …
London, July 19 (IANS) Former England pacer Stuart Broad believes India will require a monumental century from either skipper Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, or Rohit Sharma if they are to successfully chase down England’s mammoth 387/3 in the series-deciding third ODI here at Lord’s on Sunday.England have set India 388 to win the ODI decider at Lord’s, thanks to Ben Duckett’s 141, Jacob Bethell’s 91, Joe Root’s unbeaten 48-ball 71 and Jos Buttler applying finishing touches with 41 not out of…
London, July 19 (IANS) England’s batting line-up produced a relentless display of batsmanship that left India’s bowlers bruised and the crowd enthralled as they posted a mammoth 387/3 in their 50 overs in the ODI series decider at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday. England’s batting charge was led by a brilliant Ben Duckett hitting 141 off 135 balls, laced with 18 fours and one six. He was well-supported in a 192-run stand with Jacob Bethell, who hit a 93-ball 91, studded with 11 fours…
London, July 19 (IANS) The historic Lord’s Cricket Ground is currently witnessing a spectacular convergence of celebrities as legendary former India captain MS Dhoni, top Bollywood celebrities, and a galaxy of cricketing greats are in attendance for the high-stakes ODI series decider between India and England.Broadcast visuals showed Dhoni alongside his wife Sakshi in the premium enclosures of the iconic cricket ground in the company of prominent Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan, who is present …
London, July 19 (IANS) Players from both the Indian and English teams, along with match officials, wore black armbands and observed a minute’s silence at Lord’s on Sunday to pay a poignant tribute to the legendary Sir Garfield Sobers, who passed away on Friday at the age of 89. Before the start of the series-deciding match, players from both competing teams, alongside the match officials, lined up on the ground to observe a minute’s silence in honour of Sobers, widely regarded as the sport’s gre…
Birmingham, July 14 (IANS) Former India captain MS Dhoni returned to the cricket spotlight on Tuesday, drawing a roaring reception from the Edgbaston crowd as he watched the opening ODI between India and England from the stands in Birmingham.The 45-year-old wicketkeeper-batter was spotted during England’s innings. When the stadium cameras focused on him, loud cheers filled the ground as fans recognised one of India’s greatest cricketers. Dhoni was there with his wife, Sakshi, and daughter Ziva, …