London, June 13 (IANS) England’s preparations for the second Test against New Zealand have been complicated by a fitness concern over Ollie Robinson, with the fast bowler set to undergo a precautionary knee scan and uncapped seamer Henry Crocombe drafted into the squad as cover.Robinson, who made an impressive return to Test cricket after more than two years away by claiming seven wickets in England’s victory at Lord’s, reported soreness in his knee following a training session and is now facing…
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Chattogram, June 13 (IANS) Bangladesh Test off-spinner Nayeem Hasan has alleged that he was harassed and assaulted by members of a law enforcement agency in his hometown of Chattogram on Saturday night, with local police authorities promising a full investigation into the incident.After his release from police custody Nayeem, who was recently included in Bangladesh’s squad for their impending Test series against Zimbabwe, was in a visibly agitated state as he described the night’s events.It is a…
Wellington, June 12 (IANS) New Zealand batting great Kane Williamson announced his retirement from international cricket on Friday, bringing the curtain down on a remarkable 16-year career during which he established himself as the country’s highest run-scorer across formats and one of the finest batters of his generation. The 35-year-old departs as New Zealand’s leading international run-getter with 19,346 runs from 378 matches, including 48 centuries and six double hundreds. Widely regarded …
Birmingham, June 10 (IANS) Fresh from a dream introduction to Test cricket, Indian left-arm spinner Manav Suthar is set to begin a new challenge in English conditions after Warwickshire secured his services for the next two rounds of the County Championship. The 23-year-old arrives at Edgbaston with his reputation soaring following a memorable international debut last week. Playing his first Test for India in the one-off match against Afghanistan, Suthar produced a performance that immediately c…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar opened up about the emotions of receiving his debut cap and revealed that when his name came up for one-off Test he started practising with the red ball during the IPL. India added Suthar to the XI for the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mullanpur. Suthar, who played for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 under India’s red-ball skipper Shubman Gill’s leadership, earned his first cap from senior spinner Kuldeep…
New Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) Afghanistan head coach Graham Pybus conceded his side’s shortcomings after their humiliating innings-and-300-run defeat to India in New Chandigarh, admitting the team looked “rusty” and “naive” in only their 13th Test match since gaining Test status nearly nine years ago.Just over half an hour into the third session of Monday’s play, India sealed their one-off Test victory, bowling Afghanistan out for 152 and 112 following a massive 564/8 declared of their own. It w…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India great Sunil Gavaskar believes it is time to stop viewing the Indian Test side as a team in transition and instead judge it by the standards expected at the highest level, following India’s crushing 300-run innings victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test at New Chandigarh.The win marked India’s largest innings victory in Test cricket, highlighting the depth of the squad led by captain Shubman Gill. Debutant spinner Manav Suthar played a key role, and the bowlin…
New Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak hailed debutant Manav Suthar’s outstanding performance against Afghanistan, saying the left-arm spinner’s rise was a reflection of the strong domestic and developmental structure in Indian cricket.Suthar made a remarkable international debut, taking 7 for 62 and winning the Player of the Match award as India defeated Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test at New Chandigarh. The 22-year-old spinner played a key r…
New Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) Spinner Manav Suthar described his memorable Test debut as an ‘unreal’ experience after capping it with a Player of the Match performance against Afghanistan on Monday, but the young left-arm spinner insisted that success in the longest format is far from easy. Suthar, who claimed seven wickets in the match and also contributed a valuable 28 runs in India’s first innings, played a central role in India’s dominant victory. While the numbers suggested a seamless t…
New Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) India completed their most dominant Test victory by margin on Sunday, crushing Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs inside three days after a commanding all-round performance spearheaded by centuries from Shubman Gill and KL Rahul and a match-winning bowling effort from debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar. Having piled up a mammoth 564/8 before declaring their first innings, India bundled Afghanistan out for 152 and then 112 after enforcing the follow-on, surpa…