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, …
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Bristol, July 9 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Thursday said that the reigning T20 World Champions are “feeling the heat” after a very ordinary performance in the ongoing series against England, adding that constant chopping and changing hasn’t really helped their cause.After a shock 2-0 series defeat to Ireland, India are 2-0 behind in the five-game series and need a win to keep themselves alive. In their last game at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, India were bowled ou…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Ben Stokes reacted with a two-word social media post to reports suggesting that the International Cricket Council (ICC) had contacted the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over a video announcing his retirement from international cricket during the third Test against New Zealand. The ICC has reportedly written to the ECB regarding a video filmed inside England’s dressing room at Trent Bridge, in which Stokes informed his teammates of his decision to retire from inter…
Bristol, July 8 (IANS) India face a must-win situation when they meet England in the fourth T20I at County Ground on Thursday, with the visitors needing a victory to keep the five-match series alive after slipping 0-2 behind.The opening fixture was washed out, but England have dominated the two completed matches, capping their resurgence with a crushing 125-run victory at Trent Bridge, India’s heaviest defeat in T20 Internationals.With the batting unit struggling to cope with England’s pace and …
Nottingham, July 8 (IANS) England produced a clinical all-round performance to thrash Team India by 125 runs in the third T20I at Trent Bridge, taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the five-match series after the opening game was washed out.With two more matches to go, England can’t lose this series against the reigning T20 World Cup winner.Asked to bat first, England piled up an imposing 201/7 in their 20 overs, riding on a fluent 70 off 44 balls from Phil Salt. The opener struck aggressively at the…
Nottingham, July 8 (IANS) Prince Yadav and Harshit Rana claimed two wickets each, but England rode on a 43-ball 70 by opener Phil Salt and some late hitting by Sam Curran (41*) to post a challenging 201/7 in 20 overs in the crucial third T20I of the five-match series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Tuesday.Yadav, who was brought in place of Ravi Bishnoi for his first match against England, claimed his first two international wickets in claiming 2-30 while Rana bagged two in two balls in the mid…
Nottingham, July 7 (IANS) India dropped expensive spinner Ravi Bishnoi and brought in pacer Prince Yadav as skipper Shreyas Iyer decided to bowl first against England in the must-win third T20I of the five-match series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Tuesday.Prince Yadav was the only change in the side for India, while England are unchanged from the second T20I.Though the team management decided to drop Bishnoi after the leggie conceded 60 runs in his four overs, including 29 in one over, in th…
Nottingham, July 6 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has insisted that teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was always part of the team’s plans and did not require any special preparation before becoming India’s youngest international cricketer, while stressing that the management’s larger focus remains on building a squad capable of defending the T20 World Cup in two years.Speaking on the night before the third T20I against England in Nottingham, Kotak mentioned that the 15-year-old o…
Nottingham, July 6 (IANS) England have named an unchanged playing eleven for the crucial third T20I against India, scheduled to be played at Trent Bridge on Tuesday. The hosts currently hold a 1-0 lead in the five-match series, following their clinical four-wicket victory over the visitors at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester on Saturday.With momentum firmly on their side, especially after the first T20I at Chester-le-Street in Durham was abandoned due to rain, the England team manag…
Auckland, July 2 (IANS) New Zealand fast bowler Ben Sears has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies with an ankle injury, with Ben Lister being named as a replacement in the 16-man squad. NZC said Sears had experienced some ongoing pain in his ankle since the four-day Test against Ireland in May, which flared up during the final day of the third Test against England at Trent Bridge, “so a precautionary decision has been made to send him home to New Zealand for further…