India’s Manav Suthar (ANI Photo) Manav Suthar’s impressive start to his Test career has already sparked comparisons with Ravindra Jadeja, but former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara believes the young left-arm spinner should prioritise his red-ball development rather than chasing an Indian Premier League contract.Suthar has played only two Tests for India but has already made…
Qamran Iqbal scored a magnificent 160 not out in the second innings of the Ranji trophy final against Karnataka. (PTI) NEW DELHI: The last time Qamran Iqbal played competitive cricket, it took him nearly 2,800 kms and a frantic 15 hours to get there. Called up at short notice, the 24-year-old endured a chaotic journey…
Josh Tongue and Ollie Robinson England pacers Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue shared the wickets and later shared the match ball after both finished with five-wicket hauls on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday.Robinson took 5 for 51 and Tongue claimed 5 for 46 as Pakistan were bowled…
England’s Joe Root celebrates hitting a half century. (AP Photo) Joe Root added another landmark to his extraordinary Test career on Thursday, equalling Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most half-centuries in Test cricket during England’s first Test against Pakistan at Headingley.Root brought up his 68th Test fifty on the second day before…
Gaddafi Stadium. (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images) The ICC has removed the demerit point given to Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium pitch after the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia in June.The decision comes after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Canada appealed against demerit points awarded for matches played that month. ICC reviews pitch decision…
England’s Sam Curran (AP Photo) England all-rounder Sam Curran has been ruled out for the remainder of the English season after being advised to undergo surgery on a groin injury, ending his hopes of making a Test comeback this summer.Curran, 28, will undergo an operation on Friday and will miss Surrey’s remaining matches as well…
Shubman Gill with Kirandeep Singh at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: For Kirandeep Singh, the moment Shubman Gill noticed him was more than just another net session. It was the moment a youngster from Cholta Kalan, a village in Punjab’s Mohali district, began to believe that his cricketing dream…
Joe Root could hardly have asked for a better start to his return as England Test captain, but his comeback is less about reclaiming an old role and more about embracing a challenge he now feels better equipped to handle.Root had previously described his relationship with the England captaincy as unhealthy before stepping down. Four…
England vs Pakistan, 1st Test Day 2 Live: England’s new Test era could hardly have begun in more convincing fashion as the hosts seized control of the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on Thursday. With Ben Stokes having retired and Brendon McCullum no longer in charge, Joe Root returned as England captain for his…
Sanju SamsonI (Image: BCCI) Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Cricket League (KCL) enters its third season on Thursday with a question that goes beyond who will lift the trophy: Who steps up to own Kerala’s T20 stage in the absence of Sanju Samson?Sanju, the league’s biggest star and a key figure in Kochi Blue Tigers’ title-winning campaign…
