Category: Cricket

Beleaguered England were dealt a blow on Thursday with pace spearhead James Anderson being ruled out of the fifth and final cricket Test against hosts India starting on Friday. Anderson, England’s all-time highest wicket-taker in Tests, will miss the inconsequential game owing to “body soreness”, according to skipper Alastair Cook. The pacer had been out since August with a shoulder […]

Despite all the controversies surrounding them, Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) officials have remained unfazed. To build pressure on them, the opposition has approached the state police. Former EC member T Shesh Narayan lodged a complaint with the Inspector of Police, Uppal Police Station, against some of the office-bearers and EC members. They are: Arshad Ayub, K John Manoj, R Devraj, […]

Keaton Jennings and Haseeb Hameed, who came up with impressive performances for England in the Test series against India, have been named in the England Lions squad which will tour Sri Lanka next year. Jennings, who scored a century on debut in the fourth Test in Mumbai, will lead the 15-man squad, England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Tuesday […]

The fifth and final Test match between India and England will start as per schedule on December 16 at the Chepauk stadium despite the severe cyclone Vardah that lashed the Tamil Nadu capital on Monday evening. Tamil Nadu Cricket Association secretary Kashi Viswanathan said that although centre strip and the outfield have not been affected by the cyclone, the sight […]

AB de Villiers has stepped down as captain of the South Africa Test team with immediate effect while he has backed Faf du Plessis to take over the role on a permanent basis. Cricket South Africa (CSA) later confirmed du Plessis’s appointment as Test captain. De Villiers, who took over the role in January after Hashim Amla stepped down, led […]

Virat Kohli, the Indian Test captain, claimed his career-best ICC Test rankings for batsmen by jumping up one position to the second spot, as per the latest ICC release. Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian spinner, consolidated his place at the top of the bowlers’ chart and also entered the top-20 overall list for bowlers for the first time. Both Kohli and […]