Author: Sahil Jain

The England international said something to the Indian captain, and that didn’t go down well with the latter. Both teams have battled it out in this ongoing second Test match between England and India at Lord’s. On Day four of this Test match, England gained control of the game as they reduced India to 181/6 (lead of 154 runs). The England bowlers were on top of their game and dominated most of the fourth day. The England bowlers were on top after picking up a couple of early wickets and sending back the Indian openers. James Anderson was in the middle of…

Two England players were seen stepping on the ball with their spikes in the second session of day four during the second Test between England and India at Lord’s. There is yet to be any official comment from either side on the controversy, and it is unclear whether it was deliberate or not. Wood stepped on the ball with his left foot before passing the ball onto the second player with his right. Burns stopped the ball with his left foot by stepping on to it. The incident took place in the 32nd over of the day and India’s second…

England have gained control of the second Test match at Lord’s after they picked up six wickets and conceded just 181 runs on day four. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane shared a resilient 100-run stand, but Mark Wood and Moeen Ali shared five wickets between them to put England ahead. Right from the start of the day, England showed they were in control of the game and never let India off the hook. Even when Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane got that century stand, England were never out of the game as they kept the lid on the scoring rate and did not allow the game to drift.…

Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav have joined the Indian team at Lord’s in London after completing their mandatory 10-day quarantine. The duo will be available for selection from the third Test onwards. Shaw and Yadav were a part of the ODI and T20I squad that travelled to Sri Lanka, and they featured in both series. Both of them subsequently flew down from to the United Kingdom. Shaw and Suryakumar were named as late replacements in the Test squad after Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar were ruled out of the entire tour due to injuries. The Mumbai duo landed in the UK on…

A spectator wearing the Indian team jersey walked onto the field alongside Virat Kohli and co after the lunch break. In what seemed like a hilarious moment, the fan with ‘Jarvo’ tried convincing the security personnel that he was a part of the Indian side before he was forced out of the ground. After the lunch interval, there were 12 players with the Indian jersey on the field. A fan who wore the Indian jersey walked onto the field with the rest of the Indian team. He wore the ditto Indian jersey and had his name on the back, “Jarvo”. …

England captain continued his rich vein of form to help his team take a slender lead of 27 runs on day three of this second Test at Lord’s. India’s bowlers were inconsistent but managed to pick up the last five England wickets for 50 runs to help India recover a bit. It was a day headlined by Joe Root. The England Test captain continued his sublime and magnificent form and smashed a fantastic 180 not out to lead England’s charge on day three of this second Test match at Lord’s. He broke several records on the way to 180 and…

Nepal’s Everest Premier League got another big player as a wicket-keeper batsman. The Sri Lankan wicket-keeper batsman expressed his excitement through a video message and is looking forward to taking part in Nepal’s T20 league. “I am so excited to visit the beautiful country of Nepal and I am very much looking forward to a great Everest Premier League season with the Gladiators,” Chandimal was quoted saying in a video message. The 31-year-old brings a lot of value and experience to the Bhairahawa Gladiators line-up. They already have the services of Dwayne Smith, and Chandimal only bolsters the batting line-up. The…

Unmukt Chand announced retirement from cricket in India, has said that he has a solid 10 years of cricket left in him. He admitted that leaving Indian cricket was a tough and an emotional decision, but he faced quite a bit of politics in the last few years, which prompted him to take the call. Chand was tipped to be the next big thing in Indian cricket after he smashed a stunning ton and led his team to victory in the Under-19 World Cup final in 2012. However, things went on a downward spiral.  https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1165933648559783943 Despite being fairly consistent, he did not come…

South Africa Cricket have named squads for the ODI and T20I series in Sri Lanka. The ODI contingent comprises 18 cricketers, while the T20I squad has 19. The ODI squad doesn’t feature the names of Quinton de Kock, David Miller and Lungi Ngidi. De Kock has been given a break and has been rested for the three-match ODI series, whereas Miller is recovering from a hamstring injury, and Ngidi has opted out due to ‘personal reasons’. However, the trio will return for the T20I series. Credit: Sportskeeda Dwaine Pretorius makes a comeback into the side after recovering from COVID-19. The virus ruled the 32-year-old out of…

The West Indies bowlers stepped up superbly to skittle Pakistan out for just 217. It was Fawad Alam who top-scored for Pakistan with 56 and helped them go past the 200-mark. Mohammad Abbas struck early for Pakistan and picked up two early wickets to reduce West Indies to 2/2. It was a day where the bowlers dominated throughout. The West Indies bowlers produced an all-round effort to shoot Pakistan out for a mere 217 before Mohammad Abbas struck back to restore parity in the game. West Indies won the toss and inserted Pakistan into bat first. The new-ball bowlers Kemar Roach and Jayden…