Cricket News sort by England

Indian head coach Rahul Dravid conceded that Ollie Pope truly played an exceptional innings that led England’s fightback in the first Test in Hyderabad and resulted in a memorable 28-run win for the visitors. The Indian legend admitted that he hadn’t seen any one play reverse sweeps and reverse scoops so successfully in India against spinners and reiterated that Pope was too good for India in the Test.

England captain Ben Stokes rated his team’s 28-run win over India in the first Test in Hyderabad on Sunday, January 28 as the greatest triumph under his captaincy tenure till now.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma has admitted that the team management had a tough time in deciding who to pick as the third spinner between Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav for the first Test against England at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. While admitting that the call had been taken, Rohit refused to reveal the name of the one chosen.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma and his England counterpart Ben Stokes offered their support to young England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir after his arrival in India was delayed due to visa issues. While Rohit said that he feels for the youngster, Stokes admitted that it was frustrating not to have him with the squad.

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has backed left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav as the third spinner ahead of Axar Patel for the upcoming five-match Test series against England. According to Harbhajan, while Kuldeep has better skills and quality than Axar, the latter might get the preference on rank turners since he provides batting ability.

England’s big-hitting batting all-rounder Liam Livingstone is a much sought after name in various franchise leagues across the globe. However, he has maintained that despite featuring in multiple T20 tournaments, playing for England remains his top priority.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain picked star Indian batter Virat Kohli and former Pakistan captain Babar Azam as two players he expects to have a very good 2024.

Ben Stokes scored a blazing 108 off 84 balls, while Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid claimed three wickets each as England kept their Champions Trophy 2025 qualification hopes alive with a 160-run win over Netherlands in on Wednesday, November 8. With their triumph in match number 40 of World Cup 2023 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, England also officially knocked the Dutch out of the World Cup.

Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 71 off 83, while Adam Zampa picked up 3/21 as Australia beat England by 33 runs in match number 36 of World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday, November 4. With the loss, defending champions England were officially knocked out of the World Cup, succumbing to their sixth defeat in seven matches.