Dhruv Jurel of India A plays a shot during the four day match between England Lions and India A at The Spitfire Ground in Canterbury. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Dhruv Jurel of India A plays a shot during the four day match between England Lions and India A at The Spitfire Ground in Canterbury. … Read more
Catch the live score and updates from the India A vs England Lions 1st unofficial Test. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Catch the live score and updates from the India A vs England Lions 1st unofficial Test. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of Day 3 of the India A vs … Read more
The left arm seamer bagged two of the three wickets for England Lions on the first day. He used his swing movement to account for Yashavi Jaiswal early in the innings. His second wicket of Sarfaraz Khan was more down to the batter’s fault, but Hull reaped the reward for persisting with his lines outside … Read more
Big picture: Australia have denied India before “[T]here’s nothing more satisfying than hearing a big crowd go silent.” Pat Cummins won’t be in Dubai on Tuesday, but the words he spoke on November 18, 2023, will be. The players may not themselves be thinking about them, but viewers around the world quite likely will – … Read more
Big picture: Kohli joins 300 club Scroll down to the form guide section. Actually, no need, because, spoiler warning, both teams have WWWWW next to them going into this match. These are two exceptional ODI outfits in potentially title-winning form, deep and balanced thanks to the allrounders they possess. They’re particularly well-suited to conditions at … Read more
Big picture: Pakistan’s fight for survival If ever Pakistan needed a miracle, it is now. Not for the cricketers’ fault, they find themselves isolated in international cricket to the extent that this is the first ICC event they are hosting in 29 years. And barely three days into the Champions Trophy, following a thrashing against … Read more
Big picture: Those boring middle overs It can feel like the middle phase of an ODI don’t matter all that much. Mahela Jayawardene came in to bat at exactly this point in the final of an ODI World Cup and made a hundred. But that is not that match, or even he, is remembered for. … Read more
Big picture: Variety the spice of both life and ODI bowling attacks Jos Buttler, all though this ODI series, has been conscious of doing well for longer but also of playing watchable cricket. He picked up Rohit Sharma’s 72-ball hundred as an example of how that is a virtue worth striving for; that being “dynamic” … Read more
Big picture: An air of vulnerability There are two Indias. There’s also, at the same time, another India, an India of an assuredly post-Rohit, post-Kohli era, an India that has flown to dizzying heights over recent months. There are two Indias, but there are three formats. So where exactly do they stand, as the awkward … Read more
Big picture: Homecoming for SKY A new captain, and a homecoming at the Wankhede, was the theme in the build-up to IPL 2024. It is once again a talking point as the India-England T20I series heads for a finale in Mumbai. Hardik Pandya had a long wait to win the crowd over last year in … Read more