Indian pacer Harshit Rana has been included in India’s Test squad as a backup and travelled with the rest of the team to reach the venue for the series opener against England, which begins on June 20. Rana had made his debut last year in Australia but was not named in the 18-player squad for … Read more
The five-match Test series between India and England will be played for the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy, a BBC report on Tuesday claimed. The trophy will be unveiled in the lead up to the series, which begins on June 20 in Leeds. Tendulkar is highest run-scorer in Tests with 15,921. The 52-year-played 200 Tests for India between … Read more
England’s national selector Luke Wright on Thursday said star pacer Jofra Archer could return for the team’s second Test against India next month, four years after his last appearance in the traditional format. The second Test of the five-match series is scheduled to be held from July 2-6 at Edgbaston. Archer, 30, has not played … Read more
England vice-captain Ollie Pope may have done his short-term prospects no harm with a Test century against Zimbabwe, but the batter now wants to show he can score runs against the very best bowlers in world cricket. Pope’s dominant 171 was the highest of three individual centuries in an England total of 565 for six … Read more
The national selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, will meet at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters on Saturday to pick India’s Test squad for the England tour. With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both announcing their retirements from the format, the selectors are set to appoint Shubman Gill as the … Read more
England opener Ben Duckett said on Tuesday even a 3-0 one-day series loss in India won’t affect the team’s morale because they are focused on winning the Champions Trophy title. The tourists will clash with India in the final one-day international in Ahmedabad on Wednesday after the hosts took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the … Read more
England has called up Somerset batter Tom Banton as cover for the third ODI against India in Ahmedabad, which starts on Wednesday. Warwickshire batting all-rounder Jacob Bethell, who featured in the first ODI defeat in Nagpur, has sustained a left hamstring injury. The injury will be assessed further when the team arrives in Ahmedabad on … Read more
Harshit Rana was named as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube during the fourth T20I between India and England in Pune on Friday. Rana returned three wickets for 33 runs in his four overs and played a vital role in India’s defence of 182 runs. India won the match by 15 runs. According to the … Read more
Mohammed Shami’s non-inclusion in India’s playing line-up for the first two T20Is against England had created doubts about his fitness. India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak put an end to the speculation and gave a positive reply on the pacer’s health. Kotak, however, was not keen on revealing the reason behind the delay in the 34-year-old’s … Read more