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Agreed, the ongoing India tour of England is proving to be a bowlers’ series more than anything, but the English skipper, Joe Root, and our openers have kept the hopes of the batsmen realm alive. While Root has been the definition of consistency for the English team, Rohit interestingly is the only Indian batter to have reached double digits in all Tests of the series, including his 11 off 27 balls in the first innings of the ongoing fourth Test....

Dhawan top-scored for India with 79 off 84 in the opening ODI. However, India faltered in the chase of 297 to lose the match by 31 runs. The visitors went from 138 for 1 to 188 for 6 to stumble in the chase. Reflecting on India’s defeat at a virtual press conference, the experienced left-hander said: Asserting that the middle order will get stronger once Rohit Sharma returns from injury to take his opening position, Dhawan stated:...

The former Australian Skipper, Ian Chappell voiced his take on the upcoming Champions Trophy and he expects India, England, Australia and South to make it to the knockout stages. “The four really strong squads are hosts England, defending champions India and perennial competitors Australia and South Africa,” opined Chappell In case you didn’t know… The tournament is slightly on the edge due to the nervousness caused by the recent tragedy in Manchester....

“We tried to do our best, continued to pressure but we couldn’t finish our chances” said a disappointed Krestinin who also felt that an early substituition he had to make changed the game. The gaffer had to replace his injured striker following a clash with India’s Gurpreet Singh in the early minutes of the game. India 1-0 Kyrgyz Republic: Sunil Chhetri’s strike sends Blue Tigers atop Group A “Yes, [the substituition] changed our game....

OUT! Kuldeep Yadav gets two in two balls. He dismisses Mominul Haque for a golden duck. OUT! Soumya Sarkar departs for 25. He tried to step out of the crease and had his bails taken off by Ishan Kishan. Kuldeep Yadav captures his first victim of the innings. Bangladesh reach their fifty in the 10th over. A better start to the Tigers in the second innings. After 11 overs, they are 63/0 with Tamim and Sarkar batting on 35 and 23 respectively....

Satish, who is also a former Asian Games bronze-medallist, blanked Turkmenistan’s Baky Toychyyev 5-0 to enter the last-four stage, where he will square off against Eeman Ramzan. Others who entered the semifinals were Manjeet Singh Panghal (75kg), Sanjeet (91kg), Lalit Prasad (52kg) and Deepak (49kg). Manjeet defeated Iraq’s Ameer Mohaisen 5-0 to enter the semifinals, while Sanjeet (91kg), the gold-medallist from last year’s India Open, got the better of Hungary’s Adam Hamori....

The 2016 gold medalists crushed the men’s team of Bangladesh in the finals for the second consecutive time as the women’s team led by Delhi’s Nasreen, also successfully defended their title against hosts, Nepal. Indian men registered their victory with an innings and 7 points win and a scoreline of 16-9. Deepak Madhav was the hero of the day as he scored 5 crucial wickets for the team as he also stayed on the mat for more than two minutes....

KANPUR, India (Reuters) - India have the resources to become the best team in test cricket and the bumper home season would be a perfect opportunity to sow the seed of their ascendancy, captain Virat Kohli said on Wednesday. Kohli’s men embark on an important 13-test season on Thursday when they take on New Zealand in the first match of the three-test series at Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium. “We believe we certainly have what it takes to be the best team in the world,” the 27-year-old told reporters on the eve of what would be India’s 500th test....

Even then I understood my friend’s question to be less an inquiry than a challenge. Would I pretend along with her, would I say it wasn’t so even though we both knew otherwise? I wasn’t so much scared or disappointed in her inability to come clean about herself as I was puzzled. It was the early ’80s – the struggle for equal rights was in full bloom with battles like the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold antiquated sodomy laws....

Young Somali men stand nearby, some disapproving but all watching closely, as the women jog up and down, dribble a worn-out ball between colourful cones and do sit-ups, less than 200 metres (656 feet) from a heavily guarded security checkpoint. The sight of young women playing football is highly unusual in Somalia, due to societal pressures as well as fear of Al-Shabaab. The Al-Qaeda linked Islamist group launches regular attacks in Mogadishu and considers forms of entertainment, such as football, to be evil, worse still if women are involved....

No greasepaint: Whatever the reason, we can only be grateful for the first arrival, Persuasion, fait fully adapted from Austen’s last, posthumously published novel. It sets a standard the rest will be hard pressed to equal. Two men of the English theater, director Roger Michell and playwright Nick Dear, and an exquisite ensemble of actors (many are veterans of the Royal Shakespeare Company) have subtly but brilliantly refurbished the conventions of the costume drama....

A teenage prodigy, Will Pucovski has risen through the ranks. His average of 162.50 in the Under-19 championship was unprecedented, and it was enough for selectors to give him his Sheffield Shield debut in the 2016/17 season. After going through some mental health problems in the next couple of years, Pucovski made a cracking comeback. The Victorian scored two hundreds in the 2018/19 domestic season, including a mammoth 243 against Western Australia....

The all-rounder made his Test debut in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series, and has impressed plenty of experts with his overall skill set. The 22-year-old showed his big-hitting ability when he accumulated quick runs on Day 4 of the Sydney Test, where he scored 84 in the second innings. Ponting seemed excited with the talent which Australia have at their hands and said to cricket.com.au: Cameron Green has earned huge praise from all quarters....

Team India rode on the outstanding performances of their young personnel - Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar and T Natarajan - to script a historic triumph Down Under. During a discussion on the YouTube show Cric Cast hosted by Sawera Pasha, Ramiz Raja was asked about the telling contributions the Indian youngsters made during Team India’s stunning series triumph. The former Pakistan player particularly praised Shardul Thakur for not feeling the pressure of an injury-ravaged debut when he limped off after bowling only ten balls....

The BCCI uploaded a clip of Virat Kohli’s dismissal on their website. India didn’t last long after England got rid of the star batsman, losing the first Test by 277 runs. You can check out the video of the dismissal and Stokes’ celebration below. Virat Kohli was the lone warrior for most of Day 5, as wickets tumbled around him. The skipper made 72 off 104 balls, hitting nine fours in the process....

India’s spectacular victory Down Under is continuing to make news. Ravichandran Ashwin, however, stated that Team India are not known to rest on their laurels. In an interview posted on BCCI’s official website, the senior spinner affirmed that India are ready to start from scratch in the home series against England. Ravichandran Ashwin said: Referring to India’s busy schedule over the last decade, the 34-year-old pointed out: Australia triumph put a smile on every Indian fan: Ravichandran Ashwin Looking back at Team India’s triumph in Australia, Ravichandran Ashwin admitted that the series win was extraordinary....

Root smashed an unbeaten 180 in England’s first innings score of 391 in the ongoing second Test at Lord’s. The knock came on the back of a century he scored against the same opposition in the first Test at Trent Bridge. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra lauded Joe Root for his consistent performances against India. He said: The former Indian opener pointed out that Joe Root has been in outstanding form in 2021....

Former England skipper Andrew Strauss set up the Ruth Strauss Cancer foundation after his wife Ruth lost the battle against Lung cancer and passed away in 2018 at the age of 46. The foundation provides financial support to children for research on non-smoking lung cancer and also emotional assistance to people dealing with it. Aside from the India and England players, the commentary team and spectators at the venue have also donned red color in some part of their clothing to show support and observe ‘Red for Ruth’ day on Friday....

Jadeja performed brilliantly in the Nottingham Test against England last week. Although the pitch did not assist the spinners much, Jadeja bowled 16 economical overs in two innings. He scored a half-century with the willow in the first innings that helped India take the crucial first-innings lead. Courtesy of his all-round performance, Ravindra Jadeja now holds second place in the ICC Test Rankings for all-rounders with 377 rating points to his name....