Emma Coates said: “It’s been a great season for our Young Lionesses. The purpose of the WU23s age group is to bridge the gap between the pathway and the senior team. Playing in the European league has helped us do exactly that, giving our players experience playing in bigger stadiums and in front of bigger …
Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan made their debut against England© BCCI/Sportzpics India’s 5-match Test series against England gave the team management the opportunity to try some of the next-generation stars. The likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Akash Deep, and Dhruv Jurel, all made their debuts in the series, and produced performances worthy …
File photo of Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni Time and again, former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir highlighted how ‘her worship’ remains a problem in Indian cricket. Whenever individual players get more importance for victories over teams, Gambhir shakes his head in disbelief, asking for the trend to be stopped. The cricketer-turned-politician had famously said that …
England cricket team fast bowler James Anderson© AFP Veteran Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin gave a damning verdict on Bazball with special mentions for James Anderson and Joe Root following the 4-1 win in the recently-concluded five-match series. Ashwin mentioned Anderson’s claims ahead of Day 4 of the second Test match where he said …
Kuldeep Yadav departs after being dismissed by Anderson.© AFP Veteran England pacer James Anderson has revealed that Kuldeep Yadav had a hunch about being his 700th Test wicket when the two came face to face during the fifth and final Test against India in Dharamsala. Anderson became the first pacer and third bowler to take …
James Anderson, speaking on the Tailenders podcast, has revealed that he started the war of words with Shubman Gill that culminated in a tense back-and-forth between the India batter and Jonny Bairstow on the last day at Dharamsala. The India-England Test series was, for the most part, good-tempered, with the tourists’ frustrations mostly confined to …
File photo of Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma© AFP The India vs England Test series brought several positives for the Rohit Sharma-led hosts. Despite top stars like Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami missing from action, the Indian cricket team was boosted by the presence of debutants like Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel. They gave …
R Ashwin in a chat with Ben Stokes© BCCI/Sportzpics The Test series between India and England might have ended but the battle on social media continues. India’s Ravichandran Ashwin, who was one of the team’s finest performers in the 5-match assignment, brought the umpire’s call chatter to life again, as he shared a post from …
Rahul Dravid (right) and Rohit Sharma.© X (formerly Twitter) The India vs England Test series was entertaining on all aspects. While the five-match contest offered some gritty knocks and promising spells, it also saw a world record being registered in terms of sixes. India and England together hit a total of 102 sixes, which is …
Team India continued their fielding award tradition© X (formerly Twitter) The Indian cricket team continued their tradition of giving out ‘fielding awards’ to top performers after the series win over England with Shreyas Iyer finding a special mention from fielding coach T Dilip. Iyer played the first two Tests of the five-match series but was …