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Bowling full tilt at nets raised hopes of Ben Stokes rolling his arms over in the fourth Test against India but the England captain on Thursday preferred to keep the suspense over his availability as a bowler in Ranchi. Due to issues with his knee, Stokes has been playing only as a batter…
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s absence is a concern but an assertive and adaptive India will have the edge against England’s seemingly depth-less ‘Bazball’ approach when the two sides clash in the potentially series-deciding fourth Test beginning in Ranchi on Friday. From the dry heat of Rajkot to the much cooler confines of Ranchi,…
With a 2-1 lead in hand, India will take on England in the fourth Test in Ranchi, hoping to clinch the five-match series. However, the hosts, who have already missed key players in three matches so far, will be without the services of Jasprit Bumrah, who was released from the squad ahead of…
India batting coach Vikram Rathour on Thursday said the Ranchi wicket hosting the fourth Test against England has “enough cracks” and would favour the spinners but insisted they have enough firepower to cope with any condition. India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been the top-wickettaker of the series but he would be missing…
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England on Thursday announced their playing XI for the fourth Test against India, starting Friday in Ranchi. The visitors, who trail the five-match series 1-2, have made two changes to the side which suffered a heavy defeat in Rajkot last week. Ollie Robinson and Shoaib Bashir have replaced Mark Wood and Rehan Ahmed….
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England cricket team skipper Ben Stokes© AFP England cricket team skipper Ben Stokes was taken aback by the pitch for the fourth Test match against India in Ranchi and said that he has “never seen anything like that before”. The match starting Friday is a must-win for the visitors if they want to…
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India vs England: Sarfaraz Khan reacts after getting out in the third Test.© AFP Sarfarz Khan’s run out mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja made a lot of noise in the third India vs England Test. Sarfaraz Khan was playing a fast-paced innings and looked like going for a big score when the horrible mix-up…
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has backed opening young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal “to run away” with the ‘Player of the Series’ award in the ongoing five-match Test bilateral against England. Despite scoring double centuries in the second and third Tests, a Player of the Match award has eluded him so far in the…
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File image of David Willey© AFP England all-rounder David Willey on Wednesday announced that he will retire from international cricket after the end of the ongoing World Cup and insisted that his team’s underwhelming performance in the showpiece has not influenced his decision. Willey’s decision has come a week after England and Wales Cricket Board…
File photo of Indian cricket team pacers Mohammed Shami (left) and Jasprit Bumrah.© PTI The Cricket World Cup 2023 has been an edition to remember for India pacer Mohammed Shami so far. Shami, who was initially kept out of the team’s playing XI in their first four games, got his opportunity in the fifth match…
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