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James Anderson said England “absolutely nailed it” after they dismissed India for just 78 on the opening day of the third Test at Headingley on Wednesday before surging into a first-innings lead without losing a wicket. India captain Virat Kohli won the toss only for Anderson to remove a trio of top-order batsmen, including the tourists’

India were bowled out for just 78 runs on the opening day of the Headingley Test on Wednesday.© AFP India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has backed his skipper Virat Kohli’s decision to bat first while admitting that the wicket was “soft” in the morning as the visitors were bowled out for 78 against England on the

South Africa left for Sri Lanka on Wednesday without assistant coach Enoch Nkwe, who resigned after apparent disagreements with under-pressure head coach Mark Boucher. Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced Nkwe’s resignation late on Tuesday despite, it claimed, having made “every effort to retain his services.” According to the statement, Nkwe “raised concerns about the functioning and culture

India won the second Test by 151 runs and lead the 5-match series 1-0.© AFP India, after a memorable win at Lord’s, will look to take an unassailable lead in the series as they take on England in the third Test of the five-match series in Leeds. The visitors won the second Test by 151

Seam bowlers Meghna Singh and Renuka Singh Thakur were handed maiden India call-ups, while left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad returned as the BCCI on Tuesday announced the women’s teams for the upcoming one-off Test and limited over series against Australia. The Indian team will leave for Australia on August 29 to play three ODIs, a day-night

India skipper Virat Kohli reflected on the final day of the second Test against England at Lord’s and said that the team is ”not going to take a backward step when provoked”. Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the third Test at Headingley, Kohli said the details of what was said on the field

Afghanistan are set to play Pakistan in three ODIs.© Twitter Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series against Pakistan has been moved from Sri Lanka’s Hambantota to Pakistan because of logistical challenges in the Afghanistan team’s travel. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) CEO Hamid Shinwari confirmed the shift of the ODI series to ESPNcricinfo. No commercial flights are

Dhanashree Verma poses for a photo with her dogs,© Instagram Known for her trendy social media posts, Dhanashree Verma took to Instagram to show fans how she celebrated Raksha Bandhan on Sunday. The doctor-cum-choreographer shared some photos, where she could be seen tying rakhi threads on her and husband Yuzvendra Chahal‘s dogs, Scotty and Groot.

India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on Monday said that he is not too bothered about the constant scrutiny around his form in the longest format as people always talk about important players. The first Test ended in a draw but India staged an incredible comeback to take the second game by 151 runs at the

Azizullah Fazli will serve his second term as the chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board.© Twitter Azizullah Fazli was reappointed as the chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Sunday. Fazli has already served one term as ACB chairman, from his appointment in September 2018 – following the resignation of Atif Mashal – until July

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has questioned the lack of intervention by ‘all-powerful’ head coach Chris Silverwood in the first session of the final day in which India clawed their way back in the game. Virat Kohli-led India registered a famous 151-run over England in the second Test of the five-match series on Monday. At

Team India on Sunday arrived at Headingley Stadium to begin practice for the third Test against England. The third Test between the two sides will get underway from Wednesday. The first Test had ended in a draw but India staged an incredible comeback to take the second game. “Hello and welcome to the Headingley Stadium,

Not a single ball could be bowled due to rain on Day 2 of the second West Indies-Pakistan Test.© AFP Heavy rain and a sodden outfield resulted in the abandonment of the second day’s play of the second Test between the West Indies and Pakistan at Sabina Park on Saturday without a ball being bowled. Pakistan

The Oval Invincibles celebrate winning the maiden women’s title of The Hundred.© Twitter The Oval Invincibles were crowned the inaugural winners of the Women’s Hundred following a desperate Southern Brave collapse saw them bowled out for the lowest score of the competition at Lord’s. The Invincibles triumphed by 48 runs, with Brave slumping to 14

IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians had their first training session at UAE on Saturday.© Instagram With Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 set to resume, Mumbai Indians (MI) took to social media to post a video of their first training session in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Members of the MI squad arrived in Abu Dhabi on

Nathan Ellis made his T20I debut on August 6 against Bangladesh.© Instagram Punjab Kings (PBKS) have signed Australian cricketer Nathan Ellis for the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The announcement comes after Australians Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith got ruled out of the tournament that’s set to resume on September 19. Ellis made

Ravindra Jadeja showed off his beard to fans via social media.© Instagram Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja took to social media to show off his stylish beard to his fans. He posted a picture in his Instagram stories with the hashtag “BreadGameIsOn”. Jadeja is currently in England for India’s ongoing five-match Test series. He scored a

Sri Lanka Cricket on Friday announced that 18 players have signed the national player contracts which came into effect from August 1. The new contract will be for a five-month period and will end on December 31. “The players signed the contracts without any deviation from the contracts offered previously, which was formulated by Sri Lanka