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INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 England celebrate the last wicket of Mohammed Siraj © Getty Ravindra Jadeja (61*) was the architect of India’s valiant lower-order resistance that lasted for over a session but England marched to a fighting 2-1 series lead with a narrow 22-run victory over India at Lord’s. After a mini collapse of 3 for 11 to start off the fifth morning, Jadeja put on two fighting partnerships – worth 30 with Nitish Reddy and 35 with Jasprit Bumrah – to keep India hanging by the thread until the final session. However, Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes found…
Jofra Archer says being part of a thrilling England win over India in his comeback game at Lord’s made his long journey back to Test cricket “all worth it.”The fast bowler, 30, was absent from the five-day arena for over four years due to back and elbow injuries but made a triumphant return as England won a gripping third Test by 22 runs. Archer took two wickets in India’s first innings, including nicking off Yashasvi Jaiswal with his third ball of the match to spark wild celebrations from himself, his team-mates and the crowd. Please use Chrome browser for a…
BANGLADESH CRICKET The BCB held extensive discussions with several parties © BCB Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam got a reality check on Monday during his extensive discussion session with key personnel from the Game Development Department, the High Performance (HP) Unit, the Bangladesh Tigers Programme and the Bangladesh A Team. The session, held at the BCB Headquarters in Mirpur, brought together coaches, trainers, physiotherapists and performance analysts actively involved in shaping the future of Bangladesh cricket through talent identification and structured player development. The discussion focused on several key areas central to BCB’s long-term performance vision, including strategies for…
Liam Dawson has replaced Shoaib Bashir in the England squad for the crucial fourth Test against India at Old Trafford, with the spinner in line for his first Test outing in eight years.Bashir sustained a fractured finger on his left hand in the third Test – which he claimed the match-winning wicket in – and has been ruled out for the rest of the series, opening the door for another spinner. England have selected Hampshire’s Dawson, 35, in the 14-player squad for the fourth Test, where the hosts could wrap up the series. The 22-run victory at Lord’s on Monday…
England spinner Shoaib Bashir sustained a fracture to one of his left fingers and has been ruled out of the remainder of the Test series against India. He is scheduled to undergo surgery later this week. Bashir came up with the match-winning wicket of Mohammed Siraj in the third Test at Lord’s to give England the 22-run victory and a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.The young spinner suffered the injury during the third day of the third Test as he bowled to Ravindra Jadeja, a low drive coming straight back to him and hitting him on his left hand.…
CRICKET AT OLYMPICS Fairgrounds Cricket Stadium will be the venue for cricket at LA28 © Getty LA28 unveiled the schedule for the Olympic Games on Monday (July 14), exactly three years ahead of the event. Cricket will be played from July 12 to 29, 2028, two days ahead of the scheduled start of the Games, with the medal matches slated for July 19 and July 29. The Los Angeles Olympics are officially scheduled from July 14 to 30, 2028, but cricket and a few other events will begin a couple of days earlier. The organizers are referring to these early…
KL Rahul, having made a commanding 39 off 58 at the top, was next to fall, having been undone by a vicious nip-backer from Stokes. Archer then delivered a spectacular caught and bowled to dismiss Washington Sundar, picking up his third wicket of the innings and leaving India reeling at 82/7. A budding partnership between Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy threatened to mount a fightback, but Chris Woakes struck just before lunch to break the stand and edge England closer to victory. Jasprit Bumrah showed resistance alongside Jadeja in the post-lunch session, but the skipper’s attempt to pull Stokes…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Young wicketkeeper-batter Haseebullah Khan has denied all rumours suggesting that he is planning to switch his cricketing allegiance from Pakistan to England. In a clear statement made on Sunday, the 22-year-old confirmed that he is in England only to fulfil his county cricket commitments and remains fully committed to playing for Pakistan. Social media had recently been buzzing with claims that Haseebullah had moved to England to pursue a long-term future in English cricket. However, the left-handed batter dismissed these rumours, saying he has no intention of representing any country other than Pakistan. “I would like…
England beat India by 22 runs to win a thrilling third Test at Lord’s on Monday as they went 2-1 up in a five-match series. India were on the brink of defeat at 147-9, still needing a further 46 runs to reach a victory target of 193, when last man Mohammed Siraj joined Ravindra Jadeja in the middle. Nevertheless, the pair batted on until after tea on the final day to give India hope of an improbable win. But with India in sight of just their fourth win in 20 Tests at Lord’s, Siraj played on to off-spinner Shoaib Bashir…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf will undergo rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) after suffering a hamstring injury during the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 while representing the San Francisco Unicorns. According to reports, Rauf is expected to begin his rehab in the coming week. He was not included in Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, scheduled to begin on July 20 in Dhaka. The rehabilitation process is expected to take approximately 10 to 12 days. If the right-arm pacer regains full fitness in time, he will be considered for selection…