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DAY 4 – LUNCH Siraj stepped on the boundary while taking a catch of Harry Brook © Getty England chipped away another 114 runs from the 374-run target on the fourth morning, but India removed Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope and nearly had Harry Brook as well. Brook, who scored quickly and put India under pressure, mistimed a short ball from Prasidh Krishna to fine leg, where Mohammed Siraj, who had just returned to the field after an inspired eight-over spell, completed the catch but ended up stepping over the boundary rope. With the ball in hand though, Siraj hardly…
INDIA CRICKET A Request for Proposal was recently issued by BCCI, inviting bids from reputed entities to provide verification services. © Getty The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has intensified its drive against age-fraud and is in the process of hiring an external agency to verify the credentials of players. An RFP (Request for Proposal) was recently issued, inviting bids from reputed entities to provide verification services. The outsourced agency is expected to be in place by the end of August. The trigger for the move is not entirely clear, but it appears to have stemmed from…
On the other hand, with England needing 324 more runs to clinch the series 3-1, Josh Tongue has thrown his support behind the England batters to flourish on Day 4. England have eight wickets in hand to case down 324 more runs, following Chris Woakes’ injury and Zak Crawley falling on the last ball of day three. “Pretty chilled, not much overthinking about it. I was asked the same question at Headingley, so I don’t see why not we can’t chase down these runs,” said Tongue. “I think how we play as a batting unit is obviously very positive and…
KARACHI: Pakistan will clash with arch-rivals India in Dubai on Sept 14 during the T20 Asia Cup as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the venues for the event on Saturday. ACC president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, announced the venues for the Asia Cup scheduled to run from Sept 9 to 28 in the United Arab Emirates. According to the ACC chief, the continental event will be played at two venues — Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai and the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Zayed Cricket Stadium will host…
EUGENE: US sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson was at the centre of a new controversy on Friday after it emerged she was arrested for allegedly assaulting boyfriend Christian Coleman shortly before this week’s US Track and Field Championships in Oregon. Police in Washington State said the 25-year-old 100m world champion was detained on Sunday night after clashing with Coleman as the couple travelled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. An account of Richardson’s arrest report e-mailed to AFP by Port of Seattle Police said security video footage captured Richardson in a verbal altercation with Coleman as the duo exited a security screening. “Richardson…
SINGAPORE: Katie Ledecky beat Summer McIntosh to win a classic 800m freestyle final at the world championships on Saturday as the record-breaking United States hit back at their critics. On a Super Saturday for the embattled Americans, who have been struggling with illness in Singapore, Ledecky won her seventh career world gold in the event she has made her own. But the legendary American was pushed to the limit, touching the wall in a championship-record 8min 05.62sec, ahead of Australia’s Lani Pallister (8:05.98) and McIntosh (8:07.29). It was Canadian sensation McIntosh’s first defeat of the championships and ended her bid…
EUGENE: US sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson was at the centre of a new controversy on Friday after it emerged she was arrested for allegedly assaulting boyfriend Christian Coleman shortly before this week’s US Track and Field Championships in Oregon. Police in Washington State said the 25-year-old 100m world champion was detained on Sunday night after clashing with Coleman as the couple travelled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. An account of Richardson’s arrest report e-mailed to AFP by Port of Seattle Police said security video footage captured Richardson in a verbal altercation with Coleman as the duo exited a security screening. “Richardson…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Yashasvi Jaiswal and Akash Deep were involved in the only century stand of this Test match so far. ©Getty There’s something about this ground – its very name – that invites geometric metaphors. The Oval. It has long been the home of conclusions, the traditional full stop to England’s Test summers. And so, after the square, and then the curve, we arrive at the circle. As the shadows lengthened briefly on a beautiful sunlit third evening, the geometry of India’s tour began to feel almost whole. Not quite a circle yet, but something slowly and…
Six dropped catches may cost England dearly as they attempt to clinch the five-match Test series India ended a third day that ebbed and flowed leading England by 323 runs in the final Test at The Oval on Saturday with the game and series still hanging in the balance. After Yashasvi Jaiswal’s stellar 118 led the touring side to a total of 396, England were set a victory target of 374 with two days remaining. Then Mohammed Siraj bowled Zak Crawley with the final ball of the day to reduce the hosts to 1-50. India are favourites to secure victory…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Jaiswal top-scored in India’s second innings with 118. © Getty A sixth Test hundred from Yashasvi Jaiswal and contrasting fifties from Akash Deep, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar helped India set a formidable target of 374 for England in the series finale at The Oval. The hosts have chased down a 370-plus target against India once already this series, but this time the openers began with restraint. Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley brought up the team fifty in 13 overs, a significant slowdown from the seven they took in the first innings, and were on…