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On the most-bowler friendly surface of the series, England veered from the sublime to the surreal on the rain-affected opener to the fifth Test Gus Atkinson set the standard for a revamped England attack on day one of the deciding fifth Test against India but injury and inconsistency among his fellow bowlers stopped the hosts taking control. Atkinson was handed his first appearance of the series on home turf at The Oval, returning from a hamstring injury with little more than a club appearance for Spencer CC and one tune-up for Surrey’s second XI under his belt. But in the…
MUMBAI CRICKET Gavaskar is set to have a statue at the Wankhede stadium © Sportzpics The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) will unveil its museum next month. Located at the Wankhede Stadium, the museum is a tribute to Mumbai’s rich cricketing heritage and the legendary figures who have shaped its success. It is called the MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum. At the museum’s entrance, visitors will be welcomed by life-size statues of Pawar, a former MCA, BCCI and ICC head, and cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar. “The Gavaskar’s statue, in particular, stands as a symbol of excellence and dedication that will inspire…
Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the rest of England’s final Test against India after injuring his shoulder on the opening day.Woakes landed awkwardly on his shoulder towards the end of day one at The Oval as he dived to prevent a boundary. The seam bowler immediately clutched his shoulder in pain and was eventually led off by medical staff after treatment, with his arm in a sling. A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board, released before the start of play on Friday, said Woakes’ condition would be monitored as the Test goes on but he is…
For a second time in the England-India series, the question of whether Test cricket should allow for injury substitutions has arisen.This time, it’s an England player in question. On day one of the fifth and final Test against India at The Oval, pace bowler Chris Woakes was escorted off clutching his left shoulder in visible pain. The 36-year-old landed awkwardly on his shoulder in the 57th over when he was chasing after the ball to prevent a boundary and then walked off with his left shoulder wrapped in his sweater.Rishabh Pant, India’s wicketkeeper-batter, retired hurt on the first day of…
For a second time in the England-India series, the question of whether Test cricket should allow for injury substitutions has arisen.This time, it’s an England player in question. Seam bowler Chris Woakes landed awkwardly on his shoulder fielding late on day one of the fifth Test at The Kia Oval and will now miss the rest of the game.Rishabh Pant, India’s wicketkeeper-batter, retired hurt on the first day of the drawn fourth Test in Manchester but came back on the second day to continue his innings, despite scans confirming a fracture on his right foot. Monterosa This content is provided…
Leaders Surrey continued their Division One title push as Sam Curran top-scored to help the leaders to a five-wicket victory over Durham at Chester-le-Street.Surrey dismissed Durham for 344 in their second innings, Indian left-armer Sai Kishore taking five for 72 from 41.4 overs to leave Surrey needing 176 for victory. They were briefly held up by bad light but reached their target in 38.2 overs as the top five batters all went past 20 as Curran hit 40.Yorkshire also seemed to be heading for a win inside three days at against Sussex at Scarborough after building on their impressive 545-9.Sussex,…
An England attack shorn of Ben Stokes mixed erratic and excellent bowling to reduce India to 204-6 from 64 overs on a rain-hit day one of the fifth Test as Chris Woakes suffered a big injury scare.Woakes banged his left shoulder trying to cut off a boundary late in the day and headed off the field with his arm wrapped up in his shirt as a makeshift sling, potentially depriving the hosts of their most experienced seamer for the rest of the game at The Kia Oval. Gus Atkinson (2-31) was superb but Josh Tongue (2-47) conceded 11 wides across…
An England attack shorn of Ben Stokes mixed erratic and excellent bowling to reduce India to 204-6 from 64 overs on a rain-hit day one of the fifth Test as Chris Woakes suffered a big injury scare.Woakes banged his left shoulder trying to cut off a boundary late in the day and headed off the field with his arm wrapped up in his shirt as a makeshift sling, potentially depriving the hosts of their most experienced seamer for the rest of the game at The Kia Oval. Gus Atkinson (2-31) was superb but Josh Tongue (2-47) conceded 11 wides across…
INDIA CRICKET Vice-president Daljeet Singh is serving as the acting president © BCCI The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has suspended its top three office-bearers. The Apex Council of the association took the decision to suspend president A Jagan Mohan Rao, secretary R Devraj and treasurer CJ Srinivas Rao at an emergent meeting recently. The Apex Council released a statement on July 31 stating that action has been taken under the authority of Rule 41(6) and Rule 15(4)(d) of the HCA Memorandum of Association and Rules and Regulations – 2018. All three office-bearers are currently in police custody on charges of…
BULAWAYO TEST [File picture] Muzarabani picked 3 wickets © AFP Blessing Muzarabani and Tanaka Chivanga spearheaded an impressive fightback from Zimbabwe on Day 2 of the first Test in Bulawayo, although New Zealand were still in the ascendancy. New Zealand lost quick wickets but Daryl Mitchell’s 80 off 119 ensured a good total for the visiting side as they finished with 307, taking a lead of 158. Zimbabwe then lost both their openers late in the day as they went into Stumps at 31/2, trailing by 127 runs. Muzarabani struck early on Day 3, ending the overnight opening stand on…