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Ben Stokes to retire from ODIs after Chester-le-Street game

Chetan Setiya July 18, 2022 247

The Chester-le-Street game against South Africa will be Ben Stokes’s final ODI in an England shirt, the all-rounder has announced. He has played 104 ODIs so far, the most famous one being the 2019 World Cup final at Lord’s. The 31-year-old, who recently took over as England’s Continue Reading

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Pant’s maiden ton, Hardik’s all-round heroics hand India ODI series

Shruti Gupta July 17, 2022 165

Rishabh Pant’s maiden ODI century and Hardik Pandya’s all-round heroics fired India to an emphatic five-wicket win over England in the series-deciding third match here on Sunday. Rishabh Pant’s maiden ODI century and Hardik Pandya’s all-round heroics fired India to an emphatic five-wicket win over England in the series-deciding third match here on Continue Reading

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Babar Azam holds fort for Pakistan

Chetan Setiya July 17, 2022 236

Babar Azam held the lower order together to help Pakistan whittle away at Sri Lanka’s sizeable lead and bring it down to just 28 at Tea. The visitors were 194/9 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 222 at the break. Pakistan had begun the session at 104 for 7. Even though Yasir Shah fell quickly after […]Continue Reading

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Rohit throws weight behind out-of-form Kohli

Chetan Setiya July 15, 2022 251

Rohit Sharma has again backed Virat Kohli after he was asked about the latter’s form following India’s loss in the second ODI against England. Kohli was dismissed for 16 as India fell short by 100 runs in the chase. “He has played for so long, he has played so many matches, he is such a […]Continue Reading

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India, Australia set to play five-Test series in next FTP cycle

Chetan Setiya July 13, 2022 227

The India-Australia series will comprise of five Tests on a reciprocal basis in the next cycle of the Future Tours Programme (FTP). Cricbuzz learns that the expanded bilateral engagement, which is played for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, will kick in from 2024 season, when India are scheduled to visit Australia. The 2023 home series in India, […]Continue Reading

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Bumrah’s career-best 6-19 sets up India’s comprehensive win

Chetan Setiya July 13, 2022 187

A sizzling performance with the ball, led by Jasprit Bumrah’s career-best show, set up India’s comprehensive victory in the opening ODI against England at The Oval on Tuesday (July 12). Bumrah’s 6 for 19 was supported well by Mohammed Shami, who bagged 3 for 31 en route to becoming the joint third fastest to 150 wickets, as […]Continue Reading

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Virat Kohli’s form: Kapil’s comment, Rohit’s defence, India’s worry

Chetan Setiya July 12, 2022 232

Rohit Sharma rejected Kapil Dev’s opinion of dropping Kohli by saying, “He is watching the game from the outside and does not know what is happening inside.” Batting legends in poor form get all the comments. India captain Rohit Sharma has defended his teammate Virat Kohli after the legendary Kapil Dev suggested that the batsman be dropped. Kohli has 70 Continue Reading

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Rohit backs Kohli, endorses new batting philosophy

Chetan Setiya July 11, 2022 155

For the second game in a row, Virat Kohli stepped out to bat with an uber aggressive mindset. After lofting David Willey over mid-wicket for four and straight back over his head for a six, he charged out once more and was caught at cover for a 6-ball 11. It followed his dismissal from Birmingham […]Continue Reading

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Suryakumar ton in vain as England secure consolation win

Chetan Setiya July 11, 2022 140

SuryaKumar Yadav became the fifth T20I centurion for India but his career-best 117 couldn’t prevent a consolation win for England who successfully defended their mammoth 215/7 at the Nottingham’s punishingly small Trent Bridge by 17 runs. Both teams went a bowler short to strengthen the batting, with the hosts opting to set a target on a belter […]Continue Reading

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World Games: Abhishek Verma, Jyothi Surekha Vennam win bronze in archery

Shruti Gupta July 10, 2022 234

The Indian compound mixed team archery duo of Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam won a bronze medal by getting the better of their rivals from Mexico by one point at the World Games here. Verma is now the only Indian archer to win medals at all stages of compound archery — World Games, World […]Continue Reading