Stokes hails England comeback win
Captain Ben Stokes says England’s come-from-behind win over India by 28 runs in the opening Test in Hyderabad is his “greatest” as captain.
Captain Ben Stokes says England’s come-from-behind win over India by 28 runs in the opening Test in Hyderabad is his “greatest” as captain.
Debutant spinner Tom Hartley took seven wickets as England pulled off a dramatic 28-run upset win over India on day four of the opening Test.
Ollie Pope struck a defiant century to help England bounce back with a lead of 126 after their batting stutter against a persistent Indian attack in the opening Test on Saturday.
KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja hit half-centuries to put India in command of the opening Test against England in Hyderabad.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal led India’s charging reply to England’s 246, which had been driven by captain Ben Stokes’ half-century on an all-attacking opening day of the first Test.
England’s “Bazball” style of attacking cricket faces its biggest challenge yet when they play an India side who have not lost a home Test series in more than a decade.
India’s Virat Kohli will miss the first two Tests against England due to “personal reasons”.
India edged Afghanistan in a dramatic second Super Over to sweep the T20I series after the third match ended in a tie.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube smashed half-centuries as India thrashed Afghanistan by six wickets to clinch the series in the second T20I in Indore on Sunday.
India quick Mohammed Shami will miss the first two Tests at home against England as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury.
All-rounder Shivam Dube hit an unbeaten half-century and took a wicket to lead India to a comfortable win over Afghanistan in the first T20I on Thursday.
India coach Rahul Dravid says star batsman Virat Kohli will miss the first of three T20Is against Afghanistan due to “personal reasons”.
Rohit Sharma will captain India in their three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, fresh from celebrating the quickest win in Test history in South Africa.
India captain Rohit Sharma has told critics of sub-continent pitches to “keep their mouths shut”.
Aiden Markram’s superb century couldn’t prevent a Proteas defeat at Newlands.