Sachin Tendulkar and Greg Chappell in 2007. (Photo by Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australian captain Greg Chappell praised England batter Harry Brook likening his style and performance to that of the great Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.Having established himself with some significant knocks in all formats, Brook is one of the newest…
Veteran New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee is playing his final Test match, his 107th, against England at his home ground, Seddon Park, on Saturday. This marks the culmination of a remarkable 16-year international career.Southee announced his retirement last month, indicating that his international career would conclude at the end of the ongoing series against…
England’s Joe Root celebrates scoring 50 runs in Wellington. (AP Photo) WELLINGTON: England’s Joe Root etched his name into cricketing history by becoming the first English batter, and only the fourth in the world, to record 100 scores of fifty or more in Test cricket. The landmark achievement came during the second Test against New…
Zak Crawley (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England batter Zak Crawley achieved a remarkable Test record by smashing a six in the opening over against New Zealand in Wellington.After New Zealand’s captain Tom Latham elected to field first, Crawley aimed for a quick start whilst trying to find his rhythm. Facing Tim Southee in the first…
England’s Jacob Bethell, left, and Joe Root walk from the field following their eight wicket win. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: England opened their three-match Test series in New Zealand with an emphatic eight-wicket win in Christchurch on Sunday, setting multiple records in the process. The visitors chased down a target of 104 runs in just…
Alzarri Joseph (Video grab) A bizarre incident unfolded during the third ODI between West Indies and England at Kensington Oval, Barbados, when West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph unexpectedly left the field mid-match after a disagreement with captain Shai Hope. The incident occurred early in the innings after Joseph bowled his second over, despite taking a…
NEW DELHI: When the England cricket team toured India in 1982, had lost in both Tests and ODIs. But a few months later, they were presented with a chance to take revenge straightaway with a return series.Despite Dilip Vengsarkar‘s century, England rode on the pace mastery of captain Bob Willis and Ian Botham to post…
NEW DELHI: To say that England cricket team has revolutionized the style of batting in Test cricket won’t be an understatement.With their Bazball approach, England are putting their opponents on the back foot early and that was more than evident when on the first day of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent…
