Joe Root and Sunil Gavaskar. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Joe Root broke Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar‘s record of 34 Test hundreds on the third day of the first Test match against Pakistan in Multan on Wednesday.Root achieved the milestone in the second session of the day with a single off Abrar…
Former England captain Nasser Hussain famously orchestrated Sachin Tendulkar’s only Test stumping, in his 200-Test long career, during England’s 2001 tour of India, in the third Test at Bengaluru.Tendulkar, renowned for his mastery of spin and immense batting composure, got out stumped for the first time in his 143 Test innings. Hussain, then England’s captain,…
Sachin Tendulkar and Joe Root. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Even if Joe Root is unable to surpass Sachin Tendulkar‘s incredible record of 15,921 runs, he will be remembered as England‘s greatest batsman in Test cricket, according to his former teammate Ian Bell. Recently, Root surpassed the legendary Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka to take sixth…
NEW DELHI: Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad, on Thursday, admitted he narrowly escaped conceding a no-ball during the memorable over in the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup when Yuvraj Singh hit him for six consecutive sixes. Broad shared this during a Sky Sports commentary on the 17th anniversary of the event.The match took place…
England‘s Liam Livingstone scored 87 off 47 balls, leading his team to a three-wicket victory against Australia on Friday at Sophia Gardens. This win leveled the three-match T20 series at 1-1, with the final game set for Sunday in Manchester.Australia set a challenging target of 194 runs. Livingstone’s second T20 half-century in his 50th match…
NEW DELHI:As batsmen around the world are coming up with inventive shots like switch hits and reverse scoops, bowlers also have to come up with new tricks to pick up wickets.Bowlers try their best to outsmart or deceive batsmen through a combination of variations in pace, swing, spin, or other deliveries. Bowlers often use these…
Australia defeated England by 28 runs in the first T20 international at Southampton on Wednesday. They now lead 1-0 in the three-match series.Australia batted first and scored 179 all out. Travis Head was the top performer with 59 runs off 23 balls, hitting eight boundaries and four sixes. England’s spinners Liam Livingstone and Adil Rashid…
Navjot Singh Sidhu played a crucial role in helping Sourav Ganguly make his Test debut during India’s tour of England in 1996. The opportunity arose under unexpected circumstances, involving a dramatic turn of events that led to Ganguly’s selection in the playing XI.Sidhu, who was a senior member of the Indian cricket team and an…
NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar scored 51 Test centuries in his illustrious career, the most by any player in Test cricket history. These hundreds spanned a career of 24 years, from 1989 to 2013, in which Sachin became a legend in cricket.Tendulkar’s first Test century came against England on August 14, 1990, at…
NEW DELHI: England‘s stand-in captain Ollie Pope marked a significant milestone in Test cricket history on Friday. Playing his 49th Test match, Pope became the first cricketer to score his first seven Test centuries against different teams.Pope’s milestone century led England on the opening day of the third Test against Sri Lanka at The Oval,…
