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IPL Beckons: Team India Stars Flown In From Gloomy Manchester To UAE
A day after the fifth and final Test between India and England was cancelled two hours before the scheduled start at Manchester’s Old Trafford because of COVID-19 concerns in the visitors’…
England Board Calls Off Fifth Test Match Against India Over COVID Concern
London: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday cancelled the fifth and final Test match between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester due to COVID-19 fears in the…
Manchester Test: Confident Team India Looks To Breach English Fortress
Team India’s brilliant win in the fourth Test at The Oval has given Virat Kohli’s men a 2-1 series lead with one match to play. India can’t lose this series, and the onus will be on England…
Surya Mohapatra To Lead Odisha U-19 In Vinoo Mankad Trophy
Bhubaneswar: Surya Mohapatra will lead the Odisha under-19 team in the all-India Vinoo Mankad Trophy to be played at Mohali from September 28.
Announcing the 22-member squad, which will…
Thumbs Up For Cricket: Taliban Allows Afghanistan’s Maiden Test Against Australia
Kabul: Many are doubting whether the Taliban will keep the promises it made after taking control of Afghanistan. On Wednesday, however, it showed the world that they want to be true to their…
4th Test: With Series In Balance, Can India Defy History Against England At The Oval?
England bounced back from the Lord's disappointment with a resounding victory in the third Test at Headingley, Leeds. Captain Joe Root maintained his Beadmanesque form, while the likes of…
Women’s Cricket: Madhusmita, Subhra To Lead Odisha Senior & U-19 Teams
Bhubaneswar: Madhusmita Behera will lead the Odisha women’s cricket team in BCCI senior women’s tournaments which are likely to be held in September and October.
Subhra N Swain was named…
Tale Of Two Captains: Deep-Rooted Joe And A Virat Disappointment
When was the last time Virat Kohli scored a Test century?
-- It was way back in November 2019, that too, against a weak Bangladesh team.
What’s the Indian captain’s average in his last…
3rd Test: India Crash To Innings Defeat After Another Spectacular Batting Collapse
Leeds: Indian batsmen flattered to deceive as they collapsed on the fourth morning to suffer an innings-an-76-run defeat in the third Test against England at Headingley on Saturday.
The…
Leeds Test: Problem Of Plenty For India, Injury Woes For England
Team India are in an enviable position of being 1-0 up in an away series in England at the end of two tests. It could very well have been 2-0 as well.
However, Virat will be happy with…