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The win was England’s first Test success in Australia since January 2011, ending a run of 16 losses and two draws. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Staring at a clean sweep, England finally found a way to fight back, winning their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years with a gutsy four-wicket victory in a…

The five-match series against India earlier this year ended in a 2-2 draw, marking Shubman Gill’s first assignment as Test captain. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Batting legend Alastair Cook said England’s 2-2 home Test series draw against Shubman Gill-led India came against “not a great Indian side”, raising concerns over the team’s preparation for the…

Desert Vipers survived a late wobble to register a five-wicket victory over Sharjah Warriorz at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday, officially knocking the Warriorz out of playoff contention. The win made the Vipers the first side in World ILT20 history to notch up eight group-stage victories.With this result, one of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders…

MS Dhoni made a rare public appearance when he attended Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s 60th birthday celebrations in Panvel (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who largely keeps a low profile away from the cricket field, made a rare public appearance when he attended Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s 60th birthday…

Steve Smith was bowled by Josh Tongue for 9 runs (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: A total of 20 wickets tumbled on the opening day of the fourth Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday, with Australia bowled out for 152 before dismissing England for just 110.Go Beyond The Boundary…

Australia vs England 4th Ashes Test Live: A fired-up England struck six times before lunch to stay in the contest on another chaotic day of the fourth Ashes Test on Saturday, even as a brittle Australia stretched their lead to 140 runs. At the interval on day two, in front of another packed Melbourne Cricket…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi & PM Narendra Modi (PTI) As the year drew to a close, Indian cricket found itself sharing space with an unfamiliar kind of headline. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, still three months short of his 15th birthday, was named a recipient of the Prime Minister’s National Award for Children, the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. It…

Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja (AP/PTI) On this day in 2020, December 27, Ajinkya Rahane played an innings that quietly altered the course of Indian Test cricket. It did not come wrapped in noise or bravado. It arrived in the aftermath of trauma. India had been bundled out for their lowest-ever total in the previous…

England’s Ben Stokes reacts after attempting to stop a boundary on the first day of the fourth Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne. (AFP) New Delhi: The Bazballers arrived on Australian shores with plenty of noise, wrapped in bravado and belief, armed with soundbites about…

Mumbai’s Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Rohit Sharma’s brief stay at the crease ended in a golden duck, but Mumbai’s firepower ensured they defeated Uttarakhand by 51 runs in a Group C Vijay Hazare Trophy clash on Friday. Batting first, Mumbai posted a commanding 331 for seven, thanks to crucial contributions from Hardik Tamore, who remained…