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England are on top in the ongoing fourth Test against India in Ranchi with the hosts still behind by 134 runs in the first innings having already lost seven wickets. Kuldeep who played well in the second innings in Rajkot, made his intentions clear with a reverse sweep off his second ball of the innings on Saturday, February 24. The …

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has urged out-of-form England batter Joe Root to shun the 'Bazball' approach and get back to playing his natural game. Keeping up with England's aggressive Bazball approach, Root has mostly lost his wicket playing outlandish shots in India. "Root had a bloody fine record playing normally, and he was a quick scorer playing normally," Chappell …

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has urged out-of-form England batter Joe Root to shun the ‘Bazball’ approach and get back to playing his natural game. Keeping up with England’s aggressive Bazball approach, Root has mostly lost his wicket playing outlandish shots in India. “Root had a bloody fine record playing normally, and he was a quick scorer playing normally,” Chappell …

If the England batters needed any reminder of the challenge on their hands in this series against India, they got it within minutes of the introduction of spin on Day 1 of the first Test match being played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. India's Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates the wicket of England's Ben Duckett Off to a solid start against …

Kevin Pietersen predicted an outrageous first-innings score after England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test against India at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. India's Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates with Ravindra Jadeja after taking the wicket of England's Mark Wood "England bat. The Hyderabad pitch was not like what Ahmedabad dished out to …

The fabled Bazball made its first appearance in India on a sunny Thursday morning. The final session also saw India’s answer with the bat to Bazball, as captain Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal put on 80 off 74 balls for the opening wicket. Crawley struck local lad Mohammed Siraj’s first two balls for fours on the on-side, and in the …

IND vs ENG: Jasprit Bumrah counters Bazball warning, says England's approach gives him edge to take heaps of wickets

On his day, Mitchell Starc can be very good but no one quite knows when that 'day' comes along. 5th Ashes Test: Mitchell Starc celebrates after taking a wicket on Day 1. The death rattle told him that his stay at the wicket had come to an end and the distant stare told everyone watching that the ball had been …

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England's sensational win over Pakistan in Rawalpindi is another example how Test cricket should and needs to be played. On an absolute dud wicket, which had nothing for the bowlers, Ben Stokes led his team to a handsome 75-run win, bowling out Pakistan for 268 in the fourth innings. Virat Kohli and Ben Stokes The win has once again highlighted …