Joe Root has carried his sublime Test form into the ODI series, producing yet another masterclass against India. The England batting mainstay remained unbeaten in all three innings of the July 2026 ODI series, finishing with 249 runs without being dismissed, making him the first England batter to score six consecutive ODI half-centuries.Root’s remarkable consistency…
England’s Joe Root (ANI Photo) Joe Root etched his name into England’s record books by becoming the first batter from the country to register six consecutive fifty-plus scores in One-Day Internationals during the series-deciding third ODI against India at Lord’s on Sunday. The former England captain continued his remarkable consistency with an unbeaten 74 off…
Dwayne Bravo touches Chris Gayle’s feet (Screengrabs) Away from the FIFA World Cup action, the USA’s Major League Cricket (MLC) grabbed attention with a heartwarming reunion between West Indies legends Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle. Bravo, now the head coach of the Los Angeles Knight Riders, welcomed Gayle with a hug, laughter and a touching…
India’s Jasprit Bumrah (ANI Photo) India have been dealt a major setback ahead of the ODI series decider against England at Lord’s, with pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ruled out due to a knee injury. Captain Shubman Gill confirmed the news at the toss after England won and elected to bat first.“We would have bowled. Boom…
LAKR team with the MLC trophy (X) Shah Rukh Khan hailed the Los Angeles Knight Riders after the franchise clinched its first-ever Major League Cricket (MLC) title, congratulating the players for living up to their promise of winning the championship and celebrating another landmark moment for cricket’s growth in the United States. The Bollywood superstar,…
Image credit: Major League Cricket NEW DELHI: The Los Angeles Knight Riders held their nerve in a breathtaking final over to beat Washington Freedom by one run and win their maiden Major League Cricket (MLC) title at the Oakland Coliseum in California, California on Saturday.Needing 14 runs off the final over, Washington looked favourites after…
Mumbai : For Farokh Engineer, Sir Garfield Sobers was more than cricket’s greatest allrounder. He was a teammate, an opponent, a golfing partner and one of his closest friends. As the cricket world mourned the death of the West Indies legend at the age of 89 on Friday, the former India wicketkeeper remembered Sobers as…
The mood inside the Indian dressing room must be difficult to read right now. Images from London showed head coach Gautam Gambhir sharing a laugh with Rohit Sharma on the Lord’s balcony on the eve of Sunday’s third ODI against England. Yet they could not mask the intense pressure the team’s oldest player must be…
Kapil Dev and Rohit Sharma (Photos from PTI and ANI) As speculation grows over whether Rohit Sharma could be playing his final international match in Sunday’s third ODI against England at Lord’s, former India captain Kapil Dev has urged fans to celebrate the Indian skipper’s career instead of feeling sad.Speaking to ANI on the sidelines…
India have drafted all-rounder Harsh Dubey into their squad for the third and final ODI against England after Washington Sundar was ruled out with a right hamstring injury.Sundar picked up the injury during the second ODI at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff and will miss Sunday’s series decider at Lord’s. The all-rounder is set to undergo…