Tag: England
Joe Root Topples Geoffrey Boycott, Becomes 6th Highest Run Scorer For England
England captain Joe Root went past former opener Geoffrey Boycott on the list of top run-getters for England here on Saturday. Root, who was unbeaten on 67 after the end of the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka, has moved to 8,119 runs and is now five runs clear of Boycott, who retired a long time ago. ....
Disrespectful To India If England Don't Play Their Best Team: Pietersen
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has criticised England's squad selection for the first two Tests against India, saying not selecting the best players in the squad would be disrespectful for the England fans as well the hosts -- Indian cricket team. ....
Ashwin, Sundar, Kuldeep May Be India's Spinners For 1st Test Vs England
In December 2016, when England last travelled to India for a Test series, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin combined to capture 54 of the 93 English wickets to fall as the team romped to a 4-0 series win in the five-Test series. ....
Root-led England Team Arrives In Chennai Ahead Of Test Series
The England cricket team, led by skipper Joe Root, on Wednesday arrived in Chennai from Sri Lanka ahead of the four-match Test series against India slated to begin from February 5. ....
Don't Think Indian Pitches Will Turn From The Start: Rory Burns
England opener Rory Burns said he thinks Indian wickets will be good cricket wickets and won't turn from the start like it happened during the recent series in Sri Lanka where England still managed to win 2-0. ....
No Neutral Umpires In First Two India-England Tests
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed the pair of Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma to stand alongside Nitin Menon in the first two Tests of the upcoming series between India and England, thus continuing the trend of home umpires officiating in Tests ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. ....
IND Vs ENG: Indian Cricketers Cleared To Train After Negative Covid Results
Members of the Indian cricket team have returned negative results in their latest Covid-19 tests and have been cleared to begin their outdoor training from Tuesday for the four-match Test series that begins here on Friday. ....
Won't Be Easy For Root, Buttler, Stokes To Perform In India: Kuldeep Yadav
Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav believes it will not be easy for the likes of Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes to perform in the upcoming four-Test series between India and England which gets underway from Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. ....
Ollie Pope Added To England Squad For India Tests
Right-handed batsman Ollie Pope has been added to the England squad and will be available for selection for the four-Test series against India which begins Friday. ....
1st Test: Kohli Returns To Lead India Against Buoyant England
Virat Kohli will return to lead India against England in the first Test of the four-match series beginning Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium after his deputy Ajinkya Rahane proved his leadership credentials by captaining the side to a memorable 2-1 series win in Australia last month. ....
