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Stokes Will Lead England From The Front, Believes Tendulkar
Former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar believes all-rounder Ben Stokes will lead England from the front and would do whatever it takes to take his side to victory in the first Test against the West Indies beginning Wednesday at the Ageas Bowl.....
Team Needs To Play Well Abroad, Will Have A Word With Virat & Ravi: Ganguly
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said that he will have a chat with India captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri, trying to gauge what went wrong in New Zealand where the team was whitewashed in the Test and ODI series. ....
ENG V WI 1st Test: Burns, Denly Hold Fort As Cricket Gets Off To Rainy Restart
England ended Day 1 of their first Test against West Indies on 35/1 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton as the return of cricket after the nearly three-month long break enforced by the coronavirus pandemic turned out to be a rainy affair. Joe Denly and Rory Burns held fort after Burns' opening partner Dominic Sibley fell early in the innings to Shannon Gabriel. ....
ENG V WI Test, Day 2 Stumps: WI Top-order Steady After Holder 6-fer
West Indies ended the second day of the first Test against England on 57/1 and trail the hosts by 147 runs at the Ageas Bowl. After Dom Bess' cameo took England past the 200-run mark, West Indies openers John Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite put up an opening stand of 43 runs. Campbell was dismissed by James Anderson towards the end of the day and Shai Hope was at the crease with Brathwaite when umpires ended play on Thursday. ....
Eng Vs WI: Michael Holding Breaks Down While Discussing Racism
On the second day of the ongoing first Test between England and the West Indies, Holding -- in an interview with Sky News' Mark Austin -- said he was thinking about his parents when he became emotional on TV. ....
ENG Vs WI Day 2, Stumps: Burns, Sibley Hold On After West Indies Take 114-run Lead
England openers Dom Sibley and Rory Burns saw off the last 10 overs of the day after West Indies were all out for 318 on Day 3 of the first Test against England, taking a crucial 114-run first innings lead. At stumps, the hosts were 15/0, still training by 99 runs, with Sibley on 5 and Burns on 10. ....
Eng V WI Test, Day 4: Joseph, Gabriel Tip Scales In Windies' Favour
Shannon Gabriel and Alzarri Joseph tipped the scales in favour of the West Indies in the last session of a topsy-turvy Day 4 of their first Test against England at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England on Saturday. ....
Eng V WI 1st Test: Blackwood, Gabriel Star As Windies Win Thriller
Jermaine Blackwood and Shannon Gabriel starred with bat and ball respectively as the West Indies beat England by four wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, on Day 5 of the absorbing first Test at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday. ....
On the 8th of July, the gentleman's game marked its return after a 116-day hiatus caused due the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all know, the ICC had introduced the new norms in these special times. The application of saliva on the ball had been disallowed while cricketers were also mandated to undergo a quarantine period before the on-field action began. The England & Wales Cricket Board had kept the Windies players in a bio-secure bubble before the scheduled start of the series in order to prevent them from COVID-19 infection. This rule of quara....
Jason Holder: No.1 All-rounder, No.2 Bowler In Tests
West Indies skipper Jason Holder and England's Ben Stokes have made career-high gains in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings, following the conclusion of the first Test at the Ageas Bowl.....
