Cricket
Manchester, July 25 (UNI) Joe Root produced a masterful century as England reached a commanding 433 for 4 in response to India’s first-innings 358, tightening their grip on the match at Old Trafford here today. Root is batting on 121, with Ben Stokes giving him solid company on 36 at Tea. Resuming Day 3 on…
Manchester, July 25 (UNI) Joe Root carved a golden chapter in the history of Test cricket at Old Trafford today, overtaking not just one but three all-time greats – Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, and Ricky Ponting — in a single day. With a composed single steered to third man off Anshul Kamboj, Root moved past…
Manchester, July 24 (UNI) Rishabh Pant’s courageous half-century, a five-wicket haul for Ben Stokes, and a blistering unbeaten start by Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett defined a dramatic Day 2 of the India-England Test at Old Trafford today. After India folded for 358 in their first innings, England responded with a commanding 77/0 by Tea….
Cape Town, July 24 (UNI) South Africa have named full-strength squads for their upcoming white-ball tour of Australia as the team builds towards the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027. Aiden Markram will lead the T20I side, while Temba Bavuma returns to captain the ODI squad, following…
Manchester, July 24 (UNI) India added 57 runs to their overnight score on a rain-hit second morning to reach 321 for 6 at lunch in the Old Trafford Test against England today with Rishabh Pant batting on 39 after returning to the crease post a brief injury scare. Giviing Pant company in the middle is…
Manchester, July 23 (UNI) India made a confident start in the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford, with Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring a fighting half-century before England fought back with three crucial wickets in the second session of day one to reduce the visitors to 149 for 3 at tea today. Put in to bat…
Manchester, July 23 (UNI) Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul provided India with a resolute and confident start after England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl first in the fourth Test of the ongoing series at the Emirates Old Trafford today. At lunch on Day 1, India had reached 78 without…
Manchester July 23 (UNI) With the series delicately poised at 2-1 in England’s favour, both teams made crucial changes ahead of the fourth Test at Old Trafford today. India, grappling with a string of injuries to key players, made three changes to their XI, while England opted for a solitary but significant switch. India’s lineup…
Bengaluru, Jul 22 (UNI) Indian cricketer Karun Nair is set to return to Karnataka for the 2025–26 domestic season, marking a homecoming after a successful two-year stint with Vidarbha. The 33-year-old top-order batsman, who had moved to Vidarbha in 2022, made the announcement today, expressing heartfelt gratitude to the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) for their…
Manchester, July 22 (UNI) India captain Shubman Gill today reaffirmed his backing for under-pressure middle-order batsman Karun Nair and hinted at a potential debut for young allrounder Anshul Kamboj as India gears up for a must-win fourth Test against England at Old Trafford. Gill said the team remained confident in Nair despite recent struggles with…
