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PUNE, India: Debutant Prasidh Krishna and fellow seamer Shardul Thakur combined to derail England's chase and bowl India to a 66-run victory in the one-day series opener in Pune on Tuesday (Mar 23). Shikhar Dhawan made 98 but it was the blistering unbroken century-plus partnership between KL Rahul and debutant Krunal Pandya which helped India to a strong 317-5. Jonny Bairstow led England's robust reply with an incendiary 94 before the wheels came off their chase and the tourists folded for 251 in

Steven Gerrard said he was surprised by England coach Gareth Southgate's decision to drop Trent Alexander-Arnold from the squad for their World Cup qualifiers and described the Liverpool defender as the "best English right back in the country". Steven Gerrard said he was surprised by England coach Gareth Southgate's decision to drop Trent Alexander-Arnold from the squad for their World Cup qualifiers and described the Liverpool defender as the "best English right back in the country". Alexander-Arnold was left out of Southgate's 26-man

Marcus Rashford has travelled to England HQ despite foot injury; he missed training on Monday and will be assessed by FA doctors; Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham also arrived on Monday after German authorities reviewed their coronavirus risk regulations Marcus Rashford joined up with the England squad on Monday despite missing Manchester United's FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Leicester due to a foot injury. United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said after Sunday's game that the club's medics were in discussion with their counterparts at

India were just too good for England, who did well to hang in there for three-quarters of the match, and then fell apart. To the Virat, the spoils. Thanks for your company and your correspondence. A more Guardian-ish match report will be along soon, and we’ll be back on Tuesday with the first OBO of the ODI series in Pune, where play will start at 8am GMT sharp. Is there time to send for Alex Hales? The leading wicket-taker in the series was

Buttler carried his bat through the innings to guide England to 158 for two with 10 balls to spare Jos Buttler hit a brilliant 83 as England beat India by eight wickets on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in their five-match Twenty20 series. Virat Kohli’s 77-run blitz saw India to 156-6 at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad which was kept empty because of the rising number of coronavirus cases in India. Buttler carried his bat through the innings, smashing four sixes

England will go into the opening T20 against India with a full squad to pick from after paceman Jofra Archer was declared fit following an elbow injury. Archer, 25, missed both the second and fourth Tests in the recent series against India due to the issue affecting his right arm. The setbacks came after the fast bowler suffered a stress fracture in the same elbow in South Africa in the winter of 2019/20, ruling him out of the subsequent Test series in Sri

Ahmedabad: The Indian team management faces a problem of plenty going into the five T20 Internationals against England, an assignment that marks the beginning of the side's build-up to this year's T20 World Cup at home. There are 19 players available for selection and with two in contention for each slot, the XI for the five games, starting in Ahmedabad on Friday, will be an indication of how head coach Ravi Shastri, captain Virat Kohli and bowling coach Bharat Arun are looking at

India vs England: Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel picked up five wickets apiece as India crushed England by an innings and 25 runs in fourth Test to win the series 3-1 and qualify for the World Test Championship final. India defeated England by an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final Test to win the four-match series 3-1 and seal a place in the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship on Saturday. Rishabh Pant (101) and Washington Sundar

England wrapped up the series with a comfortable six-wicket win in the second Twenty20 against New Zealand in Wellington. After being put in, New Zealand were restricted to 123-9, with Freya Davies taking a career-best 4-23 including top-scorer Amy Sattherthwaite for 49. England recovered from 30-2 in reply, with Tammy Beaumont making a 53-ball 63 in a stand of 83 with Heather Knight. Amy Jones hit the winning runs as England won with 16 balls to spare. The victory means England extend their

India skipper says focus should be on the batting skills of both sides rather than the pitch or the ball in Ahmedabad ahead of fourth and final Test; hosts lead the series 2-1 and are aiming to secure a spot in the World Test Championship final India captain Virat Kohli has blamed England's two-day defeat in the third Test solely on "a bizarre display of batting". Kohli has overseen two successive victories on big-spinning surfaces since England won the series opener in Chennai.

England Rugby has condemned social media abuse directed at its players after Ellis Genge said he had been sent death threats following the Six Nations defeat by Wales in Cardiff. England prop Genge was sent abuse after footage showed him failing to clap Wales players off the pitch on Saturday after the hosts won 40-24. England Rugby urged "true rugby fans" to stand against abuse. "Respect is a core value of rugby," the statement said. "Yesterday we lost to Wales who deserved their

Chris Woakes has left the England camp but is set to feature in ODI series; the 31-year-old has not played a Test match this winter; Jasprit Bumrah will not play for India due to personal reasons Chris Woakes has returned home as part of England's rotation policy despite not playing any part in the four-match Test series in India, the team confirmed on Saturday. England's approach has been to rest and rotate their multi-format players throughout their India tour to reduce the strain

India will be without fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for the fourth and final Test against England after his request to be released from the squad for personal reasons was accepted by the BCCI; India need to avoid defeat to reach the World Test Championship final Jasprit Bumrah has been released from India's squad for the fourth and final Test against England for personal reasons. The Indian team issued a statement accepting Bumrah's withdrawal, and confirming he will not be replaced in the squad.

England fast bowler Mark Wood has asked to withdraw from Thursday's Indian Premier League auction in order to spend more time with his family. Wood, 31, has just rejoined England on the tour of India after being rested for the first two Tests of the series. If he had been selected by one of the eight IPL teams, he could potentially have been away from home until June. Sixteen English players will be in the auction, while another eight have been retained by

India recorded their biggest win (by runs) against England after beating them by 317 runs in the second Test in Chennai and levelled the four-match series 1-1. With the victory, India ended their four-Test match losing streak under Virat Kohli's Captaincy. Ravichandran Ashwin aggregated 119 runs in the match and picked up a total of eight wickets.

England played a straight bat after play on the second day at Chennai, as accusations of an unfit pitch swirled around the social media bear pit. The tourists were bowled out for 134 in only 59.5 overs in reply to India’s 329 and, at stumps, the hosts were 249 runs head with nine wickets remaining. But the talking point was the surface, with the match extremely unlikely to go the distance. With Michael Vaughan and Shane Warne among those criticising the Chennai crumble via

Rohit Sharma scores seventh Test ton as India close day one of second Test against England 300-6 on spinning pitch; Moeen Ali bowls Virat Kohli for a duck on Test comeback; recalled Olly Stone impresses on day of controversial third-umpire decisions Rohit (161 from 231 balls) scored a seventh Test century, hit 18 fours and two sixes, and shared a fourth-wicket stand of 162 with Ajinkya Rahane (67) as India - who lost the first Test at the same venue by 227 runs

England bowl India out for 192 on day five in Chennai to seal a comprehensive 227-run win in the first Test; Jimmy Anderson takes three wickets in phenomenal spell of reverse-swing bowling, Jack Leach claims four while Virat Kohli's half-century comes in vainJames Anderson produced a stunning spell of reverse-swing bowling before lunch to lead England to a memorable victory over India in the first Test.Three wickets for just six runs in a five-over burst broke the game open for Joe Root's side

Ishant Sharma is the sixth Indian bowler to reach the milestone of 300 Test wickets. Ishant Sharma on Monday became the third Indian pacer to bag 300 Test wickets, after Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan. Sharma, 32, reached the milestone when he dismissed England batsman Dan Lawrence in the 16th over of England’s second innings in the Chennai Test. Sharma is now the sixth Indian bowler to reach the landmark in red-ball cricket. He is also the slowest to 300 wickets. Former India captain and leg-spinner Anil

With the pandemic hitting cricket at all levels, the birthplace of the sport needs the game’s biggest drawcard like never before. A few days ago, a banner popped up at the premises of Leicestershire County Cricket Club. ‘Virat Kohli’s India, coming to the county ground’, it screamed. The tentative dates given were July-end. And on the right-hand side, there was an orange patch with a call to action about tickets. ‘On Sale Soon. Register your interest now’, it read, a full six months