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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Sunday sacked Brendon McCullum as head coach of England’s men’s Test team.The decision comes days after Ben Stokes retired from international cricket following England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia earlier this year and a 2-1 home Test series loss to New Zealand last month. McCullum’s exit brings…

Shreyas Iyer and Ryan Ten Doeschate (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer‘s start as India’s T20I captain has been far from ideal. After a surprise 2-0 series defeat against Ireland, India were thrashed 4-0 by England in the five-match T20I series. The latest setback came on Saturday, when India lost the fifth and final T20I…

INDIA WOMEN VS ENGLAND WOMEN LIVE: India Women will resume Day 3 of the historic one-off Test at Lord’s in complete control, holding a commanding 269-run lead with nine wickets in hand after a dominant display across the opening two days. Having outplayed England with both bat and ball, Harmanpreet Kaur’s side is now within…

India’s Abhishek Sharma (ANI Photo) Abhishek Sharma added an unusual record to his name during India’s fifth T20I against England at The Rose Bowl, becoming the player with the most T20I appearances before playing either a Test or an ODI for a Full Member nation.The left-handed opener featured in his 53rd T20I for India on…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced two changes to India’s squads for the upcoming series of England and Zimbabwe after injuries to Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy.Fast bowler Prince Yadav has replaced Harshit Rana in India’s squad for the ODI series against England. Harshit has been ruled out with…

Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo) Shreyas Iyer‘s wait for a maiden victory as India’s T20I captain continued on Saturday after England handed the visitors a 56-run defeat in the fifth and final T20I at the Rose Bowl. The loss extended Iyer’s winless run to seven consecutive T20Is as captain, placing him on an unwanted…

File pic: Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: Virat Kohli spent close to 30 minutes in an animated one-on-one discussion with ODI skipper Shubman Gill as India began preparations for the three-match series against England with their first training session at Edgbaston on Saturday.The lengthy exchange appeared to revolve around batting plans for the…

Smriti Mandhana (Image: IANS) India tightened their grip on the historic one-off women’s Test at Lord’s with an almost flawless second day, leaving England staring at a monumental task. After bowling the hosts out for just 170 to secure a 115-run first-innings lead, the visitors batted with authority to reach 154/1 in their second innings,…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) India made two changes for the fifth and final T20I against England at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, with teenage opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi left out of the playing XI.Sanju Samson replaced Sooryavanshi, while all-rounder Suryansh Shedge came in for Washington Sundar as India looked to end the series on a positive…

Sanju Samson back in playing XI (Image: BCCI) India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against England in the fifth and final T20I at Southampton on Sunday, making two changes to the playing XI.Suryansh Shedge replaced Washington Sundar, while Sanju Samson returned to the side in place of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.Explaining…