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England skipper Buttler backs family presence during tours
Kolkata: As Indian players gear up for reduced time with families during lengthy tours abroad owing to a BCCI diktat, England captain Jos Buttler on Tuesday said having partners and children on…
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Shami’s comeback in focus as India aim fresh start against England
Kolkata: Fit-again pacer Mohammed Shami’s comeback would be keenly watched when the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian T20 team takes on an evenly-matched England in a five-match series starting here on Wednesday, aiming to…
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Jasprit Bumrah may miss majority of home white-ball series against England
Sydney: Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who sustained back spasms, is likely to be rested for the majority of India’s home white-ball series against England, keeping an eye on the ICC Champions Trophy,…
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SCG track: Gambhir praises spicy and result-oriented wicket
Sydney: The SCG track was “not ideal” for a Test match, according to batting great Sunil Gavaskar but India head coach Gautam Gambhir praised the wicket as “spicy” and “result-oriented”, which had…
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4th Test: You’ve to be switched on, says Ponting on Rohit’s dismissal
Melbourne: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting was critical of the tame shot India captain Rohit Sharma played that led to his dismissal off Pat Cummins on day two of the Boxing Day…
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Joe Root becomes 1st England batter to score century of 50+ scores in Test cricket
Wellington: England batter Joe Root became the first English batter and only the fourth in the world to record 100 scores of fifty or more in Test cricket. Root achieved this remarkable…
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Joe Root overtakes Alastair Cook to become England’s leading run-getter
Multan: England’s star batter Joe Root has passed Alastair Cook to become the leading run-getter for England in Test cricket moving to 12,473 runs on the third day of the first Test…
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England allrounder Moeen Ali retires from international cricket
New Delhi: England allrounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from international cricket after being left out of the white-ball series against Australia. Moeen last represented England in their semifinal loss to…
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Sachin Tendulkar ‘best batter’ to bowl to, says England legend James Anderson
London: England fast bowling great James Anderson, who is into his final few days as an international cricketer, enjoyed his battles against Sachin Tendulkar the most over the course of his remarkably…
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T20 WC: Can’t see India losing this time, says Paul Collingwood
New Delhi: England will have to come up with an extraordinary performance to beat an an in-form India in the T20 World Cup semifinal, according to former all-rounder Paul Collingwood, who feels…
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Indian-origin victim of UK’s Post Office scandal rejects apology
London: An Indian-origin former manager of a Post Office in England wrongly jailed while pregnant has rejected the apology of an engineer whose evidence helped convict her over faulty accounting software. Seema…
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T20WC: England eye massive win over USA to stay alive in semifinal race
Bridgetown: Defending champions England will need their power hitters to do the job against a demoralised yet tricky USA in their final Super 8 match as they eye a huge win to…