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July 13, 2026 10:25 AM

Harshit Rana to miss England ODIs with hamstring injury, Prince Yadav to replace him

A hamstring injury has sidelined Indian seamer Harshit Rana from the upcoming three-match One-Day International (ODI) series with England, and India's cricket board (BCCI) has named Prince Yadav as his replacement in the squad. Rana suffered the injury during the third T20 against England, and missed the remaining two matches as India lost 4-0 to the hosts. Yadav, who played in the T20 series but was not named in the ODI squad, will stay in England for the 50-over matches starting from Tuesday...

July 13, 2026 10:26 AM

India’s batting under the microscope after T20 defeats by England, Ireland

Pundits and former players highlighted India's struggles with the bat on Saturday after the Twenty20 World Cup champions suffered back-to-back series defeats by England and Ireland. England beat India by 56 runs in the fifth and final T20I at Southampton, the hosts sealing a 4-0 series win after the opener ended in a no result due to rain. That series defeat came after Ireland had completed a 2-0 T20 whitewash last month. Player-turned-commentator Dinesh Karthik said India's batting unit had l...

July 13, 2026 10:26 AM

Brendon McCullum sacked as England test coach after four years

Brendon McCullum has been sacked as head coach of England's test team after four years in the role, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday. McCullum, who was appointed in 2022 just after Ben Stokes was made test captain, helped transform England's red-ball fortunes with a swashbuckling brand of play that was quickly nicknamed "Bazball". While he has a winning overall record coaching the side in tests, England have struggled more recently, losing seven of their last nine long-f...

July 13, 2026 10:24 AM

Former England captain Heather Knight to retire after Lord’s Test vs Team India

Former England captain Heather Knight has announced her retirement from international cricket after a 16-year career, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday. The 35-year-old will make her final appearance during the current Test match against India at Lord’s, the venue where she famously led the team to World Cup glory in 2017. Knight, who debuted in 2010, bows out as England Women's all-time record appearance-maker with 320 caps. She captained the side 199 times between ...

July 12, 2026 11:08 AM

5th T20I: England beat India by 56 runs, secure 4-0 sweep, number one ranking

India's challenging U.K. tour threw up another obstacle on Saturday when a traffic jam delayed their arrival at Southampton for the fifth and final Twenty20 International against England, which the hosts won by 56 runs to clinch a 4-0 series win. Shreyas Iyer's side reached the ground five minutes after the scheduled toss time, forcing officials to delay the start to allow India warm-up time. Play started 30 minutes late. The delay was the latest hiccup in a trip that has produced little joy f...

July 10, 2026 11:15 PM

Formidable England seal first-ever T20 series win over India

England cruised to their first-ever T20 series victory over India with 37 balls to spare as the tourists fell to a record fifth consecutive loss in completed 20-over matches. After the hosts were set 159 to win, Phil Salt and Harry Brook enjoyed an unbroken second-wicket partnership of 146 off 70 balls as England reached their target in 13.5 overs. Captain Brook scored 79 from 35 balls, while Salt struck 59 from 42 after failing to score off his first nine balls. Salt celebrated with Brook af...

July 9, 2026 9:20 AM

England’s Tammy Beaumont to end international career at 35

England batter Tammy Beaumont has announced her retirement from international cricket at the age of 35, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday. Beaumont, who will continue to play domestic cricket, will end her international career after making her final appearance in the four-day test against India at Lord's beginning on Friday. She has made 260 appearances so far for England since her debut in 2009. She retires as England Women's leading century-maker in one-day internat...

July 8, 2026 3:43 PM

Second Test: West Indies win series against Sri Lanka after North Sound run-fest ends in draw

West Indies sealed a 1-0 victory over Sri Lanka on Tuesday, their first test series win in three years, after the rain-affected second and final test in North Sound ended in a draw. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat, piling up 549-9 before declaring their first innings, with opener Lahiru Udara top-scoring for the tourists with 188. West Indies replied with 499, built on centuries from player-of-the-match Justin Greaves (180) and Shai Hope (112). Sri Lanka then declared their second i...

July 8, 2026 9:41 AM

3rd T20I: England crush India by 125 runs to take commanding 2-0 lead in five-match series

England blew away India at Trent Bridge on Tuesday to inflict a record T20 defeat on the world champions and take a 2-0 lead in the series with two matches to play. Josh Tongue took 4-28 and Jofra Archer 3-29 as England’s pace attack powered them to a commanding 125-run victory. India, who came into the series off the back of a 2-0 series defeat to Ireland, were bowled out for just 76 in the third T20. "I think it was atrocious. I can’t use a better word, honestly," said India captain Shr...

July 7, 2026 3:47 PM

Would love to play some cricket with Virat, planning India visit in near future: Djokovic

Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic has said he would love to play cricket with Virat Kohli during a planned visit to India, revealing that the two have been in touch and expressing his admiration for the former India captain. Kohli, along with his wife and actor Anushka Sharma, watched Djokovic's fourth-round win over Alex de Minaur at Wimbledon last year and later praised the Serb on social media, calling him a "gladiator". Speaking on JioStar, Djokovic said: "I would love to play some crick...