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April 23, 2026 4:30 PM

Stay in IPL, you will learn: Kevin Pietersen tells Jacob Bethell after Alastair Cook remarks

Kevin Pietersen urged England batter Jacob Bethell to remain in India and wait for opportunities in the Indian Premier League, backing the youngster after criticism from former England captain Alastair Cook. Bethell, 22, has not yet featured for Royal Challengers Bengaluru during the current IPL season, prompting Cook to suggest the batter would be better served returning to England to play county cricket for Warwickshire. Pietersen, who has previously played for the Bengaluru franchise, dismi...

March 6, 2026 3:30 PM

‘Cricket’s a cruel game, tough pills to swallow,’ says Bethell after England’s T20 World Cup semi-final loss to India

England batter Jacob Bethell said it was a “tough pill to swallow” after his century went in vain in England’s defeat to India in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Bethell tore into the Indian bowling attack to record the second-fastest century in T20 World Cup history, getting there in just 45 balls. The knock meant Bethell now has centuries in all three formats for England. Earlier this year, he had also scored a hundred against Austra...

December 31, 2025 12:52 PM

Ashes: Jacob Bethell looks to cement place as England number three

Jacob Bethell was not supposed to be England's headline act in the fourth test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but he looked like a player who belonged when the tourists made their nervous chase for victory against Australia. Replacing the dropped Ollie Pope at number three, 22-year-old Bethell had appeared on a hiding to nothing in Melbourne on a difficult pitch in front of a record crowd of 94,000. His debut Ashes innings on Boxing Day, the biggest occasion in Australia's cricket calendar, w...

December 30, 2025 9:04 AM

Ashes: Jacob Bethell credits IPL 2025 experience for handling MCG pressure

England batting all-rounder Jacob Bethell said his stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year helped him deal with the pressure of making his Ashes debut at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where England registered a four-wicket win in a two-day Test. Bethell, 22, replaced Ollie Pope in the XI and played a composed knock of 40 as England chased down 175 to win the traditional Boxing Day Test, ending their 18-match winless streak in Tests in Australia. He was also part of the Royal Challeng...