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2nd Test: Burns, Lawrence keep England afloat against New Zealand
BIRMINGHAM (England): England batsmen Rory Burns and Dan Lawrence scored battling half-centuries as the hosts recovered from a mid-innings wobble to reach 258-7 against New Zealand on the opening day of the second and final Test on Thursday. Burns fought hard even as wickets fell around him and looked set to reach his fourth Test…
PSL to resume in Abu Dhabi on June 9
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) will resume here on June 9, three months after it was suspended due to COVID-19 cases in its bio-secure bubble in Karachi. Fourth-placed Lahore Qalandars will meet third-placed Islamabad United in what will be the 15th match of the tournament, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday. The final…
England vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score, 1st Test, Day
England vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score, 1st Test, Day 5Check live cricket score, ball-by-ball commentary and live scorecard of 1st Test match between England and New Zealand on Times of IndiaTHE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 07, 2021, 00:21:24 ISTFacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail Source
Ethics officer points to Rupa Gurunath’s conflict of interest
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) ethics officer Justice (Retd) DK Jain has adjudged Tamil Nadu Cricket Association president Rupa Gurunath to be in conflict of interest. This is the first time the ethics officer has found a state association president to be in a position of conflict. Rupa, who is the…
Not sure India will be able to dominate like West
NEW DELHI: Current Indian team’s back-to-back Test series wins in Australia led to its comparison with world-conquering West Indian and Australian teams of the past, even though Virat Kohli’s men are yet to prove themselves consistently dominant on foreign soil. Apart from the fact that they are yet to win a Test series in South…
ENG vs NZ 1st Test, Day 2: Debutant Devon Conway
New Zealand built on test debutant Devon Conway’s chanceless double-hundred by taking two early England wickets before Rory Burns and Joe Root mounted a recovery on Day 2 of the first test at Lord’s on Thursday. Replying to New Zealand’s first-innings total of 378 that was anchored by Conway’s 347-ball 200, England reached stumps on…
T20 World Cup set to be moved out of India,
NEW DELHI: The marquee T20 World Cup in October-November is set to be shifted to the UAE and Oman with the BCCI having internally intimated the ICC to go ahead with its preparation due to a tricky COVID-19 situation in India. While the UAE was always the first back-up option, Oman’s capital Muscat has been…
I’m better off as player than leader: Rashid Khan on
Star Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan has declined captaining the T20 side fearing it might affect his performance as a player which he feels is more crucial to the team. Afghanistan have been changing captains frequently and earlier this week named Hashmatullah Shahidi as their Test and ODI skipper. However, the Afghanistan Cricket Board is yet…
UK Tour: Indian team finds ‘perfect setup for training’ at
SOUTHAMPTON (UK): Ahead of the inaugural World Test Championship(WTC) Final, the Indian cricket team has found a perfect setup for training at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. “Perfect setup for training #TeamIndia,” BCCI tweeted while sharing an aesthetic picture of sunny Ageas Bowl which will host the marquee event. Perfect setup for training #TeamIndia https://t.co/Oub0R1DieZ—…
Ollie Robinson fiasco: England could start reviewing social media history
Batting coach Graham Thorpe said England could start reviewing the social media history of players before their selection in the national team after pacer Ollie Robinson’s old sexist and racist posts surfaced this week. The 27-year-old Robinson, who made his Test debut against New Zealand on Wednesday, was embroiled in controversy, as a string of…