Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas is bowled out by England’s Josh Tongue (Reuters) Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad has delivered a blunt verdict on Pakistan, describing them as a “poor side” and backing England to complete a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-Test series.Speaking on The Love for Cricket Podcast, Broad was critical of Pakistan’s current…
England’s Joe Root (AP/PTI) Joe Root etched his name into the World Test Championship record books on Friday, becoming the first player to score 3,000 runs as a captain in the WTC during England’s opening Test against Pakistan at Headingley in Leeds.Root needed 42 runs to reach the landmark at the start of the match…
England’s Joe Root celebrates hitting a half century. (AP Photo) Joe Root added another landmark to his extraordinary Test career on Thursday, equalling Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most half-centuries in Test cricket during England’s first Test against Pakistan at Headingley.Root brought up his 68th Test fifty on the second day before…
Josh Tongue and Ollie Robinson England pacers Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue shared the wickets and later shared the match ball after both finished with five-wicket hauls on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday.Robinson took 5 for 51 and Tongue claimed 5 for 46 as Pakistan were bowled…
Shubman Gill with Kirandeep Singh at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: For Kirandeep Singh, the moment Shubman Gill noticed him was more than just another net session. It was the moment a youngster from Cholta Kalan, a village in Punjab’s Mohali district, began to believe that his cricketing dream…
Gaddafi Stadium. (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images) The ICC has removed the demerit point given to Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium pitch after the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia in June.The decision comes after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Canada appealed against demerit points awarded for matches played that month. ICC reviews pitch decision…
Joe Root could hardly have asked for a better start to his return as England Test captain, but his comeback is less about reclaiming an old role and more about embracing a challenge he now feels better equipped to handle.Root had previously described his relationship with the England captaincy as unhealthy before stepping down. Four…
Spain cricket team (left) and Ricky Ponting Not Australia, England, India or Pakistan. Spain have become the team with the longest winning streak in international cricket, breaking the record previously held by Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh’s Australia.Spain are currently playing in the Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifiers in Southern Finland and…
England’s Ollie Robinson celebrates bowling out Pakistan’s Azan Awais on day one of the first Test match between England and Pakistan in Leeds, England, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 Ollie Robinson gave England the start they wanted in the first Test of Joe Root‘s second spell as Test captain, dismissing Pakistan opener Awais Ali for a…
Sourav Ganguly’s shirt-waving celebration at Lord’s in 2002 has been recreated 24 years later, this time by India’s Mixed Disability cricket team.After India defeated England by 118 runs in a T20 match at Lord’s on August 19, India’s players took off their shirts and waved them in the air, recalling Ganguly’s famous celebration after India’s…
