LIVE-ANALYSISHartley takes seven to bowl England to a historic win in Hyderabad LIVE ANALYSIS: India vs England, First Test, Hyderabad, Day 4By: Anirudh Suresh28 Jan, 2024
NEWS“The way Pope played was a masterclass” - Joe Root The batter from Surrey impressed with his unconventional but efficient stroke play on a track that wasn’t straightforward for batting By: cricket.com staff27 Jan, 2024
PRESS CONFERENCEWe aren't putting pressure on ourselves by setting any targets: MhambreyJasprit Bumrah's late reverse swing was the only threat for England as Ollie Pope played a blinder of an innings to guide England to a respectable positionBy: Bastab K Parida27 Jan, 2024
TALKING POINTSOllie Pope’s knock of a lifetime, Bumrah's GOATed spell & moreHere are the key Talking Points from Day 3 of the first Test between India and EnglandBy: Anirudh Suresh27 Jan, 2024
MATCH STORIESOllie Pope’s Hyderabad heroics - his first real statement of intentBefore this Test, he averaged just 18.3 against India and Australia combined in 25 innings, but everything changed in Hyderabad on SaturdayBy: Bastab K Parida27 Jan, 2024
FEATURESRoot and runs against India, a never-ending love storyJoe Root surpasses Ricky Ponting to become the highest run-scorer in Tests against India By: Anirudh Kasargod27 Jan, 2024
MATCH STORIESJoe Root’s off-spin gives England the option of playing two pacersHe ended with 4/79 - the most successful bowler for England in the innings, outdoing everyone sans noneBy: Bastab K Parida27 Jan, 2024
LIVE-ANALYSISSTUMPS: Stunning Pope ton gets England right back into the TestLIVE ANALYSIS: India vs England, First Test, Day 3, HyderabadBy: Anirudh Suresh27 Jan, 2024
PRESS CONFERENCEJack Leach bumped his knee twice in the last two days, confirms Jeetan PatelLeach, who had last played a first-class match back in June 2023, was bowling sparsely, keeping himself to three to four over spellsBy: Bastab K Parida26 Jan, 2024
PRESS CONFERENCEWould’ve been amazing to score 100, but was just thinking of contributing well: JaiswalStokes employed the spin bowling troika of Leach, Hartley, and Rehan Ahmed on Day 1, he brought Root in the first over of Day 2, which worked well for themBy: Bastab K Parida26 Jan, 2024
DAY 2 TALKING POINTSLeach’s puzzling usage, Gill’s struggles, ENG spinners’ horror day out & moreHere are the key Talking Points from Day 2 of the first Test between India and England in HyderabadBy: Anirudh Suresh26 Jan, 2024
MATCH STORIESKL Rahul doesn’t need to prove anything, anymoreWith a stern prejudice against strike-rate in T20s yet a remarkable ability to turn things around when the side need the most in the other two formats, Rahul represents a dichotomy not often understood properlyBy: Bastab K Parida26 Jan, 2024
MATCH STORIESShubman Gill’s Test trajectory needs a desperate rebootPost IPL 2023, his Test scores read - 13, 18, 6, 10, 29*, 2, 26, 36, 10, and 23 - an average of 19.22 with one 30-plus scoreBy: Bastab K Parida26 Jan, 2024
LIVE-ANALYSISSTUMPS: Jadeja, Axar bat England out of the contestLIVE ANALYSIS: India vs England, First Test, Hyderabad, Day 2By: Anirudh Suresh26 Jan, 2024
NEWSWe could have easily had three or four wickets there tonight: DuckettAfter the spinners called shots, Indian batters, led by Yashasvi Jaiswal, ensured that India hold the aces going into the second dayBy: Bastab K Parida25 Jan, 2024
MATCH STORIESKeep aside Bazball, England need to take a leaf out of JaisballFor every opinion served on English Cricket Twitter or by English commentators, there is a Jaiswal six to counter - you need quality to survive in Indian conditionsBy: Bastab K Parida25 Jan, 2024
NEWSWatching Yashasvi Jaiswal bat reminds me of Rishabh Pant: AshwinThe India opener played aggressive cricket on Day One of the first Test in Hyderabad, finishing unbeaten on 76 off just 70 deliveriesBy: cricket.com staff25 Jan, 2024
DAY 1 TALKING POINTSOllie Pope’s misery, Jaizball’s onslaught, India's tail woes & moreHere are the key Talking Points from Day 1 of the first Test between India and England in HyderabadBy: Anirudh Suresh25 Jan, 2024
GROUND ZEROHow HCA masterstroke created a festive atmosphere in HyderabadDevoid of any tension of studying or completing homework, kids of different ages were excited seeing some of the biggest stars of the generation live in front of themBy: Bastab K Parida25 Jan, 2024
MATCH STORIESDuckett-Ashwin saga follows the same script once again - eight winters laterBen Duckett had a horror of a time against Ravichandran Ashwin in 2016, but his new approach didn't yield him any dividend in 2024 eitherBy: Bastab K Parida25 Jan, 2024
