Cricket News sort by England

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah ran through England’s batting with figures of 6/45 in 15.5 overs in the first innings on Day 2 of the Visakhapatnam Test on Saturday, February 3. The fast bowler set up the opposition’s key batters like Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ollie Pope and Ben Stokes by getting the ball to move both ways and confusing them.

England coach Brendon McCullum has stated that the visitors would not hesitate in playing four spinners if they conditions for the second Test against India in Visakhapatnam are suitable for the same. The visitors beat India by 28 runs in the first Test in Hyderabad, making a stellar comeback after being on the back foot for the first half of the Test match.

Indian head coach Rahul Dravid conceded that Ollie Pope truly played an exceptional innings that led England’s fightback in the first Test in Hyderabad and resulted in a memorable 28-run win for the visitors. The Indian legend admitted that he hadn’t seen any one play reverse sweeps and reverse scoops so successfully in India against spinners and reiterated that Pope was too good for India in the Test.

England captain Ben Stokes rated his team’s 28-run win over India in the first Test in Hyderabad on Sunday, January 28 as the greatest triumph under his captaincy tenure till now.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma has admitted that the team management had a tough time in deciding who to pick as the third spinner between Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav for the first Test against England at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. While admitting that the call had been taken, Rohit refused to reveal the name of the one chosen.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma and his England counterpart Ben Stokes offered their support to young England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir after his arrival in India was delayed due to visa issues. While Rohit said that he feels for the youngster, Stokes admitted that it was frustrating not to have him with the squad.

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has backed left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav as the third spinner ahead of Axar Patel for the upcoming five-match Test series against England. According to Harbhajan, while Kuldeep has better skills and quality than Axar, the latter might get the preference on rank turners since he provides batting ability.

England’s big-hitting batting all-rounder Liam Livingstone is a much sought after name in various franchise leagues across the globe. However, he has maintained that despite featuring in multiple T20 tournaments, playing for England remains his top priority.