- Marcus Trescothick admits England's preparation not ideal
But batting coach refuses to make excuses for first-innings 183 all out
- Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah knock over England for 183 to give India day-one honours
Openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul then saw their side safely through to stumps
- As it happened - England vs India, 1st Test, Trent Bridge, 1st day
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- England hope it will be all right on the night against India
Several batters haven't batted in a first-class match for months
- Kohli: Challenge is 'wanting to win in conditions which are not ours'
"It all boils down to execution in crunch moments," says India captain
- Test cricket emerges from shadow of the Hundred as India eye England glory again
It's a battle of two top bowling attacks, but both teams are still mulling their top-order combinations
- James Anderson admits his wife talked him out of retirement after injury setbacks
England seamer says he struggled after calf problem forced him out of 2019 Ashes
- Concussion rules Mayank Agarwal out of first England Test
Ajinkya Rahane, who had a hamstring niggle, has been cleared to play the first Test
- BCCI urges ICC to not recognise Kashmir Premier League
The basis of the BCCI's complaint seems to centre around the status of Kashmir as disputed territory
- PCB vs BCCI over Kashmir Premier League
The Pakistan board has expressed displeasure at reports that its Indian counterpart is trying to prevent players from joining the tournament
- M Venkataramana replaces D Vasu as Tamil Nadu coach
The former India offspinner says his priority is to revive the side's Ranji Trophy fortunes
- Barbados Tridents set to become Barbados Royals following IPL franchise takeover
The owners of the Rajasthan Royals have bought a majority stake in the CPL franchise
- Yuzvendra Chahal, K Gowtham test positive for Covid-19 in Sri Lanka
Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav cleared to fly to England directly from Sri Lanka
- Dravid 'not disappointed' with young batters, says they will 'keep improving and getting better'
Coach credits inexperienced players for "spirit" and "enthusiasm" throughout 45 days in bio-bubble
- Series' chumminess quotient high as young Sri Lanka take advice from Dhawan, Dravid
Shanaka on chat with Dhawan: "We get advice from our former players too, but this was a chance to hear from a current player with a lot of experience"
- Wanindu Hasaranga leads the way with four-for as Sri Lanka claim 2-1 series win
A severely depleted India line-up hobbled to an inadequate 81 for 8 in their 20 overs
- Vinay Kumar joins Parthiv Patel in Mumbai Indians talent scout team
The former India seamer had been part of Mumbai's title-winning campaigns in 2015 and 2017
- Shaw, Suryakumar, Hardik, Chahal among India players in isolation
Pandey, Gowtham, Kishan and Deepak Chahar also ruled out of the last two T20Is against Sri Lanka
- Dhananjaya de Silva and Chamika Karunaratne seal last-over win to level series
On a slow, grippy pitch, a weakened India line-up only managed 132
- Hasaranga jumps to second spot among T20I bowlers, Hazlewood second in ODIs
Starc moves up as many as 10 places to reach eighth among ODI bowlers
- Krunal Pandya's immediate contacts test negative for Covid-19
None of them, however, will travel to the ground for the last two matches of the series
- Krunal Pandya tests positive for Covid-19, second T20I against Sri Lanka postponed by a day
Eight close contacts of the allrounder, most of them players, are also in isolation
- Calmer and stronger KL Rahul hopes for Test revival at scene of his last Test century
He hasn't played much red-ball cricket of late, but finds himself in the mix for a go in the England series
- Sri Lanka looking for special effort against India
It is not yet clear if Shaw and Suryakumar will be available for the second T20I
- Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav to join India Test squad in England
Reserve batter Easwaran also added to squad; replacements named for the injured Gill, Avesh and Sundar
- Bhuvneshwar, Chahar, Chahal help India defend below-par 164
Sri Lanka's batting let them down once more after their bowlers did well to restrict India
- Dhoni vs Rohit to kickstart IPL's UAE leg from September 19
Thirty-one matches will be played across 27 days with Dubai hosting the final on October 15
- Dhawan eager to make his place 'stronger for World Cup' with Sri Lanka T20Is
He has been in terrific form in the IPL since 2019 and yet may not find a spot in India's first-choice T20I XI right now
- Spin is Sri Lanka's best bet against India's IPL superstars
The hosts have lost all but one of their last 13 completed T20Is
- Bharat Arun, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhimanyu Easwaran rejoin India squad after isolation
The three had to isolate after training assistant Dayanand Garani tested positive for Covid-19
- Suryakumar Yadav: How I build from here is all in my hands
He has made use of all chances at international level and wants to improve at getting deep in the innings
- Spinners, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa give Sri Lanka vital Super league points
India collapse from 157 for 3 to 225 all out in rain-hit game
- Hanuma Vihari, Ravindra Jadeja get batting time; tour game ends in draw
Jadeja scored his second half-century of the match
- Sri Lanka in dire need of World Cup Super League points
India may continue to test their bench strength having already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series
- Rishabh Pant returns to India camp after recovering from Covid-19
It would appear, meanwhile, that the injured Shubman Gill is now back in India
- Haseeb Hameed hits ton as Indian bowlers get solid workout
Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj pick up five wickets between them to earn the visitors a 91-run lead
- Avesh Khan all but out of England tour
Bowler has suffered a fractured left thumb in the Indians' warm-up match against County Select XI
- Charith Asalanka: Team and coaches 'all emotional' after loss
'We're a young team. We haven't won much recently, and we're trying to do our best to play together for our country'
- KL Rahul makes Test case with 101, Ravindra Jadeja hits 75 in warm-up before England Tests
Both Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane were rested for the fixture following fitness concerns
- Injury concerns for India: Virat Kohli has stiff back, Ajinkya Rahane swollen hamstring
Both senior players are expected to be available for the Test series opener against England
- No. 8 Deepak Chahar blindsides Sri Lanka in epic finish
India were far from favourites when Chahar came out to bat, but he changed all of that
- KL Rahul to keep wicket in warm-up game with Rishabh Pant yet to join Indian squad
Pant's quarantine was supposed to finish on July 18; he should be available for the first Test in England
- Shreyas Iyer ruled out of Lancashire county stint
India batter continuing his recovery from shoulder injury suffered in March
- Series on the line as ailing Sri Lanka prepare to face mighty India again
Sri Lanka have lost all but one of their nine completed ODIs this year
- Kuldeep Yadav puts tough days behind him with positive return
The return of his pairing with Yuzvendra Chahal paid dividends for India
- Dhawan, Kishan, Shaw lead Sri Lanka rout after Kuldeep, Chahal shine
India galloped to a seven-wicket win in the first ODI in Colombo with 80 balls to spare
- Dhawan: 'Competition for the opening slot is a very good thing'
Limited-overs captain says no chats with team management in England about player selection have happened yet
- India start as favourites against unsettled Sri Lanka
The home side have the advantage of game-time, but are coming into the series on the back of off-field turmoil
- Bhuvneshwar: I'm not prioritising white-ball cricket over red-ball cricket
India fast bowler "just working normally, trying to prepare in a way that I'm ready for all formats"
- T20 World Cup 2021: India and Pakistan to face off in Super 12s
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh among eight teams to play the first round to try and qualify for the Super 12s stage
- Cricket must 'learn to live with Covid, or we will lose players', warns ECB chief executive, Tom Harrison
England chief defends relaxation of bio-secure environments despite mounting risk to series
- Deepak Hooda joins Rajasthan for 2021-22 season after cutting ties with Baroda
Update comes six months after he had accused Baroda captain Krunal Pandya of "bad behaviour"
- After Rishabh Pant, one member of India's support staff tests positive for Covid-19
Bowling coach B Arun, Wriddhiman Saha and Abhimanyu Easwaran identified as his close contacts, and asked to quarantine in London for ten days
- Ramesh Powar wants to widen India Women's fast-bowling pool ahead of 2022 World Cup
The India Women head coach also wants the team to improve its middle-overs batting
- Rishabh Pant tests positive for Covid-19
The wicketkeeper-batter is in quarantine and will not travel with the team to Durham on Thursday
- India to play warm-up game against County Select XI in Durham before Test series
The three-day match starting July 20 will feature "a number of players from the county circuit", a Durham Cricket release said
- Danni Wyatt's 89* seals T20Is, points victory for England
Century stand between Wyatt and Nat Sciver sets up comfortable chase of 154
- Wasim Jaffer named Odisha chief coach ahead of domestic season
He has been given a two-year contract by the Odisha Cricket Association
- ICC confirms points structure for 2021-23 WTC cycle
Acting CEO Geoff Allardice said the ICC took on board feedback that the points system needed to be "simplified"
- Mandhana: 'It's a lot of fun to bat with Shaifu'
India opener hopes she and her partner Shafali Verma can bat through to the 15th over and set the team up in the decider against England
- Stafanie Taylor regains top spot among batters and allrounders in ODI cricket
England's Nat Sciver breaks into top ten among T20I batters
- 1983 World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma dies aged 66
He was the second-highest run-getter for India at the tournament
- 'Batting, bowling or fielding, I like playing in pressure situations' - Deepti Sharma
Following her key role in India levelling the T20I series against England, allrounder says she has learnt to "read and handle situations" better
- Sheldon Jackson set to return to Saurashtra after stint with Puducherry
Senior batsman has got NOC and is available for selection for his home team immediately
- India spinners spark England collapse to keep series alive
England lost six wickets for 31 runs in the space of 5.4 overs, including three run outs
- Harmanpreet Kaur: Harleen Deol's catch a reflection of India's improved fielding under Abhay Sharma
"An effort like this can lift the team's morale immensely because when you play a team sport, you require momentum as a unit"
- 'Playing Test cricket my most cherished memory', Pankaj Singh says after announcing retirement
Singh said he had to listen to his body after a bout of Covid-19 left him feeling weak
- Sri Lanka-India series to begin on July 18; new fixtures announced
The ODIs will now be played on July 18, 20 and 23, followed by the T20Is on July 25, 27 and 29
- India-Sri Lanka ODI series likely to be postponed to July 17
SLC has proposed a new schedule in response to the Covid-19 cases that have broken out in their camp
- Yuzvendra Chahal: 'You will see a more confident Yuzi in this series'
Downplaying the idea that his form has dipped, the India legspinner says the team had communicated their confidence in him ahead of the SL tour
- Harmanpreet Kaur: Covid-19 and groin injury hampered England tour preparations
She's confident, however, that she'll be back among the runs during the T20Is against England
- Ashwin could play a first-class match for Surrey before England Tests
The offspinner, though, will need a work visa to play county cricket
- Indian squad's plans unchanged, will get second shots this week
Health concerns in England camp will have no immediate effect on touring party
- Second-string Indian team? 'Not thinking about it,' says Suryakumar Yadav
"We're just here to have some fun, enjoy this series completely, and take a lot of positives"
- Hardik Pandya 'is bowling and it is a very good sign' - Suryakumar Yadav
The allrounder wants to be back to peak bowling fitness in time for the T20 World Cup later this year
- Salil Ankola to continue as Mumbai's chief selector
Ankola got the big job last season, before Mumbai won the Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Pakistan among 17 candidates vying to host ICC events in 2024-2031 cycle
Six Associate nations - Malaysia, Namibia, Oman, Scotland, the UAE and the USA - have also submitted proposals
- Mohammad Azharuddin reinstated as Hyderabad Cricket Association president
The HCA ombudsman temporarily disqualified five members of the HCA Apex Council that had suspended Azharuddin
- Mithali Raj: 'I don't seek validation from people'
"I don't look to please people, I'm here to play the role that's assigned to me accordingly, by the team management"
- Record-breaking Mithali Raj becomes leading run-scorer in women's international cricket
She bettered Charlotte Edwards' tally of 10273 during the third ODI against England in Worcester
- Vintage Mithali Raj's unbeaten 75 helps India win a thriller in Worcester
Deepti's three-wicket haul in the first innings helped bowl England out for 219 in the third ODI
- Stress injury in left leg puts Gill in doubt for England Test series
India's medical staff estimates the opener could take a minimum of eight weeks to recover
- Joe Root hopes England rest-and-rotation is 'behind us' as India and Ashes Tests loom
Test captain hasn't given up hope of T20 World Cup involvement after starring role in ODI
- Shubman Gill injures lower leg and in doubt for first England Test
Team management to take final call based on severity of injury
- Mithali Raj and R Ashwin to be recommended for India's premier sporting award
Shikhar Dhawan, Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul have been recommended for Arjuna Award
- Kane Williamson reclaims No. 1 spot in Test batting rankings
Ross Taylor, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson and Trent Boult also move up after WTC final performances
- Jhulan Goswami: 'As a bowling unit, we need to take up more responsibility'
"We have discussed a lot of things, hopefully, we sort it out and we come back strongly"
- England vs India to kick off the second World Test Championship
Each win now worth 12 points, a draw worth four points and a tie worth six points
- T20 World Cup to be held from October 17 to November 14 in UAE and Oman
It will start three days after IPL final, but ICC to ensure pitches get enough rest between the two tournaments
- Mithali Raj returns to top five among ODI batters
Tammy Beaumont consolidates top spot after hitting run-a-ball 87 not out
- Saba Karim calls for 'strong foundation' to speed up the growth of women's cricket in India
The former BCCI women's cricket head details the areas that need urgent attention
- BCCI confirms 2021 T20 World Cup switch to UAE
Board president Ganguly says pandemic situation and possibility of a third wave and new variants prompted the move
- MP allrounder Anshula Rao suspended for four years for failing dope test
She is the first cricketer to be sanctioned since the BCCI agreed to come under NADA
- Rahul Dravid: Winning series against Sri Lanka the priority
Coach says even if younger players don't get game-time, tour will be a great learning opportunity
- England thrash India by eight wickets with all-round display
Beaumont, Sciver unbeaten fifties help England chase down below-par 202; Raj's 72 not enough for India
- ODI debut looms for Shafali Verma as India embrace fresh approach
Mithali Raj says India will look to be more positive with bat and ball as preparations kick off for the next ODI World Cup
- Mithali Raj confused by early end to Bristol Test against England
Twelve overs were still left in the game when umpires called bad light and the players started shaking hands
- Ishant Sharma gets stitches on bowling hand but 'expected to recover in time' for England Tests
India, meanwhile, are unlikely to get warm-up matches against English county sides. They will instead play two intra-squad games
- Redbird acquires 15% stake in Rajasthan Royals
Existing majority owner Emerging Media increase their stake from 51% to 65%
- Virat Kohli - 'Can't be too worried about getting out, have to take more risks'
Captain backs positive approach after batters get caught in two minds on final day
- Chances in the Betfair market for the 2015 Indian Premier League
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