Cricket

By Express News Service CHENNAI: The Edgbaston Test is heading for a gripping end on Day 5. At a venue where no team has scored more than 283 to win a Test (there has only been two instances of teams successfully…

BIRMINGHAM: Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow put England on course for a ground-breaking run chase against India despite Jasprit Bumrah's brilliance on day four of the rescheduled fifth Test, setting up a fitting series finale on Monday. Skipper…

NEW DELHI: Behind those sunglasses, Brendon McCullum gave away very little, but it wasn't difficult to read his facial expression once Alex Lees was run-out after a horrible mix-up with Joe Root. Within minutes, for Englandit had gone from…

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has told the national assembly standing committee on sports that he uses a bulletproof vehicle because of a security threat. Responding to questions on the benefits and perks he gets…

SYDNEY: Jasprit Bumrah's appointment as India's stand-in Test captain is a "courageous decision" based on his "tactical nous", and his leadership duel with England skipper Ben Stokesis providing a fascinating sidelight to an entertaining…

Harmanpreet Kaur. (Photo by James Allan/Getty Images)PALLEKELE: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was relieved that Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Vermafinally came good with a record-breaking opening partnership to set up India's series-clinching…

KARACHI: Pakistan captain Babar Azamhas admitted that his team needs to strike a judicious balance between playing a proactive brand of cricket and adapting to situations when it needs to employ a defensive approach. Pakistan's go-slow…

PALLEKELE: The Indian women's teamdominated from start to finish, with both the bat and ball, to hammer Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the second ODI and claim an unassailable 2-0 in the three-match series on Monday. It is worth mentioning…

GALLE (Sri Lanka): Spinner Mitchell Swepson said on Monday that Australia's goal is success in India next year, with the team's recent successes in Sri Lanka and Pakistan "great preparation". Swepson, a leg-spinner, combined with Nathan…

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