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India head coach Ravi Shastri has tested positive for COVID-19 along with two members of the support staff in the confirmatory RT-PCR tests, ruling them out of the team’s fifth and final Test against England in Manchester this week. The 59-year-old Shastri returned positive in a lateral flow test (Rapid Antigen Test) on Sunday and

India batting coach Vikram Rathour has backed struggling Ajinkya Rahane to come good, saying the time has not come yet to start worrying about his form. The Indian middle order, especially vice-captain Rahane, has not lived up to expectations, but Rathour said there is no reason to worry. “…when you are playing cricket for such

England’s under-fire opening pair made a confident start after an indomitable Shadul Thakur and a calm Rishabh Pant ensured a 367-run lead for India as the fourth Test entered an engrossing home stretch. Haseeb Hameed (43 batting, 85 balls) and Rory Burns (31 batting, 109 balls) put on 77 runs in 32 overs on a

Ravi Shastri’s lateral flow test returned positive, BCCI said.© AFP Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri and three other members of the support staff have gone into isolation in England, BCCI announced in a press release on Sunday. The move was taken “as a precautionary measure after Mr Shastri’s lateral flow test returned positive

“Lack of swing from the duke ball surprised us,” said England assistant coach Paul Collingwood as India put themselves in the driver’s seat after day three of the fourth and penultimate Test at the Oval on Saturday. The match saw 13 wickets falling on day one with India getting all out for 191, but the conditions seemed

2nd ODI: South Africa celebrate a wicket against Sri Lanka on Saturday.© AFP Spinner Tabraiz Shamsi claimed five wickets as South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in a rain-hit second one-day international to level the three-match series at 1-1 on Saturday. South Africa scored 283-6 in 47 overs with opening batsman Janneman Malan

Having kick-started their preparations for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Delhi Capitals are looking to make a fresh start for the final phase of the season, which is scheduled to begin from September 19 in UAE. Ajay Ratra, who is currently overlooking the Delhi Capitals’ pre-season camp along with assistant coach Pravin Amre,

Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes both scored valuable fifties on their return to Test cricket as England recovered from a top-order collapse to build a lead over India at The Oval on Friday. Pope made 81 on his Surrey home ground and all-rounder Woakes exactly 50 before England were dismissed for 290 in reply to

England vs India: ‘Jarvo69’ pretends to bowl during Day 2 of the fourth Test match.© AFP YouTuber Daniel Jarvis, who has gained notoriety for breaching security at will during the ongoing India versus England series, was on Friday arrested by the South London Police after he entered the Oval arena during the pre-lunch session on

Ahead of the resumption of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, former India all-rounder, Suresh Raina looks in terrific touch. The left-hander was seen hitting the ball with utmost perfection during the practice session of the three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The official Twitter handle of CSK

Shardul Thakur’s counter-attacking half-century wasn’t good enough to save the Indian batting from another embarrassment before Jasprit Bumrah’s menacing opening spell kept the visitors on an even keel against England on the opening day of the fourth Test. At stumps, England were 53 for 3 in response to India’s 191, having lost openers Rory Burns

Opening batsman Avishka Fernando hit an attacking 118 to set up Sri Lanka’s 14-run win over South Africa in the first of three one-day internationals on Thursday. The hosts scored 300 for nine from their 50 overs after electing to bat first in Colombo, with Fernando scoring his third ODI century. South Africa fell short on 286-6

India made two changes for the ongoing fourth Test against Englandbut star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was once again left out of the playing XI. Virat Kohli decided to stick to his four pacers and a spinner combination as he included Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur in place of Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma at The

When England and India meet at the Oval for the fourth Test on Thursday, it will be just over 50 years since India’s triumph at the south London ground saw them to a first match and series win on English soil. The story of how India fans borrowed Bella the elephant from Chessington Zoo and

Moeen Ali said his appointment as England vice-captain for the fourth Test against India starting on Thursday was an example of the “beauty of sport” after he was not even in the squad at the start of the series. The off-spinning all-rounder finds himself deputy to Joe Root at the Oval with Jos Buttler on paternity

Prithvi Shaw shared a picture with his “travel buddy” ahead of fourth Test match vs England.© Instagram India’s top-order batsman Prithvi Shaw is currently in England for the ongoing five-match Test series against the hosts. Prithvi was not initially included in India’s squad for the England tour. He was added later after Shubman Gill and

West Indies batsman Evin Lewis will play for Rajasthan Royals for the remainder of IPL 2021.© AFP Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Tuesday announced the final set of their replacement players. West Indian duo of Evin Lewis and Oshane Thomas will be joining the Royals squad as replacement players for the

Virat Kohli has so far scored just a single fifty in the ongoing 5-match Test series vs England.© AFP England skipper Joe Root on Tuesday said his side will need to keep India captain Virat Kohli quiet in the next two Tests if they want to win the five-match series. After the third Test, the