Tag: Joe Root
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has said that head coach Chris Silverwood too should be held accountable for the team's defeat against the Virat Kohli-led India in the second Test at Lord's, which the tourists won in a fifth-day thriller. ....
Indian captain Virat Kohli's coach Rajkumar Sharma is confident of his ward scoring a big hundred in the ongoing Test series against England. ....
Pace bowler Saqib Mahmood is set to get his maiden Test cap after fellow pacer Mark Wood was ruled out of the third Test against India to be played here at Headingley from Wednesday, England captain Joe Root has hinted. Batsman Dawid Malan is also set to feature in the playing XI. ....
England skipper Joe Root has called on English cricket to do more to eradicate racial discrimination from the society days after his former Yorkshire teammate Azeem Rafiq's complaint was upheld by a panel investigating charges of racism levelled by him on the Yorkshire County Cricket Club. ....
England skipper Joe Root admitted on Monday that his side could have managed the simmering and tense situations differently during the second Test against India last week. ....
The Indian Test team returns to Headingley after 19 years, buoyant and hopeful of taking a 2-0 unbeatable lead with a win in the third Test that begins on Wednesday against an England that is struggling on multiple fronts. ....
England all-rounder Chris Woakes will return to the squad for the fourth match against India beginning September 2 at The Oval, after recovering from a heel injury. ....
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has said that "world No. 2 spinner" Ravichandran Ashwin should have played in Headingley and that he must play at The Oval in the fourth Test, starting September 2. ....
India skipper Virat Kohli termed Monday's performance that saw India register a sensational 157-run win in the fourth Test as one of the three best bowling performances he has witnessed. He added the dry and hot conditions helped his bowlers get reverse swing which turned the game in their favour. ....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former India stars took to Twitter on Monday night to congratulate and praise the Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team for beating England by 157 runs in the fourth Test at The Oval and taking a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.....