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Mohammed Siraj reacts on Day 3 of the fourth Test between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: The last half an hour of the second session aptly summed up India’s Day 3 at Old Trafford cricket ground. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were feeling some discomfort in their left…

Ben Stokes comes up smiling after taking a tumble while reverse sweeping for four during Day Three of the 4th Test Match vs India at Old Trafford (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Ben Stokes retired hurt on Day 3 of the crucial fourth Test at Old Trafford, walking off after scoring a gritty 66 as…

Jasprit Bumrah looked to struggle physically during Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England in Manchester. (TimesofIndia.com) India’s seamers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj both limped off the field before the Tea break on Day 3 of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford in Manchester.Bumrah left the field after bowling…

Hasan Nawaz has been handed his maiden ODI call-up (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images) Shaheen Shah Afridi has been named in both the ODI and T20I squads for Pakistan’s upcoming white-ball tour of the West Indies, marking his return to the shortest format. Meanwhile, 22-year-old Hasan Nawaz has received his maiden ODI call-up after impressing…

Veda Krishnamurthy in action for India during the ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup in 2020 in Perth, Australia (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) India batter Veda Krishnamurthy has announced her retirement from international cricket, bringing the curtains down on a career that spanned over a decade. The 32-year-old, however, indicated she is not walking…

England batter Joe Root during the series against India. (AP) England batter Joe Root went past legendary cricketers Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid in the list of highest run-scorers in Test cricket history history. Root came into the fourth Test against India with 13,259 runs and went past Dravid’s tally of 13,288 runs and then…

Wasim Akram (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Pakistan legend Wasim Akram rang the five-minute bell ahead of Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England at Old Trafford in Manchester on Friday.On Day 2, former England cricketer Neil Fairbrother had the honour of ringing the bell before the start of play. A Cricket…

Yash Dayal (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) Yash Dayal, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru fast bowler, has been named in a second FIR, this time in Jaipur, accusing him of repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor in 2023. This comes weeks after a rape complaint was filed against him in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad by another woman, who accused him…

Sunil Gavaskar and Rishabh Pant (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has strongly criticised the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s current concussion substitute policy, suggesting it lacks consistency and fairness. Speaking during the fourth Test between India and England in Manchester, Gavaskar argued that if concussion substitutes are allowed, there should also be…

Karun Nair and KL Rahul (Image credit: X) Karun Nair made his long-awaited return to Test cricket after eight years, hoping for a fresh start—big runs, solid partnerships, and a statement comeback. But the reality turned out differently. After underwhelming performances in the first three Tests, Nair was dropped from India’s playing XI for the…