India women will play Pakistan women on July 31.
The BCCI has decided to give the Ireland-bound Indian T20 squad, led by Hardik Pandya, a three-day break before it leaves for the two-match series in Malahide.
'(The target of) 378 five weeks ago would have been scary, but it's all good.'
'They could have batted England out of this contest'
'There was literally nothing. We've been fortunate to play against each other for ten years. So, I'm pretty sure we'll be able to have dinner. Don't worry about it.'
Rishabh Pant's stunning knock of 146 may have put them on the back-foot, but England's assistant coach Paul Collingwood said the home team is not "scared" and will fight back in the rescheduled fifth Test in Birmingham.
India's captain Rohit Sharma may miss their rescheduled fifth Test match against England starting on Friday after he tested positive for COVID-19, but the team will take a late call on his inclusion after his next COVID test, head coach Rahul Dravid said on Wednesday.
Veteran England pacer James Anderson on Wednesday said he is keeping his 'fingers crossed' for a return against India in the rescheduled fifth Test match, starting at Edgbaston on Friday.
The Indian cricket legend was felicitated on the same date July 13 when he led India to Natwest final win in 2002
IMAGES from Day 5 of the third and final Test between England and New Zealand in Headingley on Monday.
'His elbow is still niggling him a wee bit'
India led the way in the development of Test cricket under former skipper Virat Kohli, according to South African legend Graeme Smith, who reckons only five or six countries may be playing the longest format in the coming years.
Harmanpreet, who was seen swinging golf clubs during training on Wednesday, stayed back in the team hotel. With the team having a morning game, it is unlikely that it will go for the opening ceremony on Thursday night.
The batting was a big letdown for the Indians with Virat Kohli, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer failing in both innings, while Shardul Thakur's selection over Ravichandran Ashwin turned out to be a big mistake.
Pant looks up at the heavens after reaching his hundred, as if to tell his father Rajendra Pant, who passed away in his sleep in April 2017 before his son made it big, that this one is for you Papa.
'Trust me when I say that we'll be coming out with exactly the same mindset even if it's a different opposition.'
Raucous Edgbaston is about as far removed from the refined surrounds of Lord's as it can get
Struggling England opener Alastair Cook is confident of re-discovering his form and contributing to his team's performance in the last two Tests of the four-match series against India.
An injury replacement who almost scored a hundred and got his maiden five-wicket haul in the second Test win over India, England pacer Tim Bresnan says despite the superb performance he can only hope not to be left out of the third match.
England's highest successful run chase came in 2019 when they reached a 359-run target in an Ashes test against Australia on the back of Stokes's brilliant unbeaten century.
Cheteshwar Pujara has made a comeback to India's Test team while youngsters Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh have received an India call-up as the selection committee on Sunday named the squad for the five-match T20I series against South African in June and the one-off Test against England in July.
Recovering from a back injury, England all-rounder Sam Curan says he is gutted to miss the IPL this season but feels his decision to opt out of the auction was the right one.
England fast bowler Ollie Robinson has been suspended from "all international cricket" after historical racist and sexist tweets came to light earlier this week when he made his Test debut against New Zealand.
The big question for Captain Rohit Sharma and Head Coach Rahul Dravid is to where to accomodate Virat Kohli, who has struggled for runs across formats in the last couple of years.
Images from Day 2 of the 2nd Test between England and New Zealand played at Edgbaston on Friday
England clinched the three-match one-day international series against Pakistan
'Our plan was simple, stick to our basics'
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 in Birmingham on Monday.
A second-string Indian team will play against Ireland in two T20 Internationals in Malahide on June 26 and June 28.
A second England cricketer is being investigated for historical "offensive" social media posts, cricket website Wisden.com reported on Monday.
New Zealand have now secured a first Test series win in England since 1999 and only their third overall in the country.
He is expected to be out for at least three months.
On Saturday, in the second T20 International against England at Edgbaston, he was at his best, taking three wickets for 15 runs as India outclassed England by 49 runs to seal the three-match series after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead.
England fans were seen wearing crying Steve Smith masks during the first Ashes Test.
'The environment has been great and the guys are having fun in the last four weeks. There is absolute clarity when we were chasing it down and there was total belief.'
India paid the price for their poor shot selection as they struggled against the short-pitched deliveries
India beat arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets and boost their chances of a semi-final berth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday.
At stumps on Day 3, India were 125/3 in their second innings to extend their lead to 257 runs with Cheteshwar Pujara (50 not out) hitting a gutsy half-century.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson will be rested for the second Test against England due to a left elbow injury, with Tom Latham to lead the side in his absence.
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