'I find batting at number seven tough' 'When I'm in, I feel I can hit decent-sized sixes... But it's not easy for someone like me, who probably can't hit sixes like Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and hit the gas like those guys'
A clinical Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thrashed a completely disoriented Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by eight wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Chennai on Friday.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali has no sympathy for Australia's banned cricketers and finds the whole team "rude".
England beat the West Indies by six runs on the DLS scoring method to take an unassailable 3-0 series lead after rain curtailed what promised to be a thrilling finish to the fourth One-Day International at The Oval on Wednesday.
England's batsmen must try and emulate Moeen Ali's carefree approach if the team are to have any chance of lifting the World Cup, according to former captain Nasser Hussain.
Moeen Ali survived five reviews in his charmed innings as he and Jonny Bairstow helped England overcome their spin discomfort and post 258 for seven in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong, on Thursday.
From July 2016 to October 2019, in just 1,176 days, Kohli crafted seven double centuries, including six at home. He still holds the record for most Test double centuries by a captain and an Indian cricketer.
If Punjab goes for a flat deck, there is no guarantee that the bowling unit can defend anything in the 220 range, especially when KKR have the likes of Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, and Venkatesh Iyer in their ranks.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday
For the home side, it has been a season of mixed returns so far. After early defeats to Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians, KKR roared back to form in their last outing -- a commanding win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Moeen Ali said Chennai Super Kings will always have an edge over their opponents because of the unpredictable strategies of their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders will hope that their strife-ridden batting unit will tighten its act against in-form table-toppers Gujarat Titans in the IPL match in Kolkata on Monday.
Moeen Ali, who is set to return to England to prepare for the upcoming World Cup, says leaving the Indian Premier League midway through the season is a shame, especially when there is a slim chance of Royal Challengers Bangalore making it into the semi-finals if they win all the remaining games.
Images from Day 1 of the opening Test between India and England in Rajkot on Wednesday.
Markram, who had scored a century at the same venue against the same opposition two years ago, ensured the Orange Army, who turned up in large numbers, did not go home disappointed.
Australia retained the urn after rain washed out the final day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, leaving England trailing 2-1 in the series.
Stuart Broad picked up the final two wickets in his last appearance for England to guide the hosts to a series-levelling 49-run victory in the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia.
Rohit has put his team in a commanding position on a track that is deteriorating pretty fast.
Chennai Super Kings might feel more 'at home' against an equally clueless Rajasthan Royals on a slow turner expected to be on offer in their next IPL game in Guwahati.
West Indies ended the fourth day of the unexpectedly enthralling second test requiring 317 more runs to win after England turned the contest firmly in their favour.
England have included five uncapped players for their Twenty20 series against Australia, and Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Matthew Potts and Jamie Smith have been named for the One-Day Internationals, the country's cricket board said on Monday.
England held their nerve to beat Australia by five runs in a thrilling finish to a one-off Twenty20 international on Monday.
Centuries from openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan powered Titans to an emphatic victory against champions CSK.
Kolkata Knight Riders have discovered a surprise hero in Vaibhav Arora in the post Mitchell Starc era. The team management trusts the pacer so much now that they are not hesitant to pick him ahead of more reputed international names, assistant coach Ottis Gibson said on Monday.
Having ended a five-match losing streak with victory over the Netherlands, a smiling England skipper Jos Buttler said his team was desperate for the two points in what has been a disastrous World Cup campaign for the defending champions.
Fast bowler James Anderson replacing Ollie Robinson in the side that won at Headingley.
CSK now boast of the world's top three all-rounders in Stokes, Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja, who are all capable of winning games with both bat and ball.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between England and the Netherlands, at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium, in Pune, on Wednesday.
England captain Moeen Ali said his one over of off-spin bowling against Pakistan was a "gamble" that did not pay off after the visitors lost the second Twenty20 International in Karachi on Thursday.
'Hopefully, he will be back from his injuries soon. The priority will be the Champions Trophy, so we are going to make sure he is ready for that.'
Ziva Dhoni, Moeen Ali's son Abu Bakr Ali, and Robin Uthappa's son Neale Nolan Uthappa were seen playing with their dads.
Pakistan lost Mohammad Rizwan for a duck in the first over when Moeen Ali had him caught and his opening partner Saim Ayub holed out in the deep to leave the tourists reeling at 14-2.
Defending champions England stormed their way to a crushing eight-wicket victory over the West Indies.
Du Plessis, who was also part of CSK in the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2011 to 2021, except for 2016 and 2017, when the team was suspended, was recently roped in by the Johannesburg franchise.
Wood was also given a break after the series in the island nation where he went wicket-less in the first Test and took three wickets in the second.
Riding high on their new-found confidence, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be hoping to finally get it right at home and keep their play-off hopes alive when they take on a struggling Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match in Kolkata on Sunday.
For KKR, IPL 2025 is slipping away rapidly. They need more than just a few tactical tweaks - they need clarity of leadership and bold but sensible changes in their playing XI.
IMAGES from the IPL 2024 match between Gujarat Titans vs Shubman Gill at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.
England Test captain Ben Stokes will skip the Twenty20 series against India but will return for the one-day internationals.
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