India's bid to win a 17th consecutive home Test series, however, hinges on the success of their three-pronged spin attack comprising Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024 after Game 54.
Nottinghamshire seam bowler Broad was not considered for selection, with his partner expecting their first child towards the end of November.
With most of the top Indian players already in one team or the other, out-of-favour national players Mayank Agarwal and Manish Pandey at Rs 1 crore base price will command a fair bit of bidding.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday.
The decision to rest Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the last two ODIs against West Indies has drawn a lot of flak, but Ravichandran Ashwin defended the team management's call saying critics were finding fault for the sake of it.
Full list of players released, retained and traded by all ten teams in the IPL.
Rohit Sharma did practically everything right in the T20 WC: He batted brilliantly, he captained even more capably, but he failed to top the most valuable player table. Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024.
KKR CEO Venky Mysore justifies Mitchell Starc's huge pay check from skill-set standpoint
Veteran Lucknow Super Giants spinner Amit Mishra credited his success in the five-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Friday's IPL match in Lucknow to making a careful assessment of the wicket and taking mental notes of the shots that batters are likely to employ against his bowling.
"We played a lot of dot balls because our set batsmen got out and it was not easy for a new batter coming in. They needed two to three balls to settle and that forced us onto the back foot,"
How the IPL teams have shaped up after the auction.
Who do you think should be part of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup semi-final against England?
Bangladesh would like to exploit those chinks in England's armour
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024 after Game 48.
Majestic cricket milestones mark T20 World Cup journey
Ahead of England's first ODI against West Indies, England skipper Jos Buttler said that there is a lot of exciting new talent in the team and he will personally take the responsibility to bring back the Three Lions to the previous days of glory.
Overseas stars likely to make a difference to their IPL teams this seasons.
Suryakumar reached a career-best-equalling second position in the ICC men's T20I Player rankings
Four franchises were involved in a bidding war with MI Cape Town making the initial move followed by Paarl Royals. However, towards the end it was Johannesburg Super Kings and Sunrisers Eastern Cape, who fought tooth and nail before the latter made a winning bid of R 9.2 million.
As curtains dropped on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand, England strengthened their stranglehold with Stuart Broad ripping through the Kiwi top-order at the Bay Oval.
Stokes ton helps England beat Netherlands, end World Cup losing run
Intense bidding is expected to be the order of the day when 10 teams jostle to grab their preferred players in the IPL players' auction in Kochi on Friday.
Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan struck superb centuries and Jofra Archer took six wickets as a resurgent England secured a 59-run victory over hosts South Africa in the third and final one-day International.
Jos Buttler continued from where he left last season with a whirlwind half-century to hand Rajasthan Royals a rousing start in IPL 2023.
Gujarat Titans pride themselves on consistency and will be expected to produce a solid show against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on Monday after a rare "flat" performance against Mumbai Indians.
Delhi Capitals all-rounder Mitchell Marsh defended his side's Indian batters following their inability to resurrect the run-chase against SunRisers Hyderabad, saying the game was not lost due to their inexperience and the 198-run target was "far too many" in the end.
Images from Day 2 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's in London on Thursday.
Ben Stokes brings his own special magic on his return to the shortest format, while Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Buttler and Moeen Ali ensure that England bat deep and powerfully.
The legendary Anil Kumble has termed England's bowling attack for the opening Test against India, starting in Hyderabad on Thursday as "highly inexperienced", while predicting a comfortable 4-1 win for the hosts in the five-match series.
Chennai Super Kings reclaimed their fortress with a seven wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad as Ravindra Jadeja and Devon Conway continued their impressive run.
England all-rounder Sam Curran but said being in the same 'bracket' as someone like Ben Stokes and a few others like Cameron Green might affect his chances.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has attained a career-best second position after notching two half-centuries in the final Test series against England in Karachi.
Having taken a 78-run lead in the runfest, England declared their second innings on 264-7 to set Pakistan an improbable victory target of 343 with four sessions to go.
With the win, Bangladesh have strengthened their chances of progressing to the Super League stage from Group C.
England qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a nervy victory over Sri Lanka by four wickets in their final Super 12 match on Saturday.
The complete list of players sold in the IPL 2025 Auction in Jeddah.
For Michael Vaughan, Pep Guardiola is the best sporting leader in the last 15 years and the former England skipper won't mind if Ben Stokes employs Manchester City manager's approach of never allowing players to take their places for granted.
Images from the World Cup match between South Africa and England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
England have been largely rusty and inconsistent despite having a dangerous squad on paper.
