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London, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane struck a fighting half-century and added 100 runs for the fourth wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara (45) but India had their backs to the wall in the second Test…

By Ashis Ray Lord’s (London), Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was a unhappy Independence Day for India at the home of cricket. An overseas test victory is a precious commodity for BCCI’s India. They have achieved…

London, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Videos and pictures of England players scuffing the surface of the ball on the fourth day of the second Test between India and England have flooded the internet on Sunday evening…

London, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India added 49 runs to their score without losing any wicket in the second session on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord’s, going in for tea at 105…

Liverpool, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Champions Liverpool opened their new season with a comprehensive 3-0 win against Norwich City on Saturday night. Goals by Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino, and Mohamed Salah ensured the Reds began…

London, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India have taken the lead on the fourth day of the Lord’s Test despite losing three wickets in the first session on Sunday. At lunch, India were 56/3 in 25 overs…

London, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma rang the customary five-minute bell at Lord’s on Sunday ahead of the fourth day’s play between India and England. She has also become the first Indian women’s…

Abu Dhabi, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mumbai Indians, the defending champions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday posted a small video which had the captain of their flight from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi make…

Kingston, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Indies pacer Jayden Seales has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan in Sabina Park….

Melbourne, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday has cleared the way for its main white-ball players to play in the second leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE in September…

St John’s (Antigua), Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Barbados womens team will participate in the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England as the “representative” side from the West Indies, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has said. The…

Kingston (Jamaica), Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pace bowlers Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales took crucial wickets to give West Indies the edge but Babar Azams 17th Test half-century helped Pakistan put up a stiff resistance on…

By Anjum Chopra Commentators often compliment a batsman for a good knock by saying ‘he was in the zone’. It is not a zone that batsmen create physically around themselves but it is a zone…

By Ashis Ray Lord’s (London), Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The third day of the 2nd test panned out predictably, except for the drama of a 10-ball over from a conspicuously wicketless Jasprit Bumrah, caused by four…

London, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Captain Joe Root scored a fighting 180 not out — his 22nd century and 11th score of 150-plus — to help England make 391 in their first innings and gain a…

London, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Skipper Joe Root led from the front, scoring 180 not out as England were bowled out for 391 on the last ball of third day’s play in the second Test against…

London, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) England skipper Joe Root continued to feed on Indian bowling as he reached his 22nd century here on the third day of the second Test at Lord’s on Saturday. This was…

London, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Skipper Joe Root (batting 132) completed his 22nd century to lead England to 314/5 at tea on the third day of the second Test against India at Lord’s on Saturday. Root…

London, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Before the start of the second session on the third day of the Test between England and India at Lord’s, a funny incident happened as an intruder tried to join the…