With less than a year remaining until India’s highly anticipated tour of the United Kingdom, the BCCI announced the fixtures for the five-Test series on Thursday. This tour marks the beginning of a fresh World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, with India set to play across some of England’s most iconic cricket grounds. The series is […]

The West Indies pace attack has been a force to be reckoned with in the second Test against England, currently underway at Edgbaston. After setting a modest target of 282 runs, the Caribbean side launched a blistering assault on the English batting lineup. The English openers didn’t last long as the West Indian pacers ripped […]

According to Ricky Ponting, Joe Root has shown significant improvement in his game over the past two years and deserves to be recognized as one of the cricketing greats. Root emerged as the highest run-scorer in the 2021-23 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, amassing 1915 runs in 22 matches at an average of 53.19, including […]

Australia’s remarkable comeback in the first Ashes Test against England at Edgbaston dealt a severe blow to England’s much-touted ‘Bazball’ strategy. Led by captain Pat Cummins, Australia secured a thrilling 2-wicket victory while chasing a target of 281. With the visitors struggling at 227 for 8, the Australian fans were hoping for a miracle, and […]

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen recently expressed his opinions on England’s pace attack in the ongoing Ashes Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The courageous captaincy of Ben Stokes has been a focal point in the opening match of the five-match series. On the first day, Stokes declared the innings at 393/8, with Joe Root’s brilliant century […]

In a peculiar turn of events, England batsman Harry Brook fell victim to an unusual dismissal during the first Test of the Ashes 2023 against Australia at Edgbaston. Brook, who was batting on 32, experienced an unfortunate moment as the ball took a nick off his bat, hit his body, and ricocheted into the stumps, […]

The cancelled fifth Test match between India and England is now rescheduled to July 2022, confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday. This match will be played at Edgbaston from July 1 instead of Manchester, where it was originally scheduled. The […]

Exactly 19 years ago, the second semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 between Australia and South Africa at Birmingham took place. The tied encounter ended in Allan Donald’s infamous run-out which saw Australia qualifying for the final as they had defeated South Africa by 5 wickets at Leeds earlier in the tournament. Hansie […]

Exactly three years ago, England cricket team registered their largest margin of ODI victory (by runs) as they defeated New Zealand by 210 runs in the first ODI of New Zealand’s tour of England in 2015 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. It was England’s first match which yielded a result after their dismal performance in the ICC […]

Exactly 26 years ago, Alec Stewart, former England captain, scored his highest Test score against Pakistan during the first Test of Pakistan’s tour of England in 1992 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. In which was the fourth of his 15 Test centuries, it came against a formidable Pakistan bowling line-up which comprised of Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed, […]