Former England captain Sir Ian Botham gave credit to the side’s Bazball approach for drawing fans back to Test cricket. The Bazball approach, which is an aggressive style of play, started when former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum took over as England’s Test coach in mid-2022. Along with captain Ben Stokes, they have since transformed […]

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has heaped praises on Shardul Thakur and compared him with the legendary all-rounder Sir Ian Botham. Vaughan believes Shardul has the ability, just like Ravichandran Ashwin, to deceive batters and he can change the course of any game. Shardul Thakur is going through an excellent form in international cricket as […]

Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding believes Shardul Thakur is not a wicket-taker like Jasprit Bumrah on the pitch like in The Oval Test. India and England are involved in the fourth Test of the five-match series at The Oval, where the pitch is unlike any other English pitch. Shardul Thakur played in the […]

Indian fast-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur made his comeback in the playing XI for The Oval Test against England. He celebrated his return to the team with a record-breaking fifty on day one of the fourth Test. Joe Root won the toss and opted to bowl first keeping the overcast condition and a green tinge on […]

England and the West Indies will be fighting for the new Richards-Botham Trophy when they meet next for a Test series, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Thursday. The trophy has been renamed in order to honor of West Indies batting great Vivian Richards and celebrated England all-rounder Ian Botham as they shared […]

Former England allrounder Ian Botham revealed how he would’ve loved to play against Indan team captain Virat Kohli. Botham also feels that Virat Kohli is the right candidate to lead Indian cricket forward. Botham said, “Virat takes the game to the opposition, he takes a stand for his players. I would have loved to play […]

Former England captain and pace bowler Bob Willis has died at 70 on Wednesday. Willis, who captained his country between 1982 and 1984, had played 90 Test matches with the best of his 8 for 43 in the third Ashes Test against Australia at Headingley in 1981. Famous all-rounder Ian Botham later described him as […]

In the ongoing five-match Test series against England, the Indian bowlers have delivered whenever the team needed them and the best testimony of the same came in the ongoing fourth Test in Southampton on theDay 1. Despite losing the toss on a good pitch, the visitors bundled out England for just 246 runs. The potent […]

This summer, every cricketing eye will be glued at the Ashes in Down Under, where England will try to retain the urn. But, Aussies are in no mood to let this chance slip from their hands. Even prior a ball has bowled, Kangaroos has started their verbal battles. Mitchell Starc, the Australian fast bowler, led […]