Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad and current England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler recently picked their top 10 Test batters of the 21st century on the For the Love of Cricket podcast. Their list featured three Indian batters, with Sachin Tendulkar taking the top spot ahead of several modern-day greats. Virat Kohli was placed 10th on […]

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik believes Joe Root has a strong chance of breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing record for the most Test runs. However, Karthik feels Virat Kohli reaching 100 international centuries will be a much tougher challenge. Root currently has 14,278 Test runs from 169 matches, leaving him 1,643 runs short of Tendulkar’s record of […]

England Test captain Joe Root has recalled his first experience of watching Test cricket at Headingley, which came during India’s 2002 tour of England. As a young cricketer, Root watched India’s batting greats Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid put England’s bowling attack under enormous pressure. The 2002 Headingley Test featured several of India’s […]

England Test head coach Stephen Fleming said that his long-term vision as England’s Test coach is just as much about the team’s conduct and reputation as a cricket team as it is about the success they achieve as well. Fleming also shared that he was particular about the identity of the team, even if his […]

Former West Indies captain Viv Richards has supported England batter Joe Root in breaking batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most runs scored in Test cricket history. England batter Root has so far smashed 14,208 runs in 307 Test innings and is not far behind Tendulkar’s tally of 15,921 runs as well. Speaking on […]

Joe Root has defended Pakistan despite their difficult Test series against England, insisting it would be disrespectful to suggest that the visitors have failed to put up a fight. England have dominated the first two Tests, securing a massive innings-and-103-run victory at Headingley before winning the Lord’s Test by 194 runs. Pakistan’s batting, meanwhile, has struggled […]

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has brought former England captain Kevin Pietersen back into the national setup by appointing him as the ‘Specialist Mentor’ for the England white-ball team. Pietersen will work alongside head coach Brendon McCullum as England prepare for the 2027 ODI World Cup and other major white-ball assignments. England Test […]

Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has named his ultimate World Test XI based on the performances in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. Team India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and speedster Jasprit Bumrah failed to be in his chosen side. India, who registered a 1-0 win in the recent two-match Test series against […]

England captain Joe Root believes changes to the composition of the Dukes red ball could be contributing to the low-scoring nature of the ongoing Test series against Pakistan. According to Root, the ball appears to be staying harder for longer this summer, creating challenging conditions for batters. No batter has scored a century in the […]

England Test skipper Joe Root has played down concerns over his form with the bat, saying that his experience and record give him confidence that he will find a way to bat through the difficult patch. He has crossed 50 only twice in this home summer and averages 29.44, which is his second-lowest home season […]