Ben Stokes reopens DRS debate by asking for removal of umpire's call
England captain Ben Stokes has suggested a change to the Decision Review System (DRS) is required.
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No Jasprit Bumrah, Leading Wicket-Taker In England Series, In 4th Test But This Star May Return: Report
Lead India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be rested, while batter K L Rahul is expected to come back after recovering from a quadriceps injury, in the fourth Test against England beginning February 23 in Ranchi. Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker in the five-match series with 17 scalps and singlehandedly bowled India to victory in the second Test. The hosts lead 2-1 in the five-match rubber. "The team will travel to Ranchi tomorrow and Bumrah is likely to be given rest," said a BCCI source while also informing that Rahul is nearing full fitness and should be a part of the squad in Ranchi.
"I Don't Like Word Retirement": Former Australia Skipper Meg Lanning
She doesn't like the word "retirement" but former Australia captain Meg Lanning is happy to be in her "quiet" space and follow her passion in franchise-based cricket around the world, including the Women's Premier League. Lanning, who has scored as many as 3405 runs in 132 matches in her T20I career, announced her retirement from international cricket in November last year. She admirably led Delhi Capitals in the inaugural WPL last year, emerging as the top-scorer in the tournament with 345 runs from nine games. The Capitals lost by seven wickets in the final against Mumbai Indians.
'Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja's Batting Motivated Me': Yashasvi Jaiswal After 2nd Double Ton
India star opener Yashasvi Jaiswal revealed that the way veteran players Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja played in the first innings against England motivated him to do better. In the third Test between two cricketing giants in Rajkot saw Jaiswal removed for a score of 10 by Mark Wood. From that point, skipper Rohit and experienced all-rounder Jadeja drove India's innings to a herculean total of 445. Rohit struck 131 while Jadeja scored his fourth Test ton to propel India to a dominant position. Jaiswal who witnessed the spectacle from the dressing room was motivated to go big in the second innings.
"No Second Thought": Rohit Sharma On Team India's Reaction To Ravichandran Ashwin's Family Emergency
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday credited the young and inexperienced members of his side for their role in delivering the team's biggest ever Test win, in terms of runs, on Sunday. India bowled out England for just 122 after setting a 557-run target in the fourth Test to go 2-1 up in the five-match series in Rajkot.
Is Joe Root Not Suited To Bazball? England Great's 'Frustrating' Verdict
England batter Joe Root has been under the scanner amid his poor show in the ongoing Test tour of India. After England's 434-run defeat in the third Test in Rajkot on Sunday, Root has only managed just 77 runs in six innings across three matches. In the third Test, Root got out playing a rash shot in the first innings, before being trapped LBW in the second by Ravindra Jadeja. His mode of dismissal in the first innings, however, caught the attention of several former England players.
"This Country Is Extremely Difficult As A Woman": India Women's Hockey Coach Alleges Serious Discrimination
Janneke Schopman, the Indian women's hockey team coach, has made some serious allegations against Hockey India, the governing body of the sport in the country, in an interview to The Indian Express. Janneke Schopman gave the interview on Sunday after India defeated USA 2-1 in their final match of the Rourkela leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Janneke, an Olympic gold medallist with the Netherlands in 2008, started as an analytical coach with the Indian team in 2020 and was subsequently made the chief coach after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
"Fantastic Performance": Pullela Gopichand On Historic Asia Team Badminton Gold For Indian Women
Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand on Sunday hailed India's first-ever gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships and said the performance of the young women brigade gives him a lot of hope for the future. The Indian women's team on Sunday scripted a historic title win at the Badminton Asia Team Championships with a tight 3-2 victory over Thailand in Shah Alam, Malaysia.