Joe Root relishing being a ‘rock star’ after England’s historic win over India
Joe Root has revealed England captain Ben Stokes has inspired his record-breaking Test team to play “like rock stars”.
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Jos Buttler challenges England to take their white-ball game to new levels
Jos Buttler believes England are equipped to cope with “big expectations” and insisted their bold brand of white-ball cricket will continue long after his reign as captain has ended.
Sania Mirza bids adieu to Wimbledon with semifinal loss in mixed doubles
Sania Mirza's swansong appearance at Wimbledon ended in a semi-final defeat to defending champions Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk in the mixed doubles event here. Mirza and her Croatian partner Mate Pavic, seeded sixth, went down 6-4 5-7 4-6 to Skupski of Great Britain and American Krawczyk in two hours 16 minutes on Wednesday night. The 35-year-old Mirza is India's most accomplished woman tennis player, having won six Grand Slam titles, including three mixed doubles trophies.
'Captain cool' MS Dhoni celebrates 41st birthday
MS Dhoni, who is still massively popular among his all around the world, celebrates his 41st birthday today, July 7. The long-haired boy from Ranchi went on to become one of India's most successful captains, earning the tag of 'Captain Cool' for staying calm even in the most trying and challenging circumstances. He made his debut in 2004 and after becoming India's captain, Dhoni went on to win the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He also collected the ICC Test mace after taking India to the top of the Test rankings. He is still the only skipper to win all ICC trophies.
Sania Mirza Bows Out Of Wimbledon With Semi-Final Loss In Mixed Doubles
Trailblazing Indian tennis star Sania Mirza's swansong appearance at Wimbledon ended in a semi-final defeat to defending champions Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk in the mixed doubles event. Mirza and her Croatian partner Mate Pavic, seeded sixth, went down 6-4 5-7 4-6 to Skupski of Great Britain and American Krawczyk in two hours 16 minutes on Wednesday night.
When Ravi Shastri Told India Wicketkeeper "Rabada Ka Kabada Kar De"
Ravi Shastri, former Indian cricket team head coach, has got a reputation of being a flamboyant personality. Always the one to speak his mind, Shastri has been a colorful character in Indian cricket for years now. Along with it, Shastri became well known to make bold predictions during his time with Team India. Under him, the side reached great heights in Test cricket which included winning two Test series in Australia. Now, it has emerged that Shastri can give out of the box pep talks too.
Australia's Steve Smith raises doubts over England's attacking style
Steve Smith said England's new attacking approach to Test cricket was exciting but expressed doubts over whether it could stand up to the heat of Australian bowling. England have won all four Tests under new coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, crushing world Test champions New Zealand 3-0 in June before chasing down a record 378 against India this week. Smith said England's batters may not fare so well against the Australian bowling attack of Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. "It's been exciting. I'm just intrigued to see how long it lasts, if it's sustainable," Smith told reporters before Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka begins on Friday in Galle. "If you come in on a wicket that's got some grass on it and Josh Hazlewood, Cummins and Starc are rolling in at you, is it going to be the same? I'm intrigued by it all ... Is it going to work every time? I don't know."
Virat Kohli will be back among runs soon, believes Rashid Latif
Virat Kohli's poor form with the bat in India's seven-wicket defeat to England in the Edgbaston Test has subjected the former captain to more criticism for his long run of low scores. Experts and fans alike had hoped that Kohli would return to form, now that he no longer has to carry the burden of captaincy, but the 33-year-old batter failed to fire in the Indian Premier League and was rested for India's T20I series against South Africa. Back in the squad on England tour, Kohli had scores of 11 and 20 in the rescheduled fifth Test against England, resulting in people again questioning his extended lean patch.