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LONDON : England white-ball captain Jos Buttler will not play in the one-day international series on the tour of West Indies starting later this month after a setback in his recovery from a calf injury, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Monday.
England's left-arm spinner Jack Leach admitted that he feared about his international career being over after being left out of the home summer games. Leach was out of action since January due to a knee injury sustained during the first Test against India in Hyderabad. But Leach, 33, was recalled into England's Test team for their ongoing tour of Pakistan, where he's picked 14 wickets in two games at Multan. "After a long time out with injury, I felt maybe that might be it, even though I knew this tour was the other side of the summer."
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag took a dig at Pakistan batter Babar Azam's recent performance in international cricket and asked him to work on his fitness. Ahead of the second Test match against England in Multan, Pakistan's selection committee took everyone by surprise after dropping the former Pakistan captain Babar Azam from the final two long-format matches of the series against the Three Lions. Kamran Ghulam was handed his maiden Test cap and placed to fill Babar's position as Pakistan hunted to level down the series. The batting all-rounder was at the receiving end of criticism from some sections of fans before and during the Test.
The Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) has denied receiving any official proposal from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding the Champions Trophy 2025, according to a report by Dainik Jagran. There has been a lot of chatter surrounding India's participation as the government has not confirmed if the side will be travelling to Pakistan or not. Media reports claimed that PCB has proposed a plan that includes the Indian cricket team travelling back to Delhi or Chandigarh after every game in case of security concerns.
The loss to New Zealand in the first Test marked a rare occasion for the Team India as they lost two home Tests in the same calendar year for the first time in 12 years. A fine bowling performance from Matt Henry and William O'Rourke, coupled with brilliant batting from Rachin Ravindra, helped New Zealand secure an eight-wicket victory over a resilient Indian side in the first Test at Bengaluru on Sunday. This is the Kiwis' first win in India in over 36 years, since 1988. With this victory, they lead the three-match series 1-0.
Sajid Khan and Noman Ali are as different as chalk and cheese but they gelled perfectly as they tore through England's batting to give Pakistan a long-awaited Test win. The spin pair took all 20 wickets on a worn, turning, Multan track for a 152-run win to set up a third Test winner-takes-all showdown at Rawalpindi starting on Thursday. Left-armer Noman, 38, is the senior partner of a pair who have played together in eight Tests. "We bowled with a lot of confidence and his energy is always very high," Noman told AFP about his partner, off-spinner Sajid.
Ramandeep Singh left everyone stunned with a sensational catch during the Emerging Asia Cup clash between India A and Pakistan A on Saturday. During the much-anticipated encounter, Pakistan A opener Yasir Khan was looking in fine form after scoring 33 off 22 balls. Yasir went for a big shot through mid-wicket but Ramandeep sprinted towards the boundary and pulled off a perfect dive to complete the catch. The effort left everyone stunned with former India wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik taking to to X (formerly Twitter) to label it as "one of the greatest catches ever by an Indian."
India suffered a massive defeat against New Zealand in the first Test encounter in Bengaluru on Sunday but the Rohit Sharma-led side was able to maintain its lead in the World Test Championship (WTC) Points Table. Following the loss, India have a PCT of 74.24. On the other hand, New Zealand moved up to fourth with a PCT of 44.44 after they registered their first Test win in 36 years on Indian soil. Australia are second with 62.50 while Sri Lanka retained their position at three with a PCT of 55.56. Pakistan are currently in the eighth position with 25.93 while West Indies are last in the table.