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Usman Khawaja's maiden test century in the first Test match of the Ashes was an emotional one as he remembered the time when the crowd used to troll him for not scoring in England. Khawaja displayed an excellent show in the first innings of Australia on the 2nd day of the 1st Test match of the Ashes series. He scored 126 (279)* as Australia trailed by 82 runs, scoring 311/5.
In a freewheeling chat, batting icon Virat Kohli picked the toughest bowlers he has faced in each format -- Tests, ODIs and T20 cricket. In a viral video, Kohli labelled England's James Anderson as the toughest bowler he has faced in Test cricket. He also added that facing Anderson in England was the toughest part of his career. In ODIs, Kohli picked a pacer and a spinner each. Kohli admitted that former Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga was the toughest to face in ODI cricket, and gave a special shotuout to England's Adil Rashid as the toughest spinner.
Legendary fast bowler James Anderson is set to be knighted in recognition of his outstanding 21-year career with England. His name appeared on the resignation honours list of former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, as per ESPNcricinfo. The 42-year-old retired from international cricket in 2024 after claiming 704 Test wickets--the most by an English bowler and the most by any fast bowler in history. He played 188 Tests, ending his England career with a final match against the West Indies at Lord's in July 2024. His journey began at the same ground back in May 2003, when he made his debut against Zimbabwe.
England's all-time highest test wicket taker James Anderson was awarded a knighthood in former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list published on Friday.
At an age when most test cricketers have retired and only an elite few can maintain their excellence, 38-year-old Sean Williams is bucking the trend and soaring to new heights on the cusp of his 20th anniversary representing Zimbabwe.
With just over a week left for the start of their T20I series against India, England have been dealt a huge blow as pacer Saqib Mahmood is yet to receive his visa for the tour. Mahmood, who is of Pakistani origin, is yet to make his T20I debut for England, but has played nine ODIs and two Tests for the Three Lions. The 27-year-old was scheduled to leave for UAE where he would join fellow pace bowlers Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse and Mark Wood at a camp supervised by the legendary James Anderson.
Star batter Virat Kohli flopped with the bat in the 1st innings of the ongoing 1st Test against Australia in Perth. Despite a stellar record in Australia, the former India captain lasted just 12 balls before fending off a climbing Hazlewood delivery that took an edge to Usman Khawaja at slip. As Kohli's barren patch continued, former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar pointed out major flaw in the star batter's technique. He feels Kohli has been struggling against the shorter delivery of late.
With James Anderson entering the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the first time ever, former England skipper Michael Vaughan feels the legendary pacer could end up playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Anderson, who retired from Test cricket earlier this year, has registered at a base price of Rs 1.25 crore for the IPL 2025 mega auction, scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25. However, Anderson has not played a T20 game since 2014, and it will be interesting to see if any franchise will show interest to get him on board.
England's stand-in captain Ollie Pope has no doubt that Chris Woakes will expertly spearhead their pace attack in the three-test series in Pakistan beginning in Multan on Monday.