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"Couldn't Have Asked For More": Gus Atkinson After Match-Winning Fifer, Century Against Sri Lanka

Following his side's series win over Sri Lanka, England pacer Gus Atkinson said that it was special for him to get on all of Lord's honours boards and bat with Joe Root in the first innings. Atkinson continued his rise in international cricket, getting a fine match-winning century and a five-wicket haul to accomplish a rare double at the iconic venue. This also helped England secure a 190 run win over Sri Lanka and win the three-match series 2-0.

Gautam Gambhir's All-Time India XI Stuns Fans, Some Big Names Snubbed

The head coach of the Indian men's cricket team, Gautam Gambhir named his all-time India XI, snubbing some of the top players that the country is producing. With only XI members to be picked, Gambhir had no choice but to pick some and leave out the others. The former India opening batter had to make some tough choices as he named the XI, but the decision to snub current ODI captain Rohit Sharma and marquee pacer Jasprit Bumrah left many surprised.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 4, Live Score Updates: 2 Down For 9, Pakistan Look To Avoid Another Collapse vs Bangladesh

Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 4, Live Updates: Pakistan will resuming Day 4 of the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh at 9/2 in Rawalpindi. Currently, the hosts are leading by 21 runs with Saim Ayub (6*) standing unbeaten at the crease. Earlier on Sunday, Litton Das' 138 revived Bangladesh as they posted 262 before getting bowled out. Das (138) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (78) put on 165 for the seventh wicket after Shahzad and fellow pacers Mir Hamza had reduced Bangladesh to 6-26. Pacer Khurram Shahzad was the star bowler for Pakistan with his six-wicket haul. (Live Scorecard)

MS Dhoni Will "Never Be Forgiven": Yuvraj Singh's Father Yograj's Fierce Rant

Yograj Singh, father of former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, has lashed out at MS Dhoni once again. Yograj, who has himself played for India having made 7 appearances in the past at the highest level, keeps criticising former India captain Dhoni on the public platform, accusing him of destroying his son Yuvraj career. In his fresh attack on Dhoni, Yograj has said that Dhoni will never be forgiven in life. The comment from Yograj has gone viral on social media.

Sunil Gavaskar's Bold Prediction For India vs Australia Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar has predicted a 3-1 win for India over Australia in this year's highly-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India have won the last two editions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy held in Australia in 2018/19 and 2020/21 respectively. The 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy will see India and Australia squaring off in the all-important five-match series at Perth, Adelaide (pink-ball game), Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, respectively.

"There Are 10 Other Players...": Teammate Comes Out In Defence Of Babar Azam

The Pakistan cricket team is going through a lean patch and so is the case with its star cricketer Babar Azam. The batter has failed to make it count in the red-ball format in the past one and a half year or so. It was in December 2022 when Babar scored 161 against New Zealand in a Test and since then, he has struggled to get runs under his belt. Babar has scored only 320 runs in his last 15 innings. His poor performance in the format has seen the player getting a lot of flak. Amid the ongoing criticism of the star batter, Pakistan all-rounder Salman Ali Agha has come out in defence of the player.

Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja's Replies To "Ever Watched Adult Material In VR" Go Viral

Some of the Australian cricketers, including the likes of Pat Cummins and Usman Khawaja, were went through a funny lie detector test recently. Videos of the test is going viral on social media as the cricketers were asked some personal questions too. Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, and Josh Hazlewood were the other members of the Australian cricket team, who were part of the lie detector test. The test took place during a 'Fletch and Hindy' show on the Fox Network. NDTV could not independently identify the credibility of it.

2nd Test: Gus Atkinson Stars As England Seal Series vs Sri Lanka

Gus Atkinson continued his Lord's love affair by taking five wickets as England thrashed Sri Lanka by 190 runs in the second Test on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series. Sri Lanka, set what would have been a new Test record fourth-innings winning total of 483, were dismissed for 292 after tea on the fourth day despite fifties from Dinesh Chandimal (58), Dimuth Karunaratne (55) and captain Dhananjaya de Silva (50). Fast bowler Atkinson, who scored his maiden first-class hundred in England's first-innings 427, led the attack with 5-62. Player-of-the-match Atkinson secured a fifth mention on the dressing room honours boards in just his second Test at Lord's after taking 12 wickets on England debut against the West Indies in July. (

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"Couldn't Have Asked For More": Gus Atkinson After Match-Winning Fifer, Century Against Sri Lanka

Gautam Gambhir's All-Time India XI Stuns Fans, Some Big Names Snubbed

Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 4, Live Score Updates: 2 Down For 9, Pakistan Look To Avoid Another Collapse vs Bangladesh

MS Dhoni Will "Never Be Forgiven": Yuvraj Singh's Father Yograj's Fierce Rant

Sunil Gavaskar's Bold Prediction For India vs Australia Border-Gavaskar Trophy

"There Are 10 Other Players...": Teammate Comes Out In Defence Of Babar Azam

Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja's Replies To "Ever Watched Adult Material In VR" Go Viral

2nd Test: Gus Atkinson Stars As England Seal Series vs Sri Lanka