Cricket

Cricket resumed after a four-month layoff on Wednesday, not really with the first ball of the Test match between England and the West Indies, but with a well directed, passionate and searing delivery ...

Cricket resumed after a 117-day absence despite the pandemic threat still on. But Day I of the England-West Indies Test at the Ageas Bowl turned out to be a stop-and-start affair. The toss, won by En...

Sourav Ganguly had a busy schedule on his birthday but did make some time to speak to The Telegraph on Wednesday evening. Excerpts: The Telegraph: You turned 48 on Wednesday. Any birthday wish? Sou...

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has reiterated that he felt Mahendra Singh Dhoni, while a lethal finisher, ought to have batted higher up the order given his ability to demolish bowling attacks.&n...

West Indies coach Phil Simmons believes the opening Test will be a battle between two all-rounder captains. “Hopefully Jason can do what’s necessary to get on top of Ben in this first Test...

Absence of the Barmy Army is rare, especially during Test cricket in England. But that doesn’t really matter for Ben Stokes and his men as they have made the required adjustments to perform in a...

Brian Lara believes the West Indies will need to consider the Tests against England as four-day games since the visitors lack the firepower to “last five days”.  The 51-year-old form...

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mandarins are slowly veering round to the prospect of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) being shifted overseas given the deteriorating pa...

Young England batsman Zak Crawley feels Stokes will have no trouble filling the captain’s shoes in the absence of Joe Root as the all-rounder is already a “big leader” of the team. ...

What would possibly appear surreal to most, is the new “reality” for the West Indies. So says their top-order batsman Shai Hope. The Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday would be witnes...