Joe Root reaffirms support for McCullum and England setup despite Ashes loss: ‘England improved as a team’

England’s coaching setup, led by Brendon McCullum, is once again under scrutiny after another Ashes setback. While the win at the MCG in the fourth Test offered brief relief, the…

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Ben Stokes lucky to play for England; in India, he’d meet the same fate as ‘failed white-ball captain’ Virat Kohli

Ben Stokes has long been the face of England’s Test cricket, and his credentials as a genuine match-winner are beyond debate. Few players in the modern game possess the ability…

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Shreyas Iyer’s comeback trail begins at Vijay Hazare Trophy ahead of India ODI return for New Zealand series: Report

Updated on: Dec 28, 2025 06:40 pm IST Shreyas Iyer is set to begin his comeback through domestic cricket before rejoining the Indian team for the upcoming home ODI series…

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Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma’s 2025: Written off, resisted, relentless; but Gambhir-Agarkar yet to fathom what’s obvious

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have always lived under the spotlight. Regardless of form or phase, scrutiny has followed them everywhere. But 2025 was unlike any other year for India’s…

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BCCI denies informal VVS Laxman talks, reaffirms faith in Gautam Gambhir despite South Africa setback: Report

Almost a month after the humiliating 0–2 whitewash against South Africa, India’s second home whitewash in the last 12 months, a media report claimed that the BCCI had “informally approached”…

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Travis Head reacts to Ben Duckett’s viral video, which sparked drinking allegations: ‘Reached out to him’

Following the conclusion of the Boxing Day Ashes Test against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia batter Travis Head revealed that he reached out to Ben Duckett following criticism…

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Ranking India’s top five batting innings of 2025: A Test epic, and knocks that decided finals and semis

India’s 2025 produced a familiar kind of pressure: finals where one quiet over can feel like a storm, and knockouts where a single partnership decides whether a season becomes history…

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Spin so good that even Virat Kohli said ‘Well bowled, keep it up’: Gujarat’s Vishal Jayswal’s story

Virat Kohli's return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy after 15 years was well and truly worth the wait. The former India skipper, who entered the tournament with some runs behind…

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