Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen and former Pakistan quick Shoaib Akhtar hailed Virat Kohli’s knock. Pietersen said that Kohli is the King while the Rawalpindi Express noted that Kohli is the benchmark for all the batsmen. The Indian skipper scored his 22nd Test hundred which was his first on the England soil. Thus, Kohli who […]
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England vs India 2018, 1st Test, Day 2- Lunch Report
India did the first right thing on Day 2 when they skittle out the hosts on 287. Thus, England was able to add only two runs to their overnight score. Mohammed Shami was able to produce the edge of Sam Curran that was safely taken this time around by Dinesh Karthik. Indian openers, Shikhar Dhawan […]
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England vs India 2018, 1st Test Match, Edgbaston – Preview
The stage is set for the most anticipated series of the year, England vs India 2018. If we take a look at the ICC Test Rankings, it is going to be battle between the first rank team against the fifth-placed side. However, sometimes the numbers don’t tell you the complete story. Therefore, Sportzwiki brings the […]
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ENG vs IND 2018: England Announces Their Playing XI for First Test
England has announced their playing XI for the first Test match against India set to take place at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The leg-spinner Adil Rashid whose inclusion in the 13-man squad had created a chatter is also able to the make the cut into the final XI. England opening combination will be Alastair Cook and Keaton […]
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England vs India: England’s Greatest XI Versus India
On August 1, 2018, cricketing enthusiasts will witness one of the most awaited cricketing contests of this year. India and England will face off in a much-awaited Test series. Having won the Twenty20 International series 2-1, India conceded the One-day Internationals by the same margin but this will be the centrepiece of the tour —the five-match Test […]
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India eye perfect start to English summer in home team”s 1000th Test
Birmingham, Jul 31: India would be driven by the desire to shed the poor travellers’ tag, while England would be desperate to arrest the recent slide at home when the two teams clash in a five-match Test series, starting here tomorrow. The English side will be celebrating its 1000th Test at Edgbaston, and it will be […]
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Unrealistic to expect seamers to play all five Tests: Broad
Birmingham, Jul 30: They are coming back from long lay-offs and England team management, which is concerned about the workload management of James Anderson and Stuart Broad is mulling to rotate the duo during five Test series against India. At the back end of their careers, 36-year-old Anderson took a six-week break to get rid of […]
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India Skipper Virat Kohli Poses with Doppelganger of Vijay Mallya
Indian Cricket team skipper, Virat Kohli recently posed with the doppelganger of the business tycoon, Vijay Mallya during the three-day practise game against Essex at Chelmsford. Meanwhile, India had a tough time leading up to the five-match Test series against England. However, they will be glad that their middle-order got some runs under their belt. […]
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ENG vs IND 2018: Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir Predict the Scoreline of Test Series
Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir, who had donned the expert’s hats for the upcoming five-match Test series between India and England have predicted the scorelines of the series. Meanwhile, the much-awaited series kickoffs on August 1 at Edgbaston. India will be desperate to improve their statistics and win their first series since 2007. However, England […]
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England all set to Play their 1000th Test Match
England Cricket Team will play their 1000th Test match when they take the field in the first of the five-match Test series against India commencing on August 1 at Edgbaston. They will become the first team to achieve this feat in the history of cricket. After England, Australia are on the number two spot to have […]