India Cricket

It’s time to end the Trump-esque nonsense and culture of fear that allows India’s cricket team to create one rule for them and another for everyone else, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH

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India keep behaving ¿ or are allowed to behave ¿ as if the rest of the world should be grateful for their patronage

At 9.30am on Sunday, the morning after hammering England, the South African team left their Karachi hotel, boarded a midday flight for Dubai, and checked in to their new accommodation at 3pm. Seventeen hours later, having barely had time to peruse the room-service menu, they checked out, and boarded a flight for Lahore, landing at … Read more

Injury-ravaged England are thrashed again by India as hosts seal ODI series whitewash with 142-run victory

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India secured a series whitewash with the latest of their comfortable victories over England

Ben Duckett was clearly tempting fate when he said that a 3-0 whitewashing by India would be immaterial if he and his England team-mates turned the tables on their opponents in the final of the Champions Trophy next month. Whether multi-format opener Duckett is now a part of England’s bid to win the eight-team tournament … Read more

The 10 greatest one-day batsmen of all time: Can declining Virat Kohli beat Sachin Tendulkar to No 1? Which Englishman makes our definitive list? And which India legend can’t crack the top 10?

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Virat Kohli has been declining in all formats - but only he will decide when he should retire

On current form, Virat Kohli doesn’t look long for this parish – his latest effort of five against England in Cuttack this week doing nothing to dispel the theory that he is now playing from memory. How long he continues as an international batsman will more than likely come down to the decision of the … Read more

Ben Duckett reveals why he ‘WON’T CARE’ about England’s scoreline of defeat in huge ODI series against India – due to one factor

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Ben Duckett says he 'won't care' about England's ODI series defeat against India as long as they beat them in the final of the Champions Trophy

Ben Duckett insists the final scoreline on this tour of India will pale into insignificance if England complete their mission of winning a first Champions Trophy next month. Successive four-wicket losses have left an England team being re-shaped by head coach Brendon McCullum on the brink of a one-day whitewash here and an overall deficit … Read more

England’s defeat by four wickets secures India’s second ODI win and series victory following Rohit Sharma’s sensational century

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England lost to India by four wickets as the hosts have set a victory in the second ODI in Cuttack

England were hurtled to one-day series defeat on an evening when a faulty floodlight was the only thing to inconvenience India captain Rohit Sharma. Defending a target of 305, the only respite for Jos Buttler’s team came during a 40-minute period at the start of the chase when one of the ground’s eight towers stopped … Read more

England slump to 14th loss in 21 ODIs as India go 1-0 up in the series with four-wicket victory after costly error drastically altered the contest

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It was the moment that summed up this England white-ball tour of India: just as it appeared the world’s number one team were on the ropes, an error drastically altered the course of the contest. At least England’s inquest into a 14th defeat in 21 one-day internationals, stretching back to the start of the World … Read more

Cricket fans accuse Ricky Ponting of a double standard after ex-Aussie captain blasts Virat Kohli over Sam Konstas bump

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Cricket fans on social media have lashed out at Ricky Ponting after the Channel 7 commentator rose to the defence of Sam Konstas on Boxing Day. The 19-year-old dazzled fans at the MCG on his Test debut, ramping Jasprit Bumrah twice – with one of his strikes going for six – before he went on … Read more