England’s all-time great opening batsman, Alastair Cook could well become the youngest cricketing knight at the age of 33. A few days back, Cook’s name was proposed for knighthood in the House of Lords. Lord Andrew Tyrie, a member of the House of Lords, put forward Cook’s name. “It is[Read More…]
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IND vs ENG: India reeling at 58/3 as England inch towards win
A batting collapse saw India reeling at 58/3 at stumps after England set them a victory target of 464 courtesy superlative centuries from Alastair Cook and Joe Root, on day 4 of the fifth and final Test here on Monday. K.L. Rahul was batting on 46 while Ajinkya Rahane was[Read More…]
IND vs ENG: England scores 198-7 at stump on day 1
England were 198 for 7 at the stump on the opening day of the fifth and final Test against India at Oval here on Friday. Opener Alastair Cook (71) and Moeen Ali (50) were the top-scorer for England. Jos Butler (11) and Adil Rashid (4) at the crease at stumps. England won the five-match series after taking a[Read More…]