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07-07-2025
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'Still 3-1 England': Michael Vaughan Doubles Down On His Prediction Despite India's Historic Win
Last Updated: India have made a terrific comeback in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with a historic 336-run win at Edgbaston. Subman Gill-led India produced an all-round show on a placid Edgbaston pitch to record their biggest win (by run-margin) in an away Test. Gill combined with the fast-bowling duo of Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj to condemn England to a 336-run thrashing. The victory came after the visitors endured a five-wicket defeat in the five-match series opener last month. Former England captain Michael Vaughan is sticking to his pre-series scoreline of 3-1 in favour of the hosts despite India's turnaround in Birmingham. 'India have been too good this week .. Outstanding performance .. My prediction is still alive .. 3-1 England .." Vaughan posted on X after India's win. In his column for The Telegraph though Vaughan has criticised England for returning to 'bad old way". 'This team has given us so much joy over the last three years, and they can achieve great things over the next six months. After Headingley, it looked like they had improved, and we called it Bazball with brains. This week, they were back to their bad old ways," Vaughan wrote. In Headingley, England benefitted from India's poor catching which allowed them wrest back the advantage. Vaughan says the Ben Stokes-led side didn't take into account that luck was on their side in the series opener. 'If we are honest, England have been absolutely hammered this week. Apart from four hours on the third day where Harry Brook and Jamie Smith batted beautifully, they have been totally dominated by India," Vaughan said. 'It was a performance that worried me greatly. I fear they used the first match as absolute evidence of how to play Test cricket. They showed great skill in that win, but there was also a lot of fortune involved. They turned up here and thought they should do everything the same way, and it has backfired," he added. Vaughan said England have to 'evolve' and not based your method on the result of one game. 'You should not base your method entirely on a week's performance when you have had the rub of the green. You win games relying on fortune, but not big series like this one or the Ashes. This is an experienced team now, and they have to grow and be better," he wrote. About the Author Cricketnext Staff First Published: July 07, 2025, 11:38 IST Latest News Dharmendra Remembers Dilip Kumar On Death Anniversary: 'Kitna Manhoos Din Hai' Bollywood Viral 'He Was A Sadist': Delhi Man Alleges Blinkit Delivery Agent Threatened Him Over Complaint India 2-Month-Old Kerala Infant Dies After Receiving Anesthesia During Circumcision Procedure Trending Ajay Devgn jets off with that signature calm and composure! India Pakistan Spy Jyoti Malhotra's Judicial Custody Extended Till July 21 latest news
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05-07-2025
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India Women Create History Against England, Become First Team In The World To...
Last Updated: India created a new world record in international cricket history by taking 9 successive wickets for then fewest runs. The Indian women cricket suffered their first defeat of the ongoing England tour on Friday with their hosts managing to keep the five-match T20I series alive at The Oval. Chasing 171, India were limited to 166 in 20 overs as England won by five runs to cut down the Harmanpreet Kaur-led tourist's lead to 1-2. England though could have ended up with a much bigger total had India not created a new world record of taking the fewest ball in international cricket history – men and women – to take 9 wickets. England were cruising at 137/0 in 15.1 overs and seemed destined for a big total when Deepti Sharma left everything to her own to give India their first breakthrough in the form of Sophia Dunkley (75 off 53). That dismissal triggered a dramatic collapse. England lost their 9 wickets in the space of just 25 deliveries which is now an international record. During this phase, they added just 31 runs. 10 wickets for 0 Earlier this year during a Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier match in Bangkok, UAE retired all their 10 batters after reaching 192/0 in 16 overs against Qatar. This was the first time in men/women T20I history that a team has retired more than two batters in an innings. UAE's decision meant they had as many as eight ducks. With Qatar then being skittled for 29, the total number of ducks recorded during the contest went up to 15 – the most in women's T20I history. 300 Wickets For Deepti India allrounder Deepti Sharma returned bowling figures of 3/27 from four overs and with that, she took her wickets tally to 300 across formats at international level, becoming the sixth bowler to do so. Fast bowling legend Jhulan Goswami (355) holds the record for most wickets in women's international cricket history followed by Katherine Sciver-Brunt (335), Ellyse Perry (331), Shabnim Ismail (317) and Anisa Mohammed (305). England Stay Alive The series is alive after England's win five-run win. Dunkley won player-of-the-match award for her brilliant half-century at the top of the batting order. She struck seven fours and a six during her stay. The fourth match will be held on July 9 at Old Trafford in Manchester. About the Author Cricketnext Staff First Published: July 05, 2025, 07:25 IST
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30-06-2025
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Steve Smith Hits Back At Aussie Legend Over Batting Coach Criticism: 'Not One...'
Last Updated: Steve Smith has hit back at Ian Healy over his criticism of Australia batting coach Michael Di Venuto. Steve Smith gave a stern reply to Australia legend Ian Healy for his criticism of the Test batting coach Michael Di Venuto for the team's top-order collapses on Monday (June 30). Smith said that Di Venuto has been 'wonderful' for the team, shifting the blame to the batters, saying nobody can 'hold their hand' on the pitch. Healy, in an interview with SEN, said Australia had 'regressed in performance' under the tutelage of his 'good friend' Di Venuto and demanded that the batting coach take some 'pressure' over it. He was speaking after Australia's 159-run win over the West Indies in the first of the ongoing three-match series, where a new-look top-four couldn't manage a single half-century across the two innings. '(Di Venuto's) not the one out there actually doing the batting," Smith told reporters ahead of the second Test. 'Guys have to be able to figure it out themselves out in the middle sometimes. You can't have someone holding your hand out there. He works as hard as anyone. He knows batting inside out. He's seen cricket all around the world, and knows all the conditions. He's done a wonderful job for a long time now, and the boys really enjoyed working with him," he added. Australia had Josh Inglis batting at number four in place of Smith for the match, with Sam Konstas returning at the top alongside Usman Khawaja. Cameron Green played number three for the second time, too, leaving Khawaja as the only one with more than five Tests of experience at the position. Smith's unique recovery and fielding worries Smith is now set to return for the second match, and as coach Andrew McDonald has already confirmed, he'll take the number four spot back. He has recovered from his little-finger injury suffered while fielding during the 2025 World Test Championship final against South Africa. 'I looked straight down and I was like, 'That doesn't look right. That looks pretty disgusting.' I wasn't sure of the extent of the damage," Smith recalled about his injury. Smith underwent recovery in New York, but it was far from normal. 'My mate actually told me about it — underneath this bridge, there was a batting cage, and he was able to throw me a few balls there. It was nice to hit a few balls," Smith added. More than his batting, the right-hander is worried about not being able to field close-in on the slips anymore. 'It'll be just training as normal, and then probably fielding some balls in front of the wicket, which would probably be the strangest thing for me. I don't think I've ever done that in a Test match," he added. About the Author Cricketnext Staff First Published: June 30, 2025, 09:49 IST
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29-06-2025
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Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar Or Virat Kohli? England Great Makes His Pick
Last Updated: Allan Lamb chose Sachin Tendulkar as the best among him, Sunil Gavaskar, and Virat Kohli, praising Tendulkar's dominance and 100 international centuries. Former England cricketer Allan Lamb picked Sachin Tendulkar as the best among him, Sunil Gavaskar, and Virat Kohli. Lamb said Tendulkar was the best player he ever played against, though both Gavaskar and Kohli have their own merits for the topic. Indian cricket has been blessed with one batting great for each era. Gavaskar was the first superstar in the post-Independence era, making his name in the 70s as a prodigy who helped India conquer the West Indies and England, before becoming an immovable opener. Tendulkar came out similarly in the 90s but dominated the 2000s like no one else, scoring the most runs in Tests and recording 100 international centuries. 'Sachin easily," Lamb told PTI. 'I played against him when he was 18. I dropped him at slip and he went to get 100 (in a Test match). So I always say to him, it was me that made your name (laughs). Kohli is a brilliant player, he's got all the shots, he can score quickly. But if you want the best player I played against, that Indian player is Sachin, even ahead of Sunny. The only thing I would have liked to see Sachin play the West Indies, where Sunny scored runs against the West Indies. He was probably the only Indian to score runs against those quicks," he added. 'I always thought that Indian cricket was going to go up, it was on the gradual climb. And because of the population and being your number one sport, cricket was always going to be the top of the tree. The IPL has changed cricket in India and the world. It's incredible to see these youngsters coming through, the 15-year-olds and the 16-year-olds (like Vaibhav Suryavanshi), and making a name for themselves. In one day cricket, India should win every competition. In Test matches, you're going to rely a lot on Bumrah and you're going to miss Virat Kohli big time About the Author Cricketnext Staff First Published:
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28-06-2025
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'Shubman Gill Needs An Attitude Adjustment': Ex-Cricketer's Stunning Remark
Last Updated: Brad Haddin criticizes India's catching in the first Test, calling it an 'attitude' problem. He suggests new skipper Shubman Gill needs to address this for a lasting legacy. Brad Haddin believes India's catching issues in the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy were more than an on-off and instead an 'attitude' problem in the set-up. He feels that new skipper Shubman Gill requires and 'attitude adjustment' from the team if he has to leave a memorable legacy with his tenure. India spilled as many as 10 catches at Headingley as England turned the tightly-contested match into an easy five-wicket victory to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Most of those drops came from young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, but regular safe-hands like Ravindra Jadeja also faltered. 'Every great team, no matter what year you're playing, the one stand out feature they've always had is that they've been a great fielding team," Haddin said on the LiSTNR Podcast. 'And I think that is one legacy Gill has start to leave now on this team. He needs an attitude adjustment. If you want to field well and compete the whole time, it's only attitude. You can do all your technical work off the field and have as many coaches as anyone, but it won't matter. Even in the IPL this year, the catching was horrible. And that could be a byproduct," he added. While India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak brushed the incident aside as a rarity, former India great Ravichandran Ashwin attributed it to the difficulty in adjusting to the Duke's ball — harder and bigger than the one used in India, the SG — in cold conditions. The retirements of seniors like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, and exits of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, have not only left the team in a batting transition but also uprooted the years-old slip cordon system. 'Lot of pressure' Haddin also believes that come the second Test on Wednesday (July 2) at Edgbaston, India's top order will be under immense pressure because of the double failures of the middle and the lower order at Headingley. 'What hasn't happened for the first time is India's batting collapse. There's a lot of pressure on that top order. If you get through them, they will run through the remaining," said Haddin. About the Author Cricketnext Staff First Published: June 28, 2025, 08:13 IST
