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India will aim for a bright start to the gruelling and testing five-match Test series against hosts England when the first match begins at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground here on Wednesday. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2LFdrpM

Despite fierce criticism, spinner Adil Rashid has been included into the England playing XI for the team's first Test of the five-match series against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, starting Wednesday. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2n2vtni

Catch all the action from the 1st T20 International between West Indies and Bangladesh at Basseterre with our live updates. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KfLI9r

Bangladesh looked good for a competitive total for the first half of their innings in the first Twenty20 International after they were asked to bat at Warner Park, but a slowdown later on meant they only set the Windies a target of 144. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2v5Hr3F

Despite fierce criticism, spinner Adil Rashid has been included into the England playing XI for the team's first Test of the five-match series against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, starting Wednesday. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2LJeV2a

New Zealand Cricket on Wednesday rejected a request to resume tours of Pakistan following a 15-year hiatus, citing ongoing security concerns. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2AuHfjJ

Catch all the action from the 1st T20 International between West Indies and Bangladesh at Basseterre with our live updates. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Oyo9w7

Catch all the action from the 1st T20 International between West Indies and Bangladesh at Basseterre with our live updates. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MakFy7

Rahul Dravid was the last captain to lead the Indian team to a Test series win on English soil, when they beat the hosts 1-0 in 2007. The three Test match series saw two draws in Lord’s and the Oval while the visitors won in Nottingham to end a 21-year long wait for a series win in England. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2O2NkGf

The Heatwave might have been the talking point of this English summer, but spells of rain in the last few days may ensure that the first Test may be played in typically “English” conditions. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KffIT5

On the eve of the first Test between India and England at Edgbaston, here’s a look at three key areas that could be critical in determining how the Test and the subsequent series pans out. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2OztCTh

Despite fierce criticism, spinner Adil Rashid has been included into the England playing XI for the team's first Test of the five-match series against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, starting Wednesday. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2OBQu4O

Asserting that the Indian team is not afraid of countering tough situations, a confident Virat Kohli said they have the skill set, character and mental toughness to excel in overseas conditions. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Aq5ZJO

So, it’s nearly time. Five Test matches over six weeks and the first of those starts in Edgbaston on Wednesday. India have been in these parts for over a month now, playing limited overs matches and a token warm-up game, but on the eve of the Test, there is a lot to ponder for the visiting team as far as their composition is concerned. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Asy17J

Catch all the action from the 1st T20 International between West Indies and Bangladesh at Basseterre with our live updates. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2NWf3YS

Catch all the live updates from the 1st T20 International between West Indies and Bangladesh at Basseterre on Cricketnext.com from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2vmQ0GM

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana continued her impressive run in the Women's Cricket Super League with an unbeaten 43 off 27 balls, propelling Western Storm to a nine-wicket win over Southern Vipers on Tuesday. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2O1uxLt

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar believes captain Virat Kohli will have good English summer which begins on Wednesday with the first of five Test matches at Edgbaston. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KfJGX3

Virat Kohli is not weighed down by the disastrous tour of 2014, the chatter about his rivalry with James Anderson and the debate on if his legacy will be defined by how he does in England. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KjxiFG

England captain Joe Root said his team has strong plans in place for Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who goes into the five-Test series with the baggage of a forgettable tour in 2014. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2NZOyBU

Asserting that the Indian team is not afraid of countering tough situations, a confident Virat Kohli said they have the skill set, character and mental toughness to excel in overseas conditions. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KebNFW

Citing security concerns, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Tuesday turned down a request from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to tour the South Asian country for a T20I series. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2LO6sKn

Despite fierce criticism, spinner Adil Rashid has been included into the England playing XI for the team's first Test of the five-match series against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, starting Wednesday. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2M68wKH

Despite fierce criticism, spinner Adil Rashid has been included into the England playing XI for the team's first Test of the five-match series against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, starting Wednesday. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2v5k8Hl

His absence from the hearings of a NADA panel raising eyebrows, former India opener Virender Sehwag today said he was reluctant to be a part of the committee and joined only because Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had requested. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ArNVPD

On the eve of the first Test between India and England at Edgbaston, here’s a look at three key areas that could be critical in determining how the Test and the subsequent series pans out. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2uZ0ay3

The Heatwave might have been the talking point of this English summer, but spells of rain in the last few days may ensure that the first Test may be played in typically “English” conditions. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2viFtME

Rahul Dravid was the last captain to lead the Indian team to a Test series win on English soil, when they beat the hosts 1-0 in 2007. The three Test match series saw two draws in Lord’s and the Oval while the visitors won in Nottingham to end a 21-year long wait for a series win in England. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2LDqjNc

The Indian Cricket Team is set to tour New Zealand for limited overs series from late January to mid-February in 2019. Both the men's and women's teams will feature in three T20I double-headers post their respective ODI series. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ArY4vJ

So, it’s nearly time. Five Test matches over six weeks and the first of those starts in Edgbaston on Wednesday. India have been in these parts for over a month now, playing limited overs matches and a token warm-up game, but on the eve of the Test, there is a lot to ponder for the visiting team as far as their composition is concerned. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Asy17J

England cannot expect to bully a much-improved India captain Virat Kohli in their five-match test series that begins at Edgbaston on Wednesday, pace bowler James Anderson said. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2mXs3lz

After Mumbai and Kerala, the Tripura Cricket Association has now written to the BCCI saying that it will not be in a position to host the domestic games till October in the 2018-19 due to the ongoing monsoon in the state. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2M5zqm7

Ahead of the opening Test between England and India starting on August 1, seasoned England pacer Stuart Broad on Monday downplayed the head-to-head battle between visiting captain Virat Kohli and veteran quick James Anderson. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2LJOhFV

Mandhana’s journey can only be described as a roller-coaster. She faced public admiration yet saw her technical flaws come to the fore. She was seen as a worthy replacement of Raj yet inconsistencies kept crawling in. In the period right after the World Cup, her fame reached the zenith but her iffy footwork was scrutinized more than ever. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2LDLu1C

Jim Laker is regarded as one of the best spinners ever to have turned out for England in the longest format of the game but he is forever remembered for his heroics in the fourth Test of the 1956 edition of the Ashes. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2NSrG7a

Dale Steyn admits overtaking Shaun Pollock to become South Africa's highest wicket-taker has become something of a millstone around his neck but he is determined to prove he still has lot more to offer than merely claiming a 422nd test victim. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2vhEJr6

Former England captain Graham Gooch reckons Virat Kohli's "extra motivation" could prove to be dangerous for the home side in what will be a tight Test series due to the prevailing heatwave in the country. The first Test starts in Birmingham on Wednesday. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2v1WRGp

Having lost the ODI series to Bangladesh, West Indies will now turn their attention to the three T20Is that follow with one match in St Kitts and the other two in Florida, starting on Wednesday. Chris Gayle has been rested as the selection panel pciked a 13-man squad to face the visitors. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2KaZfiQ

England’s pace bowling, usually always strong in home conditions, should provide one of their strongest weapons against India – however with Anderson and Broad coming into this series on the back of shoulder and ankle problems respectively, all is not quite as well as it could be. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2LPI6zR

Former captain Alastair Cook says leg-spinner Adil Rashid is mature enough to handle the pressure following his controversial recall to the England squad for this week's first Test against India. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2OumIig

The India U-19 team produced a disciplined all-round performance to make a rampaging start to the five-match limited over series against Sri Lanka, thrashing the hosts by six wickets in a lopsided first Youth ODI in Colombo on Monday. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2LMe40a

India's attack will have to show patience to take 20 wickets and in the fickle English weather, it could be a virtue for the batsmen as well, vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said on Monday. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2LZ1HKP

As England prepare to take on India at Edgbaston in what will be their 1000th Test match in history, English cricket fans have voted for the players they think should be part of England's best ever Test eleven. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2vfufIZ

On the cusp of their first One Day International match, Nepal captain Paras Khadka says the milestone is just the beginning of the cricketing journey for his country. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2vfYIGU

It’s hard to say when Cheteshwar Pujara was put on notice for the first time. By now, it’s pointless to look back and identify that exact tour. The soundbytes, the stats, the claims, counter claims, whether the team management backed him or not. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2v1655B

On this day in 1990, Kapil Dev hit an astonishing four consecutive sixes to ensure that India avoided a follow-on in the first Test against England at Lord’s. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2K6nheP

India start their five-Test series in England at a venue where they have historically struggled. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2v2d2mR

India’s first training session on Sunday was washed out by incessant rain. While the rain comes as a huge relief to the locals reeling from the heatwave sweeping England, it also means the groundstaff get an opportunity to spice up the pitch with a couple of days still left before the first ball of the series is bowled. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2NWEYjb

There was a surprise in store for Smriti Mandhana after her devastating knock helped Western Storm register their second victory in the ongoing Kia Super League on Sunday. The India opener got to meet her idol Kumar Sangakkara, one of the greatest batsman to have played the game, post the game in Taunton. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2mVr3yd

South African paceman Dale Steyn believes this year's Australian ball-tampering scandal could be viewed as a "cry for help" because the balance between bat and ball in cricket has become so skewed in favour of the batsmen. from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2v2rong