The first of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is set to commence on October 6 in Multan. The visitors had already announced their playing XI for the opening game with their skipper Ben Stokes missing out. Meanwhile, Pakistan have recalled two of their key players.
Pakistan are tottering at number eight on the ICC World Test Championship points table. They have won only two of their seven games and lost five. Their PCT (Points Percentage System) is 19.05 and only West Indies have a worse PCT (18.52) than them.
Ben Stokes' return to the Playing XI has been delayed as the all-rounder is not yet fully fit from the injury he sustained two months ago in The Hundred. In his absence, Ollie Pope will continue to captain the England team for the first Test against Pakistan.
Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan spoke about his retirement and why he didn't have any inspiration to play domestic cricket and continue for long. Dhawan said he didn't feel like continuing and playing from IPL to IPL and putting in hard work just for two-three months every year.
Virat Kohli was named among Delhi's 84 probables for the Ranji Trophy alongside Rishabh Pant while captain Harry Brook helped England stay alive in the five-match ODI series against Australia with a maiden century in the format. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 25.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been scoring runs for fun ever since making his Test debut last year. He has already amassed more than 1000 runs in this WTC cycle and is set to break England Test skipper Ben Stokes' all-time record in WTC in the first Test against Bangladesh.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has named a 17-member squad for the three-match Test series against Pakistan in October. Test skipper Ben Stokes and opening batter Zak Crawley is back in the squad after missing the Sri Lanka series.
England Test captain Ben Stokes hasn't played a white-ball match for England since the ODI World Cup last year, however, the senior all-rounder is content with what he has been able to achieve in coloured clothing for the 2019 champions saying that he'll be happy even if he isn't considered anymore.
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have revolutionised England's red-ball team. They have introduced a fearless brand of cricket and all the English Test players have subscribed to the idea.
"Ben Stokes is obviously still a fair while away off playing, and he's not trying to play as a batter and a first slip - just yet, anyway. But it's been great to see him," England's vice-captain Ollie Pope said ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's.
England Test captain Ben Stokes, Kiwi pacer Trent Boult and Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai have joined MI Cape Town's star-studded roster ahead of the 2025 edition of SA20. Stokes is one of the many England cricketers to join the SA20 with the Test team not in action in January.
Ben Stokes suffered a hamstring injury in The Hundred while playing for Northern Superchargers on Sunday, August 11. He has now been ruled out of the remainder of Summer and will miss the Test series against Sri Lanka, starting August 21.
The England management is in a precarious position following an injury scare to their red-ball captain Ben Stokes ahead of the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka at home starting August 21.
Paris Olympics came to an end on Sunday, August 11 with the baton being passed onto Los Angeles, the host city of the 2028 edition while England Test captain Ben Stokes suffered a hamstring injury during the Hundred match. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on August 11.
England skipper Ben Stokes had to be carried off the field as a hamstring injury was confirmed as he was seen on crutches following the Hundred match between the Northern Superchargers and the Manchester Originals. Stokes is set to go for scans with just 10 days left for Sri Lanka Test series.
Northern Superchargers under the new leadership of Andrew Flintoff and Harry Brook has been in red-hot form in the men's Hundred 2024 winning three games on the trot after starting their campaign with a defeat. With Ben Stokes returning to the fold, Superchargers will not be easy to handle.
ENG vs WI: West Indies managed to add just 142 to their second innings on Day 3 of the third Test match against England. The star pacer Mark Wood picked up five wickets to bowl out West Indies to 175 in 52 overs at Edgbaston.
Ben Stokes had earlier made himself unavailable for selection for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean. Stokes last represented England in coloured clothing back in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Shoaib Bashir emerged as the hero for England on day four of the Trent Bridge Test. Bashir claimed a five-wicket haul - the third of his Test career, to demolish the batting line-up of the West Indies.
ENG vs WI 2nd Test Day 2 match report: Replying to England's 416, West Indies lost three early wickets but Alick Athanaze and Kavem Hodge added 175 runs for the fourth wicket with big knocks to post a challenging total of 351/5 at the end of Day 2's play at Trent Bridge.
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