England's premier T20 tournament will be getting underway from May 30. The T20 Blast will be played until September 14 with several breaks in between the season. A total of 18 teams will be involved in the competition across 133 matches.
The ongoing New Zealand versus Australia series is witnessing plenty of action off the field as injuries to several key players have dampened the excitement around the bilateral contest. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.
The umpiring and technology throughout the ongoing series between India and England have taken much of the headlines and Joe Root's dismissal on Day 3 of the fourth Test created further controversy. Root was given not out on the field but the Hawkeye reckoned that it was hitting the stumps.
"I must admit it did cross my mind but it was not a great option as the wicket was keeping low unlike the previous wicket. I was desperate to get some runs for the guys and I was happy to do that today," Joe Root said after Day 2's play in Ranchi.
Joe Root remained unbeaten on 122 as England posted 353 in their first innings in the first session on Day 2 in Ranchi Test. Then spinners Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley shone on a cracked-up surface to put England ahead in the fourth Test match.
"We never doubted Joe, we just think if he gets couple of lowies, he's even more due than before, so we fully expected him to go out and get runs in this game. He deserves everything he gets, he works so hard at his game and he always comes good," Zak Crawley said after Day 1's play.
"I wasn't nervous, had spoken with my coaches, so I wasn't tense ahead of the game. I don't know how it happened, but I used to take every game as my last game and tried my best," Akash Deep said after Day 1's play in Ranchi.
After losing five wickets before lunch, Joe Root and Ben Foakes added 113 runs for the sixth wicket to charge England to a dominant position in the first innings of the Day 1 of the fourth Test match against India in Ranchi.
After failing to cross a 30-run mark in the first six against India in the ongoing series, the veteran Joe Root silenced his critics with an unbeaten century to single-handedly guide England to a potentially fighting total in the first innings of the Ranchi Test.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is leading the run charts in the ongoing India and England Test series. Jaiswal has already scored two double-hundreds and is averaging 109.00 with the willow. He has amassed 545 runs in the series thus far.
Joe Root has come under the scanner after England's crushing loss in Rajkot by 434 runs against India. He got out playing reverse scoop off Jasprit Bumrah in the first innings and that opened the floodgates for the hosts as India ran home the advantage to eventually win the Test match.
Joe Root found himself on the receiving end of scathing criticism for his dismissal in the first innings of the third Test in Rajkot against India. Root reverse-scooped straight to the second slip to get out and former India and England cricketers have blasted the ex-captain for his strokeplay.
England arrived in Rajkot on Monday and their first practice session happened on Tuesday (February 13), two days before the third Test of the five-match series. The series is currently locked at 1-1 after the visitors won the Hyderabad Test by 28 runs while India came back strongly in second Test.
Joe Root, one of England's best spin batters, has managed to score just 52 runs against India in the first two Tests of the five-match series. Root was criticised heavily following his dismissal in the second innings of the second Test match in Visakhapatnam.
England have added a new facet to Test cricket with their all-guns blazing approach to the format. England under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum don't like to play a draw and prefer a win or a loss. Joe Root has revealed another intriguing culture change in the team.
Former England captain Joe Root came out to bat after Ollie Pope was dismissed. But he looked in some hurry playing his shots of every other delivery getting out on 16 runs off 10 balls. But he reached the milestone during his short stay at the crease.
"He was just making sure he could do everything he could to help us out in the second innings, just making sure it's as good as possible for tomorrow. There's a chance we will need him with the bat so it's making sure he can hold a bat," James Anderson said.
Root has had a horrid first Test against India. He scored 29 runs in the first innings for England and was undone by a sharp reverse swinging delivery from Jasprit Bumrah in the second innings.
Jasprit Bumrah got two quick wickets in succession on the third day of the India vs England 1st Test. The Indian speedster got rid of Ben Duckett and Jor Root with two brilliant deliveries. He set-up Root's dismissal with a jaffa reverse swing ball.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who gave India a terrific start with the bat in the first Test against England, got out in the very first over of the second day while trying to hit Joe Root for another boundary after getting one already. Kevin Pietersen, the former England batter already predicted it.
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