Ben Stokes is taking upon the responsibility of the Test Captaincy of the England Cricket team after serving his tenure as the vice-captain. The England all-rounder decided to take over this role after having a conversation with Rob Key. He will soon commence his duties this summer.
Ben Stokes met Key, the new managing director of the England and Wales Cricket Board, on Tuesday post he started serving as the director of cricket. ECB is currently working on finalizing the paperwork prior to announcing everything officially. Key is certainly going to announce it on Thursday during his first news conference at the Lord's. Stokes has already decided to bring back Stuart Broad and James Anderson to the Playing XI.
According to reports, Key is eyeing Gary Kirsten for handing over the responsibility of the Test coach of England. Gary is currently seen as the batting coach of the Gujarat Titans (GT) franchise in the ongoing IPL 2022. Rob Key and Kirsten already talked about this and an official announcement is coming our way soon. According to the Daily Mail, he is ready to shift from the GT franchise after IPL and join the England team as the head coach. GT is playing phenomenally in IPL 2022 and there are high chances of them reaching the playoffs. If it happens, then Gary will get really less time to interact with the England Test squad as they are hosting New Zealand to compete in a Test series from 2 June.
Cricket has always been a bridge across cultures, a phenomenon that connects players with fans from all around the world. Situations often force people to migrate from one country to the other. There have been instances when cricketers were born in different nations but ultimately played for a different country.
Let's take a look at the cricket facts of cricketers who didn't play for their country.
Cricket Facts | Cricketers who didn't play for their country
5. Glenn Phillips (South Africa-born)
New Zealand cricket all-rounder Glenn Philips moved from East London, South Africa to New Zealand at the age of five. He pursued his education in New Zealand, where he began his cricket journey. Having made his domestic debut with Auckland, he signed with Otago to play alongside his brother, Dale Phillips, in 2022. Interestingly, he made his international debut against South Africa, the country where he was born.
4. Ish Sodhi (India-born)
Inderbir Singh 'Ish' Sodhi was born in Ludhiana, India, on October 31, 1992, and spent his early years in New Zealand. He made his New Zealand debut as a leg-spinner in 2013, and since then, he has been a reliable performer in limited-overs forms, contributing significantly to the country's T20 World Cup campaigns.
3. Devon Conway (South Africa-born)
After playing for Gauteng and the Highveld Lions, Devon Conway moved to New Zealand in 2017 and made an immediate impact. He was the leading run-scorer in both the 2018-19 Plunket Shield (659) and 2018-19 Super Smash (363). Conway became eligible to play for New Zealand in August 2020 and has since become a key player for them across all formats. He averages 36.72 after 27 Tests and has also made 36 ODI and 50 T20I appearances.
2. Marnus Labuschagne (South Africa-born)
Marnus Labuschagne was born in Klerksdorp, in South Africa. His family moved to Australia when he was 10. Labuschagne made his Australia debut in Tests in 2018, after Steve Smith suffered an injury during the Ashes tour. Since then the prolific batter has emulated the batting prowess of his best friend and has not looked back.
Speaking of his impressive international cricket career for Australia, Marnus Labuschagne has played 57 Tests, scoring 4396 runs with 11 centuries, and played 63 ODIs, scoring 1869 runs with two centuries. He has also played one T20I match.
Ben Stokes was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in June 1991. His family moved to Cumbria when Stokes was 12 years old after his father was appointed head coach at Workington Town Rugby League Club.
Stokes has played for England in all three formats. Stokes is regarded as one of England's greatest all-rounders in the history of the sport. In domestic cricket, he represents Durham and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues around the world. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup.
Here are all the England white ball captains (ODIs and T20Is) in men's cricket since 1971, as Harry Brook became the most recent player to become a permanent England white-ball captain.
Harry Brook was recently named England's white-ball captain, succeeding Jos Buttler, who stepped down in February 2025 following a disappointing Champions Trophy campaign. Brook now has become the 38th ODI captain for England and 15th to be named as T20I captain of the country as well.
Ray Illingworth was the first-ever ODI and white-ball captain of England, who was also part of the first-ever men's One-day cricket match in 1971. Mike Denness and Tony Greig followed him on the list.
Michael Vaughan was the first T20I captain of England as he led the team in the shortest format of the game for the first time in 2005. Stuart Broad and Craig Kieswetter are a few of the players who captained the team only in T20Is. In the meantime, Michael Vaughan, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, and Jos Buttler led them in both ODIs and T20Is.
Indian men's cricket team with seven ICC trophies are the second most successful team in men's cricket history. Australia with ten trophies lead the list of teams with the most ICC trophies.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) conducts different cricket events and tournaments throughout the year. ICC tournaments are the biggest platforms in the game of cricket, where the top teams contest against each other for championship podiums.
Contributing to the team on a big stage like this will always be remembered for a long time. The ODI World Cup is conducted once every four years, whereas the Men's T20 World Cup is played every two years. The ICC Champions Trophy is where only the top 8 teams compete in each finals tournament.
Last but not least, the World Test Championship is played over two years. This article thoroughly talks about the men's cricketing teams that have won ICC trophies at some point in time. Let's take a look at the teams with the most ICC Trophies.
Australia's sheer dominance over other cricketing teams is nothing new. For decades, Australia has been executing out-of-ordinary performances and winning trophies for the country. Out of all the cricketing countries, Australia has the most ICC trophies.
Till now the Aussies won 10 ICC trophies. Australia is the only team to win 6 ICC World Cups. The most successful team in the Cricket World Cup clinched the trophy in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, and 2023. Interestingly Australia made a record of being the only team to win the trophy in all the countries that hosted the World Cup.
Australia won the ICC Champions Trophy twice in 2006 and 2009 against West Indies and New Zealand respectively. Lastly, Australia lifted their first-ever ICC T20 World Cup trophy after defeating New Zealand in the 2021 T20 World Cup. They claimed the ICC World Test Championship after defeating India at the Oval by a huge margin of 209 runs.
India sits in the second position on this prestigious list of most ICC Trophies by any team. India won their first-ever ICC World Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. Later again 28 years, the men in blue won the World Cup for the second time under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2011.
The Indian men's cricket team also reached the semifinals four times in 1987, 1996, 2015, and 2019. Meantime, they lost in two finals in 2003 and 2023.
The men in blue won the Champions Trophy thrice. First, in 2002, both the finalists India and Sri Lanka were declared the co-champions of the 2002 Champions Trophy. In the 2013 edition, India defeated England by 5 runs and won the Champions Trophy for the second time in Birmingham. Their latest triumph came via Champions Trophy 2025, as they defeated New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai in the final.
Lastly, India won the inaugural edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 after defeating Pakistan in Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. In the 2024 T20 World Cup, India defeated South Africa by 7 runs to lift the trophy for the second time.
Next on this list is West Indies with a total of 5 ICC trophies. The first-ever ICC World Cup final was won by West Indies in 1975. West Indies once again continued their reign in the next edition of the World Cup as well, in 1979. The Caribbean team also won the Champions Trophy in 2004. Lastly, West Indies became the winner of the ICC T20 World Cup twice; once against Sri Lanka in 2012 and the other time against England in 2016.
England | 3
England team after winning the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. Image- ICC
Till 2010, the England team has not had any ICC Tournament. But, it was in 2010, when they won their first ICC T20 World Cup against arch-rival Australia. Craig Kieswetter guided them home in the final for their first-ever ICC Trophy. Post that, they have been a phenomenal white-ball team and won two ICC World Cups since then.
In 2019, they won their first ICC Men's ODI World Cup as Ben Stokes made all the difference in the final against England in a match where boundary count helped England to win the World Cup.
England's latest ICC Trophy triumph came under Jos Buttler as they became the first-ever team in Cricket history to hold the ODI and T20 World Cup at the same time. Jos Buttler and company won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 as Sam Curran won the player of the tournament after taking 13 wickets with the ball. Curran also was the player of the match in the final as well.
Pakistan | 3
Pakistan sits in the fourth position on the list of most ICC Trophy wins by any team with 3 ICC trophies. The first-ever ICC trophy won by Pakistan was during the 1992 cricket World Cup. Pakistan defeated England in the final and won by 22 runs.
The next ICC trophy won by Pakistan was in the 2009 T20 World Cup where they beat Sri Lanka in the final and won the title by 8 wickets. The most recent and last ICC win of Pakistan is the 2017 Champions Trophy where they defeated India by 180 runs.
With 3 ICC trophies, Sri Lanka sits in 5th position on this list. Sri Lanka won their first-ever ICC World Cup in 1996 where they played against Australia in the final hosted in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. They went ahead to win their next ICC trophy in the 2002 Champions Trophy. The winner of the tournament is actually both India and Sri Lanka as both the finalist teams were declared as co-champions.
The last time Sri Lanka won an ICC Trophy was when they defeated India in the 2014 T20 World Cup hosted in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Dhaka.
The New Zealand cricket team has won a total of 2 ICC trophies since they started competing in tournaments conducted by ICC. The Kiwis won their first-ever ICC Trophy in the 2000 Champions Trophy. Nairobi hosted the final of New Zealand vs India where New Zealand won the match by 4 wickets.
The next ICC Trophy won by the Kiwis was the ICC World Test Championship. Once again, New Zealand played against India in the final of an ICC event and clinched the trophy in the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship final.
With a team of talented and world-renowned cricketers, South Africa won only one ICC trophy throughout its entire history. In the 1998 ICC Champions Trophy hosted in Bangladesh, South Africa beat West Indies in the final and won the title. Jacques Kallis was exceptional and contributed the most to the team reaching and winning the final and was awarded the player of the tournament. He hit a century and picked up a five-wicket haul as well.
Note: The stats include shared trophies. The article was first written by Shreya Ghosh and then got edited by Abishek Goswami.
England vs Australia ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Inglis and Aussie batters chased down biggest target of ICC ODI events
Josh Inglis's maiden ODI ton and fifties from Alex Carey and Matthew Short helped Australia make the highest successful chase in ICC Men's ODI event's history.
Australia started their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign on a winning note as they chased down the highest successful chase in tournament history. Australia chased down England's 352-run target with 15 balls remaining in the match. Jos Inglishwas the star of the show with his maiden ODI ton during the chase.
Ben Duckett dismantled the Australian bowling lineup with a recurrent breaking 165, the highest score by a better in Champions Trophy history. But, Australia ensured they made the highest successful chase in ICC Men's ODI events. Here's everything you need to know from the England vs Australia ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match.
Smith decided to bowl keeping the dew in mind
Alex Carey took a stunning catch to dismiss Phil Salt. Image | ICC
Steve Smith won the toss and decided to field first keeping the dew in mind. Ben Dwarshuis dismissed Phil Salt early in the second over. Despite a flying start to the innings, Dwarshuis was able to send back Jamie Smith for 15 in the sixth over as England found them at 43/2 after 5.2 overs.
But, then it was the partnership between Ben Duckett and Joe Root that took them to a record-breaking score. They first accumulated well to get their first fifty from 48 balls while Ben Duckett completed his fifty off 49 balls.
Root and Duckett build a solid partnership for England
Joe Root did his part by completing his fifty from 56 balls as they reached the 100-run mark for the third wicket in 94 balls. But, post his fifty, Duckett changed his gear instantly and his skill against the Aussie spinners was a masterclass from the southpaw opener.
But, after Root was trapped in front of the wicket by Adam Zampa, Ben Duckett lost support from the other end and England missed out on maybe 10 or 15 runs at the end.
Duckett's 3rd ODI ton gave England the momentum
Ben Duckett scored the highest score by a batter in Champions Trophy History. Image | ICC/Getty Images
Duckett went on to get his 100 off 95 balls, his 3rd ODI ton. Then he changed to fifth gear alongside captain Jos Buttler. Although Buttler was caught in the deep by Nathan Ellis off Glenn Maxwell, Duckett continued his slog and soon reached 150 off 134 balls.
He was finally dismissed by Marnus Labuschagne on 165 off 143 balls. Archer added a quick 21 from 10 balls to take England's total to 351/8 in the first inning.
Australia got off a flyer but lost wickets early
Mark Wood dismissed Steve Smith with a 150 kmph delivery. Image | ESPN Cricinfo
Just like England, Australia got a quick start but lost two wickets early. Travis Head was dismissed on 6 off 5 by Jofra Archer in the 4th over while Steven Smith was dismissed by Mark Wood for 5 in the next over. But, then, Marnus Labuschagne and Matthew Short stitched a 95-run partnership to give others a platform to chase down the total.
With both Labushcagne and Short finding the gaps easily, they reached the 100-run mark in the 15th over and kept themselves in the chase. Meantime, Short reached his fifty in 47 balls but Marnus was outfoxed by Adil Rashid on 47 off 45 balls in the 20th over.
Though it looked a bit tough for the Aussies, who had not won a game in the ICC Champions Trophy in 16 years, they had batters with immense talent in the middle order.
Carey and Inglis steadied the ship
Jos Inglis, born in England, always had the game to win games for Australia, but needed to prove that now. Meantime, they had their most in-form batter in Alex Carey and Glenn Maxwell to come as well.
Livingstone dismissed Short (63) with a sharp caught and bowled chance in the 23rd over and it was then the partnership between Inglis and Carey that took Australia near to home. For the 5th wicket, they put up 100 runs in just 78 balls while Inglis completed his fifty. Australia reached the 250-run mark in the 38th over and Carey also completed his fifty off 49 balls.
Maxwell and Inglis finished things off
Josh Inglis celebrating his maiden ODI ton. Image | Associated Press
However post Carey's (69) dismissal in the 42nd over, things could have gone either way but Glenn Maxwell made sure he made things easier for them. Inglis eased to his maiden ODI ton while Maxwell started hitting the ball powerplay from the other end.
In the end, it was a comfortable win for the Aussies as Inglis remained unbeaten on 120 from 86 balls while Maxwell was undefeated on 32 from 15 balls. All the English bowlers except for Adil Rashid went more than 6 runs an over and that made it hard for Jos Buttler to control the game.
Buttler accepted that the score was good from but the dew affected more than he had expected. "Both sides played well, credit to Australia. fantastic innings from Inglis. 350 is a pretty good score, but it was wet and the dew was a worry," Buttler said.
"The guys were outstanding. Matt Short played beautifully, Travis and I the only two to miss out," Australian captain Steve Smith said in the post-match presentation.
India vs England, 1st ODI Match Report: All-round India thrash England with an easy win in Nagpur
India thrashed England with an easy 4-wicket victory in Nagpur as Ravindra Jadeja and Harshit Rana took 3 wickets each while Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill scored fifties.
Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill scored important fifties during the chase. Image | BCCI/X
After a dominating victory in the T20I series, India started the ODI series with an easy win over England in Nagpur. The Men in Blue registered a 4-wicket victory in the India vs England, 1st ODI of the series.
India were able to bundle the visitors for 248 only in the first inning. Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja were the stars of the show with the ball with three wickets each. The batters chased down the score with 68 balls remaining in the match as Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill scored fifties.
Jasiwal and Rana debuted for India
Though the day did not start that well for India, the home team managed to make a great comeback in the match. First, it was the news of Virat Kohli's absence, who had to sit out due to a sore knee, a rare miss for the modern master. In his absence, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana made their ODI debut.
Then, it was the English openers who gave Rohit and the company many things to worry about.
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Phil Salt and Ben Duckett went after the new ball bowlers and Harshit Rana went for 26 runs in the sixth over of the inning. But, the pacer made a great comeback with a two-wicket over.
Harshit Rana celebrating the wicket of Harry Brook. Image | AFP
However, it was England who gave away the momentum as Shreyas Iyer ran out Phil Salt on 43 from 26 balls. Rana then dismissed Ben Duckett, all thanks to a stunning running catch from Yashasvi Jaiswal. Two balls later, Harry Brook edged the ball to KL Rahul while fending away a bouncer from the Delhi Pacer.
Joe Root (19), who was returning to the ODI team after a long, tried to build a partnership with Jos Buttler but was trapped in front of the wicket by Ravindra Jadeja.
Then it was the 59-run partnership between Buttler and youngster Jacob Bethell that gave England the momentum to finish well. But, after the dismissal of Jos Buttler (52 off 67), England lost their way. Axar Patel was lucky to get the England captain out with a long huff.
Jacob Bethell scored a fifty in the first ODI in Nagpur. Image | MB Media/ Getty Images
Though Bethell scored a beautiful fifty, none from the lower order contributed that much. Bethell (51 off 64) was outfoxed by Jadeja as the youngster went for the big shot and missed the ball completely. Jofra Archer added 21 runs at No. 10 to take England to 248.
Rana (53/3) and Jadeja (26/3) were the stars for India with the ball.
Ravindra Jadeja picked up his 600th international wicket in Nagpur. Image | BCCI/X
Rohit fails again with the bat
Rohit Sharma's poor form with bat continued in Nagpur. Image | Associate Press
During the chase, India did not start that well as debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal was caught behind off an outstanding delivery by Jofra Archer. Jaiswal could only add 15 off 22.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma's poor form continued as he spooned one in the leg side after scoring only 2 from 7. Saqib Mahmood got England back in the game with Rohit Sharma's wicket.
Iyer showcase class with an attacking inning
Shreyas Iyer scored a quick 36-ball 59. Image | BCCI/X
But, then it was all about Shreyas Iyer, who once again proved why he is called the best among the youngsters. Iyer came to the crease and took on the English bowlers with two huge sixes against Jofra Archer. He then went after the spin attack and completed his 19th ODI fifty in just 30 balls.
However, Jacob Bethell trapped him in front after that as Iyer (59 off 36) missed a sweep shot. Even the DRS could not save him.
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India team management then pulled out a surprising decision to send Axar Patel ahead of KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja. Patel showed his intent right after coming to the crease and hit boundaries against Jacob Bethell and Liam Livingstone.
On the other hand, Shubman Gill kept on guiding the ball into the gaps and completed his 14th ODI fifty despite getting cramps. As England bowlers decided to change their plan and go short at Axar Patel and Shubman Gill, the runs kept on coming faster for India.
Axar Patel scored an important fifty batting at number 5. Image | BCCI/X
Patel proved Indian team management right with a solid fifty that helped Gill to manage his inning as well. Axar Patel scored his first ODI fifty in India and third in overall to cause more trouble to England bowlers. Patel (52) got out after his fifty as he tried to slog a leg spinner from Adil Rashid.
Shubman Gill scored his 14th ODI fifty. Image | BCCI
Shubman Gill could not end the match the way he would have liked as he fell 13 short off a well deserved ton. Gill tried to play it over the mid off but only managed to get a edge to Buttler. In the end, Ravindra Jadeja (12) hit the wining run with Hardik Pandya (9) at the other end with 68 balls to go and 4 wickets in hand.
India go 1-0 up in the three-match series and the next match of the series is in Cuttack on 9th February.
Match Summary
India clinches victory by 4 wickets and takes a 1-0 lead in the ODI series. Different format, same winning mindset! 🇮🇳🏏
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