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India are currently leading the series by 2-0. The men in blue won the first two matches in Kolkata and Chennai. They will look to seal the T20I series against England in the third match.
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Jan 28, 2025, 5:05 PM
England wins by 26 runs.
Fantastic performance by the away team to stay alive in the series.
They have now made the series 1-2.
Jan 28, 2025, 5:04 PM
Dhruv Jurel also ended up throwing away his wicket as India have now lost nine wickets.
It is all over in Rajkot as the hosts are inches away from defeat.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:56 PM
Shami skies one soon enough and an easy catch for Brook.
IND 140/8 in 19 overs.
it is almost game over for India.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:55 PM
Overton gives away wide before Shami and Jurel take a single each. Back of a length and Shami connects the pull shot pretty well. SIX!!
Shami skies one soon enough and an easy catch for Brook.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:49 PM
Overton with the penultimate over. Fuller ball.
But Hardik slices it and an easy catch for Buttler. That should be the game.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:45 PM
Axar Patel tries to go for a big shot but ends up miscued it completely.
A straightforward catch for Adil Rashid and Jofra Archer strikes for England.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:44 PM
Wood recovers to give away just three runs from the next four balls.
Axar cracks a four off the last ball to regain momentum.
India now need 49 runs in 17 balls.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:40 PM
A good spell of bowling from England but India are not giving up.
A boundary for Axar Patel followed by a straight six for Hardik Pandya.
The equation is in England's favour but still, game on.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:37 PM
Carse with the 16th over.
Hardik and Axar are struggling to break free.
Only three singles off the first four balls.
Axar strikes for a much needed four to mid wicket fence in the last ball.
IND 108/5 in 16 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:31 PM
Overton pitches it up and Hardik crashes it straight back for a four.
Couple of singles and a double next as India gets to 100.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:29 PM
Just four singles in the over.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:27 PM
England take a review for an lbw against Axar Patel.
And it's missing the wickets.
Another review lost by England.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:23 PM
India need 86 runs in 41 balls.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:19 PM
India five-down.
Slower one from Overton and Washington can only chip it for Buttler to take an easy catch.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:19 PM
Adil Rashid keeps the pressure on.
Both Hardik and Washington unable to get the release shot as the required rate climbs.
Just three singles from the over.
IND 85/4 in 12 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:15 PM
England appeal a stumping with Washington Sundar on strike, but he is comfortably in.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:13 PM
Hardik Pandya is 11 off 16 balls, Washington Sundar is 3 off 7.
England have hit the brakes on India's run-rate here as RRR touches 10.
IND 82/4 in 11 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:10 PM
9.4 runs an over with only 6 wickets left is a tricky situation for Team India.
Jamie Overton has been handed the ball for the 11th over, and greets Hardik Pandya with a bouncer.
Jan 28, 2025, 4:06 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 4:05 PM
Adil Rashid is varying his pace very cleverly to trouble the Indian batters.
Loops it in and it beats Washington’s inside edge and evades the keeper and runs away for four byes.
IND 78/4 in 10 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:58 PM
Adil Rashid from the other end.
Slides in one that spins past Tilak’s inside edge. BOWLED!!
Jan 28, 2025, 3:56 PM
First over of spin in the chase.
Tilak takes Livingstone on by going straight. SIX!! Few singles shore up the over.
IND 62/3 in 7 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:52 PM
India loose some early wickets in powerplay.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:46 PM
Straight from Wood and SKY looks to repeat the scoop shot.
Top edge and Salt completes a skier.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:41 PM
Suryakumar gets into the act now.
Slower ball from Archer and SKY scoop-flicks it for a six.
IND 48/2 in 5 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:39 PM
Tilak Verma smashes a four.
IND 35/2 in 4 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:35 PM
Full-toss from Carse and Abhishek gets it through covers for another four.
Abhishek goes for it again. Skews it high and Archer takes a brilliant catch.
Second wicket down for Team India.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:35 PM
Abhishek looks to go after him. Edges it over third man for a four.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:33 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 3:30 PM
Abhishek slices one for a single.
Back of a length and Sanju fails to clear mid on. Easy catch for Adil Rashid.
India lose their first wicket in the third over.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:27 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 3:23 PM
Full and wide from Wood and chipped away for a four by Abhishek.
Shorter now from Wood. Cracked over long on for another four.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:21 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 3:18 PM
Sanju Samson clips one off the hips for a single to get going.
Archer gets his length spot on against Abhishek. Three dot balls in.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:06 PM
Wood and Rashid gets a double to end the innings.
England ends the innings with 171/9.
Very good 24 runs added by the final wicket, that could end up being crucial if this game ends up as tight as the last.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:05 PM
England picks up some valuable runs with their final wicket.
19 runs added between Rashid and Wood, and still 2 more runs to go.
Jan 28, 2025, 3:00 PM
Wood and Rashid squeeze away a few runs.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:59 PM
Back of length from Shami and Rashid guides it away for a four behind third man.
Waist high no-ball from Shami and Wood just gets away from it.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:57 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 2:55 PM
🚨 Record Alert!
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) January 28, 2025
Varun Chakravarthy now has equaled the record for most T20I five-wicket hauls by an Indian bowler (2).
Kuldeep Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the other bowlers to have the same number of T20I five-fers.#INDvsENG #INDvENG #VarunChakravarthy pic.twitter.com/HWOjdfZ4up
Jan 28, 2025, 2:53 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 2:51 PM
What a bowling change from Surya.
Starts off with a wide. Taken at long on. Hardik makes instant impact.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:48 PM
Livingstone responds to the situation by slogging Bishnoi for two back-to-back three sixes.
Bishnoi goes short and Livingstone slams it away for another six.
ENG 146/8 in 17 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:44 PM
5-wicket haul for Varun Chakravarthy.
Jofra Archer's stumps have been dismantled. England in tatters.
What a spell. 5/24!
Jan 28, 2025, 2:42 PM
A misfield by Ravi Bishnoi allows Livingstone to sneak in a double.
On the pads and Livingstone scoops it straight to Tilak at deep fine. England continues to collapse.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:41 PM
Livingstone now brings out the slog sweep against Bishnoi. Well timed and floats over the fence for a six.
ENG 123/6 in 15 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:36 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 2:34 PM
Wrong one from Varun and it snakes past Overton’s attempted paddle. Bowled.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:33 PM
Too full from Varun and Jamie Smith latches onto it. Smoked over long on for a six.
Flatter and shorter now from Varun and Smith picks out the deep mid wicket fielder.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:30 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 2:27 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 2:26 PM
Down the leg side and clipped away for a four by Livingstone.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:24 PM
Liam Livingstone attacks Axar Patel, clears the ropes with ease. Comes down the track, and it's a big 6! 85m long.
ENG 101/3 in 12 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:22 PM
Neat over from Abhishek. Just four singles from it.
ENG 91/3 in 11 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:21 PM
The two quick wickets have put the game in India’s corner now.
Abhishek Sharma with the new ball now.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:17 PM
Duckett gets to his fifty with a single against Axar. Solid knock from the English opener.
Duckett now jumps out of his crease and Axar drags the length back. Mishit. Easy catch at deep midwicket.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:15 PM
Duckett gets to his fifty with a single against Axar. Solid knock from the English opener.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:14 PM
Buttler attempts reverse sweep. Sanju appeals for a catch and convinces SKY to take a review.
Umpires changes his decision to out.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:10 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 2:07 PM
Axar Patel gets his first over of the day. Buttler and Duckett deal in singles.
Axar with a surprise fuller one, which squeezes past everyone for a bye four.
ENG 74/1 in 8 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:06 PM
Four consecutive overs bowled by four different spinners.
First Sundar, then Varun, then Bishnoi and now Axar will bowl the 8th over.
Interesting tactic by Suryakumar Yadav.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:04 PM
Buttler now steps down the ground and launches it over long on for a six.
England 65/1 after 7 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:03 PM
Ravi Bishnoi with his first over. Full and reverse swept away for a four.
Buttler now steps down the ground and launches it over long on for a six.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:02 PM
England manage 52 in the powerplay, largely thanks to Ben Duckett.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:01 PM
Brilliant over from Varun. Just three from it.
ENG 52/1 in 6 overs.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:57 PM
Varun Chakaravarthy into the attack. Buttler gets a single first ball.
Duckett defends the first ball before a single to long on.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:57 PM
Duckett tries to reverse sweep again, but it hits him on the pads.
India go up for a review, and lost.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:54 PM
Over point for another four. Duckett dances down the track now. Blasts it down the ground for a six.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:52 PM
Washington Sundar introduced.
Buttler takes a single first ball. Duckett makes room and pumps it through covers for a four.
Reverse sweep now from Duckett. Over point for another four.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:51 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 1:51 PM
Ben Duckett is looking in the mood today.
Pandya pitches it short and the left-hander pulls it away for another boundary.
Next ball, steps out, slams it through the covers.
Two 4s in a row!
Jan 28, 2025, 1:49 PM
England need a good partnership between Duckett and Buttler here to see out the powerplay, at least.
Time and again, England have been let down repeatedly by their batting so far in the series.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:47 PM
Shami angles one past Buttler’s outside edge. Not much of an appeal.
Length from Shami and Duckett manages to scoop it for a six. Audacious shot.
ENG 21/1 in 3 overs
Jan 28, 2025, 1:40 PM
Jan 28, 2025, 1:38 PM
Hardik surprises Salt with a bouncer. Beaten. Full and wide from Hardik and Salt crunches it straight to Abhishek Sharma.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:36 PM
Hardik Pandya from the other end. Duckett punches one through covers for a single.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:35 PM
Shami's first ball. Low bounce. Beats Phil Salt.
Wide again. This time Salt slams it past the bowler and umpire for a four.
Better length from Shami as two dot balls follow. Two singles to close the over.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:33 PM
Shami with the new ball, as expected.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:27 PM
Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith(w), Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:27 PM
Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Dhruv Jurel, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:13 PM
Suryakumar Yadav confirms Mohammed Shami is in the playing XI.
Jan 28, 2025, 1:11 PM
India wins the toss for the third time this series.
Suryakumar Yadav elects to bowl first.
Jan 28, 2025, 11:59 AM
The 3rd T20I between India and England will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network.
The match will also be available for live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
Jan 28, 2025, 11:52 AM
Suryakumar Yadav’s recent T20I performances have been tough—12, 0, 1, 4, 21.
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) January 28, 2025
Will the captain bounce back today? All eyes are on him! 🤞
What do you think?#T20Cricket #SuryakumarYadav #Cricket #INDVENG #tilakvarma #hardikpandya pic.twitter.com/t0esqi8eLE
Jan 28, 2025, 11:50 AM
The pitch at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot is known for being a batting-friendly surface.
So, fans can expect a high scoring encounter between India and England.
Jan 28, 2025, 11:39 AM
𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐊 𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀 🥹💙
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) January 25, 2025
What a knock by Tilak Varma! A match-winning performance guides India to a thrilling two-wicket victory in Chennai. 🇮🇳🔥 Cricket at its best! 😍#INDvsENG #TilakVarma #INDvENG #suryakumaryadav #josbuttler #indiancricket pic.twitter.com/wOicklti7d
Jan 28, 2025, 11:38 AM
𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐊𝐎𝐋𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐀 😲🔥
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) January 22, 2025
India record their biggest-ever T20I win over England in terms of balls remaining! 🇮🇳🔥 A dominant performance to remember!#INDvsENG #T20I #CricketHistory #suryakumaryadav #AbhishekSharma #SanjuSamson #GautamGambhir #T20I pic.twitter.com/BMskIAKTU8
Jan 28, 2025, 11:27 AM
India are aiming to secure an early 3-0 victory over England in their ongoing five-match T20I series, having won the first two matches in Kolkata and Chennai.
Jan 28, 2025, 11:22 AM
India's new batting coach Shitanshu Kotak said before the third T20I that there is no concern about the fitness of fast bowler Mohammed Shami.
But the decision on his playing will be taken by captain Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir.
Shami was not selected in the playing eleven for the first two T20I matches against England.
Jan 28, 2025, 10:40 AM
Match: India vs England 3rd T20I
Date: 28 January, 2025
Time: 7 pm IST
Venue: Niranjan Shah Stadium
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.
Jun 15, 2025, 5:37 AM•7 min read
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.
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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.
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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.
Read also: India's performance in every ICC tournament
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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.
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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.
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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.
Read also: "No one is more disappointed than me": Hasan Ali after T20 World Cup 2021 exit
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Read also: ICC Hall of fame: Shaun Pollock, Mahela Jayawardene and Janette Britti get inducted
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.
Read also: Winners list of last 10 ICC Tournaments
South Africa have broken the jinx and finally won an ICC trophy after 27 years, only their second ICC title after beating Australia by five wickets at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground to become World Test champions. Chasing 282 runs to win, Aiden Markram registered his eighth Test century and played one of the most important knocks of his career with 136 runs to guide the Proteas to a historic win.
Meanwhile, in the 1998 ICC Champions Trophy hosted in Bangladesh, South Africa beat West Indies in the final to win their first ICC 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.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir returned home on June 12 as his mother suffered a heart attack on June 11.
Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir has suddenly returned to India, citing a family emergency as the reason. A BCCI source has given this information to news agency PTI.
The source said that Gambhir had to return to take care of his mother, who has been admitted to a hospital in New Delhi due to health complications. The Shubman Gill-led Indian Test team is in England to play a five-match IND vs ENG series, starting June 20 in Leeds.
In Gambhir's absence, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate will oversee the team during the four-day intra-squad match between India and India A starting from Friday. He will be assisted by other coaching staff like bowling coach Morne Morkel and batting coach Shitanshu Kotak. If all goes well at home, Gambhir is expected to return to England within a week.
The Indian team will play intra-squad matches to finalise its preparations ahead of the IND vs ENG five-match Test series. India A played two unofficial Test matches against England Lions and the batsmen showed their prowess in them. Such matches are important for the preparation of the team before any series. India has opted to play this match in an empty stadium so that the opposing team does not get a clue of their strategy.
In this match, the performance of Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja will be watched and an interesting competition is expected between these two to make a place in the final eleven of the Indian Test team.
India's bowling coach Morne Morkel had said on Wednesday that the match is crucial for India's preparation as it is difficult to develop the ability to bowl and field 90 overs in a day through normal practice sessions. This match will give the Indian team management a good opportunity to assess its players, especially the bowlers, in match situations.
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This will help ensure that the bowlers, be it spinners or pacers, are in the required rhythm in the actual match. Gambhir will have to do some brainstorming to pick the only specialist spinner for Headingley.
Jadeja has a good batting record abroad but if India has to take 20 wickets then Kuldeep's role will become important. Kuldeep can prove to be a good partner of fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah in the conditions here. Jadeja vs Kuldeep is the biggest puzzle for the playing XI that the team management will have to solve.
Similarly, this match will give the team management and captain Shubman Gill a chance to see which ball works better in these conditions - Akash Deep's full length or Prasidh Krishna's back of the length. Bumrah, who will be playing a red ball match after six months, will get a chance to bowl multiple spells and test his fitness. He has played only IPL since returning from a lower back injury.
Here are the 11 Indian cricketers, including MS Dhoni, who have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame list.
Till now, 11 Indian cricketers have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Former Indian captain and legend MS Dhoni became the latest Indian to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame list.
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Along with MS Dhoni, Aussie great Matthew Hayden, South African legend Hashim Amla, former South African captain Graeme Smith, former Kiwi leader Daniel Vettori, and former Pakistan captain Sana Mir and English legend Sarah Taylor were also inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame 2025.
Unorthodox, unconventional and effective 🙌
— ICC (@ICC) June 9, 2025
A cricketer beyond numbers and statistics 👏
MS Dhoni is inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame 🥇
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Here are the Indian cricketers who have been inducted into the prestigious "ICC Hall of Fame".
| Name | Brief Achievement | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | First to score 10,000 Test runs, 34 centuries | 2009 |
| Bishan Singh Bedi | One of the greatest Indian spinners, 266 Test wickets in 67 matches | 2009 |
| Kapil Dev | Led 1983 World Cup win, 434 Test wickets, 5,248 runs | 2010 |
| Anil Kumble | 619 Test wickets, took 10 wickets in an innings | 2015 |
| Rahul Dravid | 13,288 Test runs, known as “The Wall” | 2018 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 100 international centuries, 15,921 Test runs | 2019 |
| Vinoo Mankad | First Indian to score 1000 Test runs and get 100 wickets | 2021 |
| Diana Edulji | First Indian woman to get inducted, 100+ wickets in Tests/ODIs | 2023 |
| Virender Sehwag | 8,586 Test runs, two triple centuries, 2011 WC winner | 2023 |
| Neetu David | 141 ODI wickets, best women’s Test figures (8/53) | 2024 |
| MS Dhoni | Led 2007 T20 WC, 2011 ODI WC; 10,773 ODI runs | 2025 |
England have named a 14-member squad for the first Test of ENG vs IND starting 20 June at Headingley, Leeds, with experienced pacer Chris Woakes making a return to red-ball cricket.
The England and Wales Cricket Board on Thursday announced a 14-member squad for the first Test of the five-match series against India. The ENG vs IND five-match Test series is starting from June 20. The first match will be played at Headingley on June 20, 2025.
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Fast bowling all-rounder Jamie Overton has returned. He has been included in the team in place of injured Gus Atkinson. Jamie has returned after the match against New Zealand in June 2022.
Atkinson was unavailable for selection due to a right hamstring injury suffered during the Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge.
Fast bowlers Brydon Carse, Jacob Bethell and Chris Woakes have also been named in the squad, who last played during the New Zealand Test tour in December. The India A side are already in the United Kingdom, playing warm-up games against England Lions.
Woakes, known for his effectiveness in home conditions, especially at Lord’s, last featured prominently in 2018 against India, where he claimed four wickets and smashed an unbeaten 137.
Young spinner Shoaib Bashir, who starred with nine wickets against Zimbabwe, retains his spot as the lone specialist spinner. IPL winner Jacob Bethell and seamer Sam Cook, both of whom impressed recently, have also earned call-ups.
England will field a significantly altered team compared to the last time they faced India in early 2024. James Anderson has since retired, while Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes and Ollie Robinson are the other notable absentees from the squad.
Ben Stokes, who returned from a hamstring injury in that Zimbabwe Test, will lead England against India in a five-match series that marks the start of both teams’ campaigns in the new ICC World Test Championship cycle.
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Ben Stokes (c), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
Karun Nair headlined the day with a solid, unbeaten 186 with the bat for India A against England Lions, in the first unofficial test match. Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel also scored fifties.
India A started their England tour on a great note with a solid Day 1 display against the England Lions in Canterbury. Karun Nair headlined the day with a solid, unbeaten 186 with the bat for India A.
England Lions captain James Rew won the toss and decided to bowl first on a greenish pitch at the St. Lawrence Ground.
India A lost captain Abhimanyu Easwaran early on 8 while Yashasvi Jaiswal went back to the dressing room after adding 24.
When it looked like that, Rew took the right decision of bowling first, Sarfaraz Khan and Karun Nair put up a 181-run partnership for the third wicket to give India A the advantage after Day 1’s play.
Karun Nair, who last played a test match in 2017, continued his great form and completed his fifty in 85 balls.
Soon, Sarfraz Khan, who was dropped from the test squad, completed his fifty in 84 balls as well. When both batters were looking to get to the hundred mark first, Sarfraz was caught down the leg side on 92 off 119 balls and missed his ton.
Sarfaraz Khan gets dismissed 8 short of a well-deserved hundred.
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) May 30, 2025
Sarfaraz was looking good but was eventually caught down the leg side on 92.
Karun Nair is batting on 97!
India A 233/3 in the first inning!#ENGAvINDA #SarfarazKhan pic.twitter.com/pY7pCRmwZP
Nair, who was dropped on 89 off Ajeet Singh Dale, completed his 24th first-class ton off 155 balls.
Post that, incoming batter Dhruv Jurel and Nair started smashing the bowlers and changed their gears. Nair reached the landmark of 150 in 205 balls while Jurel reached his fifty in just 68 balls.
At the end of Day 1 of the 4-day unofficial test match, Jurel remained unbeaten on 82 off 104 balls while Nair remained unbeaten on 186 from 246 balls, with India A finishing with 409/3.
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