NEW DELHI: Due to a delay in paperwork, England’s uncapped off-spinner Shoaib Bashir has not been able to join the squad in India yet for the five-Test series starting in Hyderabad on Thursday. Bashir, 20, whose parents are of Pakistani origin had participated in an England training camp in Abu Dhabi but has been left…
NEW DELHI: Although the hosts will start as clear favorites in the forthcoming five-match Test series in India, former captain Nasser Hussain has cautioned against discounting England‘s chances due to their recent success with the “Bazball” strategy.England haven’t lost a Test series since adopting Bazball, while India haven’t lost at home since 2012-13.“India are the…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand secured a resounding T20 series win against Pakistan with two games to spare, propelled by opener Finn Allen‘s record-breaking innings of 137 off 62 balls at the University Oval in Dunedin on Wednesday. The Black Caps, sent in to bat in the third match of the five-game series, posted a colossal…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the forthcoming five-Test series in India, former captain Michael Vaughan has warned England that their Bazball strategy might be “absolutely destroyed” by the hosts’ deadly spin attack.With the squad winning 13 of the last 18 red-ball matches, England’s aggressive style, known as Bazball after their head coach Brendon McCullum, has generated…
