Jade Dernbach

A below par show in the recent India tour cost him his place in the England side but Jade Dernbach said the experience has made him a better cricketer.

The England and Wales Cricket Board on Saturday awarded incremental 12-month central contracts to Ravi Bopara, Jade Dernbach and Craig Kieswetter for their performances in the recent season.

Chris Gayle, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga, Morne Morkel and Rashid Khan are some of the big names of world cricket that will feature in the second edition of the T10 League to be played in Sharjah from November 23 to December 2.

West Indies pacer Kemar Roach paid tribute to England's pace veteran James Anderson, who recently announced his international retirement, acknowledging him as one of the greatest pacers ever. Roach expressed hope that his team would make Anderson's farewell Test match at Lord's on July 10 memorable by putting up a strong performance.

England and New Zealand have crossed paths in the World T20s four times and the record is currently locked at two wins each. TOI takes a look at what transpired on those four occasions.

High-level sports was one of the first social activities shut down by the coronavirus pandemic and many athletes, who play in front of crowds and train with team-mates, have been among the high-profile victims.

England are the current world number one side in the ICC T20 team rankings. They have been ruthless in the past few years in the T20I format, but when it comes to taking on India (currently number 3 in T20I rankings), the battle has been an even one. In the 14 matches that the two teams have played in the past both India and England have won seven games each.

On Wednesday, Chris Gayle scored the joint-third fastest T20I century – quickest in WT20s, his second in the format and the first to do it twice at the event.