Keith Fletcher

Ahmedabad had the honour of hosting the first One Day International match played in India on November 25, 1981.

Essex County Cricket Club has been penalized 12 points by England's Cricket Regulator after player Feroze Khushi used a non-compliant bat in an April match against Nottinghamshire. The bat failed to meet required specifications, and despite Essex winning the game, their appeal was unsuccessful. This penalty impacts their standings in the County Championship.

Zak Crawley scored a majestic double century and shared a record-breaking partnership with Jos Buttler to help England reach a commanding 490-5 at tea on the second day of the third and final Test against Pakistan on Saturday.

Sunil Gavaskar became the first cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs and had a notable career. However, his slow innings of 36 runs off 174 balls during the 1975 World Cup match against England at Lord’s led to criticism and a heavy defeat for India by 202 runs. Despite this, he emerged as India's top scorer in that tournament.

The man credited with giving Keralites their maiden taste of international cricketing action, A C M Abdulla, passed away at his residence in Thiruvananthapuram in the wee hours of Wednesday due to post-Covid complications. He was 88.

The man credited with giving Keralites their maiden taste of international cricketing action, ACM Abdulla, passed away at his residence in Thiruvananthapuram in the wee hours on Wednesday due to post-Covid complications. He was 88. The successful conduct of that match prompted Abdulla to dream big. He wanted to support 'baggage man' (a person helping visiting teams to India in the 80s) Govinda who was facing financial constraints

Champion bowler, candid person and the strong, moral voice of Indian cricket, that's how Bishan Singh Bedi, who died on Monday, lived in the memories of his contemporaries and successors. Bedi, who took 266 wickets from 67 Tests, was one of the finest left-arm spinners to have graced cricket. But for BS Chandrasekhar, who shared the field with Bedi for long years he was much more than a fine cricketer or teammate.

England's Zak Crawley converted his maiden Test hundred into a double century as he shared a record-breaking stand with Jos Buttler on the second day of the series finale against Pakistan at Southampton on Saturday.

On this day in 1981, England's Geoffrey Boycott shattered Garry Sobers' long-standing Test run-scoring record in Delhi. Needing 82, Boycott achieved his 22nd century, reaching 8,037 runs. This milestone marked a significant moment before his subsequent, abrupt retirement from the game.

Zak Crawley converted his maiden Test hundred into a superb innings of 267 on Saturday as England piled on the runs against Pakistan in their series finale at Southampton before James Anderson rocked the tourists with a late treble strike.

As the uncertainty over Ganguly's cricketing future continues, former Indian captain Ajit Wadekar has said it was time to show the door to the ex-skipper.

Zak Crawley said he "couldn't have dreamed for a better score" after converting his maiden Test hundred into a superb innings of 267 against Pakistan at Southampton on Saturday before England great James Anderson rocked the tourists with a late treble strike.

Fifty-five years ago, a rain-hit Test match unexpectedly birthed One-Day International cricket. England posted 190, and Australia, chasing 191, secured a five-wicket victory at the MCG. This accidental innovation, witnessed by 46,000 fans, paved the way for the World Cup and revolutionised the sport, leading to today's T20 era.

A look at bilateral series between India and England, on Indian soil, between 1976-77 to 1984-85.

India's 500th Test: Kanpur's Green Park Stadium will host the 500th Test match played by an Indian cricket team, when Virat Kohli's side faces New Zealand from September 22. Ahead of India's 500th Test match in Kanpur, here's a look at 10 of their most memorable Test wins at home.

Nov 25, 1981. The stadium in Ahmedabad still had an unfinished feel. But fans queued up overnight for tickets. A venue that could seat 30,000 went houseful for a format hardly anyone understood. That day changed Indian cricket forever

Days before the first of the five-Test series against England underway at Rajkot, here's a look at England’s Test tours to India, from 1933-34 to 1972-73.