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IPL 2025 auction has drawn attention with 1,574 players registering for just 204 available slots. Among the notable names, the legendary England pacer James Anderson stands out as a surprise entrant. At 42, Anderson is the oldest player in the auction, marking an unexpected turn in his illustrious cricket career.

Virat Kohli took to the field as the Test captain for the first time ever during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, marking a start of perhaps country's golden period in Test cricket, which witnessed plenty of records broken, on-field confrontations and aggression and the long-format cricket at its very best, which marked a massive paradigm shift in the way India played its cricket in white clothing. The first Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval saw a 25-year-old donning the captain's blazer for the first time ever, due to MS Dhoni's unavailability due to an injury.

James Anderson's registration for the IPL 2025 mega auction to MS Dhoni's retention for Rs 4 crore by Chennai Super Kings. Anderson, who retired from Test cricket earlier this month after finishing with 704 wickets and as the third highest wicket taker, has last played a T20I in 2009 and T20 match in 2014. It came as a surprise to everyone when the 42-year-old put his name in the IPL auction for Rs 1.25 crore.

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Speaking at the annual Quality Growth Investors Conference, Anderson said he would be «pretty surprised» if in five years time there was not a double-digit trillion dollar company. As of September 2024, Apple is the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $3.4trn, and was the first to ever cross the $1trn threshold back in 2018. The collective group of US stocks occupying the highest valuation spaces, including Apple, has been likened to the 1990s tech bubble, which Anderson said was «completely wrong». Investors split on whether AI investment case can justify Magn...

England batter Joe Root moved seven points closer to top-ranked batter Kane Williamson in the latest ICC Test Rankings among batters issued on Wednesday.

James Anderson has been appointed as the bowling mentor for England for the remaining two matches of the Test series against the West Indies. Anderson's new role will begin with the second Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, starting Thursday.

to reach 700 Test wickets earlier this year during England's five-Test tour of India.Former English pacer Stuart Broad said that the 41-year-old could have half an eye on overtaking the late Australian great Shane Warne's tally of 708 wickets. He, however, added that Anderson's real focus would still be on England winning the match.Stuart Broad is a long-time bowling partner of James Anderson and had made an emotional exit across London at The Kia Oval last summer.On Anderson's impending retirement, Broad was quoted by Sky Sports as saying, “He might have half an eye on Shane Warne's Test wicket tally of 708 if he has a really good week but he will just want to walk off the pitch winning the game.""I know he is nearly 42 and this will be his 188th Test but he will feel some nerves this week, no doubt.

Sunak eagerly faced Anderson, who recently achieved the milestone of 700 Test wickets. In a lighthearted exchange, Sunak jokingly requested Anderson to take it easy on him, to which the bowler responded with a playful "We'll see." Despite the challenge, Sunak confidently confronted Anderson's deliveries, drawing admiration from spectators, including budding academy players. Reportedly, Sunak expressed his intent to join at the venue while enjoying the training session, stating, "Looks like I'll be hanging around here for the rest of the day.

ALSO READ: James Anderson becomes 1st pacer and 3rd bowler to take 700 test wickets, Sachin Tendulkar calls it ‘simply magnificent’ Aaron first grabbed headlines in 2008 for his raw pace, but couldn't play for India as much as he would have loved to. Remembering one of the instances, Aaron ended up picking three wickets during his Test debut for India against West Indies in November of 2011, after speaking with Sachin Tendulkar. "We were playing at the Wankhede Stadium.

England Test coach Brendon McCullum's nickname Baz, fell flat as the tourists capitulated in three days in the fifth and final Test here, helping India secure their 17th straight Test series triumph on home soil. «We just get lost with this term Bazball. The team, the management does not like the term Bazball. They need to look at their own individual performances,» Hussain, who led England in 45 Test matches from 1999 to 2003, wrote in his column for Sky Sports. He added, «Look at the opposition. Like in anything in life, try and learn. Why did we collapse?

Sarfaraz was fielding at forward short leg and Kuldeep Yadav was in the attack for India. Kuldeep bowled a brilliant delivery that almost took Bashir's wicket had the batsman not put his bat down in time.

No praise can be too high for how Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel channelled their sense of purpose to secure a major victory for India in Ranchi. Two upright batsmen, both playing with straight bats and nimble feet, accessing areas of the ground with little risk, put on an unbeaten stand of 72 to seal the deal. Gill, with a two-day stubble and batting in a cap against the spinners, was the picture of calm.

India vs England Live Score Updates, 4th Test Day 3: England scored 353 in their first turn to bat. Joe Root made 122 runs without getting out. Robinson was next, with 58 runs.

India were under the pump. After allowing England to get to 353 on a dicey pitch in Ranchi, India were reduced to 219 for 7 and trailed by a whopping 134 runs when the second day’s play ended. From here on, this is England’s game to lose, with a 2-2 scoreline going into the final Test looking likely. The credit for England’s ascendancy in this Test is most unlikely. Shoaib Bashir, the tall — 6 ft 4 in — off-spinner was hardly a candidate to trouble India’s best. Before this tour, Bashir had played six first class matches taking 10 wickets and was hardly the sort to challenge India’s finest, brought up on wearing Ranji Trophy pitches against quality spinners.

India vs England 4th Test: After securing its largest-ever Test victory in Rajkot, Team India landed in Ranchi on Thursday and is all set for the fourth Test match against England. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian squad is already leading the series by 2-1 and will look to clinch the five-match series with another victory at Ranchi, the home ground of legendary Indian cricketer MS Dhoni.

Jaiswal hit a record-equalling 12 sixes in his knock, which included three straight hits over the fence off James Anderson -- a first for the veteran quick who has 696 wickets in 185 Tests. With this, Jaiswal also now stands level with former Pakistan great Wasim Akram, who also hit 12 sixes in an innings against Zimbabwe at the Sheikhupura Stadium in 1996. During that time, the former skipper had scored an unbeaten 257 off 363 balls, powering his team to 553 in the 1st innings.

cricket stars, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan, after they dominated England on Day 4 with their flashy batting performances and helped India secure the biggest Test win ever. “Double hundred. Double fifty.

India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday said winning a Test with a huge margin over England was «quite satisfying» after youngsters stood up to deliver in the absence of frontline players. The hosts hammered England by 434 runs in Rajkot on day four for their biggest-ever Test victory to lead the five-match series 2-1. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit an unbeaten 214 and put on a marathon 172-run stand with debutant Sarfaraz Khan, 68 not out, to set up the dominant win.

Virender Sehwag and Shoaib Akhtar had a fun interaction around the final match and the playing conditions at Dubai International Stadium. The veteran players shared their valuable inputs on the pitch and provided the audience with a glimpse of what to expect from the final match. But, social media was completely glued to Virender Sehwag's Arab look and shared their hilarious reactions to his exchange with Shoaib Akhtar.

India vs England, 3rd Test: Team India's young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal played another impressive knock on Saturday and slammed his third Test century off just 122 balls. Yashasvi Jaiswal targeted England's pacer James Anderson, who was troubling him during the Vizag Test, and slammed back-to-back boundaries against the experienced pacer. This is Jaiswal's second big knock against England as the youngster scored a beautiful double century during the second Test match at Visakhapatnam.