England, set a huge target of 383 to win at Old Trafford, were bowled out for 197 following some spirited lower-order defianceRoot hailed Steve Smith, who has scored an astonishing 671 runs at an average of 134.2, including three hundreds in the series
1 min read9 Sep 2019Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Kane Williamson, Steve SmithThere's symmetry in the Test numbers of these four top-class batsmen. And some asymmetry
3 min read7 Jan 2019BCCI says a whopping 1,122 players including the likes of Chris Gayle, Yuvraj Singh, Joe Root and Shane Watson have signed up on expected lines to be part of the upcoming IPL 2018 auction
1 min read13 Jan 2018England ends another Ashes tour on a humbling note at the Sydney Cricket Ground
3 min read8 Jan 2018Alastair Cook resigned as England test captain on Monday. Joe Root is the favourite to replace Cook and likely to be named ahead of the team's West Indies tour
2 min read6 Feb 2017Alastair Cook is expected to be replaced by leading batsman Joe Root, long-touted as a future England captain
2 min read6 Feb 2017It is his vision that shows Team India the way now. Why the Indian captain is more like Xavi than Messi
8 min read2 Jan 2017Without an aggressive game plan aimed at winning, England have struggled to avoid defeat. The ongoing test series against India is one such instance
3 min read30 Nov 2016Indian spinners need to bowl well on good wickets against strong teams like England
4 min read16 Nov 2016In putting India through the wringer, England scored a clear moral victory and enter the second Test in Visakhapatnam as equals, not underdogs
3 min read17 Nov 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared