England men’s cricketers have been advised to avoid drinking alcohol on the day before and after matches under new behaviour guidelines, Britain’s Daily Telegraph reported on Friday. A midnight curfew was introduced following a woeful 4-1 Ashes series loss in Australia concluded in January, that was blighted by allegations of a drinking culture. There was…
The International Cricket Council has reportedly written to the England and Wales Cricket Board regarding the events surrounding the abrupt international retirement of former England skipper Ben Stokes. The decision which caught the global cricketing community by surprise was revealed in an address Stokes gave to his temmates before play began on day four of…
A few days after bringing down the curtain on his international career, Ben Stokes posted a farewell message on social media, thanking his teammates, supporters and everyone who was part of his journey during what he called a “mad 15 years”.Stokes announced his retirement during the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge. Moments…
In the 2023 Christchurch Test against Sri Lanka, New Zealand needed 285 on the final day. Kane Williamson kept the host in the hunt, and it eventually came down to eight runs off the final over. Williamson, already past his 27th Test century, brought the equation down to one off the last ball. He missed…
Ben Stokes (Getty Images) Ben Stokes‘ international career will be remembered for countless match-winning performances, World Cup glory and unforgettable Ashes heroics. Yet, among his many achievements, the England all-rounder walks away with a remarkably unique Test record that underlines the versatility he brought to the game. Ben Stokes unique stat Stokes, who recently announced…
England Test captain Ben Stokes announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket following the conclusion of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge Stokes, one of the greatest all-rounders of the modern era, will be best remembered for single-handedly leading his country to many famous victories, and also helping England win…
2 min readJul 1, 2026 09:40 PM IST Ishan Kishan is the new top-ranked T20I batsman in the world, thus ending his teammate Abhishek Sharma’s stay in the position despite India suffering a historic 2-0 series loss to Ireland. It marks yet another milestone in a remarkable turnaround in Kishan’s career, with the wicketkeeper-batter having…
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has urged head coach Brendon McCullum and director Rob Key to resign following Ben Stokes’s retirement from international cricket. All-rounder Stokes, 35, announced the end of his reign as England captain and the finish of his celebrated international career on Sunday during a crushing 160-run defeat by New Zealand in…
Harry Brook is open to being England cricket captain in all three formats after saying it would be a “privilege” to succeed Ben Stokes as skipper of the test team. Already the captain of England’s ODI and T20 sides, Brook would be an obvious choice to lead the Test team, too, given he has been…
Andrew Strauss said he was “dumbfounded” by the timing of Ben Stokes’s exit from international cricket as he paid tribute to a “genuine great” of the English game. Stokes’s decision to call time on his celebrated England career at the end of the ongoing third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge was made public…
