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Monty Panesar: England missed another batsman to support Joe Root | Cricket News

Monty Panesar: England missed another batsman to support Joe Root | Cricket News

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Monty Panesar says England’s approach of going on an all-out attack led to their downfall barring Root, as they didn’t have another batter that could play 50 overs. Probably the strategy. They didn’t prepare a proper second spinner to support Adil Rashid and they just went with fast bowlers. They thought having four or five 90-plus miles fast bowlers would help them win games, but that didn’t help on pitches in Pakistan. We have seen England succeed with an all-attacking approach from 2015-19 in ODI cricket but in the last few years, it has not given good results. What do you think has changed? Story continues below this ad Yeah, because they had batsmen who could bat for longer periods and now they relied just on (Joe) Root. They could have possibly had another batsman there, like maybe Harry Brook, thinking right, these are the two batsmen who are going to bat longer period while the others can attack a bit more. They were just missing another batsman. Root came into the team because he …

Ravi Shastri’s blunt message for England after Champions Trophy exit: ‘Take playing in sub-continent seriously’ | Cricket News

Ravi Shastri’s blunt message for England after Champions Trophy exit: ‘Take playing in sub-continent seriously’ | Cricket News

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England’s desperate push for a win in a high-scoring thriller in Lahore on Wednesday ended in defeat with Afghanistan stunning Jos Buttler’s men with an eight-run victory to keep themselves afloat in Group B of the Champions Trophy. Despite an impressive start with the ball where Afghanistan shrunk to 37 for three, opener Ibrahim Zadran set forth a resounding comeback for his side. Zadran clobbered a career-best 177 off 146 deliveries, his innings studded with 12 fours and six maximums as Afghanistan put on a mammoth 325 for seven on the board. England’s chase progressively stiffened with Afghanistan pegging the former world champions back with regular wickets. Even as No. 4 Joe Root put on a clinical century to keep the chase alive, the Afghan bowlers held their nerves to inflict England’s fifth successive defeat since their recent tour to India, also knocking them out of the Champions Trophy. Afghanistan. You guys rock. Kammaaal Kaardi. For England. Take playing in the Subcontinent seriously with no excuses. Only then you will be recognised as a Team …

How Joe Root’s ramp shot gave Afghanistan a new lease of life and paved the way for their thrilling win

How Joe Root’s ramp shot gave Afghanistan a new lease of life and paved the way for their thrilling win

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The winning moment for Afghanistan couldn’t have been scripted better in Lahore. Azmatullah Omarzai picked up his fifth wicket to go with his crucial 41. The ball went to Ibrahim Zadran at long off who held onto the catch. He had batted from the start of the Afghanistan innings till the last over earlier in the afternoon for a record-breaking 177 off 146 balls, now the highest individual score in Champions Trophy history as well as for Afghanistan in this format. As Adil Rashid was dismissed, Afghanistan made back-to-back wins against England in ICC ODI events, after having defeated the then-reigning World Champions in the 2023 World Cup in Delhi. Chasing 326 to stay alive in the tournament, England fell short by 8 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium and will be exiting another ICC event early. As long as Joe Root was in the middle, England hoped. Batting on 99, he tapped the ball through square leg and took off, desperately wanting a second run, more than reaching a ton. As he completed the milestone, …

Afghanistan’s hero vs England grew up playing cricket on streets of Nangarhar

Afghanistan’s hero vs England grew up playing cricket on streets of Nangarhar

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Afghanistan defeated England by eight runs in a thrilling Champions Trophy clash that went to the last over. While Ibrahim Zadran scored 177 runs — a record score in the Champions Trophy — in the first innings to help the side set a total of 325/7, it was Azmatullah Omarzai who also helped him with a 31-ball 41. Then, he helped the Asian side win by claiming five wickets in their defence of 326. Omarzai ended with figures of five wickets for 58 runs from his 9.5 overs. Among his five wickets, he claimed the wickets of Jos Buttler, centurion Joe Root and Jamie Overton, who was threatening to take England over the line to victory. Who is Azmatullah Omarzai? The 24-year-old Omarzai is an all-rounder for Afghanistan. He made his ODI debut for Afghanistan in January 2021 and a debut in the shortest format of the game a year later. 2023, though, was his breakout year. He scored his maiden half-century in ODIs against Bangladesh in July 2023. Then, he scored 62 against India …

UK politicians want England cricket team to abandon match vs Afghanistan in Champions Trophy due to Taliban’s restrictions on women | Cricket News

UK politicians want England cricket team to abandon match vs Afghanistan in Champions Trophy due to Taliban’s restrictions on women | Cricket News

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A set of politicians in the United Kingdom urged the England Cricket Board to abandon their match against Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 citing restrictions over women by the Taliban. In a letter signed by more than 160 lawmakers, the officials wanted the England players to speak out against the treatment of women in Afghanistan. “We also urge the ECB to consider a boycott of the upcoming match against Afghanistan in the ICC Champions Trophy Group stage on February 26th to signal that such grotesque abuses will not be tolerated,” the letter stated. Women and girls have been barred from sports and gyms, a breach of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) rules. The Afghanistan women’s team was also disbanded, with several members fleeing the country after 2021. England is scheduled to face Afghanistan in a group-stage match on Feb. 26 in Lahore, Pakistan. ECB chief executive Richard Gould responded by calling for a uniform approach from all member nations towards Afghanistan’s participation in international cricket. “The ECB strongly condemns the treatment of women …