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IND vs ENG: Former England captain Alastair Cook feels that the bowlers always blame the ball or the run-up after bowling a bad delivery.

Mohammed Siraj complained about the ball after 10.3 overs.

Shubman Gill faced flak for getting the ball changed which was favouring Jasprit Bumrah.

Alastair Cook feels bowlers don't admit to bowling a bad ball. 

Alastair Cook

'It's like they bowl a bad ball and it's never their fault': England legend Alastair Cook trolls bowlers for asking frequent ball changes in Lord's Test

Alastair Cook wants Ollie Pope to bat at no.3 ahead of Jacob Bethell as the senior batter scored 170 against Zimbabwe and the youngster missed Zimbabwe Test due to IPL 2025 commitments.

Jacob Bethell played 3 Tests on New Zealand tour and scored 3 fifties.

Bethell did not play in the one-off Tests against Zimbabwe. 

Ollie Pope has been named in the playing XI for Headingley Test.

Alastair Cook. Ollie Pope, Jacob Bethell

'If he isn't leaving the IPL to come and play a Test match...': Alastair Cook backs Ollie Pope over RCB's Jacob Bethell in top-order for India Test series

<p>Alastair Cook cemented his legacy as one of the all-time legends, amassing an England record of 12,472 Test runs during his remarkable 161 Test appearances, 59 of which he captained.</p>

England players Jos Buttler (right) Alastair Cook (c) and Jonathan Bairstow do some stretching during England Nets ahead of the 4th Specsavers Test Match at The Ageas Bowl on August 28, 2018 in Southampton, England.

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End of an era: Amidst ODI World Cup, Sir Alastair Cook announces retirement after scoring 34,045 runs in 562 games

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India's legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar wants to change the Umpire's call on the DRS rule and explained the logic behind why he would want to scrap it in the world of cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar wants to change DRS rule. 

Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-getter in Tests. 

Sachin Tendulkar in the Royal Box on day twelve of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London. Picture date: Friday July 11, 2025. 

'Players have chosen to go upstairs because they were unhappy...': Sachin Tendulkar reveals one cricket rule he wants changed to improve the sport

Football

Chelsea-bound Kazakh teen Dastan Satpaev eyes future showdown with Lamine Yamal and aims to make a mark in European football.


Chelsea-bound Dastan Satpaev expressed his ambition to compete with Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal in the future.

The 17-year-old Kazakh forward aims to establish himself at Chelsea and leave a lasting impact on European football.

Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Levante UD and FC Barcelona at Ciudad de Valencia on August 23, 2025 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Maria Jose Segovia/DeFodi Images) (Photo by GSI/Icon Sport via Getty Images)

Chelsea-bound forward aims to face off against Lamine Yamal in future clashes

India Test great Cheteshwar Pujara announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket on August 24, 2025. 

Virat Kohli announced Test retirement on May 12. 

Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara last featured together in WTC Final 2023. 

Cheteshwar Pujara announced his retirement on August 24. 

 India batsmen Virat Kohli (r) and Cheteshwar Pujara leave the field after day three of the Third Test Match between England and India at Emerald Headingley Stadium

'Cheteshwar was instrumental in helping Virat Kohli also make a lot of his runs': Ravichandran Ashwin's huge claim after Pujara's retirement

Cheteshwar Pujara's last Test outing came in 2023 during the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia at The Oval in London. 

Cheteshwar Pujara scored 7195 Test runs in 103	matches. 

Cheteshwar Pujara last featured for India in 2023 during WTC final against Australia. 

Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli of India react during Day 3 of the ICC World Test Championship Final between India and New Zealand at The Hampshire Bowl on June 20, 2021 in Southampton, England. 

Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli of India react during Day 3 of the ICC World Test Championship Final between India and New Zealand at The Hampshire Bowl on June 20, 2021 in Southampton, England.

Former India star lashes out at BCCI over Cheteshwar Pujara's Test retirement and silent exit of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

Former India cricketer Sarandeep Singh feels that the youngsters in Punjab Kings were able to perform well because of their domestic coaches and not Ponting

Sarandeep Singh shared his take on Ricky Ponting coaching PBKS in IPL 2025

Ponting was appointed as PBKS' head coach ahead of IPL 2025

Ricky Ponting in this frame

'You can help skill-wise, but...': Ex-India star's blunt verdict on Ricky Ponting's coaching in IPL 2025

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'It's like they bowl a bad ball and it's never their fault': England legend Alastair Cook trolls bowlers for asking frequent ball changes in Lord's Test

'If he isn't leaving the IPL to come and play a Test match...': Alastair Cook backs Ollie Pope over RCB's Jacob Bethell in top-order for India Test series

End of an era: Amidst ODI World Cup, Sir Alastair Cook announces retirement after scoring 34,045 runs in 562 games

Alastair Cook Players Stats

Alastair

Cook

England• Batsman

Team $ - Top News

'It's like they bowl a bad ball and it's never their fault': England legend Alastair Cook trolls bowlers for asking frequent ball changes in Lord's Test

'If he isn't leaving the IPL to come and play a Test match...': Alastair Cook backs Ollie Pope over RCB's Jacob Bethell in top-order for India Test series

End of an era: Amidst ODI World Cup, Sir Alastair Cook announces retirement after scoring 34,045 runs in 562 games

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Batsman