England win Test series in India after 28 years

Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell save the day for England on final day

By Ashley Williams

LONDON, England (TheSportsNEXT) December 17, 2012: England have done it, and they have done it in great fashion as they played out the whole fifth day in Nagpur against Indian spinners on a spinners-friendly pitch which for some unknown reasons stopped helping spinners.

Captain Cook leads England to dominate 2nd day in Kolkata Test

By Abhishek Manroa

KOLKATA, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Skipper Alastair Cook led England into a commanding position on second day of the third Test against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen on brink of an England record

By Meg Anderson

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: England Test captain Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen are closing in on becoming the English batsman with most number of Test centuries.

Pragyan Ojha, Cheteshwar Pujara surge in ICC Test rankings

By Osama Tariq

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (TheSportsNEXT) November 20, 2012: Following an impressive nine wickets victory over England in Ahmedabad Test, Indian players surged in the latest edition of the ICC Test Rankings released Tuesday.

India beat England by 9 wickets in Ahmedabad Test

By Abhishek Manroa

MUMBAI, India (TheSportsNEXT) November 19, 2012: India defeated England in the first Test by nine wickets at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera on Monday.

Captain Cook sails England out of an innings defeat scare

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI, India (TheSportsNEXT) November 18, 2012: Captain Alastair Cook led England’s valiant fight back Sunday as the visitors avoided an innings defeat in the Ahmedabad Test against India.

Afridi, Ajmal named in ICC ODI Team of the Year

By Fathima Zanaida

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNext) September 15, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Saturday, announced its One Day International Team of the Year which included seven players from Asian countries including Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal.