Alastair Cook
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Bethell defends IPL stint after Cook's criticism, explains his preferred batting position
Cricket | Apr 22, 2026, 09:38 PM ISTJacob Bethell defends his IPL stint despite criticism from Alastair Cook, emphasising its value for his development. He also expresses his preference to bat at No. 3 for England, explaining that it suits his style, though he is open to moving up if needed for the New Zealand series.
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7 Players to face most balls in Test cricket
Sports | Jul 11, 2025, 05:51 PM ISTWith the emergence of T20 cricket, batters have lost patience to build an innings and that has affected their ability to play long in Test cricket. However, Joe Root has been an exception along with a few other batters, as he completed facing 23000 deliveries in the longest format recently.
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Former England captain alleges Ravichandran Ashwin of deliberately running on pitch in Rajkot
Cricket | Feb 16, 2024, 03:41 PM ISTIndia were penalised five runs by on-field umpires after Ravichandran Ashwin ran on the pitch during India's first innings on the second day. Ravindra Jadeja was warned by the umpires on Day 1 too and hence, after Ashwin did it, the umpires decided to penalise the hosts.
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Rest and rotation policy behind England's loss to New Zealand: Cook
Cricket | Jun 22, 2021, 02:34 PM ISTFormer England captain Alastair Cook is disappointed with the ECB rest and rotation policy and feels it's the main reason for the team's 0-1 loss to New Zealand in the two-Test series recently.
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Stuart Broad just delivering goods time after time, says Alastair Cook
Cricket | Jul 31, 2020, 09:27 AM ISTVeteran pacer Broad finished the third Test between England and West Indies with a match haul of 10 for 67 during which he touched the milestone of 500 Test wickets.
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Virat Kohli leaves Ponting, Cook behind in first 50 Tests as captain
Cricket | Oct 16, 2019, 01:46 PM ISTVirat Kohli leads the way with the bat after 50 Tests as captain ahead of Australian great Ricky Ponting and England's Alastiar Cook.
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It's 'Sir Alastair Cook' now: Former England captain receives knighthood
Cricket | Feb 27, 2019, 08:25 AM ISTAfter the ceremony, the 34-year-old Alastair Cook said that it is hard for him to get used to see his name with a 'Sir' before it.
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Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara are good but not as great as Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, just yet!
Cricket | Feb 02, 2019, 03:55 PM ISTNo matter how much we rave about Kohli and Pujara, they still have a long way to go before being considered amongst the greatest Test batsmen of all time.
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Year Ender 2018: Cricketers who bid adieu to the game they all loved and lived for
Cricket | Dec 29, 2018, 05:37 PM ISTAs the year 2018 draws to a close, we look back at such cricketers who bid farewell to the game after serving it for a long time.
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'Sir' Alastair Cook: England's legendary cricketer to receive knighthood in New Year, say reports
Cricket | Dec 19, 2018, 12:53 PM ISTThe Essex opener will become the 10th English cricketer to be knighted and the first since Ian Botham in 2007.
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Alastair Cook hails James Anderson as England's 'greatest' cricketer
Cricket | Sep 12, 2018, 02:20 PM ISTAnderson, who is still at the prime of his bowling, surpassed former Australian great Glenn McGrath to become the most successful fast bowler in Test cricket.
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Would miss playing for England, says emotional Alastair Cook after retirement
Cricket | Sep 12, 2018, 01:43 PM ISTEngland's leading run-scorer had a fairytale ending to his illustrious career as he scored his last Test ton against India, signing off in style.
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India vs England, 5th Test: Day 5 at The Oval, London
Sports | Sep 11, 2018, 11:30 PM ISTJames Anderson became the most successful fast-bowler in Test history by claiming the final wicket to clinch England's 118-run victory.
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5th Test: Cook gets perfect farewell, Anderson scripts history as England beat India to clinch series 4-1
Cricket | Sep 12, 2018, 08:33 AM ISTA mediocre England team with a fragile batting line-up won the series by a comprehensive 4-1 margin after India were bowled out for 345 in pursuit of a mammoth target of 464.
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British media give 'beer man' Alastair Cook a fitting farewell gift
Cricket | Sep 11, 2018, 11:46 AM ISTAlastair Cook was attending the press conference at the end of 4th day's play when British journalists presented him 33 Beer bottles of different makes to honour his 33 Test hundreds.
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India vs England, 5th Test, Day 4: Cook's fairytale farewell knock, Anderson-Broad burst bring England close to win
Cricket | Sep 10, 2018, 11:34 PM ISTCourtesy the twin hundreds by the former and current skipper, England declared their second innings on 423/8 with a massive target of 464 for the Indians.
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India vs England, 5th Test, Day 3: Alastair Cook builds lead for England in farewell Test
Cricket | Sep 09, 2018, 11:39 PM ISTAlastair Cook was unbeaten on 46 in his final Test innings as England reached 114/2 at stumps on day three for a 154-run lead over India.
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WATCH: Cook gets guard of honour from Indian team ahead of 5th Test, Oval applauds
Cricket | Sep 07, 2018, 06:20 PM ISTAs the batting great walked out to bat, he got a guard of honour from the visiting side, at the end of which he shook hands with captain Kohli.
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Hopefully this week I can score some runs and then go, says Alastair Cook ahead of farewell Test
Cricket | Sep 05, 2018, 09:48 PM ISTThe fifth and final Test begins at the Oval on Friday, and with the hosts already 3-1 up, it will be the last international match of Cook's 12-year-long career.
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India vs England, 5th Test: Vince left out of England's squad; Cook to play farewell Test at The Oval
Cricket | Sep 04, 2018, 05:45 PM ISTThe Oval Test will incidentally be former skipper and England's highest run-scorer Alastair Cook's farewell game for his country.