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'Asking the ECB for a refund': Ian Botham slams England after another humiliating Ashes defeat
Cricket | December 08, 2025 10:08 ISTFormer England cricketer Ian Botham came forward and slammed his former side for their performances in the ongoing Ashes 2025-26, stating that he would have been asking the ECB for a refund if he was a spectator.
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5 Players with more than 5000 runs and 200 wickets in Test cricket
Sports | July 28, 2025 13:20 ISTAll-rounders have a special ability to contribute to both aspects of the game. There are very few all-rounders who last for a long time, especially in Tests. On that note, let us have a look at five all-rounders who have scored more than 5000 runs and picked more than 200 wickets in Tests.
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Ashes 2021-2022: Former captains Vaughan and Botham 'embarrassed' by England's abject surrender
Cricket | December 28, 2021 13:32 ISTEngland were bundled out for 68 in their second innings on day 3 as Australia notched up an innings and 14 runs win in the third Test to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-Test Ashes series.
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Ian Botham made member of House of Lords in British Parliament
Cricket | August 01, 2020 18:27 ISTThe 64-year-old Botham, a former captain, was among 36 new peers announced by the government to join the unelected House.
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'I was a better athlete than Imran, Hadlee and Botham put together': Kapil Dev
Cricket | August 01, 2020 9:10 ISTKapil Dev talked about the differences among him, Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee and Imran Khan.
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England vs West Indies: Wisden Trophy to be replaced by Richards-Botham Trophy
Cricket | July 24, 2020 10:04 ISTThe Wisden Trophy, first introduced in 1963 to commemorate the hundredth edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, will now be kept at the MCC Museum at Lord's.
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David Lloyd opens up on comparisons between Ben Stokes and Ian Botham
Cricket | July 22, 2020 18:51 ISTFormer England cricketer David Lloyd has opened up on the comparisons being made between Ben Stokes and Ian Botham.
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'Had coronavirus at the end of December, mistook it for flu': Ian Botham
Cricket | June 29, 2020 16:14 ISTFormer England all-rounder Ian Botham has said that he contracted coronavirus earlier this year.
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Would have loved to play against Virat Kohli: Ian Botham
Cricket | May 28, 2020 11:34 ISTBotham also opined on the debate of the best all-rounder between former cricketer Andrew Flintoff and England's World Cup hero Ben Stokes.
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'Leave the flagship cricket alone': Ian Botham speaks out against four-day Test proposal
Cricket | January 08, 2020 14:24 ISTLegendary English all-rounder Ian Botham is the latest to speak against the idea of four-day Test matches.
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2nd Test: James Anderson becomes England's leading five-wicket haul taker
Cricket | January 05, 2020 16:02 ISTWith his 5 for 40, Anderson bagged his 28th career five-wicket haul in Test cricket and subsequently went past India's Ashwin and England great Ian Botham to move into the seventh spot on the all-time list for five-fors.
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'Sir' Alastair Cook: England's legendary cricketer to receive knighthood in New Year, say reports
Cricket | December 19, 2018 12:53 ISTThe Essex opener will become the 10th English cricketer to be knighted and the first since Ian Botham in 2007.
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Shakib Al Hasan achieves rare feat, overtakes Ian Botham's Test record
Cricket | November 24, 2018 14:07 ISTShakib is the quickest to 3,000 runs and 200 wickets, achieving the feat in his 54th Test to eclipse English all-rounder Ian Botham who reached it in his 55th Test.
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Ian Botham says criticism around Adil Rashid inclusion 'unnecessary'
Cricket | July 28, 2018 15:14 ISTRashid was selected for the first of five matches against India despite quitting red-ball cricket ahead of the 2018 county season and having not played a first-class game since September.
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James Anderson becomes England's leading test wicket-taker
Cricket | April 18, 2015 16:05 ISTJames Anderson's journey to becoming England's leading wicket-taker in tests began with a swing-bowling clinic at the home of cricket.With his baggy shirt and blonde highlights in his hair, a 20-year-old Anderson steamed in at
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Ponting, Richards, Botham back New Zealand to win the World Cup
Cricket | March 13, 2015 14:46 ISTWellington: Three cricketing greats -- Ricky Ponting, Ian Botham and Viv Richards -- have voiced their support for the New Zealand team who they believe can clinch this year's World Cup trophy.New Zealand's performances so
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Hilarious tweets reacting to Bangladesh win over England
Cricket | March 10, 2015 11:55 ISTNew Delhi: History repeats itself! Yes, Bangladesh cricket team have proven this saying after knocking England out of the World Cup 2015.This is the second time in World Cups that the Bangla tigers stunned the
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World Cup 2015: Some shocked, some laughed at selectors after England's loss
Cricket | March 10, 2015 7:48 ISTNew Delhi: Alastair Cook, England test captain who was not selected for world cup squad, made fun of England's defeat at the hands of Bangladesh in his tweet. After England's shocking defeat and subsequently omission from
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BCCI slams Ian Botham for hitting out at IPL
Cricket | September 05, 2014 16:36 ISTMumbai: BCCI on Friday rubbished former England great Ian Botham's criticism of the highly lucrative Indian Premier League, saying he had no locus standi, and advised him to first get his facts right before commenting
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IPL not good for cricket: Ian Botham
Cricket | September 04, 2014 14:27 ISTLondon: Former England captain Ian Botham has branded the Indian Premier League (IPL) as "too powerful" for the good of cricket and believes that it should not exist.Delivering the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Spirit of
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