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India cricket team’s worst nightmare finally came to an end as England completed a 4-0 sweep in the T20I series. The Men in Blue lost their fourth consecutive match, and as a result the number 1 rank in T20Is as well. With a review being called by the BCCI, the Gautam Gambhir-led support staff could also witness changes in the near future. Meanwhile, India women’s cricket team find themselves in the driver’s seat in the historic one-off Test at Lord’s. On that note, let’s take a look at the top headlines from Saturday. freshyourfeel.com

India dethroned by England as no.1 team

Under Gautam Gambhir, India stooped to a new low. England have completely obliterated India to record their first-ever clean sweep win in T20Is. After a historic period of 1605 days, which is basically around 4.4 years, India have been toppled in the ICC rankings. It is not a mean feat for England, who will cherish breaking the ultimate record set by a magnificent Indian team. Read more here.

Kranti Gaud makes it to Lord’s honour board

India pacer Kranti Kaud has created history of sorts, after claiming her maiden fifer in Tests, that too at the Lord’s first-ever women’s match. The 22-year-old returned with figures of 5/37 to crush England in their first innings, and restrict them to 170, in reply of India’s 285 — handing the visitors a lead of 115 runs. The young pacer picked up key wickets throughout the 2 sessions of the second day — Maia Bouchier, Tammy Beaumont, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, and Lauren Bell being her victims. Read more here.

Changes in Team India support staff?

It looks like the India cricket team coaching staff is likely to witness some changes ahead of the next Test series against Sri Lanka. As per reports, some members of the Gautam Gambhir-led support staff are likely to exit the coaching setup due to various reasons. It is pertinent to point out that these potential exits aren’t because of the series loss against Ireland and England, but because of issues that have been brewing since the series loss to South Africa at home last year. Read more here.

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KCL 2026 auction

The auction for the third edition of the Kerala Cricket League (KCL 2026) has ended in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday (July 11). 156 players have registered for the auction and went under the hammer in a bid to find new homes. Sibin Gireesh was the most expensive buy in the auction at Rs 11.80 lakh followed by veteran Sachin Baby at Rs 10 lakh. Sanju Samson did not take part in the KCL 2026 auction after being released by the franchise. Read more here.

Ro-Ko practice for ODIs

Team India has officially started preparations for the India vs England ODI series. With just three days left for the 50-over assignment to begin, six Indian players arrived at the Edgbaston Stadium for practice. Virat Kohli, who lives in England, joined the squad, while others like Rohit Sharma had arrived a few days earlier. In fact, Rohit had already been practicing in the nets upon his arrival. Read more here.

Ravi Bishnoi replaces Varun Chakravarthy

Varun Chakaravarthy, who suffered a hamstring injury during the India vs England T20I series, is expected to be ruled out of the India vs Zimbabwe T20I series as well. The Men in Blue will travel to Harare to play 3 matches against the Chevrons from July 23 to 2026, but the mystery spinner isn’t expected to recover in time. The BCCI has decided to replace Chakaravarthy with Ravi Bishnoi. Read more here.

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Former England captain Kevin Pietersen and legendary Indian women’s team skipper Anjum Chopra have been inducted into the prestigious ICC Hall of Fame. The duo received cricket’s highest recognition alongside former Indian men’s captain Sourav Ganguly at a glittering ceremony held in Edinburgh, taking the total number of inductees in the exclusive club to 125.

Kevin Pietersen enters the Hall of Fame as one of the most explosive and innovative batters of the modern era. Across 104 Test matches, the flamboyant right-hander amassed 8,181 runs at an impressive average of 47.28.

“It is the highest recognition a cricketer can receive, and I know it will take some time for it to fully sink in. I feel privileged to have played across all three formats of the game, and I look back on my career with immense pride and satisfaction,” Kevin Pietersen said.

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Pietersen is best remembered for his iconic, series-defining 158 at The Oval during the 2005 Ashes, which helped England reclaim the urn after a 17-year drought.

He also played a monumental role in England’s historic 2012-13 Test series victory in India and was named the Player of the Tournament when England lifted the T20 World Cup in 2010. Responding to the honour, Pietersen stated that looking back at his career alongside the game’s greatest figures was truly humbling.

Anjum Chopra joins the legendary list as a true pioneer who helped transform and elevate women’s cricket in India. Making her international debut in 1995, the gritty left-handed batter carved out a stellar career spanning 12 Tests, 127 ODIs, and 14 T20Is.

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Chopra broke multiple barriers during her playing days, becoming the first Indian woman to score 1,000 ODI runs and the first to achieve the milestone of playing 100 One-Day Internationals. Under her leadership, India also registered their historic first-ever overseas Test match victory on South African soil in 2002.

Chopra expressed her delight at the induction, dedicating the award to everyone who supported her journey from a cricket-loving kid to the national colors.

India cricket team star Virat Kohli is all set to return to action for the first time since the series against New Zealand earlier this year in the ENG vs IND ODI series. With the three-match series scheduled to commence from July 14, the former Indian captain was seen coaching current skipper Shubman Gill in Birmingham ahead of the 1st ODI. Kohli will be eager to get back to action after missing the series against Afghanistan due to an injury.

Virat Kohli coaches Shubman Gill

As per The Times of India, Kohli was involved in an animated conversation with Gill for around 30 minutes during the team’s two-hour long training session on Saturday. The report states that the discussion involved the former Indian captain offering inputs on shot selection, strategy, and ways to tackle the England bowlers. Virat displayed an array of strokes for Shubman to take note of.

Kohli has played 33 ODIs in England – the most number of 50-over format games that he has played outside India. Virat has amassed 1349 runs at an average of 51.88 in England, and has scored one hundred and 12 fifties. The ex-Indian skipper is a little shy of over 200 runs to clock 16000 runs in the 50-over fomat.

Meanwhile, Shubman Gill be playing in England for the first time in the 50-over format. This will also be his first series in England as the ODI captain. He has played four ODIs against ENG (all in India) in which he has scored 268 runs at an average of 67. This includes three fifty-plus scores. The last time Gill faced England, he slammed a 112-run knock off 102 deliveries.

Team India’s 1st practice session

Saturday’s practice session also saw Rohit Sharma sweating it out in the nets while Jasprit Bumrah and Gurnoor Brar bowled to batters with deliveries that hit the deck hard, thereby extracting bounce. The report states that while Kuldeep Yadav had an extended session, local spinners bowled to the Indian batters in a bid to help them get acclimatized with the English conditions. The support staff who were present in the nets session included fielding coach T Dileep, spin-bowling coach Sairaj Bahutale, throwdown specialist Dayasagar.

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