Cricket

NEW DELHI (AP) — Former India spinner Dilip Doshi, who took 114 wickets in 33 tests, has died. He was 77. The Board of Control for Cricket in India made the announcement on Tuesday, a day after Doshi's death in London.

LEEDS, England (AP) — Centuries by Lokesh Rahul and Rishabh Pant on Monday helped India set England a steep target of 371 to win the series-opening cricket test at Headingley.

KING CITY — Teenage batsman Yuvraj Samra scored 45 runs Sunday as Canada celebrated qualification for next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup with a six-wicket win over Bermuda in the final game of the four-country Americas Qualifier.

LEEDS, England (AP) — Harry Brook tipped his head back. He couldn't believe it. On 99 he'd hooked Prasidh Krishna and thought it was a six for his hundred. He was out, instead. The ball was pouched on the fine leg boundary by Shardul Thakur.

GLOUCESTER, England (AP) — David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, the first British-born Black cricketer to play for England, has died. He was 61.

LEEDS, England (AP) — Rishabh Pant doesn't always embrace the easy hit. One of cricket's mavericks, the India wicketkeeper loves the difficult, high-risk shot.

LEEDS, England (AP) — Ollie Pope and his latest century spearheaded England to 209-3 after India was bowled out for 471 on day two Saturday of the test series opener at Headingley.

KING CITY — Kaleem Sana and Shivam Sharma each took three wickets as Canada defeated the Bahamas by seven wickets Saturday at the Americas Qualifier for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Bangladesh missed out on a rare victory away from home when its series-opening cricket test against Sri Lanka ended in a draw on the rain-affected final day Saturday.

LEEDS, England (AP) — India wanted to bowl first against England at Headingley. India had to bat, instead. It didn't turn out too badly.