Alastair Cook, who retired from international cricket in 2018, said the change would add flexibility and tactical depth to the longest format of the game.
With a young, inexperienced captain, and three of its more seasoned players — Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and R Ashwin — having retired from the format, few gave India a chance.
England eventually lost the match by six runs as India made a stunning comeback to draw the five-match series 2-2 on Monday.
England's WTC points total dropped from 24 to 22 out of 36 with the deduction, meaning their point percentage decreased from 66.67-61.11 percent.
Despite India's comeback victory in Birmingham, former England captain Michael Vaughan is sticking to his pre-series scoreline of 3-1 in favour of the hosts.
Rohit Sharma has scored 0, 8, and 13 runs in the three IPL 2025 games the Mumbai Indians have played, totaling just twenty-one runs.
India are all set to kick-off the Border Gavaskar Trophy on November 22 in Perth and by the time we reach Day 3, the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction will get underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan gives his take on India head coach Gautam Gambhir vs Ricky Ponting saga ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
It began with Vaughan mocking Jaffer after India lost the ODI series to Sri Lanka last week. 'Hi Wasim... What was the recent ODI series result in Sri Lanka? I have been away and missed it... Hope all is well,' the former England captain wrote on X.
Michael Vaughan took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a video and picture of himself at the barber stall. He got a trim and a head massage from his good friend Dindayal on Ormiston Road in Mumbai.
The second day of the Cricket Discipline Commission hearing in London focused on the case of Vaughan
In yet another ICC tournament India's campaign ended in heartbreak. This time by England as Jos Buttler and Co. handed the former champions a 10-wicket drubbing in the T20 World Cup semifinal in Adelaide on Thursday.
England's 4-0 drubbing in Australia earlier this year was a catalyst behind a leadership change with New Zealander Brendon McCullum taking over the coaching reins of the test side and Stokes as the captain.
Warne's three children, parents and friends including retired Test captains Mark Taylor and Allan Border and former England skipper Michael Vaughan, were among about 80 guests at the service on Sunday.
Australia won the third Test at Melbourne on Tuesday by an innings and 14 runs, bowling out England at 68.
Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne are backing a new Twenty20 league for former cricketing greats that will be played in cities around the world from later this year, the Australian newspaper reported on Friday.