Knight retires after Lord's loss; Sundar embraces India's all-rounder flexibility
Heather Knight stepped down from international cricket following England's Test defeat at Lord's. Washington Sundar, meanwhile, signaled India's willingness to move its batsmen around after the first ODI win.
Heather Knight called time on her England career after the women's Test loss at Lord's. Tammy Beaumont followed her out the door.
India won that Test by 270 runs, with Yastika Bhatia scoring a century. The men then beat England by eight wickets in the first ODI at Edgbaston.
Washington Sundar said he's happy to bat wherever the team needs him—opening, middle order, wherever. He credits Gautam Gambhir for backing that flexibility, and he's not wrong: India's depth in all-rounders is exactly why they keep winning these contests.
CricHubb Take
England losing two senior skippers in one week opens the door for players like Danni Wyatt and Georgia Adams to actually stay in the side long enough to build something. India's the opposite problem—they're so stacked they can afford to move players like Sundar around. The gap just widened.