Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir believes that the joy he felt after dismissing India’s Mohammed Siraj to seal the Lord’s Test in England’s favour will stay with him “forever” and credited former teammate Moeen Ali for advising him to bowl the carrom ball. The 21-year-old, who was ruled out of the remainder of the five-Test series after…
England all-rounder Chris Woakes says not going out to bat with a dislocated shoulder against India on the final day of the fifth Test was something he never considered, even as he wondered if his career was at risk. Woakes walked out of the dressing room with his left hand in a sling and tucked…
India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Wednesday landed in his hometown Hyderabad after a stellar performance in the intensely contested drawn Test series against England, and enthusiastic fans made a beeline to welcome him. Siraj was the leading wicket-taker in the five-match series. He played all the five games and bowled a mammoth 185.3 overs. The…
Mohammed Siraj couldn’t hold back his tears as Dhruv Jurel ran in and hugged him. Shubman Gill stood quietly for a moment, looking up at the sky, before the teammates rushed towards him to celebrate. Prasidh Krishna waved towards the packed stands as the tricolour fluttered high. Monday morning at The Oval felt surreal. After…
India skipper Shubman Gill was named India’s ‘Player of the Series’ after the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series ended in a 2-2 stalemate at The Oval in London on Monday. Gill was the leading run scorer of the five-match series, finishing with a whopping 754 runs in 10 innings at an average of 75.40. He struck as…
Joe Root notched up his 39th Test hundred, off 137 balls, during the fourth day of the fifth and final Test between England and India at the Oval on Sunday to become the fourth-highest century-maker in the history of the format. Root surpassed Kumar Sangakkara’s tally of 38 tons, and is now only behind Sachin…
England all-rounder Chris Woakes was ruled out of the remainder of the fifth Test against India after sustaining a shoulder injury on the opening day of the match at the Oval in London. A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had stated that Woakes would play no further part in the Test…
As Joe Root and Jacob Bethell walked out for the final session, not many expected India to fight back. Until then, the fourth day of the fifth Test looked tilted towards England as Root (105, 152b, 12×4) and Harry Brook (111, 98b, 14×4, 2×6) made batting look easy as the host inched closer to chasing down a massive 374 at The Oval. But 30 minutes into the post-tea session…
The day the fate of this thrilling Test series will be decided is finally here. England is chasing a record 374 runs and India holds the edge, with Mohammed Siraj dismissing Zak Crawley off the last ball of Day 3. Though India will fancy its chances of levelling the series, it will also be wary…
Yashasvi Jaiswal broke the shackles when it mattered the most. After a memorable start to the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, with a century in the first Test and an 87 in the second, Jaiswal struggled in his next six innings, notching up only 101 runs. But at The Oval on Saturday, he proved why he is rated…