Friday afternoon at The Oval epitomised the ebbs and flows that have come to define the game’s longest format in recent times. Just like the fickle English weather, India’s fast bowlers bounced back after a jaded first session, where Zak Crawley (64, 57b, 14×4) and Ben Duckett (43, 38b, 5×4, 2×6) added 92 inside 13…
India pacer Mohammed Siraj was seen wearing a white headband during the final session of the second day of the fifth Test against England at The Oval in London on Friday. The headband is a tribute to former England batter Graham Thorpe, who passed away last year in August after being struck by a train…
India skipper Shubman Gill reckons the belief to stage an epic final day turnaround in the fourth Test against England stemmed from his partnership with KL Rahul and in doing so, they showed why they are a “great team”. Starting their second innings 311 runs in arrears after England racked up a massive first-innings total,…
All-rounder Jamie Overton, who played the only Test match of his career back in 2022, has been recalled to the 15-member England squad for the fifth and final Test against India, starting on Thursday at the Oval. The 31-year-old Surrey all-rounder, who played three games for Chennai Super Kings in the last edition of the…
By the time Ben Stokes extended his hand, England had exhausted its. The host had tried swing, seam, short balls, and long spells. It had coaxed, cajoled, and, as the final hour arrived, hoped. And yet, as the England captain approached India’s unbeaten pair of Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja with an offer of truce…
Rishabh Pant’s foot injury during the fourth Test raised questions about whether teams should be allowed to have substitutes who can bat or bowl in case someone is unable to continue owing to some serious injury. India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir isn’t averse to the idea. “I’m all for it. If the umpires and the…
The Old Trafford has witnessed some of Indian cricket’s memorable and heartbreaking moments. In 1990, a young Sachin Tendulkar scored his maiden Test century here. In 2019, India’s hopes of making it to the ODI World Cup final were dashed as it went down to New Zealand in a rain-marred semifinal. On Thursday, a story of grit and determination was…
Rishabh Pant has been advised six weeks’ rest because of a toe fracture, which essentially means he could be ruled out of the remainder of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series between England and India. On Wednesday, Pant was hit on the foot while trying to reverse sweep a yorker from Chris Woakes. The ball took an…
The Old Trafford groundstaff had a busy afternoon on Tuesday as they put in the hard yards to get the playing arena in shape ahead of the crucial fourth Test between India and England. However, with spells of rain and no signs of sunshine, it was a challenge to keep the outfield dry. As India…
Shubman Gill is just three matches old as India’s Test captain. While he is enjoying the moment and learning on the job, the 25-year-old claims it has been more of a mental challenge than a physical one. “The kind of learning and the kind of experience that I have had playing with this amazing bunch…