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…
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…
Dark grey skies, a green top, some steady spells of rain and a battle between bat and ball—for the first time in five weeks, both the weather and the cricket felt English. In the series-deciding final Test at The Oval, India was inserted in after it lost its fifth toss in the series—15th consecutive in…
The Indian team management is unlikely to field Jasprit Bumrah for the fifth Test, following the medical team’s advice. Before the series got underway, it was decided that Bumrah would feature in only three fixtures to manage his workload. He has already played his quota of three Tests, and the medical team has informed the…
Gautam Gambhir doesn’t want the Indian team to remember history, but create it’s own. Someone who has never shied away from speaking his mind, Gambhir – in his one year tenure as India’s head coach – has weathered several storms, and lost eight of 14 Tests, while winning four and drawing two. But the setback…
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…
With England seemingly reliant on Ben Stokes with bat and ball, the struggling skipper insisted “pain is just an emotion” as he plans to take to the field for his side’s fifth and deciding Test against India this week. The England captain struggled with cramp in his left leg and was feeling his shoulder as…
A determined India batted with grit and forced England to shake hands for a draw in a Test that the host dominated for the first three days at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday. Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, and Shubman Gill scored centuries while KL Rahul fell on 90 to help India get a favourable…
India’s troubles compounded on the third day of the fourth Test against England in Manchester when Mohammed Siraj limped off the field due to discomfort in his left ankle. Moments earlier, Jasprit Bumrah had left the field mid spell due to discomfort on his left ankle. Though the spearhead returned to the field after four…