India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant could return to competitive cricket during the Ranji Trophy later this month after being sidelined due to injury for almost three months. Pant has been out of action since the fourth Test against England in Manchester in July, during which he fractured his foot while batting. He missed the fifth and…
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…
India’s wicketkeeper-batter was taken off the field on a stretched during the opening day of the fourth Test against England in Manchester. Pant attempted a reverse sweep against Chris Woakes. The ball, however, took and inside edge and ricocheted onto his front boot. Pant called the physio on the field for treatment. However, as the…
Overcast skies, forecasts of rain, and doubts about the wicket made the toss crucial. But as he won the toss for the fourth successive time in the series on Wednesday, Ben Stokes promptly asked India to bat at Old Trafford. While Stokes expected the bowlers to make use of the conditions, his Indian counterpart Shubman Gill thought it was a ‘good…
KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant brought up a 100-run stand for the fourth wicket on Saturday, to became the Indian pair with the most 100-plus partnerships in England. The duo came together with India at 107 for three during the second day of the third Test, and added 100 runs to steer India back on…