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Rishabh Pant (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is on the verge of scripting history in the longest format. With 86 sixes from just 45 Test matches, Pant now needs just five more to surpass Virender Sehwag’s long-standing record of 91 sixes — the most by an Indian in Test cricket. What…
Jasprit Bumrah of India (Image by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) India take on England in the 3rd Test at Lord’s starting Thursday. With the series level at 1-1 and a high-stakes clash just over the horizon, players from both camps are in the final stages of preparation. Following the Edgbaston Test and ahead of the match…
Jasprit Bumrah and Shardul Thakur (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian pace ace Jasprit Bumrah is back in action ahead of the third Test at Lord’s. He was seen bowling with full intensity in the nets and also shared a light-hearted moment with bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur. Known affectionately as “Lord Thakur” by fans and teammates…
Dinesh Karthik (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) What would some of cricket’s most recognisable voices be doing if they hadn’t picked up a bat or ball? The Sky Sports Cricket commentary team opened up recently about their alternate career paths, and the answers offer a fun and human look beyond the boundary.Nasser Hussain was the…
Lord’s nets (Photo by Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in London: India’s nets after travel day didn’t have 100% attendance as captain Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal didn’t attend the optional session at the Lord’s Cricket Ground today (July 8). The team left from Birmingham via bus…
Pitches at Lord’s (Sahil Malhotra from TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in London: Well before India’s first training session at the Lord’s Cricket Ground got underway on Tuesday morning, the support staff, led by head coach Gautam Gambhir, was in a huddle near the playing surface. There was a fresh tinge of green on the 22 yards, and…
TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: After leading India to a commanding 336-run win over England at Edgbaston, Shubman Gill on Sunday credited his bowlers for stepping up in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and dismissed personal milestones to highlight the team-first mentality that powered India to a series-levelling victory. Addressing the press after the match, Gill said:…
Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill has confirmed that pace ace Jasprit Bumrah will return for the third Test at Lord’s, after the visitors thrashed England by 336 runs at Edgbaston to level the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series 1-1.Despite Bumrah’s absence in the second Test, debutant Akash Deep stepped…
Virat Kohli of India (AP Photo) India’s emphatic victory over England at Edgbaston has drawn praise from cricketing great and former Team India captain Virat Kohli, who lauded the team’s fearless attitude and relentless pressure on the hosts. “Great victory for India at Edgbaston. Fearless and kept pushing England to the wall. Brilliantly led by…
India’s Mohammed Siraj (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj claimed six wickets on Day 3 of the second Test match against England, including his fourth five-wicket haul in Test cricket, after England’s Harry Brook and Jamie Smith put up a 300-run partnership. During Siraj’s post-match interview with BCCI, fellow squad member Arshdeep Singh…
