Rishabh Pant of India misses the ball and loses control of his bat . (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) Rishabh Pant brought his usual dose of chaos to Edgbaston on Saturday as India took firm control of the second Test against England. During a wild morning session, Pant played a pull shot, missed it completely, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill continued his golden run with the bat, scoring his seventh Test century — and second in as many matches since taking over as India’s Test captain — to put India in a commanding position on Day 2 of the second Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Thursday. Gill’s composed … Read more
Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Aaron Finch has questioned India’s team selection for the second Test at Edgbaston, expressing surprise over the exclusion of premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah and in-form spinner Kuldeep Yadav. India made three changes to their playing XI, bringing in Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Tempers flared in the final over of the first session on Day 5 of the opening Test between India and England at Headingley on Tuesday, as a minor delay disrupted India’s tactical plans. Mohammed Siraj, aware that only one over remained before lunch, rushed through his penultimate delivery, hoping to complete the over … Read more
Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: How often have we seen Rishabh Pant lose his temper on a cricket field? Rarely, if ever. But on Day 3 of the first Test at Headingley, the usually calm and composed wicketkeeper-batter had a rare moment of visible frustration.The incident occurred when Pant requested the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Eight long years — or 3,011 days to be exact — that’s how long Karun Nair waited to walk out in an India Test jersey again. But the fairy tale comeback didn’t unfold the way he had imagined. On his much-anticipated return to Test cricket, Karun lasted just four balls, dismissed for a … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah revealed he declined the Test captaincy role before Shubman Gill‘s appointment, citing workload management concerns for the upcoming five-match England series starting June 20 at Leeds. Despite being vice-captain and a frontrunner to replace Rohit Sharma, who stepped down in May, Bumrah chose to … Read more