If you were Anshul Kamboj, chances are you weren’t expected to find yourself as the name on everyone’s lips ahead of the Manchester Test. After all, the pacer had been sent home after India A’s tour of England as Harshit Rana was called up as injury cover for the first Test. But right after the…
Ahead of the crucial Manchester Test, former cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra shared his playing XI on his YouTube channel, creating buzz by keeping Karun Nair at No. 3. Karun had a fairytale return to the Indian Test team after waiting for more than 3000 days through consistent performances in the domestic circuit. However, the…
India have their backs against the wall as they head into the Manchester Test trailing the series 1-2 and with a lot of selection issues before the match starts on Wednesday, July 23. The Indian team, for their credit, has looked brilliant throughout the series and have matched England stride for stride in most of…
Soon after gently rolling his arm over in the field of play, Akash Deep cut a forlorn figure as uncapped Anshul Kamboj and Prasidh Krishna bowled full tilt at India’s first outdoor training session ahead of the fourth Test. Akash Deep, who has been nursing a groin injury since the Lord’s Test, did not get…
Mohammed Siraj has brushed aside talk about workload management, saying that he is focused on making most of the opportunity presented to him. Siraj has played all the matches so far in the series and has bowled a total of 109 overs. “Sir, the almighty has kept me this healthy, touchwood, till now. So my…
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Former India cricketer-turned commentator Sunil Gavaskar has compared Shubman Gill with India’s three victorious captains in England. Gill was recently appointed as India’s Test skipper after Rohit Sharma’s retirement, and the ongoing series against England is his first assignment. The 25-year-old has had a tough beginning to his captaincy tenure as India are trailing by…
India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is on the verge of breaking Virender Sehwag’s record in the upcoming fourth Test against England. Pant has been in marvellous form in the ongoing series, being the second-highest run scorer of the rubber so far with 425 runs from three matches. The southpaw has been averaging 70.83 with the bat,…
Legendary England bowler James Anderson has said that he feels out of place sharing his name alongside Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar for the England vs India Test series trophy. The trophy for the England vs India Test series was recently renamed from ‘Pataudi Trophy’ to ‘Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy’ after the two legends from respective countries. After…
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that the term “workload management” is perhaps overused in international cricket. Speaking ahead of the 4th Test match at Manchester, the off-spinner said that ‘workload management’ is a new thing in world cricket and has happened due to the popularisation of T20 cricket. A trending term in world cricket…