England vs India: Gautam Gambhir was at his typically combative best after India eked out a heroic draw in the Manchester Test. From tearing into critics of Shubman Gill to emphasising that India would head into the fifth Test in London with confidence, Gambhir was characteristically straightforward and fiery on Sunday, 27 July. Source link
England captain Ben Stokes (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: 8-2-11-1. Forty-eight eventful deliveries, one big wicket of KL Rahul, and almost the dismissal of Shubman Gill, Enland captain Ben Stokes on Sunday put on a spectacle, not just another show, at Old Trafford on an overcast Day 5 morning of the Manchester Test.He constantly rubbed his…
Old Trafford stadium in Manchester (Image credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: As India head into the final day of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford, all eyes are not just on the batters but also on the skies. With India still trailing by 137 runs and eight wickets in hand, the weather forecast…
Shubman Gill (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill continued his scintillating run with the bat and etched his name deeper into the record books on Day 4 of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford on Saturday. With an unbeaten 78 in India’s second innings, Gill surpassed Virat Kohli‘s iconic 692-run tally…
Time and again, this young Indian side has been underestimated. Before the series began, conversation revolved around the absentees — Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R. Ashwin. But once the first Test got underway, attention quickly shifted to those who were present. Shubman Gill’s India made their intent clear. Even in defeat at Leeds, they showed…
England captain Ben Stokes’ availability to bowl on the final day of the fourth Test against India remains in doubt after he injured his knee while batting. Stokes scored a scintillating 141 with the help of 11 fours and three sixes, becoming just the fifth captain in the history of the game to pick up…
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has revealed that wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant will be available to bat on Day 5 of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford in Manchester. Pant suffered a toe fracture on Day 1 of the game and had to be immediately taken off the field. Pant braved through the…
Former India Test captain Virat Kohli’s brother, Vikas Kohli, appeared to take a swipe at India’s bowling unit during the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, suggesting a decline in the team’s ability to consistently take 20 wickets — a trait strongly associated with his brother’s tenure as captain. His social media post came shortly…
Old Trafford stadium in Manchester (Pic credit: Alderley Aerial Photography/X) NEW DELHI: As Day 4 of the crucial India vs England fourth Test begins at Old Trafford on Saturday, weather has once again emerged as a major talking point — particularly from India’s perspective, as they look to claw their way back into the series.Go…
England scored 319 runs on Day 3 of the fourth Test in Manchester in what could prove to be a series-defining batting display against India. Having laid a solid foundation on Thursday through openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley, England set out to bat big – and their milestone man Joe Root led from the…