India captain Shubman Gill during a nets session at Headingley on June 18, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) The sun’s been beating down on the west Yorkshire city of Leeds for the last few days. The temperature’s higher than it normally is during this time of the year. And, of course,…
England captain Ben Stokes says Jofra Archer is “absolutely desperate” to return to Test cricket in the upcoming five-match home series against India, marking a possible comeback after more than four years. Archer last played a Test in February 2021. Since then, his career has been plagued by a string of injuries, most recently a…
Former captain Tim Paine has been appointed coach of the Australia “A” team for this season with the country approaching a transition to a new generation of players as a handful of Test stalwarts near retirement. Paine has worked in the media along with occasional roles with the Australia women’s team and “A” programme since…
Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped and injured Steve Smith has been ruled out of the Australia lineup for next week’s series-opening Test against West Indies. Cricket Australia on Friday said Smith would miss the opening match of the three-Test seies because of a finger injury sustained in the World Test Championship (WTC) final loss to…
For Karun Nair, waking up each morning wasn’t just about routine — it was about purpose. “My first thought every day was, ‘I want to play Test cricket for India again.’ That belief kept me going,” he said in a heartfelt video shared by the BCCI ahead of the first Test against England. Nair, who…
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of Day 43 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, being held at Galle International Stadium. SL vs BAN 1st Test LIVE SCORECARD SL vs BAN DAY 3 REPORT Pathum Nissanka’s career-best 187 helped Sri Lanka finish the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh…
Shubman Gill makes bold claim (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: With India preparing to take on England in a highly anticipated five-match Test series starting June 20, all eyes are on newly appointed Test captain Shubman Gill. The 25-year-old, who also captains the Gujarat Titans in the IPL, is now leading India into a new era…
India’s Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) Wanderers, 2013: All eyes were on the Indian dressing room as Cheteshwar Pujara and M Vijay were battling it out against Dale Steyn and Co. This was the first Test after Sachin Tendulkar had retired and the talk in the leadup had been all about his replacement at…
Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson pose alongside the newly unveiled Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy ahead of India vs England series, on Thursday. (@BCCI X/ANI Photo) Mumbai: If you count the first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Galle, there have been 2586 instalments of the ‘purest’ format. Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson, the two ornaments of…
India will look to clinch its first Test series win in England in 18 years as it embarks on a five-match series, starting in Leeds on Friday. India has won just three Test series in England: in 1971, 1986 and 2007. The latest series between the two teams in England (2021-22) ended in a 2-2…
