England need 350 runs on Day 5 of the first Test against India but weather is expected to play a role. (Image: Sahil Malhotra/TOI Sports) Rain threatens to disrupt the thrilling final day of the first Test match between India and England at Headingley, where England needs 350 runs more to win with all 10…
LEEDS, ENGLAND – JUNE 21: Yashasvi Jaiswal of India during day 2 of the 1st Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Headingley on June 21, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former India spinner R. Ashwin has explained why slip catching is so tough with the Dukes ball in England…
India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during the third day’s play of the ongoing opening Test against England in Leeds. Pant, who had an exceptional outing with the bat during the Headingley Test with hundreds in both the innings, was reprimanded…
KL Rahul of India embraces team mate Rishabh Pant (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Rishabh Pant looked up at the sky and said a word of prayer. Those two years in darkness following a horrific accident and the recent struggles with the bat seemed a speck on the horizon. Pant savoured his moment of history…
Sunil Gavaskar and Rishabh Pant after the latter scored a century during the first England vs India Test at Headingley, Leeds. India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant achieved a rare feat by scoring centuries in both innings of the first Test against England at Headingley, becoming only the second wicketkeeper-batter in cricket history to accomplish this. The…
Kieron Pollard represents MI New York in the Major League Cricket in the USA. (Sportzpics) As the third season of Major League Cricket kicks off, I find myself reflecting on just how far cricket has come in the US. In 2023, when MI New York lifted the inaugural MLC trophy many believed it might take…
KL Rahul (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) It wasn’t too long ago that KL Rahul didn’t even know his position in the batting order. In Perth during the Australia series, he opened with Yashasvi Jaiswal and played a match-winning hand, only to find himself demoted when captain Rohit Sharma chose to go up the order….
England fast bowler Josh Tongue said they will go all out for a victory against India on the fifth and final day of the first Test in Leeds on Tuesday. England ended day four at 21 without loss, needing 350 more runs to clinch the match and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series….
Jasprit Bumrah of India celebrates . (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former England pacer Stuart Broad has declared India as the favourites to win the gripping first Test at Headingley as the match heads into its final day. With England needing 371 runs to win and India just ten wickets away from sealing the victory…
A familiar voice greeted me when I answered the phone on Saturday evening. It was raining heavily in Mumbai, and the person on the other end said, “Oh, I can hear the sound of the rain… Hope things are fine there.” Having lived in Mumbai for years, he knew how annoying the rains could be….
