KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant slammed centuries on Day 4 of the first Test between India and England. (Getty Images) India opener KL Rahul defended Rishabh Pant‘s batting approach after the wicketkeeper-batter scored his second century of the match on Day 4 of the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds. Pant’s knock of 118…
San Francisco Unicorns put on a batting show in Texas, hammering 246 for 4, the second-highest total ever in Major League Cricket. Led by captain Matthew Short’s explosive 94 off 39 balls and Jake Fraser-McGurk’s blistering 64, the Unicorns set a massive 247-run target for MI New York. In reply, MI New York looked dangerous…
England batsman Ben Stokes and Jack Leach celebrate victory (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) England face a formidable challenge at Headingley, needing 371 runs to win the first Test against India. After conceding a big second-innings lead, England’s openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett ensured they finished Day 4 at 21 for no loss, keeping…
Young Indian talents Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan made strong statements in red-ball cricket with impressive performances on their County Championship debuts in England. Playing for Hampshire in Division One, Tilak walked in when his team was under pressure at 34 for 2 against Essex in Chelmsford. The 22-year-old displayed remarkable composure and patience, finishing…
India left arm spin bowler Late Dilip Doshi Former India left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi passed away following a cardiac arrest in London on Monday, the Saurashtra Cricket Association confirmed. He was 77.Sachin Tendulkar paid an emotional tribute on X, recalling their first meeting in the UK in 1990. “I met Dilipbhai for the first time…
Rishabh Pant (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Rishabh Pant continued to cement his reputation as India’s most fearless wicketkeeper-batter, notching up twin centuries in the Headingley Test and matching multiple records along the way. After scoring a fluent 134 in the first innings, Pant added another 118 in the second, becoming the first Indian to…
India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) India vice-captain Rishabh Pant yet again proved why he is one of the most entertaining characters in world cricket, both with his audacious shots and with the conversations he has with himself in the middle. On Day 4 of the first Test against England at Headingley, Pant added another…
India’s KL Rahul (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Continuing his remarkable record in challenging SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) conditions, Rahul crafted his third Test hundred on English soil — and sixth overall in SENA — to put India firmly in control of the opening Test. His 195-run partnership with Rishabh Pant pushed India’s second…
In the last 18 months, K. L. Rahul has batted at four different positions in Tests. Perhaps, being an immensely talented batter in a line-up filled with legends and stalwarts has this outcome, for that is probably the only way to shoe-horn you in. But Rahul is at his best as an opener, a position…
Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul scored centuries for India in the second innings (Image via BCCI) Team India scripted Test cricket history at Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, as they registered five individual centuries in a single Test match for the first time ever. The remarkable batting display has left England on the back foot,…
