Rishabh Pant (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant’s love affair with England continues, and the dynamic wicketkeeper-batter once again showcased his class with the bat. On Day 2 of the opening Test at Headingley in Leeds, Pant brought up his seventh Test century — his fourth against England — reinforcing his status as one of…
NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill’s Test captaincy debut at Headingley couldn’t have been more impressive on the cricketing front. The 25-year-old led from the front with a career-best 147, anchoring India’s innings in the first Test against England. But while his batting drew praise, it was his socks that had fans – and probably officials –…
India’s Rishabh Pant, right, celebrates with batting partner Shubman Gill after scoring a century.(AP Photo) In a match already filled with milestones and masterstrokes, it was the stump mic banter between India captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Rishabh Pant that added a touch of light-hearted brilliance to India’s dominant second day at Headingley.LIVE: India vs…
Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews shakes hands with Bangladesh’s captain Najmul Hossain Shanto at the end of the fifth day of the first cricket test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Galle, Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews shakes hands with Bangladesh’s captain Najmul Hossain Shanto at the end of the…
Sunil Gavaskar and Rishabh Pant (Agency Photos) Six months ago, the words “Stupid, stupid, stupid” echoed through Indian cricket commentary as Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at Rishabh Pant for his reckless shot in a crunch moment — a failed scoop against Scott Boland that led to a soft dismissal.LIVE: India vs England 1st Test Day…
NEW DELHI: Eight long years — or 3,011 days to be exact — that’s how long Karun Nair waited to walk out in an India Test jersey again. But the fairy tale comeback didn’t unfold the way he had imagined. On his much-anticipated return to Test cricket, Karun lasted just four balls, dismissed for a…
India continued to assert control on the second day of the opening Test of the five-match series against England, as Rishabh Pant scored the third hundred of the innings for the team on Saturday. But, India’s charge at the Headingley is likely to halted by a spell of rains predicted for later on Saturday. As…
Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill delivered a captain’s knock in his very first outing as India’s Test skipper, scoring a magnificent 147 in the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds. This was his maiden Test century as captain, and it came in a crucial moment as India looked to assert dominance…
India scored three hundreds in an innings in England for the second time in history, during the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series in Headingley on Saturday. On Friday, the opening day of Test, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill had smashed hundreds to put India in control. Wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant added the…
Rishabh Pant notched up his seventh Test century on Saturday during the first match of a five-Test series against England at Leeds to break MS Dhoni’s record for most tons in the longest format by an Indian wicketkeeper. Dhoni, the former India skipper, scored six tons in international red ball cricket. Indian keepers with most…
