Yashasvi Jaiswal became the seventh Indian opener to register a hundred in England and Australia during Day 1 of the first Test between India and England in Headingley on Friday. The southpaw joined an exclusive list of Indian opening batters, which includes Vinoo Mankad, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Virender Sehwag, M. Vijay and KL Rahul….
Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur and Nitish Kumar Reddy during a nets session at Headingly. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: In a twist to India’s selection strategy, Shardul Thakur was named in the playing XI for the first Test against England at Headingley, raising eyebrows over the team’s sudden pivot from recent choices. Just a few months…
Bangladesh edged ahead of Sri Lanka on day four of the first Test in Galle on Friday, extending its lead to 187 runs with seven wickets in hand. The visitor finished at 177-3 after a strong partnership of 68 between opener Shadman Islam and skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto. All-rounder Milan Rathnayake dismissed Shadman for 76…
File photo of Sanjay Manjrekar and Virat Kohli. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar seemingly made indirect comments about Virat Kohli during the commentary of the first Test match between India and England at Headingley, Leeds on June 20. The remarks came during the 21st over of India’s innings when the team were 77/0, with KL…
Karun Nair of India during a nets session at Headingley in Leeds, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England won the toss and elected to bowl in the first Test against England at Headingley on Friday. The Shubman Gill-led side has named a youthful playing XI, with Karun Nair making a return to the Indian…
Yashaswi Jaiswal bats don Day 1 of the first Test between India and England. (PTI) England endured at least an hour without wicket on Day 1 of the first Test against India at Headingley in Leeds on Friday. Having won the toss, England decided to bowl against the Shubman Gill-led India.Their desire to pick up…
Temba Bavuma with the WTC mace South Africa’s Test side has been dealt a significant blow ahead of their upcoming two-match Test series against neighbours Zimbabwe, with captain Temba Bavuma ruled out due to a left hamstring strain. Bavuma picked up the injury while batting during South Africa’s second innings on the third day of…
Sai Sudharsan (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Hype met heartbreak for Sai Sudharsan on Friday as the highly-rated youngster endured a nightmare start to his Test career, falling for a duck in his debut innings against England in the first Test of the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy series at Headingley.Live Score: India vs England, 1st Test Day 1The…
Jitesh Sharma is set to move from Vidarbha from Baroda (Image via X/@thcoolcric) Mumbai: Even though they won the Ranji Trophy last season, Vidarbha are set lose one of its star players ahead of the upcoming domestic season. It’s learnt that ‘keeper-bat Jitesh Sharma, who captained the side in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy…
Ben Stokes (Pic credit: England Cricket) NEW DELHI: England captain Ben Stokes’ decision to bowl first in the opening Test of the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy against India raised eyebrows on a hot and sunny day at Headingley, but former skipper Michael Atherton believes the call was guided more by recent venue trends and England’s strength in…
