Batting great Graham Gooch reckons that the fiercely fought five-match series between India and England is exactly the impetus that the “under-pressure” Test format needs, but fears that the existing trend of just the “big three” engaging more with each other will eventually lead to boredom and stagnation. The majority of Test cricket is contested […]
Thorpe’s wife Amanda and daughter Emma ring the bell ahead of the second day’s play at The Oval. | Photo Credit: Reuters The England cricketers and fans remembered Graham Thorpe on his first death anniversary here on Friday. The former England batter passed away last August in Surrey, with a coroner ruling the death a […]
Jasprit Bumrah had made himself available for three of the five Tests in England and the Indian team management felt it was right to honour the star pacer’s call considering his workload, says assistant coach. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jasprit Bumrah had made himself available for three of the five Tests in England and the […]
Nat Sciver-Brunt of England in batting action. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt displaced star India batter Smriti Mandhana from No. 1 spot in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings released here on Tuesday (July 29, 2025), but Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues made significant strides. Sciver-Brunt, who previously held […]
India head coach Gautam Gambhir during a nets session at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Monday, July 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP India head coach Gautam Gambhir was on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) involved in a heated exchange of words with the Oval’s chief curator Lee Fortis and was heard telling him “you don’t […]
Ben Stokes shook his head in frustration. Maybe even a little disbelief. For an hour and a half, having embraced a stonewalling avatar, England’s captain had kept India’s wicket-hungry bowlers at bay when, in the last over before lunch, he was dismissed leg before, by Washington Sundar. Washington was the last of the five bowlers […]
When Akash Deep received his Test cap from Rahul Dravid on 23 February 2024, it marked the end of one dream. And the beginning of another, more vibrant, more far-reaching, more ambitious – that of bowling India to Test victories. At Edgbaston on a historic Sunday, that’s exactly what the 28-year-old did. He had set things up beautifully on […]
Ben Stokes took his first five-wicket haul for eight years in India’s first innings, an impressive feat given his recent injury issues. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images With England seemingly reliant on Ben Stokes with bat and ball, the struggling skipper insisted “pain is just an emotion” as he plans to take to the […]
Washington and Jadeja took India to safety. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Head coach Gautam Gambhir stated that past records don’t matter for the Indian team. “They are making their own history. A lot of people wrote us off in this Test, but this is the foundation of this team. These are characters who are […]
Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott observed that India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah benefits massively when there is support at the other end but feels the ongoing fourth Test in Manchester is now ‘slightly beyond’ the visitors. | Photo Credit: AP Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott observed that India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah benefits massively when […]
