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Buchi Babu tournament | Sai Kishore to lead TNCA President’s XI; Pradosh will helm TNCA XI

[ad_1] R. Sai Kishore and Pradosh Ranjan Paul will lead the TNCA President’s XI and TNCA XI, respectively, in the All India Buchi Babu invitational tournament to be played from August 18 to September 9 in Chennai. Four members of TN’s Cooch Behar winning squad — K. Abhinav, J. Hemchudeshan, D. Deepesh and R.S. Ambrish […]

India’s here-and-now man Siraj ushers in the future

[ad_1] Believe! Mohammed Siraj unwraps his version of the Cristiano Ronaldo celebration after taking the match winning wicket of Gus Atkinson on day five of the 5th Rothesay Test at The Kia Oval, London, on August 04, 2025 | Photo Credit: Getty Images It is unlikely that Indian television will devise a ‘Sirajcam’, but it […]

Young Indian team shows plenty of character in a fascinating series

[ad_1] Indian players celebrate after defeating England by six runs in the Oval Test. | Photo Credit: ANI Not many had pinned hopes on India when the team landed in England for the five-match Test series a couple of months ago. With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma moving on from the format, the team certainly […]

A gripping series and a fantastic finale

[ad_1] How do you describe this series? How do you even begin to start to describe this series? A classic seems too cliched, an epic too obvious. For five Tests and 25 days and more than 70 sessions, two teams at different ends of the experience spectrum went toe to toe. Shots were fired, counter […]

Siraj plays with a lot of heart and always gives that extra 10%: Dilip

[ad_1] Never say die: Siraj bowled 185.3 overs and emerged as the leading wicket-taker (23) in England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images After a series-saving five-wicket haul at The Oval, Mohammed Siraj was spotted learning a trend from Arshdeep Singh for an Instagram reel. It involved a nonchalant utterance of the words: “Pressure? What pressure?” Arshdeep […]

You can’t just have the ‘Big Three’ playing Test cricket: Graham Gooch

[ad_1] 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 […]

Remembering Graham Thorpe on his first death anniversary

[ad_1] 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 […]

We felt it was right to honour Bumrah’s call to play three Tests: Ryan ten Doeschate

[ad_1] 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 […]

England’s Sciver-Brunt overtakes Mandhana as No. 1 batter in women’s ODIs

[ad_1] 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 […]

Gautam Gambhir and Oval curator involve in heated exchange of words

[ad_1] 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 […]