IND vs ENG 4th Test: ‘Sure he’ll be driven’ – Ollie Pope backs Joe Root to chase down Sachin Tendulkar for most Test runs | Cricket News

[ad_1] Ollie Pope (Sahil Malhotra – X) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: Ollie Pope was all smiles at the end of Day 3 in Manchester as he spoke warmly about Joe Root’s brilliance with the bat and Ben Stokes’ resilience with the ball. England had ended the day on 544 for 7, leading India by 186 runs […]

IND vs ENG: ‘The way we knocked over … ‘ — England captain Ben Stokes reveals reason behind Headingley win | Cricket News

[ad_1] Ben Stokes (Images credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: England produced a brilliantly paced run chase to gun down a massive 371-run target and defeat India by five wickets in the series-opening Headingley Test on Tuesday — with 14 overs to spare. The hosts pulled off the 10th highest successful run chase in Test history […]

IND vs ENG | ‘Ben Stokes behaved like a spoiled kid’: Ex-India cricketer slams England captain | Cricket News

[ad_1] Ben Stokes (Getty Images) After India’s gritty draw in the fourth Test at Manchester, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar praised the team for producing “warriors” and didn’t hold back in criticising England captain Ben Stokes, calling his reaction to the final-day drama that followed India’s refusal to accept a draw “like a spoiled kid.”To keep […]

Manchester Test: A draw that felt like a win

[ad_1] Not a failure to choose. But a quiet, dignified refusal to reduce everything to victory or defeat. We grow up taught to pick sides. One sweet or the other. Science or art. This road or that. We’re told that life demands outcomes—that effort without success is still failure. But what if, just once, you […]

Ben Stokes ready to deal with increased workload despite feeling sore all over

[ad_1] 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 […]

Gautam Gambhir hits out at England after no-handshake drama at Manchester: ‘Would they have walked off?’

[ad_1] Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir has strongly backed his batters’ decision to stay on the crease and complete their centuries, even as English skipper Ben Stokes wanted to end the match with a handshake. After losing their first two wickets with no runs on the board, Team India saw KL Rahul and Shubman […]

ENG vs IND 4th Test Day 5: Ben Stokes full post-match press conference

[ad_1] England captain Ben Stokes opened up on his availability for the last Test of the five-match series against India at the Oval. Stokes was adjudged Player of the Match in the fourth Test for scoring a century and taking a five-wicket haul after India secured a hard-fought draw on Day 5.  [ad_2] Source link

India vs England | One hour of Ben Stokes in Manchester: One shoulder, one spell, one statement | Cricket News

[ad_1] England captain Ben Stokes (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: 8-2-11-1. Forty-eight eventful deliveries, one big wicket of KL Rahul, and almost the dismissal of Shubman Gill, Enland captain Ben Stokes on Sunday put on a spectacle, not just another show, at Old Trafford on an overcast Day 5 morning of the Manchester Test.He constantly rubbed […]

Kapil Dev chooses Ravindra Jadeja over Ben Stokes as top all-rounder; says ‘I think he is performing far better’

[ad_1] Kapil Dev, India’s first World Cup-winning captain, recently picked his preferred all-rounder in a comparison between Ravindra Jadeja and Ben Stokes. Speaking at the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) event, he also gave his take on Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness, Shubman Gill’s captaincy in the ongoing Test match against England, and an ambitious 2025 […]

ENG vs IND, 4th Test: Wheels come off for India in Manchester as Joe Root rewrites records

[ad_1] England scored 319 runs on Day 3 of the fourth Test in Manchester in what could prove to be a series-defining batting display against India. Having laid a solid foundation on Thursday through openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley, England set out to bat big – and their milestone man Joe Root led from […]