India’s Akash Deep celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the third day of the fifth cricket test match between England and India at The Kia Oval in London, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Ravichandran Ashwin believes India may have discovered a promising new batting talent during the ongoing Test at The Oval.Speaking on […]
Josh Tongue (X-Sahil Malhotra) TimesofIndia.com in London: England pacer Josh Tongue admitted that bowling a bowler short on Day 3 was always going to be a tough challenge, but remained calm about the fourth-innings chase as the hosts were set a daunting 374-run target by India in the final Test at The Oval. “It was […]
If you had seen Mohammed Siraj steaming in on Monday morning, you’d have been forgiven for mistaking it as the opening day of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. There was nothing in his body language to suggest this was Day 25 of a gruelling Test series. No sign of the 185.3 overs he’d already bowled. No visible […]
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 21: India captain Shubman Gill speaks with coach Gautam Gambhir and selector Ajit Agarkar during a net session at Emirates Old Trafford on July 21, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has slammed head coach Gautam Gambhir for his “poor tactics” and “questionable […]
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 Gill […]
Ben Stokes celebrates his five wicket haul at the end of the first innings during Day Two of the 4th Test Match vs India at Old Trafford (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Ben Stokes put in a stunning shift at Old Trafford on Thursday, producing an impeccable bowling display to register his first five-wicket haul […]
Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper-batter N Jagadeesan is likely to be added as cover for the injured Rishabh Pant, who is set to miss the fifth Test after suffering a fractured metatarsal while attempting a reverse sweep off Chris Woakes on Day 1 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester.TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the selectors […]
Shubman Gill (Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: Team India Test captain Shubman Gill has hit back at England over their alleged time-wasting tactics during the third Test at Lord’s, calling it “not in the spirit of the game.”Speaking to reporters on the eve of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, Gill addressed the controversial incident […]
Former England batter Jonathan Trott has reflected on the dramatic finish to the iconic third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, where pressure peaked during the final moments of the last day. With both India and England pushing relentlessly to go 2-1 up in the five-match series, the final session turned into one of the most […]
Mohammed Siraj (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: After Shubman Gill notched up another century and helped India set a towering 608-run target for England’s Bazballers, Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep made the new ball talk once again, rattling England’s top order. The hosts were left reeling at 72 for three in 16 overs […]
