Chris Woakes of England (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in London: Gus Atkinson made an immediate impact on his return to the England XI but admitted the team was concerned about Chris Woakes’ injury after a stop-start first day at The Oval. “I don’t know too much, but it doesn’t look too great,” Atkinson […]
Senior batter Karun Nair admitted that his biggest frustration during his long-awaited return to the Indian Test team was his inability to convert promising starts into substantial scores in the recently concluded five-match series against England. Nair earned a recall to the national side after seven years, following a string of highly productive domestic seasons, […]
Abhimanyu Easwaran’s father, Ranganathan Easwaran, recently revealed that India head coach Gautam Gambhir has assured his son of getting a chance in the playing XI soon. Easwaran once again failed to find a place in the team during the recently concluded five-match Test series against England as Karun Nair and Sai Sudharsan were given chances […]
England players are caught wearing white headbands on the second day of the ongoing fifth and final Test at The Oval against India, in honour of former cricketer Graham Thorpe, who would have celebrated his 56th birthday on Friday. One of the England greats to have played the game, the left-handed Thorpe represented the national […]
India bowler Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Jasprit Bumrah has been released from India’s squad for the ongoing fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval, London, the BCCI confirmed on Friday. This was a pre-planned move as part of India’s workload management policy. Head coach Gautam Gambhir had stated […]
India batter Karun Nair ended his eight-year-long wait for a half-century on Day 1 of the fifth Test against England at the Oval. Being given a chance in the playing XI despite his failures in the first three Tests, Nair rose to the occasion as he led India’s fightback under overcast conditions on a green […]
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 […]
India captain Shubman Gill was heavily criticised for not backing Karun Nair for ‘one more Test’ after the right-hander was dropped from the playing XI in the fourth Test in Manchester against England. Nair, who made an India comeback after eight long years, made a brilliant double hundred for India A against England Lions. But […]
Karun Nair and Sai Sudharsan NEW DELHI: Veteran India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has weighed in on India’s top-order batting conundrum, questioning the team management’s decision to push Karun Nair to No. 3 in the second and third Tests of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England. According to Ashwin, the move was a tactical misstep that […]
Karun Nair and Sai Sudharsan Manchester: Both teams had optional practice sessions but it rained relentlessly here on Tuesday morning. At the indoor nets, Harry Brook had loud music on and batted like a teenager enjoying a day out. With the series scoreline reading 2-1 in England’s favour, Brook’s enthusiasm was understandable.India captain Shubman Gill […]
