India captain Shubman Gill (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) As Shubman Gill stepped onto the field at Headingley, all eyes were on India’s new, youngest Test captain. At just 25, Gill was handed the reins at a time of transition — and immense expectation. However, his captaincy debut didn’t quite script a fairytale start. Despite […]
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 with […]
India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) India’s first Test against England at Headingley is turning into an instant classic — packed with big runs, sharp banter, and Jasprit Bumrah’s record-breaking brilliance under cloudy skies. Day 2 saw India finish their imposing first innings at 471, anchored by Rishabh Pant’s sparkling seventh Test century. But the […]
Sanjay Manjrekar, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli Shubman Gill, India’s new Test captain, displayed intense emotions reminiscent of Virat Kohli‘s leadership style during Day 2 of the first Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy match against England at Headingley on June 22, 2025. The 24-year-old captain celebrated animatedly when Mohammed Siraj appeared to dismiss Joe Root, though the decision […]
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 could […]
Under heavy clouds in Manchester and with scrutiny mounting, Shubman Gill produced the defining innings of his career – a resolute, composed century that steadied India on the final day of the fourth Test and placed him in rare company. He walked in with India reeling at nought for two, having lost both openers to […]
KL Rahul and Shubman Gill at Old Trafford, Manchester. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill and opener KL Rahul scripted history on Saturday as they became the first Indian batting duo in 55 years to each score 500-plus runs in an away Test series — a milestone last achieved by legends Sunil Gavaskar […]
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has revealed that wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant will be available to bat on Day 5 of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford in Manchester. Pant suffered a toe fracture on Day 1 of the game and had to be immediately taken off the field. Pant braved through the […]
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 schedule […]
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 the […]
