Ben Stokes of England . (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: England batting coach Marcus Trescothick is hopeful captain Ben Stokes will be fit to bowl on Day 5 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Speaking after stumps on Saturday, Trescothick said Stokes’ absence from the bowling attack on Day 4 was […]
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 […]
Former England pacer Stuart Broad found International Cricket Council’s (ICC) sanction on Mohammed Siraj ‘ridiculous’ and asked the world cricket body to be more ‘consistent’ while punishing in the future. Broad’s comments come in after Siraj was fined 15 per cent of his match fee and handed one demerit point for his fiery send-off to […]
Australia’s captain Pat Cummins (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Australia skipper Pat Cummins couldn’t resist a cheeky dig at the Edgbaston pitch after watching India notch up a thumping 336-run win over England in the second Test. Under new Test captain Shubman Gill, India rewrote history at Edgbaston, securing their first-ever win at the venue. The visitors […]
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 […]
