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Nitish Kumar Reddy, center, celebrates with India teammates after the dismissal of England's Zak Crawley during the fourth day of the third IND vs ENG cricket Test match at Lord's cricket ground in London.(AP Photo)

England vs India: Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of seriesSubscriber Only

July 20, 2025 22:26 IST

All-rounder's injury means India are set to tweak their bowling combo with Kuldeep Yadav as a possible replacement. Shubman Gill and Co also consider playing Rishabh Pant as a specialist batsman with Dhruv Jurel taking over keeping duties

Mon, Jul 21, 2025

The artist behind Sachin Tendulkar’s portrait at Lord’s: ‘I got on very well with him… never seen him play’Subscriber Only

July 19, 2025 19:52 IST

Stuart Pearson Wright has also painted the portraits of best-selling author JK Rowling, King Charles, Prince Philip, the late Queen Elizabeth's Corgis and Kapil Dev

Sun, Jul 20, 2025

As coincidences go, Karun Nair is 33 and Sai Sudharsan is as old as Dravid in 1996. (AP/File)

Sai Sudharsan in place of Karun Nair? It has shades of Dravid taking Manjrekar’s spot during the 1996 tour to EnglandSubscriber Only

July 19, 2025 08:06 IST

Dropping Karun Nair who is in his early 30s, for Sai Sudharsan in his 20s, is a switch that comes with a stamp of permanency.

Sat, Jul 19, 2025

IND vs ENG: How Team India is keeping non-playing members Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh and Abhimanyu Easwaran match-readySubscriber Only

July 18, 2025 20:29 IST

Team's assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate says, "It is about giving as much attention and care to the guys who aren't playing and making sure they get quality practice between Tests."

Sat, Jul 19, 2025

Soham Desai was Team India's strength and conditioning coach until recently.

Ex-Team India coach on Bumrah: ‘A small team needs to handle him, prepare him for surgical strikes a few times a year’Subscriber Only

July 18, 2025 16:46 IST

Soham Desai, strength and conditioning coach for five years, debunks assumptions of Rohit Sharma being lax about his fitness, praises Kohli’s commitment

Sat, Jul 19, 2025

After the high of Edgbaston, Akash Deep, at Lord’s, seemed to have gone off the boil. (AP)

Spotlight on Akash Deep as India mull pace combination for do-or-die Test against EnglandSubscriber Only

July 18, 2025 08:23 IST

India vs England: Pacer Akash Deep, regarded as the team’s workhorse, has a low-key presence during Thursday’s net session amidst questions over his fitness following the discomfort he felt during the Lord’s Test

Fri, Jul 18, 2025

Jasprit Bumrah India vs England 5 wickets

Jasprit Bumrah set to play in do-or-die Test, Arshdeep Singh gets cut on bowling hand during nets sessionSubscriber Only

July 17, 2025 18:25 IST

Medical team assessing the pacer’s condition, Ryan ten Doeschate says; assistant coach adds ‘pretty obvious we will be a leaning towards playing’ Bumrah in the Manchester Test, starting July 23.

Fri, Jul 18, 2025

IND vs ENG | The Lord’s last-ball back story: Starring Mohammed Siraj, Shoaib BashirSubscriber Only

July 16, 2025 19:15 IST

But for their ambition, drive and will, the chief protagonists of the tense Lord’s climax would have withered unseen and unblossomed.

Thu, Jul 17, 2025

Ravindra Jadeja Cheteshwar pujara India vs England

IND vs ENG: Why Cheteshwar Pujara says don’t criticise Ravindra Jadeja but celebrate himSubscriber Only

July 15, 2025 22:21 IST

Cheteshwar Pujara points out how the soft ball, slowish pitch, the fields set, and the lack of partners dictated Jadeja’s playing style.

Wed, Jul 16, 2025

IND vs ENG: After a five-day gladiatorial fight, India fall just short, Ravindra Jadeja stands tallSubscriber Only

July 15, 2025 00:24 IST

A Test for the ages sees several memorable performances as Ben Stokes leads England to 2-1 series lead despite the Indian lower order putting in a massive rearguard action.

Tue, Jul 15, 2025

IND vs ENG: Ravindra Jadeja’s heroic attempt at miracle shouldn’t hide other batsmen’s tame surrender at Lord’sSubscriber Only

July 14, 2025 22:04 IST

The batting failure of the top order was so spectacular that the all-rounders and tailenders couldn't rebuild.

Tue, Jul 15, 2025

Washington had the ball on a string, it would seem and this was the thread on which India’s hope hung. First as a bowler and later as batsman. (AP Photo)

How Washington Sundar and the art of non-turning off-breaks tormented England’s bestSubscriber Only

July 14, 2025 00:29 IST

The man of subtle spin’s four-wicket haul, all castled and included Root, Stokes and Smith, sets up thrilling climax and his day of reckoning

Mon, Jul 14, 2025

The Lord's whodunit is easy to crack. It isn't the weather, it's the batsmen. (AP Photo)

Jumpy, edgy and ugly England’s batsmen make heavy weather of Lord’s conditionsSubscriber Only

July 13, 2025 20:23 IST

Even though weather is cited as the reason for dry pitches, the real reason could be the ineptness of England’s batsmen

Mon, Jul 14, 2025

Lord's showed that, in the heat of the moment, Gill can also bare his fangs and dish out verbals too like former skipper Virat Kohli. (Reuters)

Last-over drama at Lord’s showed Shubman Gill is more than just the charming heir-apparent, that he has a bit of Virat Kohli in himSubscriber Only

July 13, 2025 11:29 IST

At the start of the tour, the English media saw Shubman Gill as a ‘laidback’ cricketer, that charmingly forgetful prince, and a batting genius. They were fans of his old-school technique. And the heated exchange on Day 3 showed that, in the heat of the moment, he can also bare his fangs and dish out verbals too.

Sun, Jul 13, 2025

Lord’s Test a one-innings shootout after day of blood, bruises and a heated exchange; Jadeja shines with gritty knockSubscriber Only

July 13, 2025 00:20 IST

This was to be the moving day; it ended up as a day when the teams constantly had a go at each other to inch ahead in the game. None succeeded.

Sun, Jul 13, 2025

From being ‘KL’ to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, he now is the ‘big brother’ that this young team calls him ‘Rahul bhai.' (AP Photo)

From KL to Rahul bhai – Indian opener finds his Zen mode in EnglandSubscriber Only

July 12, 2025 20:20 IST

KL Rahul didn’t have a standout series to show in the past but with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma not around now, he is guiding the younger lot in England

Sun, Jul 13, 2025

At Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, Yashasvi Jaiswal would spend so much time with his teammate and England captain Joe Root that they would start calling him ‘Joeswal’. (BCCI)

IPL is the new county stint: Where Jaiswal learns from Root, Akash Deep seeks out Hazlewood and Nitish Kumar Reddy picks Cummins’s brainsSubscriber Only

July 12, 2025 08:33 IST

All-format players are juggling with their white-and-red ball commitments, and it's not uncommon to find Team India stars train with red ball during IPL and learning from legends

Sat, Jul 12, 2025

India vs England: Day Two at Lord’s was an ode to the old-school notes of Test cricketSubscriber Only

July 12, 2025 00:49 IST

Attrition and patience mark the events, which danced to the tunes of the game's classical rhymes, leaving the scales of the games evenly tilted

Sat, Jul 12, 2025

IND vs ENG: How the magic, method and madness of Jasprit Bumrah dismantled England’s bestSubscriber Only

July 11, 2025 20:24 IST

Bumrah grabs another five-for, including the prized scalps of Root and Stokes, in yet another exhibition of chilling, magical seam bowling.

Sat, Jul 12, 2025

Joe root india vs England 3rd Test Lord's

IND vs ENG | Day Root-ed in tradition: Lord’s Test begins with a vintage feel as England grind it out on tricky surfaceSubscriber Only

July 11, 2025 00:39 IST

After the frenzy of Leeds and Birmingham, it was back to conventional cricket at its spiritual home. Day One of the Lord's Test was one of attrition.

Fri, Jul 11, 2025

IND vs ENG: Why MCC members queue up at 6 am to get into Lord’sSubscriber Only

July 10, 2025 19:34 IST

Seats for members are on first come, first serve basis so those keen about a particular area want to get in early to reserve it

Fri, Jul 11, 2025

Stories from Yuvraj Singh’s fundraiser: Rishabh Pant’s highest bid, Kohli’s dyed-beard joke, Tendulkar’s 2011 World Cup anecdote and Shubman Gill’s Yuvraj taleSubscriber Only

July 09, 2025 19:00 IST

Colourful cricketing yarns flowed during a dinner for Yuvraj Singh's cancer charity YouWeCan.

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Lord’s Test: Why even with Jasprit Bumrah’s return, Shubman Gill’s team can’t afford to let guard down vs EnglandSubscriber Only

July 09, 2025 17:39 IST

Momentum and fortunes have swung from Leeds to Birmingham and it could again at Lord's, as no team has emerged as favourites after two Test matches

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

‘If I made a really hard ball, it would’ve broken bats’: Dukes ball manufacturer on complaints of it going softSubscriber Only

July 08, 2025 19:05 IST

Dukes ball manufacturer Dilip Jagjodia tells The Indian Express that conditions and flat pitches have also played a role in the ball getting soft in India vs England Test series

Wed, Jul 09, 2025

Coach Matt Homes (right) with Jamie Smith (Photo via special arrangement)

Meet the photo-editor turned coach who produced Jamie Smith, England’s swashbucklerSubscriber Only

July 08, 2025 17:59 IST

From when he was 10 Jamie would do drills for sweeps, reverse sweeps, ramp-shots, power hitting and also charging down the pitch to smash quick bowlers

Wed, Jul 09, 2025