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IND vs ENG: Rishabh Pant gets another century, second in same match; posts unique six hitting record in 1st Test vs England

June 23, 2025 19:54 IST

Pant, who crossed MS Dhoni as an Indian wicketkeeper with most Test tons with his 100 in the 1st innings, brought up his second innings century in 130 deliveries, peppered with 13 boundaries and 2 sixes.

IND vs ENG: KL Rahul slams 9th Test century in 1st Test vs England at Leeds

June 23, 2025 19:14 IST

Rahul took 202 deliveries to reach his 100 in an innings studded with 13 boundaries as he and vice captain Rishabh Pant helped India stay steady after losing captain Shubman Gill earlier in the day.

India vs England 1st Test: Rishabh Pant’s inner musings decoded by Dinesh Karthik during Day 4

June 23, 2025 19:06 IST

Atherton, after listening to DK’s words, said that Pant’s approach was interesting because there was a battle between managing instinct during his batting.

After war of words with Mohammed Siraj at Leeds, here’s a few instances where Harry Brook has been at odds with India

June 23, 2025 17:26 IST

The uneasy relationship between the outspoken Brook and India isn't something new with the England white ball captain seemingly always at some sort of odds with the Indians.

Bangladesh's Litton Das bats during the men's T20 World Cup cricket match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Bangladesh ODI squad for Sri Lanka announced: Litton Das recalled after Champions Trophy snub; Taskin, Mustafizur return

June 23, 2025 17:23 IST

Litton Das, Bangladesh's T20I captain who was dropped from the Champions Trophy 2025 squad due to a long lean patch heading to the tournament, returned to the side.

Geoffrey Boycott calls Jamie Smith daft as a brush

Here’s how Geoffrey Boycott says ‘Jasprit Bumrah’, and why he called Jamie Smith, ‘daft as a brush’

June 23, 2025 17:01 IST

Trying to dispatch Prasidh Krishna bouncer a third time out of the fence saw the England wicketkeeper fall at the boundary, and open up the tail, prompting Boycott to term him 'daft'.

Sai Sudharsan was seen taking notes on Day 3 before his second innings on Test debut. (JioHotstar screengrab)

‘Old head on very young shoulders’: Dinesh Karthik reveals Sai Sudharsan’s off-field preps after Test debutant takes notes before batting

June 23, 2025 14:52 IST

IND vs ENG: Sai Sudharsan's Tamil Nadu statemate and former India wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik revealed that the Gujarat Titans batter follows a strict and elaborate off-field preparatory regime ahead of games.

English batter Harry Brook in action during Day 3 of ENG vs IND 1st Test in Leeds. (REUTERS)

IND vs ENG: Harry Brook’s daring 99 was ‘unbelievably skilled’, ‘not just slogging’, says England vice captain Ollie Pope

June 23, 2025 14:26 IST

The England no. 5 hit a quickfire 99 from 112 balls to drag England back into the reckoning on Day 3 of the first Test against India at Headingley.

Australia vice-captain Travis Head is cautiously optimistic about the churn in the new WTC cycle. (Reuters)

Travis Head: New-look Australia ‘shouldn’t feel too much different’ against West Indies

June 23, 2025 14:06 IST

The first taste of the set of changes that are likely to set in for that greatly successful Australian team will be felt in the three-match series in the West Indies.

India vs England, 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett hold fort as ENG post 21/0 at Stumps, need 350 to win

June 24, 2025 00:35 IST

IND vs ENG, India vs England 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett navigated the end of the day expertly and put 21/0 at Stumps on day 4.

VVS Laxman was dropped for an extra all-rounder at Sourav Ganguly's insistence for the 2003 ODI World Cup. (Reuters File)

‘We needed an all-rounder’: Sourav Ganguly says VVS Laxman ‘didn’t speak for 3 months’ after 2003 World Cup snub

June 23, 2025 12:46 IST

Ganguly recently stated that Laxman was devastated by the snub that left him without a World Cup appearance to his name despite featuring in 86 ODIs for India.

L-R: Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah in action during first ENG vs IND 1st Test and Steven Finn. (AP & X)

Jasprit Bumrah is the ‘most complete bowler ever’, says former England pacer Steven Finn

June 23, 2025 12:47 IST

Bumrah’s five for 83 ensured England got bundled out for 465 in their first innings, handing India a slender six-run lead.

Prithvi Shaw wants to part ways with the Mumbai Cricket Association. (PTI)

Prithvi Shaw granted ‘NOC’ by MCA to represent another stateSubscriber Only

June 23, 2025 17:44 IST

Shaw was dropped by the Mumbai senior selection committee last year from a Ranji Trophy game due to poor fitness and was prescribed a two-week fitness programme prepared by the MCA trainers.

T20 World Cup: 13 teams have qualified for the 2026 edition so far with Canada being the latest team to secure a spot. (ICC Media Zone)

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: Canada qualify as 13th team for next edition, check full list of qualified teams and spots left

June 23, 2025 11:44 IST

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: Canada joined co-hosts India, Sri Lanka as the latest entrants to the next edition of the 20-team tournament, behind Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, United States, West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand and Pakistan.

IND vs ENG: Sunil Gavaskar was miffed to see James Anderson's named ahead of Sachin Tendulkar in ECB's Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. (BCCI)

‘What if the IND-ENG series is drawn?’: Gavaskar questions ECB’s decision to award Pataudi medal to series-winning captain

June 23, 2025 11:21 IST

IND vs ENG: Gavaskar also urged Indian fans and media to start calling the rechristened series as the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy, brushing off an argument for the alphabetical preference.

IND vs ENG: Sunil Gavaskar raved about KL Rahul's technical perfection. (AP)

‘Total team man KL Rahul doesn’t know how good a player he is’: Gavaskar raves about India opener’s technical perfection

June 23, 2025 09:17 IST

IND vs ENG: Praising KL Rahul's technical perfection and the purity of the cover drive, Gavaskar said he could keep raving about the India opener's shot-making.

Jasprit Bumrah said he hoped fellow pacers to step up soon in the English conditions.

‘Slopey, up and down’: Jasprit Bumrah opens up on Siraj-Prasidh’s struggles and dropped catches in Leeds Test

June 23, 2025 08:51 IST

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Jasprit Bumrah also touched upon the slew of catches that went down in the field, one that might have deprived him of some of his ever-smiling and pleasant demeanour on the field with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja accounting for four dropped chances of his bowling.

Screengrabs from video showing Sai Sudharsan's unique visualisation method during his debut Test for India against England in Leeds. (Photos via Sony Sports Network)

WATCH: Sai Sudharsan’s unique visualisation method before 30-run knock in Test debut during 1st India vs England Test

June 23, 2025 00:08 IST

The clip earned Sai Sudharsan admiration from Commonwealth Games medallist Tejaswin Shankar. The India batter has previously spoken about the importance of visualisation for his batting.

Jasprit Bumrah India vs England 5 wickets

IND vs ENG: Without support from rest of the pace pack, a fizzy 5-for day goes flat for Jasprit BumrahSubscriber Only

July 9, 2025 20:04 IST

As England went from 398/7 to 465 all out, the talismanic pacer had to get early breakthroughs, end partnerships and even clean up the tail.

England's Ben Duckett (LEFT) is bowled out by India's Jasprit Bumrah at Headingley in Leeds, England on Saturday. (AP Photo)

India vs England day 3 in stats featuring Jasprit Bumrah’s record-setting day

June 23, 2025 09:45 IST

India vs England: Bumrah scaled new heights in terms of sheer performance of Test bowlers at their peaks, catching up with the primes of Pakistani legends Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram.

Jasprit Bumrah Sachin Tendulkar India vs England

‘No-ball, 3 missed chances stood between you and nau wickets’: Sachin Tendulkar lauds Jasprit Bumrah; subtly points out India’s fielding woes

June 22, 2025 21:57 IST

While Bumrah's fifer helped India bowl out England for 465, the score might have been even less had India taken all their catching chances on the field.

India's Jasprit Bumrah reacts during day three of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Indians with most 5-wicket hauls in away Tests: Jasprit Bumrah draws level with Kapil Dev with fifer vs England at Leeds

June 22, 2025 21:00 IST

Bumrah accounted for the wickets of Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Chris Woakes and Josh Tongue as India bundled out England for 465, still maintaining a lead of 6 runs.

Shafali Verma: ‘I have matured as a cricketer and value my wicket more’

June 22, 2025 20:42 IST

Making her comeback for the England-India T20I series, former prodigy says she has learnt to not just throw her wicket away

IND vs ENG: How a village of 7000 raised England cricket’s Prince Harry BrookSubscriber Only

July 9, 2025 20:04 IST

His late grandfather Tony drilled into him nuances of captaincy and grandmum Pauline kept his morale high through the centuries and the ducks in his growing years.

WATCH: Harry Brook, Mohammed Siraj engage in brief war of words during IND vs ENG 1st Test

June 22, 2025 19:50 IST

England batter Harry Brook and India's Mohammed Siraj had a brief exchange of words in the middle when the Englishman was frustrating the Indian bowlers with his innings.