Birmingham: India pacer Mohammed Siraj said he relished the responsibility of leading the attack in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence, describing his sensational six-wicket haul as “unbelievable” after putting the visitors ahead in the second Test against England here on Friday. Siraj’s 6/70 kept India ahead after counter-attacking hundreds from Jamie Smith (184 not out off 207)…
Birmingham: Akash Deep got the new ball to talk on a flat surface and was rewarded with a four-wicket haul in his first match of the five-Test series here. Akash Deep, who bowls a fuller length and attacks the off-stump, bowled in partnership with Mohammed Siraj with two new balls on either side of the…
Zagreb: India’s D. Gukesh clinched the rapid title at the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) 2025 Rapid & Blitz event in Zagreb, Croatia, on Friday, marking another major milestone in his rising career. The 19-year-old World Champion finished with 14 points to top the leaderboard, ahead of Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. After…
Birmingham: Yashasvi Jaiswal reached a major milestone during the second Test against England at Edgbaston, becoming the fastest Indian to score 2000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved the feat in just 21 matches, surpassing the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who reached the mark in 23 Tests. Since making his Test debut, Jaiswal has consistently impressed…
New Delhi: After the conclusion of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, the Indian team was scheduled to take on Bangladesh in a white-ball series consisting of three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODIs were slated to be held on August 17, 20, and 23. Whereas, the T20I matches will be held on August 26, 29, and…
Zagreb (Croatia): World champion D Gukesh let his moves do the talking as he scored another impressive win over world number one Magnus Carlsen to grab the sole lead after six rounds of the Super United Rapid and blitz chess tournament here. Counting the opening day victories, the win against Carlsen late on Thursday was…
Birmingham: Shubman Gill’s graceful maiden double hundred guided India to a massive 587 in their first innings before pacers struck to reduce England to 77/3 at the end of the second day of the second Test here on Thursday. England trail India by 510 runs with Joe Root (18) and Harry Brook (30) manning the…
Birmingham: After his magnificent double hundred against England, India skipper Shubman Gill on Thursday said he had stopped enjoying his batting in pursuit of runs, but going back to basics and making some technical changes helped him rediscover the joy in his craft. Gill struck 269 off 387 balls to become the first Indian and…
Edgbaston, Birmingham: Shubman Gill etched his name into the record books by scoring the highest individual score by an Indian captain in an overseas Test, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 200 against the West Indies in 2016. Gill achieved the milestone with a commanding double century against England at Edgbaston during the ongoing five-Test series. The 25-year-old,…
London: India’s Yuki Bhambri and his American partner Robert Galloway progressed to the second round of the men’s doubles event at Wimbledon with a straight-sets win over Romain Arneodo of Monaco and Manuel Guinard of France here on Wednesday. The 16th-seeded Indo-American pair defeated Arneodo and Guinard 7-6(8) 6-4 in a first-round match that lasted…
