New Delhi: In a historic moment, India’s Divya Deshmukh has defeated Koneru Humpy in the final of the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup. The clash between the two was forced into a tiebreaker. Deshmukh had already made history by becoming the first Indian to ever reach the final of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025,…
Manchester: Head coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday said the character and foundation of the current Indian team will be built on the remarkable act of courage from Rishabh Pant, who batted in the first innings of the fourth Test with a broken right foot. Pant added crucial first innings runs for the team despite batting…
Manchester: Gautam Gambhir wants his players to make their history rather than following anyone from the past, including the India head coach himself. And, after a memorable comeback in the Manchester Test, they are moving in that direction. A 188-run stand between captain Shubman Gill and KL Rahul kept India in the fourth Test against…
Manchester: England captain Ben Stokes and India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday expressed contrasting views on the use of injury replacements in Test cricket, with the former dismissing the debate as “ridiculous”. The question on the subject was asked in the light of injury to Rishabh Pant in the Manchester Test, where he batted…
Dubai: India managed to salvage a draw from almost being done and dusted in the fourth Test against England in Manchester. Led by centuries from Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar and a 90 from KL Rahul, the visitors drew the Old Trafford Test despite having their backs against the wall. India were 0/2…
Manchester: Shubman Gill completed a gutsy hundred after Ben Stokes battled through pain to dismiss a well set K L Rahul, leaving India at 223 for four on day five of the fourth Test against England here on Sunday. Resuming the day at 174 for two with a deficit of 137, India remained on course…
Manchester: India Test captain Shubman Gill stormed back among runs with a masterful hundred during the second innings of the fourth Test against England in Manchester. Gill, who had a bit of a drop in his scores, slammed yet another hundred as he equalled the world record jointly held by the likes of Don Bradman…
Manchester: Injured wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will bat on day five of the fourth Test, said India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak here on Saturday. On day two, Pant came out to bat despite a fractured right foot and went on to score a half-century. Since the injury on day one, it was made clear that Pant…
New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah may become the next high-profile cricketer to retire from Tests after Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin because the world’s No. 1 bowler is “losing the battle against his body”, feels former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif. The 31-year-old looked off-colour on day three of the ongoing fourth Test against England…
Manchester: Joe Root produced a batting masterclass on the way to a milestone 38th hundred as England exploited a jaded Indian bowling attack to stamp their dominance on the fourth Test here on Friday. At stumps on day three, England were 544 for seven, stretching their first innings lead to 186 runs. Root made a…
