Birmingham: India captain Shubman Gill on Sunday slammed the fast deteriorating nature of the Dukes ball before giving a thumbs down to the trend of flat pitches seen in the first two Tests of the series, despite high personal returns. Gill has smashed close to 600 runs in four innings he has played thus far,…
New Delhi: India opened their mark in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle after beating England in the second Test of the five-match series at Edgbaston. India registered their first-ever Test win at the Birmingham-based venue with their 336-run victory on Day 5 of the Test match. India captain Shubman Gill played an instrumental role in…
Birmingham: India have achieved their first-ever Test victory at Edgbaston, Birmingham, as Shubman Gill and Co. dismantled Bazball after out-batting and out-bowling England on a deck that refused to deteriorate even by the fifth and final day on Sunday, July 6. Captain Gill, a day before the second Test, urged his teammates that if a…
Bengaluru: India will mount a “strategic” bid for both the 2029 and 2031 World Athletics Championships when the process begins later this year, hoping to get the hosting right of one of the two editions of the showpiece, national federation spokesperson Adille Sumariwalla said on Sunday. World Athletics, the sport’s governing body, will announce the…
Birmingham: In a touching gesture, dashing opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has gifted an autographed bat to Ravi, a visually impaired child, who cherished the dream of meeting the Indian batting star. A hardcore cricket fan, Ravi has been following the Indian team from the Leeds Test against England, hoping to meet Jaiswal, and it finally came…
Birmingham: India’s bowling performance was under scrutiny after a disappointing performance in the first Test at Headingley. However, in the second Test, in the absence of their star pacer Jasprid Bumrah, the Shubman Gill-led side stepped up with the ball and delivered a phenomenal performance. In the first innings, six of England’s batters registered a…
New Delhi: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series between Bangladesh and India, which was scheduled to be held in August 2025, to September 2026. The away series was to feature three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals to…
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…
