Jasprit Bumrah at nets on Day 2. (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah returned to training on Saturday as Team India’s second day of preparations for the Edgbaston Test shifted the spotlight firmly onto bowling. After skipping Friday’s opening session, Bumrah’s presence in the nets drew keen attention, especially with…
Australia’s captain Pat Cummins leads this team off the pitch after defeating West Indies (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) The new World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle is off to an action-packed start, with three Test series already shaping the early standings. While Australia and England have surged to the top, India and West Indies find themselves…
Jofra Archer (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Allaying concerns about Jofra Archer’s readiness for Test cricket, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) director Rob Key has said that the pacer could have been brought back much earlier, but the decision was made to allow him time to gradually build up for the demands of the longest…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the brink of rewriting history as he stands just 97 runs away from becoming the fastest Indian to reach 2,000 Test runs. The young left-hander could break Sunil Gavaskar’s 49-year-old record when India face England in the second Test at Edgbaston starting July…
Rishabh Pant of India is congratulated by KL Rahul (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) India’s buildup to the Test series in England largely revolved around the void created by the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Over the last week, the rather unproven batting lineup helped ease some concerns. The transition is still at…
India coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former India opener and current head coach Gautam Gambhir is facing mounting pressure after Team India’s worrying run in Test cricket, despite continued success in white-ball formats including winning the Champions Trophy. The latest setback came at Headingley, where India, under new captain Shubman Gill, lost…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Image credit: Screengrab) NEW DELHI: India’s Under-19 team began their five-match Youth ODI series against England in emphatic fashion, cruising to a six-wicket win at Hove. Chasing 175, the visitors wrapped up the game in just 24 overs, thanks to a blistering debut knock from 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi.Suryavanshi, who became the youngest…
Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim looks back after being bowled out during the third day of the second Test. (AP Photo) Sri Lanka are just four wickets away from wrapping up a comprehensive innings victory in the second Test against Bangladesh, after dominating all three days at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. At stumps on Day 3,…
Dewald Brevis during a practice session. (Pic credit: CSA) World champions South Africa will field a youthful and largely new-look XI for the first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, with Keshav Maharaj named captain in the absence of regular skipper Temba Bavuma. Maharaj, who is just one wicket away from reaching 200 Test scalps, will…
Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana expressed excitement about reuniting with Shafali Verma at the top of the order as India gear up for the five-match T20I series against England, starting Saturday. Backing the young opener’s return to international cricket, Mandhana said Shafali’s resurgence through domestic and WPL performances had been inspiring.Go Beyond…
