India captain Shubman Gill with coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) India Test captain Shubman Gill faced a challenging start to his leadership career as England secured a five-wicket victory in the series opener at Headingley, despite India’s dominant position for most of the match. Head coach Gautam Gambhir called for patience with…
Kieron Pollard represents MI New York in the Major League Cricket in the USA. (Sportzpics) As the third season of Major League Cricket kicks off, I find myself reflecting on just how far cricket has come in the US. In 2023, when MI New York lifted the inaugural MLC trophy many believed it might take…
Rishabh Pant with Shubman Gill (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India skipper Shubman Gill admitted his team let key moments slip away after England pulled off a stirring five-wicket win in the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series at Headingley on Tuesday. Chasing 371 for victory, the hosts rode on Ben Duckett’s scintillating 149 and…
India head coach Gautam Gambhir (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimeofIndia.com in Leeds: England scripted a remarkable five-wicket win over India in the first Test at Headingley on Tuesday, chasing down 371 in record-breaking fashion to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. The hosts became the first team in over 60,000 first-class…
TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: India’s new era in Test cricket under Shubman Gill began with a five-wicket defeat to England at Headingley on Tuesday, and the spotlight has quickly shifted to the workload management of their premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah.Score: India vs England, 1st TestEngland pulled off a record chase of 371 to win the…
TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: Head down, Shubman Gill started that walk back to the change room with his team right behind him. Jamie Smith had clobbered Ravindra Jadeja for a maximum to seal the record chase, and give high-flying England a 1-0 lead over India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.Smith and Joe Root were greeted by their…
KL Rahul picked up Joe Root’s bat during the third session at Headingley (Image via X/@Klassyisback_) Following the crucial wicket of England skipper Ben Stokes on Day 5 at Headingley, an unusual but amusing incident featuring KL Rahul added a lighter moment to an intense Test match. After Stokes fell to Shardul Thakur and Shubman…
Ben Ducket’s 149 vs India in the 4th innings really hurt the visitors’ chances of winning the game Ben Duckett produced one of the finest fourth-innings knocks ever against India, scoring a composed and authoritative 149 at Headingley on Day 5 of the first Test. His powerful knock meant that he now owns the highest…
England’s Ben Duckett, left, celebrates after scoring a century on day five of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England.AP/PTI(AP06_24_2025_000255A) Ben Duckett has become the second English opener in 30 years to achieve twin 50-plus scores in a Headingley Test match against India, following Alastair Cook‘s feat. Duckett…
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: It wasn’t one, it wasn’t two — it was Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fourth dropped catch of the match, and it came at a crucial juncture on the final day of the opening Test against England at Headingley.With India’s bowlers toiling hard for a breakthrough and the pressure mounting, Mohammed…
