It started with a match-haul of nine wickets at Trent Bridge over a year ago and ended with a world record with the bat at Edgbaston. In between, there was a workhorse-like spell at Lord’s and magic at The Oval-all of which contributed to his 23 wickets, the most by an Indian bowler in a …
Eng vs IND – 5th Test – 2022 – ‘Yesterday we fell short with bat’ Read More »
Given how the day played out – India on top, then England, then India, then England again – another twist seems inevitable. But it ended with control in England’s hands, with India’s batting coach, Vikram Rathour, conceding that a poor session with the bat in the morning had been at the root of their opponents’ …
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In life there are short straws and writing about a Sensible Rishabh Pant innings is one of those short straws. I’m not being ungrateful. A Sensible Rishabh Pant innings is still worth more than, say, all of Sir Alastair Cook’s most un-boring (the laptop is not allowing me to type “entertaining”) innings. A Sensible Rishabh …
Jasprit Bumrah will lead India in the Edgbaston Test against England starting on Friday after Rohit Sharma tested positive for Covid-19 again. For Bumrah, this will be a maiden stint as captain at any level of representative cricket as he becomes the first fast bowler to lead India since Kapil Dev, whose last game as …