[ad_1] Shubman Gill (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A baggy blue cap on his head, hands on his teammates’ shoulders, and a few charged-up words to fire up his squad — it was a familiar huddle for Shubman Gill, but this one held extra weight. At the boundary ropes of Headingley Stadium in Leeds, Gill addressed ...

[ad_1] Rishabh Pant (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant lit up Headingley with both bat and flair on Saturday as he celebrated his seventh Test century with a gravity-defying front-flip that instantly went viral across social media.LIVE: India vs England 1st Test Day 2On Day 2 of the opening Test against England, the India ...

[ad_1] India’s Rishabh Pant, right, celebrates with batting partner Shubman Gill after scoring a century.(AP Photo) In a match already filled with milestones and masterstrokes, it was the stump mic banter between India captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Rishabh Pant that added a touch of light-hearted brilliance to India’s dominant second day at Headingley.LIVE: India ...

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Eight long years — or 3,011 days to be exact — that’s how long Karun Nair waited to walk out in an India Test jersey again. But the fairy tale comeback didn’t unfold the way he had imagined. On his much-anticipated return to Test cricket, Karun lasted just four balls, dismissed for ...

[ad_1] India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant showcased his dominance in Test cricket, scoring an unbeaten 65 on the opening day of the Leeds Test match against England, while also breaking records in the World Test Championship. Pant surpassed former India captain Rohit Sharma to claim the record for most sixes ...

[ad_1] Bangladesh’s captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Najmul Hossain Shanto has etched his name in Bangladesh’s cricket history books by becoming the country’s first Test captain to register centuries in both innings of a match. Leading from the front in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle, Shanto first struck a superb ...

[ad_1] Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India dominated opening day of the first Test against England at Headingley, finishing at 359/3, with captain Shubman Gill scoring an unbeaten 127 and Rishabh Pant contributing 65 not out, while Yashasvi Jaiswal made 101 and KL Rahul added 42 on Friday. Jaiswal marked ...

[ad_1] India’s captain Shubman Gill plays a shot on day one of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Friday, June 20, 2025, (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Shubman Gill was under enormous pressure from the moment he was appointed as India’s Test captain.Former cricketers raised eyebrows over his elevation ...

[ad_1] India vs England Live Score, 1st Test Match: India’s young Test team sent a powerful statement on Friday at Headingley as new captain Shubman Gill and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal each struck commanding centuries, putting the visitors in a dominant position against England in the first Test of the five-match series. Sent in to bat ...

[ad_1] India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Headingley is a beautiful conglomeration of the old and the new. Since the turn of the 20th century, this historic homeground of the Yorkshire cricket team has experienced the ebbs and flows of some memorable Test matches. On a sun-soaked Friday afternoon, a packed house, ...