Author: Navneet Mundhra

BENGALURU: 2000 was arguably the toughest year for Indian cricket. The team and the public were reeling under the shock of the match-fixing saga which enveloped many prominent names such as Mohd. Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia. All three of them were convicted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and banned by the […]

BENGALURU: Before 2022 began, Jonny Bairstow had six Test hundreds to his name in 79 matches. Though he was acknowledged as a fine batsman, the general view was he had underperformed in the longer format. While he was going great guns in the ODIs, his Test record left a lot to be desired. However, the […]

As England chased down 378 against India at a canter in the fifth Test at Edgbaston, The New Indian looks at 5 most stirring run-chases in Tests since 2000. 1) India vs England, Chennai (2008): Arguably the most stirring run-chase of the last 25 years and the reasons are more than just surrounding cricket. England’s […]

BENGALURU: Fired up after Virat Kohli’s ‘pep talk’, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow on Tuesday cracked spectacular hundreds and made light of a 378-run chase as England coasted to a seven-wicket victory in the rescheduled fifth Test against India at Edgbaston. This is England’s highest ever successful run-chase in Test cricket ever. With this win, […]

BENGALURU: A host of Indian fans, who were at the ground on Day 4 of the ongoing Edgbaston Test, have alleged that they were subjected to racial abuse. Many of them took to Twitter to share photos and videos of the incident, which they stated took place in the final session on Monday. “Racist behaviour […]

BENGALURU: Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow on Monday exhibited enormous pluck as England, chasing 378, reached 259 for three at stumps on Day 4 of the rescheduled fifth Test against India at Edgbaston. The visitors are leading the series 2-1 and England will have to win the Test to level the series. Earlier in the […]

Virat Kohli is all fire and brimstone on the field. In his long international career, the fiery cricketer has had a host of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with several cricketers. Not the one to pull his punches, the former Indian cricketer has indulged in ferocious verbal jousts on several occasions. Here we look at five such instances […]

BENGALURU: When Jasprit Bumrah took the field as a captain, in the absence of Rohit Sharma, for the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, he became the first pacer to captain India in a Test match in 35 years. Before him, Kapil Dev had captained India in 34 Tests in the 1980s. Recently, Pat […]

BENGALURU: India fortified their position despite Jonny Bairstow’s sparkling century on Day 3 of the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston. The visitors reached 125-3 at stumps, a lead of 257 runs, in their second innings. Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant were batting at 50 and 30 respectively. At the start of the day, […]

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and captain Jasprit Bumrah joined forces to leave England tottering at 84-5 at stumps on Day 2 of the rescheduled fifth Test against India at Edgbaston. A major part of the day was marred by rain as only 39 overs were bowled during the day. While Jadeja cracked his third Test […]