India vs England 5th Test

Edgbaston: Root, Bairstow Put England On Top In Historic Chase

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 […]

Five Cricketers Who Were Mercilessly Sledged By Kohli

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 […]

Edgbaston: India Hold Reins Despite Bairstow’s Dazzling Ton

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, […]

Day 2: Bumrah, Jaddu Turn Edgbaston To Breezy-Boozy Gujju Party

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 […]

Edgbaston: Pant’s Pyrotechnics Deflate England On Day 1

BENGALURU: Swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, who has often landed his team in trouble with reckless batting, lifted India to a respectable 338 for seven after all top five batters fell cheaply with the team tottering at 98 for five on Day 1 of the rescheduled 5th Test against England at Edgbaston. His explosive 146 off […]

Bowlers Warm Up, India Gain Advantage

BENGALURU: On the strength of their bowlers’ tremendous show, India inched ahead on Day 2 of their four-day warm-up match against Leicestershire. After the visitors declared their first innings on their overnight score of 246-8, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammad Siraj stepped up and bowled the hosts for 244. Leicestershire got off to a […]

Bharat’s 50 Keeps India Afloat 

BENGALURU: Wicketkeeper Srikar Bharat propped up India’s innings on the first day of their warm-up match against Leicestershire on Thursday after the top-order of the visitors was decimated by Roman Walker. India recovered to finish the day at 246-8 after being 81-5 at one stage. Jasprit Bumrah, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant and Prasidh Krishna took […]