Jonny Bairstow

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 […]

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: 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: 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, […]