England’s Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett run between wickets. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: England’s Bazball brigade faces its sternest test yet as they gear up to chase a mammoth 374-run target set by India in the fifth and final Test at The Oval. If successful, it would be the highest fourth-innings chase ever achieved at…
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma TimesofIndia.com in London: The leap of faith, punch in the air and the helmet was off in a flash. The gloves were next as he took a few steps back after placing his gear on the ground and started blowing multiple kisses towards the section which houses the dressing room…
Josh Tongue (X-Sahil Malhotra) TimesofIndia.com in London: England pacer Josh Tongue admitted that bowling a bowler short on Day 3 was always going to be a tough challenge, but remained calm about the fourth-innings chase as the hosts were set a daunting 374-run target by India in the final Test at The Oval. “It was…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in London:Yashasvi Jaiswal once again proved why he’s become England’s tormentor-in-chief, producing yet another memorable Test century on Day 3 of the series decider at The Oval. The 23-year-old left-hander scored a commanding 118 — his fourth hundred against England and sixth overall in Tests — to help…
NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has once again sidestepped retirement speculation, instead turning the spotlight on Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) disappointing IPL campaign and the urgent need for a squad overhaul. Speaking at the inauguration of the Maxvision Eye Super Speciality Hospital in Chennai, the former India captain admitted that CSK have “holes” to fix…
Ravindra Jadeja (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja etched his name in cricket history on Day 3 of the fifth and final Test between India and England at The Oval with yet another landmark performance. The World No.1 all-rounder smashed a fluent 53 off 77 balls, studded with five boundaries, but it was the…
Ravindra Jadeja (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: World No.1 all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja etched his name into the record books on Saturday, becoming the first Indian batter to score over 500 runs in a Test series while batting at No.6 or lower. The landmark came during Day 3 of the fifth and final Test against England at…
Shubman Gill (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill finished the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with a towering legacy, cementing one of the finest Test series ever by an Indian batter. With 754 runs at a staggering average of 83.78 across five Tests, Gill was not only the leading run-scorer of the series, but also the…
India’s Akash Deep (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) Indian night watchman Akash Deep made a remarkable maiden Test fifty and shared a century partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal on Day 4 of the fifth and final Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test against England at the Oval on Saturday. Deep scored 66 runs off 94 balls, helping India reach 189-3 and…
GOLF Dagar makes cut at AIG Women’s Open, lies 28th Diksha Dagar handled the changing temperature conditions well enough to shoot 1-over 73, ensuring her place in the weekend rounds of the AIG Women’s Open. Dagar, who carded 1-under in the first round, is now even par for two rounds and Tied-28th going into the…
