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India head coach Gautam Gambhir (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimeofIndia.com in Leeds: England scripted a remarkable five-wicket win over India in the first Test at Headingley on Tuesday, chasing down 371 in record-breaking fashion to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. The hosts became the first team in over 60,000 first-class…

Ben Stokes (Images credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: England produced a brilliantly paced run chase to gun down a massive 371-run target and defeat India by five wickets in the series-opening Headingley Test on Tuesday — with 14 overs to spare. The hosts pulled off the 10th highest successful run chase in Test history with…

TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: India’s new era in Test cricket under Shubman Gill began with a five-wicket defeat to England at Headingley on Tuesday, and the spotlight has quickly shifted to the workload management of their premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah.Score: India vs England, 1st TestEngland pulled off a record chase of 371 to win the…

TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: Head down, Shubman Gill started that walk back to the change room with his team right behind him. Jamie Smith had clobbered Ravindra Jadeja for a maximum to seal the record chase, and give high-flying England a 1-0 lead over India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.Smith and Joe Root were greeted by their…

KL Rahul picked up Joe Root’s bat during the third session at Headingley (Image via X/@Klassyisback_) Following the crucial wicket of England skipper Ben Stokes on Day 5 at Headingley, an unusual but amusing incident featuring KL Rahul added a lighter moment to an intense Test match. After Stokes fell to Shardul Thakur and Shubman…

Ben Ducket’s 149 vs India in the 4th innings really hurt the visitors’ chances of winning the game Ben Duckett produced one of the finest fourth-innings knocks ever against India, scoring a composed and authoritative 149 at Headingley on Day 5 of the first Test. His powerful knock meant that he now owns the highest…

England’s Ben Duckett, left, celebrates after scoring a century on day five of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England.AP/PTI(AP06_24_2025_000255A) Ben Duckett has become the second English opener in 30 years to achieve twin 50-plus scores in a Headingley Test match against India, following Alastair Cook‘s feat. Duckett…

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: It wasn’t one, it wasn’t two — it was Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fourth dropped catch of the match, and it came at a crucial juncture on the final day of the opening Test against England at Headingley.With India’s bowlers toiling hard for a breakthrough and the pressure mounting, Mohammed…

NEW DELHI: Tempers flared in the final over of the first session on Day 5 of the opening Test between India and England at Headingley on Tuesday, as a minor delay disrupted India’s tactical plans. Mohammed Siraj, aware that only one over remained before lunch, rushed through his penultimate delivery, hoping to complete the over…

Rishabh Pant (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Following Rishabh Pant’s sensational twin centuries in the ongoing Leeds Test at Headingley, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes the India vice-captain could surpass Rahul Dravid’s record for most centuries by an Indian in England.Pant’s remarkable hundred in the second innings on Day 4 of the opening Test against England…