Team India bowling coach Morne Morkel clicks a photo of KL Rahul during their train journey from London to Leeds. (Screengrab) On their train journey from London to Leeds, the venue for the first Test of the five-match series, Indian cricket team players got nostalgic. They shared childhood stories about travelling by train in India.In…
Joe Root of England during day three (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Joe Root talks to TOI about the changing nature of Test batsmanship, the need to keep evolving and why it’s important to be authentic and realistic.Cricket has changed so much since you started out. What does it take to stay at the top…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has always been a platform for young talent to emerge. However, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi stands out as a unique discovery.Suryavanshi is already being considered a future prospect in Indian cricket, though he still needs to prove himself at various levels, including Under-16, Under-19, and…
Jasprit Bumrah bowls during the intra-squad match (BCCI | X) Former England bowler Stuart Broad has called Indian spearhead Jasprit Bumrah the best bowler in the world and has hinted that the result of the five-match series will depend on his fitness. The Test series will start on June 20 at Leeds.Speaking on For the…
Jos Buttler (left) and Virat Kohli (Screengrabs) England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler revealed an interesting chat he had with Virat Kohli during IPL 2023, which left him stunned after the Indian great admitted to having insecurities about his batting.Speaking on For the Love of Cricket, his new podcast with Stuart Broad, Buttler said Kohli’s advice helped…
Taylor Swift (Screengrab) England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler has compared the atmosphere of the iconic Wankhede Stadium to a Taylor Swift concert.Speaking on For the Love of Cricket, his new podcast with Stuart Broad, Buttler said playing away games against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium is difficult as the noise gets so deafening.“In all the…
Shubman Gill’s first photoshoot as Test skipper ahead of the Test series vs England (Image via X/@BCCI) India is set to write a fresh chapter in its Test cricket journey as they take on England in a five-match series starting June 20 in Leeds. With young star Shubman Gill at the helm, this series marks…
Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah revealed he declined the Test captaincy role before Shubman Gill‘s appointment, citing workload management concerns for the upcoming five-match England series starting June 20 at Leeds. Despite being vice-captain and a frontrunner to replace Rohit Sharma, who stepped down in May, Bumrah chose to…
Mushfiqur Rahim ended Day 1 with 105* runs from 186 deliveries (Image via X/@CricCrazyJohns) Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim surpassed Mohammad Ashraful’s record to become the country’s highest Test run-scorer in Sri Lanka during the first day of the Galle Test on June 17. He achieved this milestone with an unbeaten century of 105 runs, taking his…
Shardul Thakur (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Shardul Thakur believes the visiting Indian team has what it takes to win the upcoming five-match Test series against England, which begins in Leeds on Friday. Shardul was part of the Indian squad that toured England in 2021-22. India were leading 2-1 in that series before the…
