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NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has questioned the Indian team management’s decision to field Shardul Thakur in the playing XI for the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford, taking a sharp dig at the “bits-and-pieces” approach in Test cricket.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Following Nitish Kumar Reddy’s…

Ayush Mhatre (Screegrabs) Mumbai: “When you’re failing repeatedly, it’s important to pause and reflect: ‘What did I do well when I was succeeding?’” For India U-19 captain Ayush Mhatre, things weren’t going smoothly, until he shrugged off his poor form with back-to-back centuries (102 & 32 in the first Youth Test at Beckenham, followed by…

General view at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. (Getty Images) As Day 2 of the crucial India vs England fourth Test at Old Trafford gets underway, weather could once play a vital role in determining the course of the match. With India at 264/4 at stumps on Day 1, all eyes will be on both…

India’s KL Rahul, left, and Yashasvi Jaiswal greets each other during lunch time on the fourth cricket test match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Wednesday, July 23, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super) Manchester: Half an hour before the toss, head coach Gautam Gambhir got into a huddle with bowling coach Morne Morkel,…

Manchester: India’s captain Shubman Gill before the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) (PTI07_23_2025_000227A) On the eve of the fourth Test match of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Shubman Gill had questioned England’s “spirit of the game” after their opener came late to…

Rishabh Pant (Pic credit: ICC) Rishabh Pant’s promising innings came to a sudden end on Day 1 of the India vs England fourth Test at Old Trafford, as the wicketkeeper-batter suffered a painful blow to his right boot. Attempting a reverse-sweep off Chris Woakes, Pant missed the ball completely and was struck flush on his…

Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Mumbai: In a big development that indicates that the decks have finally been cleared for holding the Asia Cup in UAE in September, TOI has learnt that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have agreed to virtually attend the Annual General Meeting…

India’s Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the fourth cricket test match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford (AP Photo/Jon Super) Team India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant has etched his name in cricketing history by becoming the first visiting wicketkeeper to score 1,000 Test runs in England. The milestone came during Day 1…

Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Screengrabs) India U-19’s rising star Vaibhav Suryavanshi endured a rare failure, getting dismissed for a golden duck on Day 4 of the second Youth Test against England U-19 at Chelmsford. The 14-year-old prodigy, who lit up the 2025 IPL season with Rajasthan Royals, faced a harsh reminder of Test cricket’s challenges when he…

Rishabh Pant winces in pain during Day 1 of the 4th Test India’s injury concerns mounted on Day 1 of the 4th Test at Old Trafford, as wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was forced to retire hurt after suffering a painful blow to his foot. Coming in after the dismissal of captain Shubman Gill, Pant looked in…