Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has delivered a bold and strategic message ahead of the second Test against England at Edgbaston: forget chasing wickets – pressure is the real weapon.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“The whole point of ‘going for the wickets’, be it Test cricket…
Former England cricket all-rounder Andrew Flintoff nearly transitioned to professional wrestling after his cricket career ended. He was in negotiations with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and came close to signing a contract for a match against The Undertaker.After retiring from cricket, Flintoff explored various career options when he received broadcasting opportunities and discovered WWE as…
Team India (Pic credit: BCCI) BRISTOL: Fighting half-centuries by Jemimah Rodrigues (63, 41b, 9×4, 1×6) and Player of the Match Amanjot Kaur (63 not out, 40b, 9×4, 1-28 in three overs) and their 93-run stand for the fourth wicket in just 55 balls helped the Indian women’s team down England by 24 runs in the…
TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: The Asia Cup 2025 is likely to start on September 5 with the title clash taking place on September 21. The 17-day window has been almost finalised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and India are set to take on Pakistan on September 7 as per the initial schedule. It is reliably…
Team India bowling coach Morne Morkel (center) with pacers Akash Deep (left) and Arshdeep Singh in training (Screengrabs via X/@BCCI) With doubts over Jasprit Bumrah’s availability for the second Test against England at Edgbaston, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has backed Akash Deep as a strong replacement. India may rest Bumrah to manage his workload…
Bristol: Continuing his dream comeback in red-ball cricket, promising all-rounder Musheer Khan followed up his century (123) on Day One with a haul of six for 31 in 8.2 overs with his left-arm spin on Day Two for the MCA Colts in their tour opener against Notts 2nd XI at the John Fretwell Sports Complex,…
Team India in Birmingham (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: The Indian cricket team, currently in Birmingham for the second of five Tests against England, had been asked to stay indoors following a security alert.In a social media post, the Birmingham City Centre Police said, “We’ve currently got a cordon in place around Centenary Square, #Birmingham…
Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir in intense discussion on the eve of the 2nd Test (Picture credits – Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) On the eve of the second Test against England at Edgbaston, India captain Shubman Gill, head coach Gautam Gambhir, and chief selector Ajit Agarkar were seen in an intense discussion, coupled with a pitch inspection,…
Captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir have some important calls to make ahead of the 2nd Test at Edgbaston (Picture credit – Sahil Malhotra/ TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: An extra spinner in the XI to contain the opposition. Focus on the lower-order for useful contributions. And, finding the right balance between batting depth…
India’s Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur and Nitish Kumar Reddy during a nets session (Danny LawsonPA via AP) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: All-rounder duo of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are likely to play the Edgbaston Test, starting from Wednesday. It could well mean India will drop a specialist batter and will go with three all-rounders…
