India’s Jasprit Bumrah (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Boom or bust? That has been the recurring theme of India’s Test cricket since the beginning of the Australia series. Six months down the line, things don’t seem to have changed much. Arguably India’s greatest match-winning bowler of all time, Jasprit Bumrah (3/48), delivered in every spell that he…
Mark Chapman and Ian Holland of Washington Freedom celebrate (Photo by Shaun Roy / Sportzpics for MLC) Washington Freedom held their nerve to clinch a thrilling two-wicket win over MI New York in a high-scoring contest. Chasing 189, Freedom were always ahead of the required rate but kept losing wickets at regular intervals, which kept…
Rishabh Pant (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Team India’s vice-captain Rishabh Pant lit up Day 2 of the Headingley Test not just with his bat, but also with his words.In a now-viral video, Pant was caught on the stump mic saying, “Suja diya yaar maar maar ke, ek hi jagah maare ja raha…
England’s Ollie Pope celebrates (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) England opener Ben Duckett praised teammate Ollie Pope‘s century and discussed facing Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah during the post-match press conference on day two of the Leeds Test against India. England finished the day at 209/3, trailing India by 262 runs, after India posted 471 in their first…
Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: The capacity crowd at Headingley was up on its feet for what was going to be the last ball of the second day’s play. A menacing Jasprit Bumrah was steaming down the hill, the floodlights were on, and thousands in the stands joined in the…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: It was a day when no Indian bowler toiled as relentlessly as Jasprit Bumrah. England, replying to India’s formidable first-innings total of 471, ended Day 2 at 209/3 — all three wickets belonging to Bumrah. As always, when India needed a breakthrough, they turned to their premier pacer, and…
Mohammed Siraj (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Just as the drinks break was called on Day 2 of the first Test at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, Mohammed Siraj, ever the character, walked up to the stumps and casually picked up an England batter’s bat, inspecting it with curiosity. Known not only for his fiery spells but…
Headingley cricket ground is hosting the first Test between India and England. (AP) India will look to build on their dominance on Day 1 of the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds. Shubman Gill (127*) and Rishabh Pant (65*) will pick up from overnight’s 359/3 in Yorkshire to put pressure on England bowling that…
Bangladesh’s captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Najmul Hossain Shanto has etched his name in Bangladesh’s cricket history books by becoming the country’s first Test captain to register centuries in both innings of a match. Leading from the front in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle, Shanto first struck a superb 148…
Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill delivered a captain’s knock in his very first outing as India’s Test skipper, scoring a magnificent 147 in the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds. This was his maiden Test century as captain, and it came in a crucial moment as India looked to assert dominance…
