NEW DELHI: Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has hailed Syed Kirmani as the world’s best wicketkeeper, singling out his exceptional skills against spin bowling and his pivotal role in India’s 1983 World Cup triumph. Azharuddin made the remarks at the launch of Kirmani’s autobiography ‘Stumped: Life Behind and Beyond The Twenty-Two Yards’.“He is the number…
England’s Harry Brook loose his bat while playing a shot on day four of the fifth cricket test match between England and India at The Kia Oval in London, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja has showered praise on England’s Harry Brook and compared the swashbuckling batter to India…
Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant at The County Ground for a training session in Beckenham. (PTI Photo) Just days after a heartbreaking 22-run loss at Lord’s, the Indian team appeared relaxed and recharged during their first and only training session at Kent County Cricket Ground in Beckenham on Thursday, ahead of the crucial fourth Test…
London: India’s batter Rishabh Pant tries to reach the crease during the third day of the third Test match between India and England, at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)(PTI07_12_2025_000298A) Former India spinner R Ashwin lauded Rishabh Pant for batting with pain but at the same time criticised the wicketkeeper-batter for throwing…
Rishabh Pant (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is on the verge of scripting history in the longest format. With 86 sixes from just 45 Test matches, Pant now needs just five more to surpass Virender Sehwag’s long-standing record of 91 sixes — the most by an Indian in Test cricket. What…
Last Updated:June 24, 2025, 09:26 IST Former England cricketer David Lloyd described Rishabh Pant as a ‘beggar to play against’ in a curious praise for the Indian wicketkeeper. Rishabh Pant is the first Indian wicketkeeper to score twin centuries in a Test. (Picture Credit: AP) Former England cricket David Lloyd called Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant…
Rishabh Pant continues to be the favourite of all. Hence, it is no surprise that even former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was waiting to see the southpaw bring out his trademark somersault celebration following his century in the second innings of the first Test against England on Day 4. Pant is now just the second…
India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Rishabh Pant scored a remarkable century at Headingley in the first Test against England on Saturday, surpassing MS Dhoni’s record for most centuries by an Indian wicketkeeper-batter. The 27-year-old’s innings of 134 ended when he was dismissed by Josh Tongue, leading to criticism from commentator Dinesh Karthik regarding head…
Sachin Tendulkar and Shubman Gill (Agency Phtotos) NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar stirred nostalgia on Friday with a tweet that connected the current Indian team’s dominant performance at Headingley to one of its most iconic overseas Test wins: the 2002 Headingley Test against England.After centuries from Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal powered India…
Arshdeep Singh (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: “Upar khula aasman, thandi thandi hawa, saath me suraj ki tapas, aur haath me red cherry. Welcome to Kent!” quipped Arshdeep Singh, setting the tone for what was a picturesque and purposeful training day for Team India in England.With less than two weeks to go before the five-Test…
