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CRICKET - INDIA finished day three of the second Test on 64-1 to lead England by 244 runs after they dismissed the hosts for 407 in the first innings at Edgbaston yesterday despite Jamie Smith's commanding and unbeaten knock of 184. After England's horror start saw them slump to 84-5, Smith and Harry Brook transformed the innings in a masterclass of counter-attacking cricket as both smashed centuries in a crucial sixth-wicket partnership worth a precious 303 runs. But England's remarkable figh ...Read More >
CHENNAI: It was the ninth ball on Day Three in Edgbaston. Mohammed Siraj ran in with all the hopes of giving India an early breakthrough, and bowled a full delivery that was drifting down the leg side. On any other day, Joe Root might have flicked it for a four or just completely missed. Friday was neither as he got a feather touch and Rishabh Pant completed the rest. England's best batter was back in the pavilion and Siraj had found his energy. In the very next ball, he delivered a sharp bounc ...Read More >
KOTTAYAM: At a time when the LDF has been pulling out all the stops to win a third straight term in the state, back-to-back setbacks for the health department have placed the government in a spot. The department was on the defensive following Dr Haris Chirackal's recent revelations about inadequate facilities at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital (MCH). Then came Thursday's tragic incident at Kottayam MCH, where a building collapse resulted in the death of a 52-year-old woman. Opposit ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's Test skipper Shubman Gill, was the centre of attention during the second day of the second Test against England in Birmingham, as he scored magical 269, a knock that will be remembered for ages. Shubman guided India to a total of 587 in 151 overs of their first innings. Shubman was excellent in attacking the English bowlers and in defending the good deliveries. Gill smashed 30 fours and three sixes in his brilliant. Earlier on Day 2 just before Tea, Gill tried to get a quick ...Read More >
BIRMINGHAM - India captain Shubman Gill scored a superb maiden Test double-century as he once more lead from the front against England during Thursday's second day of the second Test at Edgbaston. Gill's 269 was the cornerstone of India's imposing first-innings 587 all out. The 25-year-old Gill, in just his second Test as captain, set a new record for the highest score by an India batsman in a Test in England, surpassing the great Sunil Gavaskar's 221 at the Oval back in 1979. Gill also recei ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 3: A dominant century from skipper Shubman Gill and a half-century from Yashasvi Jaiswal were the highlights of the day as India posted 310/5 at the end of the first day of the second Test against England at Birmingham on Wednesday. Let's take a look at the top performers from Day 1. IND vs ENG 2nd Test 2025: Varun Aaron Says Ravindra Jadeja Showed Intent, Maintained Good Footwork at Crease. India Test captain Shubman Gill finished his innings at unbeaten 114* runs, which came off ...Read More >
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England vs India LIVE Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Indian Test cricket team captain Shubman Gill will aim for a big individual score as the visitors look to go past the 450-run mark on Day 2 of the second Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Thursday. Despite being asked to bat first in tricky conditions and England, who are 1-0 ahead in the five-match series, bowlers performed much better than at Headingley. India did well to end Day 1 on 310/5, giving themselves a good chance as they lo ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 3 (PTI) India captain Shubman Gill's clearly thought-out strategy and body language on the opening day of the second Test against England are traits of a world-class player with a bright future, says former cricketer Jonathan Trott. Gill stood tall with a second consecutive ton in the five-Test series, reaching 114 not out (216 balls, 12 fours) at stumps to take India to a sturdy 310/5 on the opening day of the second Test in Birmingham. The former England batter and incumbent Afgh ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 3 (PTI) India captain Shubman Gill's clearly thought-out strategy and body language on the opening day of the second Test against England are traits of a world-class player with a bright future, says former cricketer Jonathan Trott. Gill stood tall with a second consecutive ton in the five-Test series, reaching 114 not out (216 balls, 12 fours) at stumps to take India to a sturdy 310/5 on the opening day of the second Test in Birmingham. Also Read | WI vs AUS 2nd Test 2025: Steve S ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar was in awe of opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Shubman Gill for their impressive knocks on the opening day of the second Test against England at Edgbaston that pushed them to 310/5 at stumps. Under overcast skies at the toss, an unchanged England side had no hesitation in choosing to bowl first. In contrast, India made three changes to their lineup from the Leeds Test and shuffled key positions in search of greater batting ...Read More >
New Delhi: Recalled to the Indian Test team, Nitish Kumar Reddy could manage to get only one run off the six deliveries in the Second Test on July 2 (Wednesday) at Edgbaston, Birmingham. But it was not his bad score that attracted notice, it was the humorous manner in which his stumps were broken, following a misjudged leave. The all-rounder made his way into the Indian playing XI as a replacement of Shardul Thakur who was left out after he put up a subpar performance in the first match. India' ...Read More >
Pune: Passengers on board a Goa to Pune SpiceJet flight (SG-1080) had a scare on Tuesday evening when a window panel was found dislodged while the plane was mid-air.The airline played down the incident, saying the window part that had come off was "a non-structural trim component, fitted onto the window for the purpose of shade".But a person on board the plane -- a Bombardier Q400 -- told TOI the incident triggered anxiety among the passengers. "Two to three layers of the window panel just came ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): India's rising sensations Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal earned plaudits from legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar, former all-rounders Irfan Pathan, Mohammad Kaif and other stars, following their swashbuckling exploits on the opening day of the second Test against England in Birmingham. Familiar scenes unfolded for India after the coin spin in favour of England captain Ben Stokes, who put the tourists to bat just like the series opener at Headingley. India made ...Read More >
New Delhi: Was it the pitch? Was it the conditions? Was it the bowling? The questions doing the rounds after yet another strange show in good batting conditions by India were many. But with the exception of Shubman Gill, who became just the second Indian captain, after Mohammad Azharuddin, to score hundreds in consecutive matches in England, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, few India batters managed to answer them in a satisfactory manner. After being put into bat by England, India looked like they were i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): India's rising sensations Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal earned plaudits from legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar, former all-rounders Irfan Pathan, Mohammad Kaif and other stars, following their swashbuckling exploits on the opening day of the second Test against England in Birmingham. Familiar scenes unfolded for India after the coin spin in favour of England captain Ben Stokes, who put the tourists to bat just like the series opener at Headingley. India made ...Read More >
Noida: Liquor revenue in the city jumped by 35% in the first quarter of 2025-26 compared to the same period last year. The city recorded Rs 625 crore in liquor revenue from April to June 2025, compared to Rs 462 crore during the same period in 2024-25.According to excise department data, the revenue in the first quarter of 2023-24 was Rs 430 crore, showing a 7% growth between 2023-24 and 2024-25 and a much larger jump this year.The sharp rise is attributed to the new liquor policy in the state, ...Read More >
Cricket - India's Shubman Gill played a masterful captain's knock with his second century of the series on the opening day of the second Test against England as the tourists recovered to finish on 310-5 at stumps at Edgbaston yesterday. Gill was under pressure due to his team selection after pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was rested, but the skipper played a dogged knock and barely put a foot wrong as he wore down the England bowlers while playing confident strokes. Gill took 199 balls to bring ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann is set to expand his cabinet on Thursday, inducting AAP's Ludhiana West MLA, Sanjeev Arora.The last cabinet expansion took place in Sep last year.Arora's induction is likely to involve a reshuffling of portfolios, even though there is no clarity yet on the department to be allocated to him. The induction seems certain as Mann confirmed last week that the party would honour the promise made to the voters of Ludhiana West during campaigning -- of mak ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 2: A local court in Shillong on Wednesday remanded property dealer and co-accused Silome James in 14-day judicial custody. According to Assistant Public Prosecutor, Tushar Chanda, two others -- Lokendra Singh Tomar and Balbir Ahirwar -- were sent to judicial custody for 7 days. The SIT had arrested the three individuals from different parts of Madhya Pradesh on charges of aiding in the concealment of evidence related to the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in ...Read More >
New Delhi: Shubman Gill smashed his second consecutive century as captain in England, with which India has scored 310 runs for five wickets till stumps against England on the first day of the second Test on Wednesday. Shubman Gill (scoring 114 runs off 216 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (scoring 41 runs off 67 balls) are present at the crease till the end of the game. There has been an unbeaten partnership of 99 runs between the two batsmen. Without Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian team ...Read More >
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -- New captain Shubman Gill's unbeaten 114 led India's gritty effort to 310-5 against England on day one Wednesday of the second test at Edgbaston. The pressure was on Gill as India's last specialist batsman to prevent exposing the fragile bottom order in the last two hours of an extended day. He succeeded despite leg cramps. Gill and spin allrounder Ravindra Jadeja, paired from 211-5 after two quick wickets after tea, ran well, were patient and still kept the scorebo ...Read More >
BIRMINGHAM: India was 98-2 at lunch after being made to bat first by England to start the second test at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Yashasvi Jaiswal was 62 not out, after Lokesh Rahul chopped on to his stumps on 2 early on, and Karun Nair was out minutes before lunch when he picked out second slip. Rahul's wicket was reward for England's tight bowling on a dry, batter-friendly pitch under sunny skies. Then Nair's ambition sparked Jaiswal out of uncharacteristic caution and they accelerated to hi ...Read More >
Hyderabad: India are up against England at Edgbaston in the second Test of the five-match series. Winning the toss, Ben Stokes opted to bowl. What surprised many was India resting its star pacer Jasprit Bumrah for the test and also making two other changes in the squad. Washington Sundar has replaced Sai Sudharsan in the lineup, while Nitish Kumar Reddy has replaced Shardul Thakur. Aakash Deep has come in the place of Bumrah. Gill on Bumrah's absence India head coach Gautam Gambhir had stated ...Read More >
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -- India rested fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah amid three lineup changes against England on Wednesday in its bid to level the test series at Edgbaston. Bumrah, India's best bowler but on a three-test quota in the five-test series, was replaced by Akash Deep, who will play his first test this year. Batting allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy replaced bowling allrounder Shardul Thakur, who scored only 1 and 4 in the first-test loss in Leeds last week. Washington Sundar, the off-s ...Read More >
Birmingham, July 2 (UNI) Having stated his availability only for three out of the five Tests, the visitors are yet to make a call on Jasprit Bumrah's selection for the Edgbaston Test. India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate spoke about the potential participation of the star quick in the Edgbaston Test, ahead of the second match of the series against England. "He is available for the game, we know from the start that he is going to be playing only three out of the five Tests," he said. "He h ...Read More >
Birmingham, July 1 (UNI) India arrive at Edgbaston tomorrow for the second Test of the five-match series carrying a statistic as extraordinary as it is painful: they are the first team in first-class cricket history to score five centuries in a match and still walk away defeated. That historic misstep at Headingley -- after being in command for most of the game, has left fans bewildered and has handed England a significant psychological edge. Despite blistering centuries from Shubman Gill, Rish ...Read More >
Dehradun, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Suruchi Inder Singh continued remarkable form this season, finishing on top of T4 10m Pistol Women event while Olympian Saurabh Chaudhary took the top spot in the men's event in the final day of the National Selection Trials 3 & 4 (Rifle & Pistol) for Group 'A' athletes being held here at the Trishul Shooting Range, Maharana Pratap Sports College, Raipur. =Archer had been named in an England Test squad for the first time since 2021, but the side have chosen to ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) India pacer Khaleel Ahmed on Saturday signed a deal with Essex to play for the remainder of the English County Championship and the entirety of the One-Day Cup. Ahmed has played 11 ODIs and 18 T20Is for India and the left-arm seamer will be available to play for Essex's next County match against Yorkshire. In all, the 27-year-old will play six first-class games and eight List A matches. "I am thrilled to sign for Essex. I have heard a lot about the rich history of the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) India pacer Khaleel Ahmed on Saturday signed a deal with Essex to play for the remainder of the English County Championship and the entirety of the One-Day Cup. Ahmed has played 11 ODIs and 18 T20Is for India and the left-arm seamer will be available to play for Essex's next County match against Yorkshire. Also Read | India Women's Hockey Team Suffers 0-3 Defeat Against China in FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25. In all, the 27-year-old will play six first-class games and ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area forming over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal is expected to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall across parts of Odisha through July 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. An upper air cyclonic circulation currently persists over southwest Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level and tilting southwestward with height, the IMD said. Under its ...Read More >
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