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New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami, who missed out on a place in India's squad for the England tour, has been named in Bengal's expanded list of 50 probables for the upcoming domestic season, according to ESPncricinfo. Shami could potentially be a part of the East Zone in the season-opening Duleep Trophy, which kicks off on August 28, which could mark his return to competitive cricket. The 34-year-old, who has 64 Tests, 108 ODIs and 25 T20Is appearances under his be ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India head coach Greg Chappell believes the upcoming Old Trafford Test against England is shaping up to be the biggest examination for Shubman Gill in his time as India's captain, adding that he needs to bring composure and clarity in his actions to ensure the series is alive. Gill has scored three centuries against England in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. But after India lost the third Test at Lord's by 22 runs and are 1-2 behind in th ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has weighed in on finger taping after a costly dropped catch in the ongoing Test series against England. According to Kaif, excessive taping could be doing more harm than good -- dulling a fielder's natural grip. India's catching has been a major concern in the series. The hosts spilled as many as eight chances in the series opener which proved costly as they lost the match by 5 wickets. Ollie Pope was dropped on 60 and w ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has backed the young Indian team to bounce back and level the ongoing Test series in England, stressing that panic after defeats could derail momentum. In an exclusive interaction with IANS, Kaif praised India's resilience despite missing senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, and R. Ashwin, and credited captain Shubman Gill for stepping up both as a leader and as a batsman. Kaif also called for consistency in selection, u ...Read More >
Ranchi, Jul 18 (PTI) One person was killed and another was feared trapped after a portion of the roof of a government school building collapsed in Jharkhand's Ranchi, amid incessant rain, police said on Friday. Operation is underway to rescue the person, expected to be trapped under the debris at the school in Piska More area in the state capital, an officer said. "A person was killed when a portion of the roof of a government school building collapsed. We have sent our team for a rescue opera ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has backed the young Indian team to bounce back and level the ongoing Test series in England, stressing that panic after defeats could derail momentum. In an exclusive interaction with IANS, Kaif praised India's resilience despite missing senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, and R. Ashwin, and credited captain Shubman Gill for stepping up both as a leader and as a batsman. Kaif also called for co ...Read More >
India broke a golden rule in the third Test: don't try to pick a fight with Ben Stokes There was a large handwritten sign propped against the inside wall of the North Gate of Lord's: "In affectionate remembrance of Bazball," it said, the letters drawn in the bacon-and-egg colours of an MCC tie, "which died at Lord's on 10 July, 2025. RIP." The stewards must have taken it off one of the Indian fans who hadn't read the small print on his fifth-day ticket. Lord's being the place it is, instead of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitte ...Read More >
England v India, 3rd Test: An incredible match in a fascinating series The third Test between England and India had viewers at the edge of their seats. Ravindra Jadeja farmed the strike on his way to a fourth consecutive half-century, and the 26th of his career. At the other end, Mohammed Siraj did his best to protect his stumps when he had the strike. The duo almost snatched victory from underneath England's noses but fell short by 23 runs. The contest also saw a few records either being mat ...Read More >
LONDON (AP) -- Ravindra Jadeja and the India tail kept alive hopes of a miracle win against England in the Lord's test by surviving to tea on the final day Monday. India was 163-9 at the interval in pursuit of 193 to win the match. LONDON (AP) -- Ravindra Jadeja and the India tail kept alive hopes of a miracle win against England in the Lord's test by surviving to tea on the final day Monday. India was 163-9 at the interval in pursuit of 193 to win the match. India needed 30 more runs but had ...Read More >
New Delhi: India crumbled under the relentless pressure of England to fall to a 22-run defeat in the third Test on the fifth and final at Lord's on Monday. Resuming at their overnight score of 58/4 and needing 135 more runs to win, India were bowled out for 170 in their second innings as England took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series with three matches remaining. In the opening session, England pacers were all over the Indian batters on a tricky track for stroke-making. England's new ball s ...Read More >
LONDON: India's batsmen failed to deliver on a spicy Day 5 pitch as the visitors slumped to a 22-run run defeat in the third Test at Lord's here on Monday. Shoaib Bashir castled last man Mohammed Siraj for four, with Ravindra Jadeja left unbeaten on 61. A gutsy ninth-wicket stand of 35 in 132 balls between Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah had given India a glimmer of hope. But Stokes finally got the breakthrough when Bumrah was caught by Sam Cook at mid-on after attempting to pull a short ba ...Read More >
ENG vs IND: India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has been fined 15% of his match fee and handed a demerit point for an aggressive send-off following the dismissal of England opener Ben Duckett on Day 4 of the third Test at Lord's. The ICC found Siraj in breach of Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which relates to using actions or gestures that could provoke an aggressive response from a dismissed batter. The incident occurred in the sixth over of England's second innings when Duckett tried to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers, JP Nadda, visited Dammam and Riyadh from July 11-13. His visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was focused on enhancing bilateral cooperation with India in the field of Chemicals and fertilisers. He led a high-level delegation that included the Secretary and other senior officials from the Department of Fertilisers and Ministry of External Affairs. JP Nadda held discussions on Sunda ...Read More >
Mumbai: A Lord's Test and an India bowling day. Cast your mind back to 2021 and those 60 overs of hell. It took India 62.1 overs this time to dismiss England for 192. But to get over the line this time, India have to chase those runs down. England recorded four strikes late on Sunday in Yashasvi Jaiswal (0), out to an injudicious half pull, Karun Nair (14), gone to an ungainly leave, Shubman Gill (6), whose nervy vigil lasted nine balls, and nightwatchman Akash Deep (1). Going into the fifth d ...Read More >
LONDON (AP) - India collected four wickets and England stumbled to 98-4 by lunch on a lively fourth morning of the third test at Lord's on Sunday. Mohammed Siraj took two wickets and Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep got the others. Joe Root was 17 not out at the interval with captain Ben Stokes on 2 and England was leading by 98 runs in its second innings. The pitch was offering plenty for the seamers with deliveries flying off a length, rearing up almost dangerously. It was such a minefield ...Read More >
LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - India took four wickets to seize control of the third test as England paid the price for over-ambitious batting on a lively pitch to crumble to 98-4 at lunch on the fourth day at Lord's on Sunday. With the wicket offering more assistance to the bowlers, England tried to bat positively but Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook all fell cheaply to put India in a strong position to go 2-1 up in the series. Joe Root, on 17, and Ben Stokes, two, were unbea ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has announced a city-wide rollout of underground electric wiring as part of a Rs 100-crore initiative. The move aims to ensure a safer, cleaner and uninterrupted power supply for residents across the capital, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday while launching the city's first pilot project of underground wiring in Shalimar Bagh.Gupta said the work at her constituency Shalimar Bagh would be completed in approximately three months. At least 5,500 families residing in ...Read More >
London [UK], July 12 (ANI): Opener KL Rahul's ton, and left-hand batter Ravindra Jadeja's 72 helped India to level the score at 387 on Saturday at Lord's, which was also set up by England in the first innings of the Test match. At stumps on Day 3, England are 2/0 with Zak Crawley (2) and Ben Duckett (0*) unbeaten on the crease. The Ben Stokes-led side have a two-run lead in the game after the completion of the third day of the Lord's Test. The Subman Gill-led side started off the third and fin ...Read More >
London, Jul 12 (PTI) India were all out for 387 and matched England's first-innings total on a see-sawing day three of the third Test here on Saturday. KL Rahul top-scored for the visitors with 100 off 177 balls, becoming only the second India batter to score more than one hundred at Lord's after Dilip Vengsarkar, while southpaws Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja chipped in with 74 and 72 respectively. Pant was run out by Ben Stokes while going for an unnecessary single, ending a fourth-wicket ...Read More >
New Delhi: England's star player Joe Root has achieved two big milestones in the Lord's Test. He scored the 37th century of his Test career here. He returned unbeaten on 99 runs at stumps on the first day. On the second day, he achieved this feat by hitting a four. Before this century, Joe Root was at number 5 with 36 Test centuries. But with his 37th century, he ousted Rahul Dravid and his competitive batsman Steve Smith from the race for the top 5. Now he is the only batsman in the world at t ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 11: Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan congratulated the Indian women's team for registering a historic first-ever T20I series win over England on English soil. Harmanpreet Kaur-led side sealed the shortest-format series after winning the fourth match of the five-match series by six wickets at Old Trafford. The win not only secured the series win for the side but also gave them an unassailable 3-1 lead. Deepti Sharma Becomes Second Indian Women To Scalp 300 International Wickets, Ac ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 8 (PTI) Shubman Gill is enjoying a "honeymoon period" as India's Test captain but there will be more pressure on him in the days to come, feels former India skipper Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly, who turned 53 on Tuesday, recalled his recent interview with PTI while stressing that Indian cricket will never be devoid of talented players. With 585 runs, Gill is now just 18 short of surpassing Rahul Dravid's tally of 602 (in 2002) for the most runs by an Indian batter in a series in Englan ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) After leaving Mumbai and obtaining a no-objection certificate (NOC), right-handed opener Prithvi Shaw is all set to represent Maharashtra in the upcoming 2025/26 domestic season. Akash took 6-99 as England, set a mammoth 608 runs to win, were dismissed for 271 on day five, giving India a famous series-levelling win. His match figures of 10-147 are now his best figures in a Test career worth eight matches. "It's a very proud moment. I can never forget this moment ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the 44th birthday of former India captain MS Dhoni, South Africa legend AB de Villiers recalled him as an 'intimidating player to play against' while adding that he had a 'fantastic career'. Dhoni's international career highlight was his three coveted ICC titles - 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy - as captain along with other bilateral and continental achievements. "It was very difficult to plan for MS Dhoni. When he was on ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: After Shubman Gill notched up another century and helped India set a towering 608-run target for England's Bazballers, Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep made the new ball talk once again, rattling England's top order. The hosts were left reeling at 72 for three in 16 overs at stumps on day four of the second Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday.Akash Deep removed the dangerous Ben Duckett and the experienced Joe Root, while Siraj dismissed Zak Crawley with a full outs ...Read More >
Birmingham, July 5 (UNI) Shubman Gill etched his name in the record books with a magnificent century in the second innings -- after scoring a double-ton in the first -- as India extended their dominance over England on the fourth day of the second Test at Edgbaston, finishing the tea session at 311/4 and leading by a massive 491 runs. Gill's 100* (129 balls, 9x4, 3x6), completed in the 67th over with a tucked single off Shoaib Bashir, made him part of an elite club of players to score a double- ...Read More >
BIRMINGHAM: India captain Shubman Gill punished England with another hundred in the second Test at Edgbaston while Rishabh Pant made them pay for dropping him twice as the tourists built a commanding position in their quest for a series-levelling win. India were 304-4 in their second innings at tea on the fourth day, a huge lead of 484 runs. Gill was 100 not out following his majestic 269 in the first innings. By taking his tally in this match to 369 runs, Gill set a new record for the most r ...Read More >
Birmingham, July 5 (UNI) India tightened their hold on the second Test at Edgbaston with an authoritative batting display, finishing the morning session of Day 4 at 177 for 3 in their second innings, leading England by 357 runs and setting the stage for a strong declaration later in the day. Resuming at 64/1 today, India lost Karun Nair early in the session to Brydon Carse for 26 (46 balls, 5 fours), but KL Rahul continued his solid form, reaching a fluent 50 off 78 balls (9 fours) before being ...Read More >
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