Players of Mohan Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal FC during the Indian Super League (ISL) (PTI Photo) Kolkata: At this time of the year, the city’s famed Maidan comes alive with its rain, rainbow and football’s pre-season rituals. The Calcutta Football League — Asia’s oldest football league — is set to commence on Wednesday…
Joe Root of England hits past India slip fielder Sai Sudharsan (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Shubman Gill’s first outing as India’s Test captain turned into a hard reality check as England pulled off a stunning chase of 371 runs to win the series opener by five wickets. Even though five Indian batters scored centuries,…
India captain Shubman Gill (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) As Shubman Gill stepped onto the field at Headingley, all eyes were on India’s new, youngest Test captain. At just 25, Gill was handed the reins at a time of transition — and immense expectation. However, his captaincy debut didn’t quite script a fairytale start. Despite…
The India team huddle (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) England’s stunning five-wicket win at Headingley has not only put them 1-0 up in the five-match series but has also highlighted a trend Indian cricket fans might not want to see: the team’s alarming slide in red-ball dominance.In Last 9 Test matchesSouth Africa – Won 8…
India captain Shubman Gill with coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) India Test captain Shubman Gill faced a challenging start to his leadership career as England secured a five-wicket victory in the series opener at Headingley, despite India’s dominant position for most of the match. Head coach Gautam Gambhir called for patience with…
England’s Jamie Smith is greeted by India’s captain Shubman Gill, after England won the first Test match against India at Headingley (Image via AP/Scott Heppell) India’s first Test of the five-match series against England ended in defeat at Headingley, and it brought with it a string of unwanted records for the Shubman Gill-led side, despite…
TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: Head down, Shubman Gill started that walk back to the change room with his team right behind him. Jamie Smith had clobbered Ravindra Jadeja for a maximum to seal the record chase, and give high-flying England a 1-0 lead over India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.Smith and Joe Root were greeted by their…
Neeraj Chopra clinched top spot in the javelin throw event at the Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 (Image via AP/Petr David Josek) India’s ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra continued his winning streak this season by bagging the men’s javelin title at the 64th Ostrava Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic on Tuesday. Competing for the…
Ben Stokes (Images credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: England produced a brilliantly paced run chase to gun down a massive 371-run target and defeat India by five wickets in the series-opening Headingley Test on Tuesday — with 14 overs to spare. The hosts pulled off the 10th highest successful run chase in Test history with…
TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: India’s new era in Test cricket under Shubman Gill began with a five-wicket defeat to England at Headingley on Tuesday, and the spotlight has quickly shifted to the workload management of their premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah.Score: India vs England, 1st TestEngland pulled off a record chase of 371 to win the…
