Team India in Birmingham (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: The Indian cricket team, currently in Birmingham for the second of five Tests against England, had been asked to stay indoors following a security alert.In a social media post, the Birmingham City Centre Police said, “We’ve currently got a cordon in place around Centenary Square, #Birmingham…
Captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir have some important calls to make ahead of the 2nd Test at Edgbaston (Picture credit – Sahil Malhotra/ TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: An extra spinner in the XI to contain the opposition. Focus on the lower-order for useful contributions. And, finding the right balance between batting depth…
Kuldeep Yadav (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) As India get ready for the second Test against England at Edgbaston, the focus has shifted sharply to team selection — particularly the exclusion of Kuldeep Yadav. Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif has stirred the debate by calling out what he believes is an ongoing oversight of the wrist-spinner….
India’s Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur and Nitish Kumar Reddy during a nets session (Danny LawsonPA via AP) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: All-rounder duo of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are likely to play the Edgbaston Test, starting from Wednesday. It could well mean India will drop a specialist batter and will go with three all-rounders…
Vinesh Phogat of Team India (red) celebrates victory against Yusneylis Guzman Lopez at the Olympic Games in Paris (Image by David Ramos/Getty Images) Former wrestling star and Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday morning at a private hospital in Delhi. This is the first child for 30-year-old Vinesh and…
Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir in intense discussion on the eve of the 2nd Test (Picture credits – Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) On the eve of the second Test against England at Edgbaston, India captain Shubman Gill, head coach Gautam Gambhir, and chief selector Ajit Agarkar were seen in an intense discussion, coupled with a pitch inspection,…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi of India (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Despite another solid knock of 45 runs from opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi, India fell agonizingly short as England edged a dramatic one-wicket victory in the second Youth ODI at Hove on Monday, levelling the five-match series 1-1. India had entered the match on a high…
R Ashwin wants Prasidh Krishna to play in the 2nd Test as the visitors head to Edgbaston trailing 1-0 (Image by George Wood/Getty Images) Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has come out in support of fast bowler Prasidh Krishna, urging the Indian team management to give him more matches despite a difficult outing in the opening…
It remains to be seen that Arshdeep Singh will be handed a spot in the playing XI vs England on July 2 (Image by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh recently responded strongly to a fan who questioned his focus during the ongoing Test series in England. The 26-year-old is part of the…
Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: On the eve of the second Test at Edgbaston, all eyes are on Jasprit Bumrah — not just for his fiery spells, but for whether he’ll feature at all. India captain Shubman Gill confirmed that Bumrah is available for selection, but remained…
