England’s Victory & India’s Loss I have been thinking about England’s victory and India’s loss at Lord’s when Siraj’s defensive prod unknowingly guided the ball, which spun around his legs to hit the base of the leg stump. Out came the bail from its socket, ending the match in an unexpected fashion. India Just MissedContinue reading “England’s Victory At Lord’s – Can’t Help But Ponder”
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India Loses The Humdinger At Lord’s… But Only Just
India and England fought a pitched battle, denying each other even an inch, defying the odds, and facing each other with their chin up. Eventually, there could be only one winner, and England just held on as India ran short… but only just. Former England fast bowler Steve Harmison rang the bell at the startContinue reading “India Loses The Humdinger At Lord’s… But Only Just”
Ind vs Eng 3rd Test Day 1 : Honours Shared
Ind vs Eng : Test Begins At The Iconic Lord’s The 3rd Test Match between India and England began at the iconic Lord’s with the series tantalisingly poised at 1-1, after India levelled the series with a fascinating win at Edgbaston. Ben Stokes Wins Toss And Opts To Bat Ben Stokes, the England Captain andContinue reading “Ind vs Eng 3rd Test Day 1 : Honours Shared”
Ind vs Eng 2nd Test Day 1: Ton Up Shubman Leads From The Front
Ind vs Eng – Ben Stokes Invites Shubman To Bat The 2nd Test between India and England began at Edgbaston under bright sunshine as Ben Stokes won the toss and invited India to Bat. England were unchanged from the previous test in Headingley, while India made three changes. Akash Deep, Nitish Reddy, and Washington SundarContinue reading “Ind vs Eng 2nd Test Day 1: Ton Up Shubman Leads From The Front”
Ind vs Eng 1st Test : Ben Duckett Powers England To Victory
England Defy India At Headingley Headingley lived up to its reputation of churning out thrillers and added another one to its exceptional repertoire. The India vs England Test went down to the wire, as England defied India on a gripping Day 5, and seized a famous victory. Smart Cricket From Duckett & Crawley Ben DuckettContinue reading “Ind vs Eng 1st Test : Ben Duckett Powers England To Victory”
Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 2 : Pant Pope Hit Tons As Eng Fight back
An Exhilarating Day Of Test Cricket It was an exhilarating day of Test Cricket at Headingley as India and England fought hard to gain ascendancy in the test. Rishabh Pant notched up his 7th Test Century and celebrated with a summersault while Ollie Pope fighting for his place in the England side got to hisContinue reading “Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 2 : Pant Pope Hit Tons As Eng Fight back”
Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 1 : An Epic Day For India
India’s Young Brigade Soars It was much more than what India had asked for. The baton from the old to the new order saw a seamless transition as the young Indian brigade led by Shubman Gill made merry in the sunshine of Headingley. A Good Toss To Lose For India At Lunch the scale wasContinue reading “Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 1 : An Epic Day For India”
Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 1: India-England Share Honours At Lunch
A brilliant partnership of 91 between Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul had almost sealed off a perfect start for India on Day 1 of the 1st Test between India and England at Leeds. Put in to bat by Ben Stokes India batted beautifully as English Bowlers struggled to get a breakthrough. Both Jaiswal and RahulContinue reading “Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 1: India-England Share Honours At Lunch”
England Announce Playing XI For 1st Test Against India
England Announce Squad England have announced their playing XI for the first Test against India, beginning tomorrow at Headingley. The much-hyped five-test series will mark the start of the World Test Championship cycle 25-27 for both teams. A Formidable Opening Pair The team features the formidable opening pair of the tall Zak Crawley and theContinue reading “England Announce Playing XI For 1st Test Against India”
England Announce Squad For 1st Test Against India
England have named a 14-member squad led by Ben Stokes for the 1st Test Match against India on 20th June at Headingley. The most awaited series of the cricketing calendar this year will see the best of England and India vie for supremacy on the pitch. All rounder Jamie Overton, a white ball regular forContinue reading “England Announce Squad For 1st Test Against India”