Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting offered no clemency to Mohammed Siraj, who was the culprit of dropping Harry Brook during the final hour of the morning session of Day 4 of the fifth Test against England at The Oval on Sunday.
Fiery bowling spells from Indian fast-bowlers Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, and Prasidh Krishna kept the visitors still in the hunt to win the game as England finished at 164/3 after the end of the first session on the fourth day of The Oval Test on Sunday.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes shared thoughts on his batting performance against India on Day 4 of the fourth Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 against India, which was played at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Stokes, who had troubles with his left leg on day three which forced him to walk off the field, returned to bat and scored his first Test century in two years, slamming a brilliant 141 in 198 balls, with 11 fours and three sixes to take England to 669 in response to India's 358 in the first
"We expected to get a few more wickets after the first over of the day. Well, the third innings that I thought we...you know, with the ball nipping around, you felt like it was going to do a bit more," he added.
Shubman Gill continues to etch his name in the history books. On Day 4 of the Manchester Test, the Indian captain went past Virat Kohli's 2014-15 tally in Australia to record the most runs by an Indian batter in a SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) tour.
After an early jolt just before Lunch, India found stability in the second session of Day 4, thanks to a composed partnership between skipper Shubman Gill and opener KL Rahul. The duo ensured there were no further hiccups as India went into Tea at 86/2 in Manchester Test on Saturday
On Thursday, the two-time defending champions, under Coach Keshav Chandra Duklan, cruised to a commanding 9-0 win over Tagore International School in their Group A fixture, putting one foot firmly in the final. Alongside Abdali's brilliance, Diksha Joshi, Sreeparna Mitra, and Aditi Chamoli e
After a dreadful batting collapse in the final hour of Day 4 and the opening phase of the final day, India fought till the last breath to keep hopes alive of salvaging a victory. In pursuit of a 193-run target on the Lord's surface that came alive in the final six sessions, India were red
India's right-arm seamer Mohammed Siraj has been penalised 15 per cent of his match fee after a breach in the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth day of the third Test match against England at 'Home of Cricket', Lord's on Sunday.
At the end of day's play, KL was left unscathed at 33*. While stars like Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are yet to come and deliver their services as a batter, losing four wickets this early has put India under severe pressure.
Sundar spun England into trouble by scything priceless wickets of Joe Root and Jamie to put India in the driver's seat after a pulsating second session of Day 4 in the third Test at Lord's on Sunday.