As one says about life, "little things matter". So it does in cricket. Every word said, a scorching spell or a silly/audacious shot, an untimely dismissal could end up being match defining. It is some of these little things India has not taken into account, which caused an extremely possible
Former England cricketer Michael Atherton weighed in on the possible tweaks that India can make for the fourth Test in Manchester and suggested a three-spinner bowling combination against his former side.
The ongoing series is 2-1 in favour of England, with two more matches left. The fourth Test will be India's chance to level the series. The finish of the Lord's Test, which saw Mohammed Siraj down on his haunches following an extremely unlucky dismissal and being consoled by English players,
Indian middle-order batter Ajinkya Rahane shared some captaincy tips for t skipper Shubman Gill and backed left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav's inclusion in the fourth Test against England at Manchester, starting July 23.
Ahead of the fourth Test between England and India at Manchester from July 23, former all-rounder Irfan Pathan took to social media and urged the media not to spread fake news regarding him speaking on right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah's workload management.
With the series 2-1 in favour of the England camp despite a commendable fight by Indian lower-order, particularly Jadeja, India will be heading into Manchester all fired up, aiming to make amends after a narrow 22-run loss while chasing 193 runs.
India left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh sustained an injury during the practice session at Beckenham on Thursday ahead of the fourth Test of the five-match series of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, which will take place at Manchester from July 23 to 27.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed that the management won't budge from the three-match utilisation of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah despite enduring a five-wicket setback in the series opener against England at Headingley.
England have included seasoned spinner Liam Dawson in the squad for the fourth Test against India in Manchester, which is scheduled to begin next week.
Former wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik expects India to utilise pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's limited availability for the first, second and fourth Tests in England, considering the gap between those contests offers enough break for his body to recover.
His injury occurred during England's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 group-stage defeat to Afghanistan in Lahore after he "suffered increased stiffness and discomfort."
Virat was speaking on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Innovation Lab Indian Sports Summit ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. While Virat has become a much calmer personality on the field, he garnered controversy during the latest Border-Gavaskar Trophy for shoulder-charging