England's talismanic batter Joe Root went level with India's former maestro Rahul Dravid for the most outfield catches in Test cricket following his exploits at Headingley.
Pant's scored a record-breaking and entertaining seventh Test century that had it all, be it his trademark audacity, him falling on the ground after a shot or the bat slipping out of his hands.
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, illustrious all-rounder Irfan Pathan, and former frontline offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin were "entertained" after witnessing India vice-captain Rishabh Pant's swashbuckling century during the second day of the opening Test against England at Headingley.
England Lions ended the first session at 266/8, with Farhan Ahmed (12*) and Josh Tongue (14*) unbeaten, having brought their side past the 250-run mark following a horror show collapse. They trail India A by 82 runs.
In the second unofficial Test match against the England Lions, India A's innings ended quickly on the morning of Day 2, as the visitors were only able to add 29 runs to their overnight score, ending at 348. The Lions were still behind by 290 runs at lunchtime, at 58/1 in Northampton on Satu
Seven players Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Matthew Potts and Josh Tongue receive an England Central Contract offer for the first time.
Just days after John Turner was ruled out of the T20I series against New Zealand due to a side injury, England was forced to make yet another change to their T20I squad
England will play a white-ball series against the Kiwis at home starting with the T20I series from August 30 onwards, consisting of four T20Is and ODIs each.
After the completion of the Ashes Series 2023, Australia and England have been docked crucial ICC World Test Championship points and have been hit with fines for maintaining a slow over-rate during the men’s Ashes.
After a defeat in the 3rd Ashes Test by England, Australian captain Pat Cummins keeps all options open for the 4th Test match at Manchester beginning on July 19.