India dropped several catching opportunities throughout the opening Test against England, which conspired against them during their five-wicket humiliation at Headingley.
India's Rishabh Pant and England's Ben Duckett have achieved career-best ratings in the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings, following their impressive performances with the bat in the first Test at Headingley, according to the official website of ICC.
India now has the most individual test hundreds in a losing cause. In the first test, India registered five centuries: Yashashvi Jaiswal 101 (159), Shubman Gill 147 (227), and Rishabh Pant 134 (178) in the first innings, followed by KL Rahul 137 (247) and Rishabh Pant 118 (140) in the sec
India's torrid run with head coach Gautam Gambhir at the helm in Test format hit a new low after a record-shattering five-wicket defeat against England in the series opener at Headingley.
Ben Duckett's masterful 149 set the tone for a historic run chase as England chased down the target of 371 to defeat India by five wickets at Headingley. With the win, England take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.
England's flamboyant batter Ben Duckett became only the second opener after former captain Alastair Cook in 30 years to score twin 50-plus scores in a Headingley Test.
Following India's vice-captain Rishabh Pant's twin centuries in the ongoing Leeds Test at Headingley, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes that Pant can surpass former skipper Rahul Dravid in scoring the most centuries for India on English soil.
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was reprimanded for his on-field conduct during England's first innings on Day 3 of the ongoing Leeds Test at Headingley.
KL continued his masterful run in South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia (SENA) conditions, slamming his third century in England and his sixth in SENA countries. His century and 195-run stand with Rishabh Pant increased India's second innings lead to 370 runs, setting a 371-run ta
Skipper Shubman Gill will have a total to defend in his first outing as a captain, as centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal, himself, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, a total of five across both innings, gave Team India a fine cushion despite lower-middle-order failure
In pursuit of a 371-run target, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett ensured England walked out of day four unscathed to set up the final day of the opening Test perfectly against India at Headingley.
Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka lavished praise on the franchise's current and former captains, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, for their blistering centuries against England in the second innings on day four of the first Test at Headingley.