Washington Sundar spun England into trouble by scything priceless wickets 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.
Shubman Gill, who has developed an appetite for breaking milestones, continued with the trend and added another feather to his cap by shattering batting mainstay Virat Kohli's record for most runs by an Indian captain in a Test series in England.
Young prodigy Jamie Smith became just the third England wicketkeeper to hammer 400 runs in a Test series, joining former stars Alec Stewart and Les James after dazzling on the second day of the third game against India at Lord's on Friday.
England's talismanic batter Joe Root shattered the "Wall" Rahul Dravid's record for most outfield catches in Test cricket after another stellar piece of moment in the field on the second day of the third game against India at Lord's on Friday.
At the stroke of Tea, India put 44/1 in 14 overs on the board, trailing by 343 runs with Rahul and Nair unbeaten with scores of 13(34) and 18(42), respectively.
Indeed, it was a session of two halves, as despite some early strikes into the session by Jasprit Bumrah that reduced England to 271/7 despite Joe Root's century, a counter-attacking partnership of 82 runs between half-centurion Jamie and Brydon Carse made up for it as England breached the 3
During the first ball of the first session of day two, Root completed his 37th Test ton with a boundary. He was ultimately castled by Jasprit Bumrah for the 11th time, scoring 104 in 199 balls with 10 fours.
Following David Warner's retirement at the end of 2023 and Marnus Labuschagne's recent dip in form, Australia have fielded a new-look top three featuring Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, and Cameron Green. This reshuffled top order has drawn criticism from former England bowler Stuart Broad, who
Actor Will Smith's son Jaden Smith turned 27 on July 8, and to mark his special day, the proud father shared an adorable post giving fans a glimpse of throwback pictures.
Former cricketer and coach Lalchand Rajput has classified the pace troika of Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj as India's "lethal bowling weapon" ahead of the "crucial" Lord's Test, scheduled to kick off on Thursday.