Author: Divyansh Mishra

Leading from the front takes on a whole new meaning when a captain makes big runs in T20 cricket. This format is all about pressure and quick changes in momentum and not many captains can turn a good start into a big score. But a few have stepped up, delivering game changing innings while handling their captaincy. Let’s check out the top names who have hit the most T20 centuries as captains. James Vince – 5 Centuries James Vince, the English batter, makes this list with 5 T20 centuries as captain. He’s been a steady top order player for a…

Shubman Gill had a great start to his captaincy on Friday, scoring a hundred and helping India get off to a flying start against England at Headingley. He’s the fifth Indian captain to score a hundred in his first match, joining the likes of Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Virat Kohli. But there’s trouble brewing for Gill as he might get fined by the ICC for not following the dress code. He wore black socks when players are supposed to wear white, cream or light grey in Test matches. If he’s found guilty, he could lose up to…

Ishwar Pandey, the head coach of Rewa Jaguars and a former Indian cricketer, believes Jasprit Bumrah will play all five Tests against England. When the Indian squad for the upcoming Test series was announced, chief selector Ajit Agarkar said Bumrah has been advised not to play in consecutive Tests to manage his workload. This comes after Bumrah had a stress reaction in his back during the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney in January. Talking to ANI about Bumrah, Ishwar said, He’s mentioned that, but it really depends on how his body holds up in the games. There are five…

India and England are starting their first Test match in a five-match series at Headingley, Leeds. The match began on June 20 and Day 1 was great for Team India even though Shubman Gill lost the toss. India had a good day, finishing with 359 for 3 in 85 overs after being asked to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century, his first in England, and Shubman Gill, in his first Test as captain, was not out on 127 when play stopped. Rishabh Pant was batting with him. Looking ahead to Day 2, the weather doesn’t look good. Rain is…

Former England captain Michael Vaughan was surprised by Ben Stokes’ decision to bowl first against India on Saturday at Headingley. Vaughan thought on a sunny, dry pitch it would have been an easy call to bat first. He felt Stokes was looking at numbers and past performances rather than the conditions, which goes against tradition. At the toss Stokes said he wanted to get a foothold early, while Indian captain Shubman Gill said he would have bowled first. But after some early movement the pitch settled and the batsmen took full advantage. Gill finished the day not out on 127,…

KL Rahul is super excited about his old buddy Karun Nair making a comeback to the Indian Test team for the series against England starting tomorrow. He thinks Karun has shown great determination in the tough times he was out of the team. The two have been friends since childhood and have played cricket together since they were kids. While Rahul has been part of the Indian team, Karun was out of the picture for eight years, even after starting off strong with a triple hundred against England. “We started playing together when we were 11, and we’ve been on…

Mark Wood, the England fast bowler, is hoping to be fit for the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against India. The series started on June 20 at Headingley and ends with the final Test at Kennington Oval in London from July 31 to August 4. Wood injured his left knee during the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAE and had surgery in March. Since then he’s been in rehab. After the first day of the Headingley Test he said he’s started bowling again and he’s back. Rehab is going well. I’ve just started bowling lightly so I’m…

India wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel had a chat with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal after he scored his first Test century in England during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Headingley on Friday. Jurel said Jaiswal was determined to score runs in England even during the India ‘A’ tour before the series. That’s what makes him special. Jaiswal scored 101 in his first innings off 159 balls as India ended the day at 359/3. He hit 16 fours and a six and batted through the pain of severe hand cramps. This is his third century in his first Test in a new country, after West…

England’s bowling coach Tim Southee defended captain Ben Stokes’s decision to bowl first after India scored 359 for 3 on Day 1 of the first Test at Headingley. With centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and new captain Shubman Gill, India made the most of a dry pitch that didn’t help the bowlers once the morning moisture went away. The decision to field first raised some eyebrows, especially considering how the pitch played out, but Southee, who’s part of England’s coaching team for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, said the call was based on the pitch’s condition. He said, With the color of the…

Sam Konstas is feeling good as he prepares to open with Usman Khawaja in the first Test against the West Indies this Thursday at Kensington Oval. At 19 he’s already had a Test debut to remember and learned that talent alone isn’t enough at this level. Now he’s more focused on playing smart and mature rather than trying to impress anyone. “I’m not here to prove anything to anyone about how I’ll play,” Konstas said in Barbados after it was announced he and Josh Inglis would return for this series, with Marnus Labuschagne left out and Steve Smith injured. “I…