Author: Divyansh Mishra

Yashasvi Jaiswal has joined the elite club of Indian openers and the third youngest to score centuries in both England and Australia. At 23, he started the five-match Test series on a high, scoring 101 runs in the first session itself. He put together 91 runs with KL Rahul and then 129 with the new captain Shubman Gill. He now has five Test centuries. When asked which one is his favorite, he said he enjoys all of them but the century at Headingley is special for him as it was his first in England. I love making centuries, wherever they…

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were hopeful of more centuries for India after Day 1 of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Headingley, Leeds, ended with a strong 359/3. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 101, Shubman Gill had 127 not out and Rishabh Pant 65 not out. This was a great start to the series. Tendulkar reminded himself of his 249 run partnership at the same ground in 2002 when India won the Test. By tea India was 215/2. Tendulkar was reminiscing about his days at Headingley, sharing memories of his 193, Ganguly’s 128 and Rahul Dravid’s 148. On X he congratulated Jaiswal and…

June 20, 2025, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill made history as they both scored centuries on the first day of the India-England Test at Headingley, Leeds. They joined an elite group of Indian batsmen who have scored centuries on the first day of a Test series abroad. With Gill as the new captain, India started this Test series on a high. After losing the toss and being put into bat, Jaiswal and KL Rahul added 91 runs for the opening wicket. Jaiswal, despite getting hit and cramping, scored 101 off 159 balls before Ben Stokes got him out. See Also:-…

Jacob Bethell and Sam Cook will leave the England squad during the five-match Test series against India. Neither were in the squad for the third Test at Headingley so will return to play County Championship cricket for Warwickshire and Essex. Bethell was in the running for a place in the XI but was overlooked for Ollie Pope. At 21 he had a solid IPL with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and carried that into the limited overs series against West Indies, scoring 82 in the first ODI and making decent contributions in the T20I series which England won 3-0. Now he’s back…

England bowling coach Tim Southee gave a nod to the Indian team after they put up a good show on the first day of the Test at Headingley. By the end of the day India were 359 for 3, thanks mainly to their captain Shubman Gill, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and vice-captain Rishabh Pant. Southee said the Indian team are skilled cricketers no matter how many games they play. “They’re good cricketers,” he said. He particularly praised Jaiswal and Gill. “Look at Jaiswal, he’s just starting out and has had a great start to his Test career. And then there’s Shubman…

Ishan Kishan, the wicketkeeper-batter, has signed a short term deal with Nottinghamshire. He will play in just two County Championship matches this season, replacing South African Kyle Verreynne who’s going to play in the Test series against Zimbabwe. Kishan will be available for the Yorkshire game on June 22 and the Somerset game on June 29 in Taunton. Kishan has played 2 Tests for India and has 78 runs to his name. In his First Class career he has played 58 matches and has 3,447 runs at an average of 37.87. He had a tough year last year when he…

South Africa, the Test Champions, will be without their captain Temba Bavuma for the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe. He played with a hamstring injury during the WTC final and it seems to have made it worse. Cricket South Africa confirmed on their X account that Bavuma won’t be playing. Keshav Maharaj will be the captain in his absence and Bavuma will have more scans to see how bad the injury is. South Africa’s next big challenge in the new WTC cycle is the two-match Test series against Pakistan in October so Bavuma has some time to recover. If he…

After scoring his first hundred against England, Yashasvi Jaiswal spoke about the achievement and said, I love every time I score a hundred but some moments are special. This is special. He scored 101 off 159 balls with 16 fours and a six. In the press conference after Day 1 of the Leeds Test, Jaiswal said, I love it every time I score a century but some moments are truly special. He joined the list of former Indian captains like Saurav Ganguly and Murali Vijay who all scored tons in their first Test innings in England. This was on Day…

India and England began their five-Test series at Headingley and all eyes were on the game and one emotional comeback. Karun Nair walked onto the field in whites for the first time in 3,008 days, since March 2017. He himself was surprised, he had openly asked for another chance in cricket. After being dropped from the Karnataka team in 2022, he posted a heartfelt message on social media asking cricket for one more chance. On Friday, he got that chance. Nair’s comeback is the fourth longest gap between Tests for an Indian player, 77 matches in between. Only Jaydev Unadkat,…

On Friday (June 20) at Headingley, players and officials from India and England observed a minute’s silence and wore black armbands to pay respects to those who lost their lives in the Ahmedabad air disaster. Everyone – players, match officials and the crowd – paused for a moment after the tragic crash on June 12. A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after take off from Ahmedabad on its way to London, killing 181 Indians and 53 British nationals. The plane lost control and hit a residential hostel near B.J. Medical College in Ahmedabad. Sadly only one person is reported to…