Author: Divyansh Mishra

England’s team, led by Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, have been trying to find their feet but missed out on the World Test Championship final. Now they’re up against a new-look Indian team under Shubman Gill’s captaincy and the first Test of the five-match series starts on June 20 in Leeds. With the home advantage and India missing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin, England will be feeling pretty confident. Stokes and Chris Woakes, two of their experienced players, have milestones to chase. Stokes, known for his big performances, is 224 runs away from 11,000 international runs and…

As India prepares to play five Tests in England, Kuldeep Yadav has been spending a lot of time with Ravindra Jadeja, both on and off the field. Kuldeep said he’s learning a lot from Jadeja, asking questions and trying to improve. He’s played only one Test in England, back in 2018 at Lord’s, where he bowled nine overs without taking a wicket. But since then he’s really come of age, taking 56 wickets in 13 Tests at 22.16, which is impressive for a spinner. Jadeja is likely to be the main spinner for this tour given his all-round abilities but…

South Africa’s win in the 2023-25 World Test Championship has moved them up one spot in the ICC Test rankings. They are now second with 114 points, ahead of England who have 113. Australia is still top with 123 points. India is fourth with 105 points, struggling after losses to Australia and New Zealand, eight points behind England. Shubman Gill’s team will face Ben Stokes’ England in the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy starting June 20. New Zealand is fifth and Zimbabwe is 12th. South Africa’s win over Australia was a big upset. Their bowlers, especially Kagiso Rabada, did a great job, restricting…

After India won the 2011 World Cup, things went downhill for the team for the next two years. They were whitewashed 0-4 in away Test series against England and Australia. Many big names were dropped from the team. The selectors even decided to replace MS Dhoni as captain and Mohinder Amarnath had a big role to play in this decision. Yograj Singh, Yuvraj’s dad, didn’t mince words when he criticized Amarnath and the selectors. He said they messed up by getting rid of players like Gambhir, Yuvraj, Harbhajan, Zaheer, Kaif, Laxman and Dravid after the 2011 win which he feels…

India is all set to start anew in Test cricket with Shubman Gill taking the reins after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired. This has left many fans and experts stunned, especially just before a big series in England. In a recent chat with InsideSport, former Indian cricketer Yograj Singh shared his thoughts on the retirement of these two legends. He said both Kohli and Sharma had five years of Test cricket left in them and should have continued playing. Yograj also felt they didn’t pass on the leadership to Gill smoothly. He cited Sourav Ganguly’s approach where he balanced…

A week before the England Test series, Gautam Gambhir had to rush back home due to a family emergency. He had gone to the UK with the rest of the Team India but had to leave. Meanwhile the team trained and played a 3 day practice match against India A. Fans are waiting to hear when will Gambhir return. Since he became the coach, India has won only one out of eight Tests so he has a tough task in hand in England. Before the series starts a source close to Gambhir shared some news. They told Cricbuzz that the…

Shubman Gill will be the captain of the Indian test team after Rohit Sharma and he might bat at number 4 in the batting order for the 5 match test series against England starting this Friday at Headingley in Leeds. This will be India’s first test since Rohit and Virat announced their retirements and there’s a big gap in experience in the batting order. KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open but the number 4 spot is where things get interesting. There has been a lot of talk that Gill will bat at number 4. At 25 he has been…

South Africa made history at Lord’s by beating Australia to win the WTC 2025 Final. This was a 27 year wait for an ICC title for the team led by Temba Bavuma. While South Africa were celebrating, it was a tough day for Australia. They are known for collecting trophies in the game’s history and lost a final after 15 years, which surprised a lot of cricket fans. Like other teams, Australia will try to pick themselves up for the next WTC cycle. We might see some changes coming up and a few players may have just played their last…

India is all set to play a 5 match Test series against England with Shubman Gill as the captain. This is a new chapter for the team after the retirements of Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Rohit Sharma. The team is a bit inexperienced and they will have tough matches in England. There were doubts about Gill’s appointment as captain mainly due to his lack of experience in this role. But some former players and experts believe in him. With the first Test just around the corner, India’s star spinner Kuldeep Yadav has given his backing to Gill as captain.…

Gautam Gambhir’s mom is better now and he should be back with the India Test team before the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy starts at Headingley on June 20. According to Cricbuzz, VVS Laxman, the head of the BCCI Centre of Excellence, has been around the team while Gambhir has been away. Laxman is not part of the team for this event and will leave soon. He was in Switzerland for a conference and decided to drop in to see the team which was always on his plans. He came from London to Lausanne and watched the closed-door intra-squad match which was the…