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India tour of England 2025

IND vs ENG: Stuart Broad made a few questionable calls as he picked the combined XI for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025.

Stuart Broad did not include Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja in combined XI.

England vice-captain Ollie Pope found a place despite an average of 34.

Broad picked Jofra Archer over Josh Tongue in his combined XI. 

Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad snubs 'Player of the series' Shubman Gill as he picks England batter despite average of 34 in India-England Playing XI

Shubman Gill-led India defeated England by six runs in the fifth Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a century in fifth Test vs England. 

Mohammed Siraj picked up a fifer in fifth Test vs England. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Karun Nair

Not Mohammed Siraj, former RCB star reckons this player 'deserves to be credited' for India's thrilling win in fifth Test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025

IND vs ENG Test : Former England captain Michael Vaughan reckons Ben Stokes would have played a big role in Oval Test had he not been injured.

Ben Stokes was ruled out of 5th Test due to shoulder injury.

Michael Vaughan rues injury to Chris Woakes.

Vaughan wants Harry Brook to not make the same mistake in Ashes 2025. 

Ben Stokes, Shubman Gill

IND vs ENG: 'Without Ben Stokes, they can lose to anybody': Michael Vaughan's big statement after India's thrilling win at The Oval

IND vs ENG: England head coach Brendon McCullum wanted highest wicket-taker Mohammed Siraj to win the 'Player of the series' instead of highest run-scorer Shubman Gill.

Mohammed Siraj claimed 23 wickets in the five-Test series.

Shubman Gill was by far the highest run-scorer in the series with 754 runs from 10 innings.

Harry Brook and Gill shared the 'Player of the series' award. 

Shubman Gill, Brendon McCullum

'Baz McCullum turned it around in a matter of half an hour...': Not Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik reveals England coach's choice for 'Player of the series'

IND vs ENG: Often using aggression to fuel himself on the field, India pacer Mohammed Siraj has got a nickname in the England dressing room.

Mohammed Siraj was named 'Player of the match' for fifer in Oval Test. 

Nasser Hussain wants a montage of Mohammed Siraj's journey from Lord's to The Oval.

Hussain labels Siraj as 'born entertainer', lauds his evolution as fast bowler. 

Nasser Hussain, Mohammed Siraj

'England boys call him Mr...': Nasser Hussain reveals Mohammed Siraj's nickname in English dressing room, lauds him for making Shubman Gill not take new ball

IND vs ENG: England skipper Ben Stokes does not want ICC to allow injury replacements in Test cricket as the rule can be misused.

Ben Stokes bats against injury replacements in Test cricket.

Stokes lauded Chris Woakes, Shoaib Bashir and Rishabh Pant for playing despite injury.

Stokes was ruled out of 5th Test due to a shoulder injury. 

Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes

'Tough s***. Deal with it': Ben Stokes still against injury replacements in Test cricket after Chris Woakes' bravery on Day 5 at The Oval 

Former India captain Virat Kohli lavished praise on the Shubman Gill-led side after their famous win in the fifth Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. 

Mohammed Siraj picked up 23 wickets in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. 

Anderson-Tendulkar Tropyhy 2025 ended in a draw as India beat England by 6 runs.

Virat Kohli and India celebrating win

Virat Kohli reacts to India's sensational 6-run win in 5th Test, says 'special mention to Mohammed Siraj who will put everything...'

India defeated England by six runs in the fifth Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 at The Oval to level the series 2-2.

India defeated England by six runs in fifth Test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025.

Anderson-Tendulkar Tropyhy 2025 ended in a draw.

Indian fieldsmen Virat Kohli (L), KL Rahul (C) and Rohit Sharma (R) appeal on the fourth day of the fourth cricket Test match between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne

'Not having Rohit, Virat, and Ashwin hit me...': KL Rahul's massive take on former teammates' absence in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025

Mohammed Siraj's five-wicket haul helped India beat England by six runs in the fifth Test match to draw the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025.

Mohammed Siraj picked up a fifer in second innings of 5th Test. 

India celebrate the wicket of Jamie Overton of England during Day Five of the 5th Rothesay Test Match between England and India at The Kia Oval on August 04, 2025 in London, England. 

Siraj's England tour comes full circle at the Oval, seals sensational 6-run win in 5th Test as Root-Brook's tons go in vain, India level series 2-2

IND vs ENG 5th Test: After Day 4's play, India bowling coach Morne Morkel revealed that Mohammed Siraj did not worry about his workload and always wanted to play the Oval Test.

Mohammed Siraj is the highest wicket-taker in the series.

Siraj has bowled most overs in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. 

Siraj rubbished the workload chatter and wanted to play the fifth Test. 

Morne Morkel, Mohammed Siraj

Morne Morkel reveals team management had workload conversation with Mohammed Siraj before 5th Test, pacer's reply impresses him

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Papua New Guinea's wicketkeeper-batter Kiplin Doriga has been arrested over robbery charges amidst the ongoing World Cup Challenge League

Papua New Guinea's cricketer Kiplin Doriga has been booked over robbery

All this happened in middle of the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League

Papua New Guinea's wicketkeeper Kiplin Doriga in this frame

29-year-old cricketer arrested for robbery in middle of the World Cup Challenge League, court denies bail

North Zone's pacer Auqib Nabi scripted history after taking four wickets in four balls in the Duleep Trophy clash against East Zone

North Zone's Auqib Nabi wreaked havoc with his double hat-trick in Duleep Trophy clash

Auqib Nabi took four wickets in four consecutive balls in the clash against East Zone

North Zone's Auqib Nabi (R) celebrates with his teammates in this frame

J&K pacer runs riot with historic double hat-trick in Duleep Trophy clash against Riyan Parag's team, joins Kapil Dev in elite list

Others

PV Sindhu's campaign at the BWF World Championships came to an end after a heartbreaking defeat against Indonesia's Putri Wardani in quarterfinal clash

PV Sindhu crashed in the BWF World Championships quarterfinal

PV Sindhu lost to Indonesia's Putri Wardani 14-21, 21-13, 16-21

India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu in this frame

BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu goes down fighting in quarterfinal, takes exit with agonising loss to Indonesia's Putri Wardani

Hockey

India hockey team rode on Harmanpreet Singh's heroic hat-trick to eke out a 4-3 win over China in their Asia Cup opener

India hockey team edged past China in their Asia Cup opener

Harmanpreet Singh notched a handsome hat-trick in India's much needed win

India captain Harmanpreet Singh in frame

India hockey team kicks off Asia Cup campaign with 4-3 win over China after Harmanpreet's heroic hat-trick

Seventeen years on, the infamous Harbhajan-Sreesanth slapgate video has re-emerged, thanks to former IPL chairman Lalit Modi

The unseen Harbhajan-Sreesanth's slapgate video from 2008 IPL is finally out

After 17 long years, former IPL chairman Lalit Modi released the video

Lalit Modi releases unseen video of Harbhajan-Sreesanth infamous Slapgate video after 17 years

Watch: Lalit Modi releases unseen video of Harbhajan-Sreesanth infamous Slapgate video after 17 years as rare footage takes internet by storm

Top Headlines

England

Adil Usman Rashid

Ben Matthew Duckett

Benjamin Andrew Stokes

Brydon Alexander Carse

Christopher Roger Woakes

Angus Alexander Patrick Atkinson

Harry Cherrington Brook

Jacob Graham Bethell

Jamie Overton

Jamie Luke Smith

Joseph Edward Root

Jofra Chioke Archer

Joseph Charles Buttler

Joshua Charles Tongue

Liam Andrew Dawson

Liam Stephen Livingstone

Luke Wood

Mark Andrew Wood

Matthew James Potts

Oliver John Douglas Pope

Philip Dean Salt

Rehan Ahmed

Samuel James Cook

Saqib Mahmood

Shoaib Bashir

Sonny Baker

Thomas Banton

William George Jacks

Zak Crawley

Coach

Australia

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne

364 by Sir Leonard Hutton v Australia on August 20, 1938 - i

Sir Leonard Hutton

336* by Wally Hammond v New Zealand on March 31, 1933 - d

Wally Hammond

333 by Graham Gooch v India on July 26, 1990 - r

Graham Gooch

10/53 by Jim Laker v Australia on July 26, 1956 - i

Jim Laker

9/28 by George Lohmann v South Africa on March 2, 1896 - i

George Lohmann

9/37 by Jim Laker v Australia on July 26, 1956 - i

364 by Sir Leonard Hutton v Australia on August 20, 1938 - England beat Australia by an innings and 579 runs

10/53 by Jim Laker v Australia on July 26, 1956 - England beat Australia by an innings and 170 runs

Team England

Team

England

Team $England Players

Adil Rashid

Ben Duckett

Ben Stokes

Brydon Carse

Chris Woakes

Gus Atkinson

Harry Brook

Jacob Bethell

Jamie Overton

Jamie Smith

Joe Root

Jofra Archer

Jos Buttler

Josh Tongue

Liam Dawson

Liam Livingstone

Luke Wood

Mark Wood

Matthew Potts

Ollie Pope

Phil Salt

Rehan Ahmed

Sam Cook

Saqib Mahmood

Shoaib Bashir

Sonny Baker

Tom Banton

Will Jacks

Zak Crawley