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India tour of England 2025

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri is in awe of India Test captain Shubman Gill for his composed demeanour on the field.

Shubman Gill scored 754 runs in 5-Test series against England.

Gill scored 4 centuries in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. 

Ravi Shastri said Gill is very composed and has the ability to play long innings. 

Ravi Shastri, Ben Stokes, Shubman Gill

Not Yashasvi Jaiswal, Former India head coach Ravi Shastri labels this player as India's 'rising star', calls him 'very regal'

A record number of viewers logged in to stream the five-Test series between India and England. The peak was achieved on Day 5 as India sniffed a win at The Oval.

1.3 crore viewers streamed the Day 5 of The Oval Test.

India levelled the five-Test series 2-2 on England soil.

The five-Test series was streamed for a total of 65 billion minutes.

Mohammed Siraj, Gus Atkinson

No Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma but Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 breaks record for most-watched Test series on any digital platform, peak recorded on final day

Craig McMillan feels that captain Shubman Gill will get to know his team's game with time. He feels that Gill has a different personality than Virat Kohli.

Craig McMillan feels Shubman Gill is a 'good captain' who made a few mistakes.

McMillan feels Gill needs to talk to Gautam Gambhir and decide the style of play.

Under Gill's captaincy India levelled the 5-Test series 2-2. 

Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill

'When India had played under Virat Kohli, everyone knew...': New Zealand assistant coach's straightforward assessment of Shubman Gill's captaincy on England tour

Former India cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar has defended Gautam Gambhir over The Oval pitch curator controversy and asked Matthew Hayden a valid question.

The Oval pitch curator Lee Fortis provoked Gautam Gambhir before the 5th Test.

Matthew Hayden said that Gambhir's choice of words could've been better.

Dilip Vengsarkar slams Hayden for criticising Gambhir for the unpleasant indicident.

Matthew Hayden, Dilip Vengsarkar, MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Lee Fortis

'If this happened to the Aussies, they would've...': India's legendary batter blasts Matthew Hayden for criticising Gautam Gambhir over pitch curator controversy

India legend Dilip Vengsarkar defended Jasprit Bumrah for playing only three Tests to manage his workload but slammed the BCCI and selectors for not convincing Mumbai Indians to let him skip IPL 2025.

Dilip Vengsarkar wanted Jasprit Bumrah to play all 5 Tests on England tour.

Vengsarkar feels BCCI and selectors should've asked Bumrah to skip IPL.

Bumrah played 3 Tests on England tour and claimed 14 wickets, including 2 fifers.

Jasprit Bumrah, dilip vengsarkar, Anil Kumble

'I would've convinced Mukesh Ambani and Bumrah to miss IPL for England series': India legend weighs in on pacer's workload debate

IND vs ENG: Karun Nair lauded head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill for their communication with the team throughout the series.

Karun Nair reveals Gautam Gambhir called them a 'gun team'.

Nair highlighted the 'crystal clear' messaging from captain Shubman Gill.

Nair averaged just over 25 on his Test comeback. 

Karun Nair

'Right at the very beginning, Gauti bhai said, he doesn't want...': Karun Nair reveals head coach Gambhir's message in dressing room

IND vs ENG: Karun Nair batted at no.3 and in the middle-order during his Test comeback but is yet to prove his mettle on return.

Karun Nair scored just 1 fifty on England tour.

Nair averaged just over 25 in his comeback series.

Nair missed out on a few big knocks after getting good starts.

'I was disappointed at not being able to convert...': Karun Nair breaks silence on not scoring a century on Test comeback

IND vs ENG: Sachin Tendulkar is in awe of Mohammed Siraj's attitude, becoming the captain's go-to bowler to deliver the knockout punch.

Sachin Tendulkar loves Mohammed Siraj's attitude on the field. 

Tendulkar lauded Siraj for bowling at over 140kmph on Day 5 of last Test.

Siraj claimed 23 wickets from five Tests, most in the series. 

Sachin Tendulkar, Gus Atkinson, Mohammed Siraj

‘For a fast bowler to be constantly in your face like that, no batsman will like it’: Sachin Tendulkar feels Mohammed Siraj doesn’t get the credit he deserves

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

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While BCCI is still searching for a new sponsor ahead of T20 Asia Cup 2025, a board official has dismissed reports of MS Dhoni joining as team mentor for T20 World Cup 2026.

BCCI official termed reports of MS Dhoni in mentor role for T20 World Cup as mere speculations.

MS Dhoni was Team India's mentor during T20 World Cup 2021.

BCCI is unsure of finding a sponsor before the T20 Asia Cup 2025. 

Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, MS Dhoni, Ravi Shastri

Will MS Dhoni be India’s mentor for T20 World Cup 2026? New update ends suspense

Captain Rinku Singh's unbeaten 78 helped Meerut Mavericks beat table-toppers Kashi Rudras in a comprehensive manner on August 30.

Rinku Singh started slow in the middle overs but finished with a flourish.

Rinku averages nearly 60 in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Premier T20 League 2025.

Rinku smashes 6 sixes in his unbeaten 78 in the successful run chase.

Rinku Singh

6,4,6,6! Rinku Singh smashes unbeaten 48-ball 78 in run chase at no.5 to make himself unignorable for selectors ahead of T20 Asia Cup 2025

Nitish Rana doused flames as he tried to downplay the heated on-field altercation with Digvesh Rathi. However, he said that he did not start the fight.

Nitish Rana said that Digvesh Rathi started the fight in DPL 2025 eliminator.

Rana did not reveal the details of their conversation.

Rana said that he does not run away from a fight. 

Nitish Rana, Digvesh Rathi

'He was the one who started it, I won't say how or...': Nitish Rana breaks silence on ugly spat with Digvesh Rathi in DPL 2025 clash

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered another heartbreak in Paris as they settled for bronze medal at World Championships.

Satwik and Chirag got lead early into first two games.

In the third game, they were outplayed by Chinese opponents.

This is Satwik and Chirag's second bronze medal at the World Championships. 

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty 

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty lose to Chinese pair in 67-minute semifinal, settle for bronze at BWF World Championships

Wickets kept falling at the other end in the low-scoring encounter but Rubin Hermann went berserk as his unbeaten 158 led South Africa A to three-wicket win.

For New Zealand, lower-order batter Zakary Foulkes scored 75 runs from 117 balls.

In the run chase of 230, Rubin Hermann scored 158 runs from just 93 balls.

Rubin smashes 7 sixes and 18 fours in his unbeaten 158.

Rubin Hermann

Dinesh Karthik's SA20 teammate slams exceptional 93-ball 158, leads South Africa A to 7-wicket win over New Zealand A amidst batting collapse

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England

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319 by Virender Sehwag v South Africa on March 26, 2008 - d

Virender Sehwag

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303* by Karun Nair v England on December 16, 2016 - i

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Anil Kumble

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319 by Virender Sehwag v South Africa on March 26, 2008 - India drew with South Africa

10/74 by Anil Kumble v Pakistan on February 4, 1999 - India beat Pakistan by 212 runs