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On one foot: Rishabh Pant’s grit-fuelled fifty lights up crowd at Old Trafford
Rishabh Pant crafted a gritty 54 in the first innings of the Manchester Test against England, providing a crucial boost to India's total.
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'Rare honour and huge moment for me': Farokh Engineer on stand named after him at Old Trafford
Dedicating the honour to his family and to every follower of Indian cricket, Farokh Engineer said, "When you play a collective sport and play for a team it is never about you alone or you as an individual. It is always about the team and for the people you play for."
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India vs England, 4th Test: Rainy build up in Manchester as series reaches a tipping point
Looking ahead, not all is bleak and gloomy. While the build up has been all rain, match days are expected to see better weather and that should help get a result and help India push for a 2-2 scoreline going to the Oval.
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Exclusive: Vijay Merchant and Syed Mushtaq Ali - India’s first centurions at Manchester and overseas
The feat was nicely celebrated in contemporary papers and the picture of Ali and Merchant walking out to bat has forever remained one of the most iconic photos in the history of Indian cricket.
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Report implicates RCB but the scars will never heal
The question to ask is one part of the function was held in the Vidhan Soudha and from there the caravan moved to the Chinnaswamy.
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A deep dive into the Lord’s test
Nowhere else in the world are individual performances lauded as much as in India. The truth is that when you are playing a team sport, individual efforts mean little unless the team wins.
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Ravindra Jadeja, fight and the sword dance
Using spin-friendly conditions, Jadeja has tormented the Australians, English, and South Africans over the last decade.
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The Jofra Archer box office at Lord’s
The spectacle was breathtaking and made it yet another enthralling day in this fantastic series.
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England give Bazball a miss to take on a resurgent India
The win in the first Test match in Leeds had only added to the Bazball narrative and to the aura around it.
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Sunil Gavaskar turns 76: Looking back at his 1971 Test record as Shubman Gill looks to break it against England
When asked what his mental make-up was like ahead of his Test debut, an issue he had touched upon to a degree in Sunny Days, Gavaskar was unnaturally modest: "I am no longer a spring chicken, you know.
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Looking back at the first Test match between India and England played at Lord’s
Though India eventually lost the match by 158 runs, the courage and grit shown at Lord’s clearly conveyed to the world that the Indians, in little time, would carve out a niche in the world of cricket.
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India’s overseas Test epics: From Trent Bridge to Edgbaston, a new era in grit and glory
As we savour the Edgbaston victory, here are India's top five Test wins overseas of more recent times.
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No trophy was ever won by standing still – Lessons from the Edgbaston win
Edgbaston is proof that Indian cricket has moved on to a new era. It has evolved and the baton has been passed on to Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant.
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Akash Deep lights up Edgbaston and sets up a fascinating finale
Whatever the outcome, India will take a lot away from the game. They will claim moral victory while for England it is a major jolt after winning the toss.
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Siraj reminds us of Gabba 2021 with a splendid six for
Mohammed Siraj’s stellar six wicket-haul kept India ahead in the second Test against England on Friday.
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For Mohammed Siraj, the time is now
Siraj hasn't been his usual self this series and as a result Jasprit Bumrah has lacked the support he so badly needs. And now in the absence of Bumrah, India needs Siraj and the time is now.
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CSK and KKR jerseys in Edgbaston - Brand IPL is all pervasive
The IPL brand is now global. It is no longer restricted to India and the presence of IPL fan jerseys in Edgbaston is clear proof of this ground reality.
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Could a Jadeja sword dance light up Edgbaston on day 2 for India?
Jadeja is certainly not a home series superhero. Rather, he is as good as anyone overseas.
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IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal helped lay the platform for India in Birmingham
It is the hunger that defines Jaiswal. Once he gets in, he converts.
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Commonwealth Games 2022 transformed Birmingham and is a case study for multi discipline events going forward
Be it the CWG or the Asian Games or the Pan American Games, it is the same story everywhere as far as multi sports events are concerned. The 2010 experience was such that India had stayed away from bidding for the 2019 Asian Games.
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After India’s defeat in Leeds, the trolls take over: A reality check on toxic fandom
Either we worship the cricketers or castigate them. The adulation or the criticism - nothing is measured in India and it is a serious issue.
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India vs England: A solo act in a collective sport - The Jasprit Bumrah story
You have to feel for Jasprit Bumrah. Multiple catches were dropped off his bowling and time and again he gives it his all only to see the other bowlers gifting runs.
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Rishabh Pant stands up as vice captain to give India control in Headingley
Rishabh Pant is 65 batting at the end of day 1 and there is no reason why he wouldn’t bat on for a 100. It will stop people from asking questions for a while and set Pant up for the rest of the series.
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Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and now Shubman Gill: India skipper fills in the big boots with landmark century
This was Shubman Gill’s moment and he stood out with a hallmark century, which now places him in an elite list featuring Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli - a ton in debut innings as India's Test captain.
