Jonny Bairstow

The 34-year-old will become the 17th Englishman to get a 100th Test cap when he steps out for the fifth and final Test against India starting here on Thursday and it will be an emotional week for Bairstow, who endured a tough childhood and a long career-threatening injury.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow: 2 different roads to 100 Tests

India vs England 2024: The fifth and final Test match at Dharamsala will be special for R Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow who will feature in their 100th Tests.

Ashes 2023: 'Will do it again,' Australia captain Pat Cummins defends Bairstow's dismissal

Cummins says he has no regrets over the controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow in the second test at Lord's. "Australia did nothing wrong and I'd do it again," the skipper said Speaking ahead of the third Ashes test at Headingley, which begins on Thursday, Cummins also praised the way in which his team play cricket. Bairstow was dismissed by Australian 'keeper Alex Carey in the second innings, as England narrowly failed to chase down 370 in the fourth innings, despite a magnificent 155 from Stokes. The controversy arose because Bairstow thought the ball was no longer in play when it hit the stumps.

England regards Jonny Bairstow dismissal as against 'the spirit' of cricket; Australia says it's fair play

England lost by 43 runs and went down 2-0 in the five-match series.

Bairstow enjoying opening slot for Punjab Kings after struggling in middle order

Bairstow's 66 off just 29 balls with the help of four boundaries and seven sixes laid the foundation for a 54-run win for Punjab Kings against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Punjab post big win over RCB as Kohli's poor form continues

The big win lifted Punjab to sixth and still in the race for a top-four place in the playoffs with two league games to go. Bangalore barely hung to fourth place after its fourth loss in six games.

IPL 2021: PBKS vs SRH | Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow

It was a match dominated by the Sunrisers.  While scoring runs was not easy, Bairstow held fort to see SRH over the finish line with eight balls to spare. The win ended SRH's two-match losing streak and takes them to 5th in the points table.

IPL Auction 2017: England's Ben Stokes, Tymal Mills are top buys

England's Ben Stokes fetched the highest price, with Rising Pune Supergiants buying the all-rounder for Rs 14.5 crore, as bowlers turned out to be the flavour of the auction.

IPL teams set to splurge Rs 143 crore at player auction today

English players are expected to be the flavour of the auction, with all-rounder Ben Stokes, who has a base price of Rs 2 crore, set to get top billing.