Indian Cricket Team
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Extra batter, 3 pacers and no Kuldeep?: Morkel explains rationale behind India's Oval Test XI
Cricket | Aug 04, 2025, 02:52 PM ISTThe volume of runs Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar had been scoring, the spin all-rounders became irreplaceable in the Test side and India had to work their combination around the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, to get the best out of a slightly greenish wicket at the Oval.
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Plucky India salvage a draw after a hard-fought final day in Manchester, stay alive in the series
Cricket | Jul 27, 2025, 11:29 PM ISTTeam India amassed 251 runs on the final day while losing just a couple of wickets to be able to draw the Manchester Test against England and stay alive in the five-match series. India can't win the series, but at least they can draw level with England in the final game at the Oval.
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Captains with highest run aggregate in a Test series, Shubman Gill breaks into Top 5
Sports | Jul 27, 2025, 08:41 PM ISTIndian captain Shubman Gill, after a couple of low scores, scored a gritty century when his team needed him the most in the third innings in the Manchester Test against England, taking his tally to 722 runs in the series, with a game to go, as he joined an elite list of players.
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India shatter their all-time Test series record in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, achieve huge milestone
Cricket | Jul 27, 2025, 09:52 PM ISTIndia continued to fight back hard in the ongoing Test series against England as despite having their backs to the wall in the Manchester clash. After being two down for none, India staged a massive comeback with the bat, led by Shubman Gill and KL Rahul's gritty 188-run stand.
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Shubman Gill, KL Rahul script historic partnership record for India in Tests in England
Cricket | Jul 27, 2025, 07:06 PM ISTEngland captain Ben Stokes broke the gritty 188-run stand between KL Rahul and Shubman Gill on the fifth day of the Manchester Test, however, the Indian duo managed to script a partnership record for India in Tests in England.
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TN wicketkeeper set to earn maiden Test call-up as Rishabh Pant's replacement in India squad: Report
Cricket | Jul 24, 2025, 06:16 PM ISTRishabh Pant walked out to bat on the second day of the ongoing Manchester Test despite a fractured toe after the fall of Shardul Thakur's wicket. However, Pant will not keep the wickets for the remainder of the contest and is likely to ruled out of action for at least six weeks.
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ENG vs IND 4th Test Dream11 prediction: Best fantasy picks for England vs India match in Manchester
Cricket | Jul 23, 2025, 08:56 AM ISTIndia will take on England in the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester with an aim to level the series after going down in a thriller at Lord's. It has been a sizeable break, but India have lost three of their players to injuries in between and might have to play around with their combination.
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'Felt like I won't get out, took some time to recover from it': Siraj opens up on Lord's heartbreak
Cricket | Jul 22, 2025, 07:16 AM IST22 runs, that was all the difference between the two teams at Lord's after five absorbing days of Test cricket. After India had lost four wickets in the morning session on Day 5, it seemed like the rest was a formality before the tail decided to frustrate England but faltered at the end.
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With depleting bowling resources for India, Kuldeep Yadav to finally get a look-in at Old Trafford?
Cricket | Jul 21, 2025, 02:47 PM ISTIndia's bowling resources have taken a hit ahead of the fourth Test with one pacer being ruled out, another being doubtful and an all-rounder being unavailable. With the series on the line, India need an improved performance in Manchester, but the combination will be a lot different from Lord's.
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India call-up Anshul Kamboj for rest of England Test series as replacement for injured Nitish Reddy
Cricket | Jul 21, 2025, 12:51 PM ISTTeam India had to make some forced changes to their Test squad for the remaining games against England in Manchester and at the Oval. Anshul Kamboj, the man who picked up a rare 10-fer in an innings in the Ranji Trophy recently, earned his maiden Test call-up.
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Cricket meets Football as Team India, Manchester United players bond ahead of 4th Test
Cricket | Jul 21, 2025, 12:04 AM ISTIndian cricket team stars and Manchester United players exchanged jerseys, chats and even their sporting disciplines for a bit as the former met the football team at their training centre in Carrington. India are set to face England in the fourth Test in Manchester, starting July 23.
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Injured Nitish Kumar Reddy likely to be ruled out of rest of England tour, in blow to India: Report
Cricket | Jul 20, 2025, 11:03 PM ISTIndia received three injury blows on the same day leading up to the Manchester Test against England, as their resources kept depleting one after the other. India trail England 1-2 in the five-match series, having lost the first and third Tests at Headingley and Lord's.
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Jasprit Bumrah vs Kagiso Rabada - Statistical comparison after 47 Tests
Sports | Jul 17, 2025, 01:58 PM ISTJasprit Bumrah has been exceptional for India in the 47 Test matches he has played so far, but the challenge for the spearhead will be to sustain the consistency and the level of performance, similar to someone like Kagiso Rabada, who despite playing 24 more games than him, has a better strike rate.
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'Saw you guys in the garden': Idris Elba chats with Indian teams at King Charles' residence - WATCH
Cricket | Jul 16, 2025, 02:13 PM ISTIt was a great day for both the Indian men's and women's teams in London, meeting his majesty, a day after the end of the Lord's Test. Idris Elba, the English actor, musician and activist, also made an appearance at King Charles' residence on Tuesday.
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BCCI's Rajeev Shukla Gifts King Charles a Unique Memoir in London
News | Jul 16, 2025, 10:51 AM ISTBCCI's Rajeev Shukla gifted King Charles his book *Scars of 1947* during a royal meet at St. James's Palace, where India's cricket teams were hosted after the Lord's Test match.
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Washington Sundar confident of India winning the Lord's Test by post-lunch session on Day 5
Cricket | Jul 14, 2025, 12:38 AM ISTWashington Sundar was the star of the fourth day of the Lord's Test for India with the ball, taking four wickets and three of them being Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith, potentially the engine room of England's batting. India need 135 runs and England six wickets going into the fifth day.
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Gill breaks Dravid's 23-year-old India record in Tests in England despite poor outing at Lord's
Cricket | Jul 13, 2025, 11:46 PM ISTThe Lord's Test is tantalisingly poised, with India losing four wickets before the close of the fourth day and still needing 135 runs to win. KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja will be three important batters for India as they look to take 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
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What is the highest target successfully chased by India in Tests in England?
Cricket | Jul 13, 2025, 11:13 PM ISTIndia weren't at their best to start with during the ongoing Lord's Test but the batting performance on Day 3 and the bowling show the next day put the visitors in the driving seat, needing 193 runs to win and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
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India, England share Day 1 spoils after Root-led hosts go anti-Bazball on inconsistent Lord's track
Cricket | Jul 11, 2025, 12:34 AM ISTEngland dug deep on a track which was doing a lot and went against their philosophy of run-scoring in Tests under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum to share the day after Indian bowlers created problems for their batters in helpful conditions.
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India break unwanted toss-losing record after England's Stokes gets it right for 3rd straight Test
Cricket | Jul 10, 2025, 07:16 PM ISTShubman Gill has been sensational with the bat for India in his first series as the Test captain but not with the coin tosses, losing three in a row now, including the one at Lord's against England. Contrary to the first two Tests, England chose to bat and Indian bowlers troubled them early on.