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Rishabh Pant (Pic credit: BCCI) Former India opener Aakash Chopra has delivered a stirring tribute to Rishabh Pant, praising the wicketkeeper-batter’s unbreakable spirit after he batted through pain on Day 2 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, with a fractured toe. Pant, who made a fighting 54 off 75 balls, walked out despite the…

Rishabh Pant (Pic credit: BCCI) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: Around 11 am local time, Rishabh Pant arrived at Old Trafford cricket ground with his injured right foot protected and secured inside a moonboot. He used a crutch for support and slowly made his way to the away dressing room. In lightning quick time, the wicketkeeper-batter changed…

Rishabh Pant (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England asserted their dominance on Day 2 of the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford, Manchester, ending Thursday’s play at 225/2. A commanding 166-run opening stand between Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley laid the foundation, helping England close in on India’s first innings total of 358. The deficit…

England’s Zak Crawley (L) and India’s Shubman Gill (R) were involved in a heated exchange at Lord’s. (AFP Photo) England opener Zak Crawley has shed light on the fiery confrontation with India captain Shubman Gill during the tense third day of the Lord’s Test, calling it one of the most exhilarating moments of the series…

India’s Rishabh Pant comes down for the batting during the second day. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: In a stirring display of courage and class, Rishabh Pant once again proved why he is India’s heartbeat in Test cricket, battling through a toe injury to script a fighting fifty on Day 2 of the fourth Test against…

Zak Crawley (Sahil Malhotra- X) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: Zak Crawley was full of praise for his captain Ben Stokes after England ended Day 2 of the fourth Test strongly at Old Trafford. England finished the day at 225 for 2, trailing India by just 133 runs, after a dominant 166-run opening stand between Crawley and…

Zak Crawley (84) and Ben Duckett (94) stitched a 166-run opening wicket partnership on Day 2 of the fourth Test between India and England at Old Trafford in Manchester. (Image: X) England established control on Day 2 of the fourth Test against India at Manchester, reaching 225 for two at stumps on Thursday, powered by…

Shardul Thakur (Image credit – Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: On a day dominated for long stretches by England’s opening pair, it was the courageous return of Rishabh Pant that truly defined the narrative of Day 2 in the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Battling a fractured toe sustained on Day 1, Pant walked in…

Ben Duckett is dismissed off the bowling of Anshul Kamboj (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) India found a much-needed breakthrough on Day 2 of the fourth Test in Manchester, as debutant Anshul Kamboj picked up his maiden Test wicket, removing England opener Ben Duckett for 94. The 24-year-old pacer from Haryana, who was brought into…

Rishabh Pant and N Jagadeesan (Image via X/@Sports_Himanshu & Getty Images) Despite Rishabh Pant coming out to bat on the 2nd Day of the Manchester Test, Tamil Nadu’s N Jagadeesan is set to be added as a replacement for the final Test in place of the vice-captain. Pant took a painful hit to his right…