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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…

Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett run during Day Two of the 4th Test Match vs India at Old Trafford (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) India were bowled out for 358 in their first innings of the 4th Test at Old Trafford, with Ben Stokes leading England’s bowling effort with a brilliant five-wicket haul, which was…

Ben Stokes celebrates his five wicket haul at the end of the first innings during Day Two of the 4th Test Match vs India at Old Trafford (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Ben Stokes put in a stunning shift at Old Trafford on Thursday, producing an impeccable bowling display to register his first five-wicket haul…

Vice-captain Rishabh Pant hobbled out to bat for India despite a fractured right foot and managed to score 54 runs in the fourth Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test. (IANS) There’s something thrilling about watching Rishabh Pant bat in whites. The audacity, the swagger, the fearlessness — it’s a brand of Test cricket India hasn’t seen since the…

Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper-batter N Jagadeesan is likely to be added as cover for the injured Rishabh Pant, who is set to miss the fifth Test after suffering a fractured metatarsal while attempting a reverse sweep off Chris Woakes on Day 1 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester.TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the selectors…