Gill weighs in on groundsman row
India captain Shubman Gill says the head groundsman at The Oval sparked an “unnecessary” row with coach Gautam Gambhir.
India captain Shubman Gill says the head groundsman at The Oval sparked an “unnecessary” row with coach Gautam Gambhir.
Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor has been added to his country’s Test squad after serving a three-and-a-half year ban.
England captain Ben Stokes will miss the fifth and deciding Test against India with a shoulder injury.
England and India head to The Oval for the decisive fifth and final Test of a hard-fought campaign on Thursday, with both teams battling mental and physical fatigue.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir was involved in an angry exchange with Surrey’s head groundsman at The Oval ahead of the final Test against England.
England captain Ben Stokes proclaimed “pain is just an emotion” as he insisted he will do everything in his power to feature as a fully-fledged all-rounder in next week’s series decider with India.
England and India drew the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Sunday after a fine rearguard action by the tourists.
India captain Shubman Gill starred in a remarkable rearguard action as his side checked England’s bid for a series-clinching win in the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Joe Root moved to second on the all-time list of Test run-scorers after hitting a sparkling 38th century on Friday as England hunted a series-clinching win against India.
Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett got England off to a flying start in their first innings of the fourth Test on Thursday, before India ensured both openers fell short of centuries.
India suffered a potentially major setback when Rishabh Pant retired hurt on the first day of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford.
England captain Ben Stokes says he is ready to put his injury-ravaged body at risk and on the line again if it helps his side seal a Test series win over India.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma and eight of his teammates will take the World Test Championship mace to Langa on Friday.
India must make a crucial call on the fitness of star pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah for the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford.
Harry Brook says England will look to “really get stuck into” India when the teams resume hostilities at Old Trafford on Wednesday.