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Rishabh Pant's surgeon recalled the Indian wicketkeeper's journey after his car accident in December 2022. Pant was out of the game for close to 16 months after the accident.

Mohammed Azharuddin has jumped to the defence of Shubman Gill ,saying that the Indian Test team captain should be given a fair chance. Gill's captaincy has been criticised after India's loss in the Headingley Test.

Smriti Mandhana's hundred and Shree Charani's sensational bowling effort on debut helped India secure a crushing win over England in the first women's T20I on Saturday, June 28.

Michael Atherton believes the Lord's Test will be a stern challenge for Ben Stokes' England captaincy after the heavy Edgbaston defeat. The upcoming match will be a test of Stokes' leadership and resilience, according to Atherton.

Ravi Shastri heaped praise on Shubman Gill for his batting prowess and captaincy skills during India's win in the second Test against England. Gill scored twin centuries as India handed England a big defeat to level the series.

Did Virat Kohli time his Test retirement right with flat decks on offer on the ongoing England tour? Kohli's childhood coach, Rajkumar Sharma, opened up on the batter's Test retirement in a conversation with India Today.

ENG vs IND: Akash Deep struck crucial early blows, removing Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope to leave England reeling after India posted a commanding 587 in their first innings at Edgbaston, having been asked to bat first.

ENG vs IND: Shubman Gill's father took a cheeky dig after his son was dismissed at 269 in the 2nd Test at Birmingham. He reckons that he missed out on a triple-hundred.

England vs India: During India's intense fielding drills on Monday in Birmingham, young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was a notable absentee in the slip cordon and in the gully region. The opener dropped as many as four catches in the first Test that India lost by five wickets.

ENG vs IND: Yashasvi Jaiswal can become the fastest Indian to 2000 Test runs in the second Test starting July 2 at the Edgbaston in Birmingham.

ENG vs IND: Shubman Gill's India are looking to make a comeback in the five-match Test series after losing the opening Test at Headingley in Leeds by five wickets.

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has urged the team management to retain Shubman Gill as the captain of the Test team for three years, irrespective of what happens in the ongoing series against England.