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India head coach Gautam Gambhir (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimeofIndia.com in Leeds: England scripted a remarkable five-wicket win over India in the first Test at Headingley on Tuesday, chasing down 371 in record-breaking fashion to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. The hosts became the first team in over 60,000 first-class…

Ben Stokes (Images credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: England produced a brilliantly paced run chase to gun down a massive 371-run target and defeat India by five wickets in the series-opening Headingley Test on Tuesday — with 14 overs to spare. The hosts pulled off the 10th highest successful run chase in Test history with…

TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: Head down, Shubman Gill started that walk back to the change room with his team right behind him. Jamie Smith had clobbered Ravindra Jadeja for a maximum to seal the record chase, and give high-flying England a 1-0 lead over India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.Smith and Joe Root were greeted by their…

Rishabh Pant (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant’s animated presence behind the stumps once again took centre stage during Day 5 of the opening Test at Headingley Stadium in Leeds on Tuesday.During Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling spell, Pant was caught on the stump mic delivering one of his trademark quips: “Mera hi game, mera hi ball,…

India batter Tilak Varma had a memorable County debut as the southpaw hammered a century on his Hampshire debut. The 22-year-old, who was unbeaten on 98 against Essex on the opening day, completed his sixth first-class century on the second day. However, the southpaw fell right after reaching his milestone, as former South Africa captain…

MS Dhoni plays with Saurabh Tiwary’s son. (Screengrabs) Former India cricketer Saurabh Tiwary on Tuesday shared an adorable video of his son, Sourish, playing with MS Dhoni in a gym.In a 16 seconds video, Dhoni can be seen having fun with his former Jharkhand and India teammate. “Mahi Bhaiya playing with my son Sourish,” Tiwary,…

KL Rahul (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) It wasn’t too long ago that KL Rahul didn’t even know his position in the batting order. In Perth during the Australia series, he opened with Yashasvi Jaiswal and played a match-winning hand, only to find himself demoted when captain Rohit Sharma chose to go up the order….

England batsman Ben Stokes and Jack Leach celebrate victory (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) England face a formidable challenge at Headingley, needing 371 runs to win the first Test against India. After conceding a big second-innings lead, England’s openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett ensured they finished Day 4 at 21 for no loss, keeping…

Rishabh Pant (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Rishabh Pant continued to cement his reputation as India’s most fearless wicketkeeper-batter, notching up twin centuries in the Headingley Test and matching multiple records along the way. After scoring a fluent 134 in the first innings, Pant added another 118 in the second, becoming the first Indian to…

India’s KL Rahul (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Continuing his remarkable record in challenging SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) conditions, Rahul crafted his third Test hundred on English soil — and sixth overall in SENA — to put India firmly in control of the opening Test. His 195-run partnership with Rishabh Pant pushed India’s second…