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Cricket - International Test Match Series - Third Test - England v India - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - July 14, 2025 England's Jamie Smith and Ollie Pope celebrate after Shoaib Bashir takes the last wicket of India's Mohammed Siraj to win the test Action Images via Reuters / Peter Cziborra
India aced many battles but England won the war in Lord's Test

Ben Stokes's team have taken 2-1 series lead by minimising errors and capitalising on every mistake by the visitors

CricketJuly 15, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
England's Jofra Archer during training at Lord's. Reuters
Can Archer deliver on return and are India truly reliant on Bumrah?

Third Test at the 'home of cricket' set to witness a showdown between two devastating quicks on different comeback trails

CricketJuly 09, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
India's captain Shubman Gill (C) and his players leave at the end of play on day four of the second cricket test match between England and India at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, central England on July 5, 2025. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB
Gill's perfect Test in Birmingham sets up epic showdown at Lord's

Fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Jasprit Bumrah expected to face off in third Test

CricketJuly 07, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
India captain Shubman Gill, left, speaks with coach Gautam Gambhir at Edgbaston. Getty Images
AnalysisIndia’s flailing leadership needs to rediscover its edge against England

Coach Gautam Gambhir has overseen yet another Test defeat and is running out of support fast

CricketJuly 01, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
India are relying heavily on Jasprit Bumrah, right, who already has fitness concerns. Getty Images
India have to look beyond Bumrah but who is next after him?

Fast bowler's fitness concerns are curtailing his impact in Tests and the team is losing even with him in the side

CricketJune 27, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
England's Joe Root (right) and Jamie Smith celebrate following victory on day five of the first Rothesay Men's Test match at Headingley, Leeds. Picture date: Tuesday June 24, 2025.England's Joe Root (left) and Jamie Smith celebrate following victory on day five of the first Rothesay Men's Test match at Headingley, Leeds. Picture date: Tuesday June 24, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Editorial use only. No commercial use without prior written consent of the ECB. Still image use only. No moving images to emulate broadcast. Editorial use only. No removing or obscuring of sponsor logos
AnalysisBazball 2.0 beats Gill's nascent India Test captaincy

Ben Duckett's ton handed home team stunning win in match tourists seemed to have under control

CricketJune 25, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
Pakistan's Babar Azam, right, and Mohammad Rizwan will feature in the next Big Bash League in Australia. AFP
Babar Azam and other highest-paid cricketers in Big Bash League

Several Pakistan stars available for next season of Australian tournament

CricketJune 24, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
Former India captain Rahul Dravid is presented with the Pataudi trophy by the late Tiger Pataudi in the 2007 Test series in England. Getty Images
ExplainerWhat trophy are England and India competing for?

Five-match Test series that begins on Friday has a bit of an identity issue

CricketJune 20, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
India captain Shubman Gill fields in the slips during a training session at Headingley. Getty Images
England v India: Top order conundrum and battle of veteran pacers

First Test of five-match series begins in Leeds on Friday

CricketJune 19, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
Joe Root is the leading Test batter in the world. Reuters
England v India: Joe Root in a league of his own as he chases Test immortality

Former captain and leading figure of the 'Fab Four' club closing in on Sachin Tendulkar's Test runs tally

CricketJune 18, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
New Test captain Shubman Gill, left, with India head coach Gautam Gambhir. AP
England v India: New challenges and opportunities in post Kohli-Rohit era

Shubman Gill leads Indian team in five-match series that begins in Leeds on Friday

CricketJune 17, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
The Fifa Club World Cup trophy at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California. AFP
Club World Cup 2025 stadium guide: Venues, fixtures and travel times

Expanded 32-team tournament begins in United States this weekend

FootballJune 14, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli reacts while sitting beside the trophy after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 final cricket match against Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --
IPL 2025: Cricket fortunate to witness final flourish of Kohli's glorious career

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and star batter end 17-year wait for title

CricketJune 04, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer starred with the bat in the second qualifier against Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad. AFP
IPL final: Win or lose, Shreyas Iyer is already a champion

Iyer's Punjab Kings look like a team on a mission, with Virat Kohli's Bengaluru also fighting for maiden title

CricketJune 03, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
Venkatesh Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders had an IPL to forget. Sportzpics for IPL
Venkatesh Iyer, Glenn Maxwell and other IPL 2025 flops

Some big names fared miserably despite their experience and big salaries

CricketJune 01, 2025
Ajit Vijaykumar
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