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NDTV
10 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
Rishabh Pant "Waiting For My Commentary To End": Legend Hints At 'Stupid' Rant After Star's Slow Start
India took control of the 1st Test against England in spectacular fashion at Headingley, Leeds as Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed centuries while Rishabh Pant was unbeaten on 65 at the close of play. India finished Day 1 on 359/3 in 85 overs. This is only the third occasion that two Indian batters scoring 100s on the first day of a Tour. This also the third highest score on the first day of a tour for India. While the two centurions grabbed limelight, Pant provided fireworks too as he slammed 65 of 102 balls. His innings included six fours and two sixes. However, the start of his innings was not so aggressive as he was 20 off 48 balls at one stage with no boundaries. Sunil Gavaskar, who was commentating, passed a cheeky comment: "Maybe he is waiting for me to finish my commentary stint". He was referrring to a comment that he made on Pant after he got out to a rash shot at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy. "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! You've got two fielder there and you still go for that. You've missed the previous shot and look where you've been caught. You've caught at deep third man. That is throwing away your wicket. Not in the situation that India was. You have to understand the situation as well. You cannot say that is your natural game. I am sorry that is not your natural game. That is a stupid shot. That is letting your team down badly. He should not be going in that (Indian) dressing room, he should be going into the other dressing room," Gavaskar had said on ABC Sport. Talking about the match. Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Shubman Gill announced their readiness to carry India's batting into the post Virat Kohli - Rohit Sharma era, striking marvellous hundreds to guide the visitors to a dominant 359 for three against a faltering England on the first day of the opening Test here on Friday. Gill (127 batting) and Jaiswal (101, 159b) shared a 129-run partnership for a determined third wicket alliance that carried India to 221 from a slightly wobbly 92 for two after KL Rahul (42) and debutant B Sai Sudharsan (0) were dismissed in quick succession. Rishabh Pant (65 batting) was keeping vigil with Gill at close. But there was an underlying significance to the centuries of Jaiswal and Gill other than giving India a head-start on the first day of the newly-minted five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
India Today
20 hours ago
- Sport
- India Today
Stupid no more: Sunil Gavaskar in awe of Rishabh Pant's measured Leeds knock
Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was in awe of Rishabh Pant's measured innings against England on Day 1 of the first Test at Headingley, Leeds. Pant played an unbeaten innings of 65* (102), with a perfect blend of caution and aggression as he took India in a dominating position along with captain Shubman began his innings in his usual fashion by going after Ben Stokes on just his second ball as he used his feet and whacked him for a four straight down the ground. However, post that, the southpaw showed great restraint by not going after Shoaib Bashir, scoring just 16 runs off his next 44 measured approach earned him plaudits from Sunil Gavaskar, who's criticised his approach in the past during the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. However, on this occasion, Gavaskar praised Pant for pacing his innings well and taking advantage of the bowlers when they're tired. 'It seems like that's how he plays. When he comes in to bat, on the second or third ball, he often uses his feet and hits a boundary. It makes him feel free and then allows him to play the way he wants. Over here, he's been measured in his approach—giving himself time out in the middle. But once he's in and the bowlers start to tire, that's when he begins to step down the pitch and really attack, hitting big shots, sixes, and boundaries,' said Gavaskar on Sony Gavaskar also extolled Pant for his defensive technique against the fast bowlers, mentioning his big hundreds in overseas vs IND 1st Test Day 1 Highlights'Because he gives himself that time early on, it becomes easier for him to play those aggressive strokes later. When he defends, he seems to have so much time against the pace bowlers—it almost looks like he's taking the mickey out of them, saying, "Look, I've got all the time in the world; I don't need to play a big shot, I'm just middling the ball. He's got enormous talent. I've seen him score hundreds in South Africa and Australia, and they've been absolutely unbelievable. There's such a great blend of defence and attack—starting with solid defence and then shifting to attack,' he scored his second boundary on his 48th ball, which was through an outside edge against Chris Woakes. He finally began to attack Shoaib Bashir after 60 deliveries as he pulled him for a four and later used his feet to whack him for a six in the following over. He brought up his fifty off 91 balls and also completed 3000 runs in Watch
NDTV
a day ago
- Sport
- NDTV
Yashasvi Jaiswal Slams Ton To Join Sourav Ganguly In Elite Club, Becomes 1st Indian In 93 Years To...
Yashasvi Jaiswal gave yet another proof of his growing stature in Indian cricket by slamming his fifth Test ton on Friday. Playing his maiden innings on the English soil, Jaiswal played with absolute control and withstood pain to reach his first ton in England in 144 balls at Leeds. With the ton, Jaiswal is now the first Indian batter in the country's 93 years Test history (India first played a Test in 1932 against England at Lord's) to score a ton in his first match in both England and Australia. In the recently held 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy, Jaiswal slammed a ton in Perth. Jaiswal has also joined an elite club consisting Sourav Ganguly, Vijay Manjrekar and three other Indians who have scored a ton in their maiden innings in England. Hundreds for India in maiden Test innings in England 133 Vijay Manjrekar Headingley 1952 131 Sourav Ganguly Lord's 1996 129* Sandeep Patil Old Trafford 1982 146 M Vijay Trent Bridge 2014 100* Yashasvi Jaiswal Headingley 2025 Yashasvi Jaiswal made a characterful hundred and skipper Shubman Gill crafted a graceful fifty as India punished a lacklustre England to reach a formidable 215 for two at tea on the first day of the opening Test of the five-match series here on Friday. They were as different as chalk and cheese, but both Gill (58 not out) and Jaiswal (100 not out) found immense success with their respective methods during an unbroken 123-run alliance for the third wicket. Jaiswal brought up his 5th hundred in Test cricket off 144 balls and Gill his eighth half-century off 56 deliveries in his first outing as India Test captain, underlining the different route they travelled on the day. England might see this innings as an ominous early sign from Jaiswal that he might just replicate that 712-run series against them in India last year. It was not a typical Jaiswal innings where he simply flayed the bowlers around, but he showed admirable self-restraint, particularly outside the off-stump. The left-hander was dismissed in that channel a couple of times while playing for India A against the England Lions in the recent tour matches, but here the 23-year-old did not repeat his mistakes. He was also copiously assisted by the England bowlers, who struggled to discover the right line and length on a flaccid track. Their profligacy meant that the Indian batters received ample scoring opportunities. Even amidst his restrained avatar, Jaiswal brought some cracking shots off the shelf such as a crisp off-drive off pacer Josh Tongue or a carved six off the same bowler.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
England and India face red-hot series opener and Jasprit Bumrah conundrum
If there was an enduring image from the last Test series between India and England, it was probably that of Jasprit Bumrah detonating Ollie Pope's stumps in Visakhapatnam – a feet-seeking yorker so ridiculously sweet that the Food Standards Agency could have marked it red on their traffic-light system. A year and a bit on from England's 4-1 defeat in Indiaon Friday, Bumrah remains the standout in the two attacks going into the first of five blockbuster Tests, beginning at Headingley on Friday. Even saying this sells him a bit short. Of the 86 bowlers to go past 200 Test wickets, none have done so at a lower average than Bumrah's 19.4. Only Kasigo Rabada, with a strike rate of 38.9 to Bumrah's 42, takes his wickets more regularly. Advertisement Related: Ben Stokes calls on England to adapt better 'when we're up against the wall' The numbers only improved during Bumrah's last outing with a red ball, too, with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia last winter returning 32 wickets at 13 runs apiece – one for every 28 deliveries he lashed down. His remains one of the most remarkable actions in the sport, a gentle trot of a run-up followed by a slingshot explosion that asks the batter an absurd number of split-second questions. 'It's awkward to face,' said Ben Stokes on Thursday. 'Especially when you first go in, for those first couple of balls.' If there is something England can take from that BGT series it is that India still lost 3-1. And though something no one likes to see, Bumrah broke down midway through its Sydney finale when the burden of carrying an attack eventually told. The upshot of that experience, going by the interview he gave to Dinesh Karthik for Sky Sports, is that playing three out of the five Tests this summer is the target. So cricket-lovers hoping to watch Bumrah in the flesh over the next six weeks will have fingers crossed that theirs is the lucky Wonka ticket. For Shubman Gill, a young captain leading a reboot post-Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, it will be a case of trying to coax more out of the support cast. India are seeking their first series win in England since 2007 and their second in a five-Test series away from home. Advertisement This being the 20-year anniversary of the 2005 Ashes, thoughts go back to the similarly great Glenn McGrath and the fact that England capitalised on the Tests he missed for their two wins. Not that Stokes and his players will be content to take a lead and park the bus. The England captain accepted his team need to be a bit 'smarter' than in the recent past but draws are still very much not his thing. Neither is talking about the Ashes, which can only be good news. When India were here in 2021, Chris Silverwood, then England's head coach, spoke of the series 'galvanising' his players for the tour of Australia that winter and watched a fatigued, confused side fall 2-1 behind after four Tests. Had India stayed in the country that summer, rather than push the fifth Test back a year due to Covid and then lose at Edgbaston, they may well have got the job done. Related: England are right to stick with a settled top six – Bethell should follow the Lara model | Mark Ramprakash As Mark Ramprakash has noted, England have a more settled top six these days, even with Jacob Bethell snapping at their heels. And, now that Kohli has hung up his boots, the premier batter across the two sides is unquestionably Joe Root. There are 373 runs between the fourth-placed Yorkshireman (13,006) and second in the all-time Test charts, after which only Sachin Tendulkar's 15,921 will sit higher. Bumrah has taken Root's wicket nine times – the batter he has dismissed most – and will try to stymie this march. Advertisement With the newly minted Anderson-Tendulkar trophy on the line – and this the start of the next World Test Championship – perhaps the biggest question for England surrounds the bowling since the former's retirement. Chris Woakes, who has claimed 36 wickets at 20.9 since his return in 2023 and is yet to lose a Test under Stokes, leads an attack that has grunt but is notably raw. Among the head-to-heads that could prove decisive is when Rishabh Pant inevitably tries to take down Shoaib Bashir. However, this role may be something that Karun Nair also takes on, having utterly marmalised England's spinners nine years ago during a remarkable unbeaten 303 in Chennai. The 33-year-old never kicked on from that match but has forced his way back through Kohli's exit and some stellar domestic returns that included two spells at Northamptonshire. Of the many storylines in this series, his is one of perseverance. Like Nair's recent form, the weather at Headingley is set to be red hot and sets up a tricky toss. The old saying in these parts is to look up, not down – ie bat under clear skies, bowl under cloud cover – but there will surely be a temptation to go the other way. In recent times, the pitch has tended to improve as the match has progressed, with the past six Tests here won by the side that has bowled first. For England, another subplot will also unfold 90 miles further north when Jofra Archer makes a first-class return – his first red-ball appearance since 2021 – for Sussex at Durham with an eye on playing the second Test in Birmingham. Archer is possibly the closest thing England have to Bumrah by way of unique attributes, although there really is only one.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
England and India face red-hot series opener and Jasprit Bumrah conundrum
If there was an enduring image from the last Test series between India and England, it was probably that of Jasprit Bumrah detonating Ollie Pope's stumps in Visakhapatnam – a feet-seeking yorker so ridiculously sweet that the Food Standards Agency could have marked it red on their traffic-light system. A year and a bit on from England's 4-1 defeat in Indiaon Friday, Bumrah remains the standout in the two attacks going into the first of five blockbuster Tests, beginning at Headingley on Friday. Even saying this sells him a bit short. Of the 86 bowlers to go past 200 Test wickets, none have done so at a lower average than Bumrah's 19.4. Only Kasigo Rabada, with a strike rate of 38.9 to Bumrah's 42, takes his wickets more regularly. The numbers only improved during Bumrah's last outing with a red ball, too, with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia last winter returning 32 wickets at 13 runs apiece – one for every 28 deliveries he lashed down. His remains one of the most remarkable actions in the sport, a gentle trot of a run-up followed by a slingshot explosion that asks the batter an absurd number of split-second questions. 'It's awkward to face,' said Ben Stokes on Thursday. 'Especially when you first go in, for those first couple of balls.' If there is something England can take from that BGT series it is that India still lost 3-1. And though something no one likes to see, Bumrah broke down midway through its Sydney finale when the burden of carrying an attack eventually told. The upshot of that experience, going by the interview he gave to Dinesh Karthik for Sky Sports, is that playing three out of the five Tests this summer is the target. So cricket-lovers hoping to watch Bumrah in the flesh over the next six weeks will have fingers crossed that theirs is the lucky Wonka ticket. For Shubman Gill, a young captain leading a reboot post-Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, it will be a case of trying to coax more out of the support cast. India are seeking their first series win in England since 2007 and their second in a five-Test series away from home. This being the 20-year anniversary of the 2005 Ashes, thoughts go back to the similarly great Glenn McGrath and the fact that England capitalised on the Tests he missed for their two wins. Not that Stokes and his players will be content to take a lead and park the bus. The England captain accepted his team need to be a bit 'smarter' than in the recent past but draws are still very much not his thing. Neither is talking about the Ashes, which can only be good news. When India were here in 2021, Chris Silverwood, then England's head coach, spoke of the series 'galvanising' his players for the tour of Australia that winter and watched a fatigued, confused side fall 2-1 behind after four Tests. Had India stayed in the country that summer, rather than push the fifth Test back a year due to Covid and then lose at Edgbaston, they may well have got the job done. Sign up to The Spin Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week's action after newsletter promotion As Mark Ramprakash has noted, England have a more settled top six these days, even with Jacob Bethell snapping at their heels. And, now that Kohli has hung up his boots, the premier batter across the two sides is unquestionably Joe Root. There are 373 runs between the fourth-placed Yorkshireman (13,006) and second in the all-time Test charts, after which only Sachin Tendulkar's 15,921 will sit higher. Bumrah has taken Root's wicket nine times – the batter he has dismissed most – and will try to stymie this march. With the newly minted Anderson-Tendulkar trophy on the line – and this the start of the next World Test Championship – perhaps the biggest question for England surrounds the bowling since the former's retirement. Chris Woakes, who has claimed 36 wickets at 20.9 since his return in 2023 and is yet to lose a Test under Stokes, leads an attack that has grunt but is notably raw. Among the head-to-heads that could prove decisive is when Rishabh Pant inevitably tries to take down Shoaib Bashir. However, this role may be something that Karun Nair also takes on, having utterly marmalised England's spinners nine years ago during a remarkable unbeaten 303 in Chennai. The 33-year-old never kicked on from that match but has forced his way back through Kohli's exit and some stellar domestic returns that included two spells at Northamptonshire. Of the many storylines in this series, his is one of perseverance. Like Nair's recent form, the weather at Headingley is set to be red hot and sets up a tricky toss. The old saying in these parts is to look up, not down – ie bat under clear skies, bowl under cloud cover – but there will surely be a temptation to go the other way. In recent times, the pitch has tended to improve as the match has progressed, with the past six Tests here won by the side that has bowled first. For England, another subplot will also unfold 90 miles further north when Jofra Archer makes a first-class return – his first red-ball appearance since 2021 – for Sussex at Durham with an eye on playing the second Test in Birmingham. Archer is possibly the closest thing England have to Bumrah by way of unique attributes, although there really is only one.
