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India Today
10 hours ago
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- India Today
Jacob Bethell, Sam Cook to leave England squad after India Test snub: Report
England batter Jacob Bethell and pacer Sam Cook are reportedly set to leave the England squad midway through the ongoing five-match Test series against India. The duo, both overlooked for the third Test at Headingley, will now return to play in the County Championship for Warwickshire and Essex who had been in contention for a place in the playing XI, was left out in favour of Ollie Pope. The 21-year-old, who enjoyed a strong Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, had carried that form into the limited-overs series against West Indies, scoring 82 in the first ODI and contributing impactful cameos of 23*, 26 (10), and 36* (16) in the T20I series, which England won 3-0. However, according to BBC, he will now head back to Warwickshire to maintain his red-ball rhythm, as his wait for a fourth Test cap vs IND, 1st Test Day 1: Updates Meanwhile, Sam Cook has also been released from the England squad after missing out on a place in the Headingley XI. England opted to bring back experienced seamer Chris Woakes, who returned from an ankle injury that had sidelined him since December last year. Woakes' return meant there was no room for Cook, who had been hoping to add to his solitary Test has been in impressive form in County Cricket for Essex and was seen as a promising option with the ball. But with England favouring experience for the crucial Headingley clash, the 27-year-old will now shift focus back to domestic cricket in hopes of earning another national players will look to continue their strong domestic performances as they wait for another opportunity at the international won the toss and elected to bowl first in the Headingley Test. India got off to a strong start, with openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal dominating most of the first session. However, Brydon Carse broke the momentum by dismissing Rahul, and Ben Stokes followed up by removing debutant Sai Sudharsan for a duck, shifting the momentum just before lunch on Day 1.
India Today
13 hours ago
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- India Today
ENG vs IND: Sai Sudharsan debuts, joins Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly in unique list
Sai Sudharsan's rapid rise continued as the young Tamil Nadu batter made his Test debut for India in the series opener against England at Headingley, Leeds, on 20 June, joining a select group of Indian greats - Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli - who also earned their maiden Test caps on the same 21-year-old left-hander became India's 317th Test cricketer, receiving his cap from Cheteshwar Pujara, a stalwart at No. 3 for over a decade. Fittingly, Sudharsan is expected to take up that position in a reshuffled batting order, with Shubman Gill moving to No. 4 and Rishabh Pant slotting in at No. already has three ODI caps and one T20I cap to his name, and his Test debut today completes the set. Sudharsan has been a prolific run-scorer in the shorter formats - he won the Orange Cap in IPL 2025 - but he averages just under 40 in first-class cricket. ENG vs IND Live Score, 1st Test Day 1: Live UpdatesA product of Tamil Nadu's domestic system, Sudharsan first came into prominence during the 2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League, finishing as the second-highest run-scorer. He made his Ranji Trophy debut the following year and has since accumulated 1,957 runs in 29 first-class matches at an average of 39.93, including seven Cap number 317Congratulations to Sai Sudharsan, who is all set to make his Test DebutUpdates | #ENGvIND BCCI (@BCCI) June 20, 2025advertisementIn December 2019, Sudharsan was in tears after being dropped from Tamil Nadu's Under-19 team. He was not in ideal physical shape and, acknowledging that, channeled his disappointment into working towards becoming a fitter, stronger player. Early the following year, he began training with his mother, a strength and conditioning coach who had represented Tamil Nadu in volleyball. His father, R Bharadwaj - a former track athlete who represented India at the South Asian Games in Dhaka in 1993 - also played a key role in his his red-ball numbers remain a work in progress, his recent form has been impossible to overlook. Sudharsan enjoyed a prolific IPL 2025 campaign, scoring 759 runs at a strike rate of 156.17 for Gujarat Titans - the highest run tally of the season. His County stint with Surrey across the 2023 and 2024 seasons also gave him valuable experience in English left-hander has been one of the most talked-about names in the lead-up to the series. Thirty years after Ganguly's elegant debut at Lord's, another left-handed batter from India begins his journey in Watch
Hans India
a day ago
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- Hans India
Gambhir will enjoy young captain Gill with him, says Manjrekar
New Delhi: As India begin a new chapter in red-ball cricket under the leadership of Shubman Gill, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes that the team's head coach Gautam Gambhir is set for an exciting partnership with the young Test captain. The five-match Test series against England, beginning June 20 at Headingley, Leeds, will also mark the start of India's campaign in the 2025–27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle — and the first major challenge of the Gill-Gambhir era. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Manjrekar highlighted the potential harmony between Gambhir and Gill, drawing parallels with the T20I setup where Gambhir is also expected to work with another young captain, Suryakumar Yadav, following Rohit Sharma's retirement from the shortest format. 'Gautam Gambhir, as coach, will enjoy a young captain with him,' said Manjrekar. 'You can see him as a coach when he's playing with Suryakumar Yadav as the Indian captain versus, you know, Rohit Sharma. He'll enjoy that job. So there's going to be a better kind of relationship between the captain and the coach.' Manjrekar further compared Gill's appointment to the time when Mohammed Azharuddin was unexpectedly made captain in 1989 after Krishnamachari Srikkanth was removed. He believes the situation Gill walks into bears a similar sense of freedom. 'The advantage that Shubman Gill has, this team has, it was a bit like the team in the 90s when we went to New Zealand, where Mohammed Azharuddin, out of the blue as a young cricketer, was made the captain. You go with the feeling that you've got nothing to lose.' With the sudden retirements of senior stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from Test cricket last month, India found itself in the midst of a generational transition. Jasprit Bumrah, the other logical contender for the role, reportedly opted out of leadership due to his injury history - a decision that, according to Manjrekar, may have left Gill as the natural, if not inevitable, choice. 'The big names have gone, Bumrah is not the captain, Gill, it's almost like Gill had to do the job,' Manjrekar explained. 'So you're not going to feel the pressure. And I think, because India and the selectors made such a big call, they'll back him and be supportive.' Gill, who has played 32 Tests and scored 1,893 runs including five centuries, will lead a largely youthful side into hostile English conditions. While still early in his career, Gill already has leadership experience, having captained the Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2025 playoffs.
News18
2 days ago
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- News18
Top Allrounder Hayley Matthews To Miss Women's Big Bash League
Last Updated: Melbourne Renegades' Hayley Matthews will miss WBBL season 11 due to a shoulder injury as she is set to undergo surgery. Melbourne Renegades allrounder Hayley Matthews will miss the Women's Big Bash League season 11 due to a shoulder injury, the club announced on Thursday. Matthews, pre-signed by the Renegades ahead of the WBBL Overseas Player Draft, was set for her fourth season in red. However, a shoulder injury sustained during the West Indies' recent ODI series has postponed her WBBL plans. The world's top-ranked T20I all-rounder must withdraw to undergo shoulder surgery. Despite this, she will meet her national commitments, including captaining the West Indies and playing for her Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League, before her surgery later this year. Matthews would have occupied one of the Renegades' picks at Thursday's Big Bash drafts. However, the club now has all three overseas slots to fill during the event. 'We are clearly disappointed Hayley won't be with us this season. She's been instrumental during her time with the Renegades, not just with her performances but with her leadership and professionalism," General Manager James Rosengarten said. 'There's a very close relationship between the Renegades and Hayley, and we know it will continue next year and beyond. Hayley loves this club, and we share in her disappointment at not being available for this year's tournament." Matthews' absence is a blow for the club, given her significant role in the Renegades' remarkable resurgence last season. The team recovered from a bottom-placed finish in WBBL 9 to win their maiden title at the MCG. She had a career-best campaign in WBBL 10, scoring 324 runs at a strike rate of 130.6 and taking 14 wickets, earning her a spot in the WBBL 10 Team of the Tournament. With IANS inputs First Published: June 19, 2025, 12:30 IST
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
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- Hindustan Times
Suryakumar Yadav flies to England: 'With no T20 cricket before August-September, he thought it's the best time to…'
Suffering from a sports hernia-related injury, MI star Suryakumar Yadav has flown to England to consult a specialist for treatment. The Indian T20I skipper was in good form in IPL 2025, registering 717 runs. He was also in action in the T20 Mumbai League after his IPL campaign. It is not confirmed if his pain increased during the Mumbai T20 League, and he also was occupied the last three months due to constant cricket. An anonymous source close to the cricketer confirmed to PTI, 'Surya is suffering from Sports hernia on right side lower abdomen. He has gone to the UK for consultation. If required, he will be going under the knife.' The source further added, 'With no T20 cricket before August-September, Surya thought that this is the best time where he can tend to his injury and also have enough time for recuperation at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.' He is not part of the Indian Test team in England, which also gives him a rare chance to sort out his fitness without selection pressure. India's upcoming T20I assignment is in Bangladesh, and is scheduled for August, which gives him time to recover. If he undergoes surgery, we could see him miss those matches. His absence will be a huge blow to the team, considering he was the second-highest run-scorer in IPL 2025 and is also the T20I skipper. The 34-year-old is a key cog in the Indian white-ball setup, having won the 2023 Asia Cup and 2024 T20 World Cup. In July 2024 after Rohit Sharma announced his T20I retirement, he was made permanent captain in that format. He has four T20I tons to his name, the second most by any batter ni the format. He was also the world's no. 1 T20I batter from October 2022-June 2024.
