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Indian Express
4 days ago
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- Indian Express
'99 out of 100 times, players like Pant succeed': AB de Villiers praises India wicketkeeper's fearless approach after twin tons vs England
Even though India lost the first Anderson-Tendulkar Test at Headingley in Leeds, the match will be a memorable one for the vice-captain Rishabh Pant, who scored centuries in each innings with his all-out attacking game. Pant looked vulnerable at times but was lucky to convert both his innings to tons, becoming only the second wicketkeeper batter in the history of Test cricket to score twin centuries in a Test. South African batting great AB de Villiers lauded Pant's heroics and backed the left-hander from the criticism of not playing according to the situation. 'He plays with extreme risk. It's sometimes going to frustrate the living daylights out of you,' de Villiers said on his YouTube channel. 'I can count 20 occasions where he could have gotten out for under 30 in both innings. But he didn't – and that's the most important thing. He is a player that takes it to the opposition, and 99 out of 100 times, those are your successful sportspeople, not only cricketers, it's the guys that are willing to take it back to the opposition absorb a little bit and be prepared to sort of take it back,' he said about Pant. De Villiers believes Pant sometimes plays ultra-aggressive cricket, but that has been his style. 'I think sometimes, he does pull the trigger a little early but that is his recipe, that is his blueprint and it has been working for him. You don't score two hundreds in one match if you don't know what you're doing so all credit to him to sticking to his game.' 'A lot of people are giving him criticism, asking him, 'can't you see the match situation? Don't you know what's going on? Why don't you read the game better?' But look at his performances, you can never ever take that away from him and that is what most important is and that to me is a guy that's happy in his own skin and who is prepared after failure to look in the mirror and to know, I'm the one who is going to answer the questions,' he added. The 360-degree batter also admitted that Pant's audacious shot selection left him perplexed at times. 'I was on the couch, going, 'Rishabh, what are you doing? It's not the time and place for this.' But look at the results. That's all that matters. It's a huge shame they couldn't cross the line because he deserved to be the Man of the Match,' he said.
Indian Express
5 days ago
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- Indian Express
‘Managing his workload is important': Gambhir says India yet to decide Jasprit Bumrah's remaining two Tests
A new-look India under Shubman Gill started their World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle with a five-wicket loss against England in the first Anderson-Tendulkar Test at Headingley in Leeds on Tuesday. After edging out England in the first innings by taking a slender 6-run lead, India set a steep target of 371, which the home side chased comfortably in just 82 overs with five wickets to spare. Indian batsmen hit five centuries in addition to Jasprit Bumrah's five-wicket haul in the first innings, but ended up losing the Test. This has been the first instance in the history of Test cricket where a team has lost the match after scoring five centuries. The biggest differentiator between the two sides was the fielding. Team India dropped eight clear chances and one half chance in addition to a missed run-out opportunity, which eventually cost them the game. Out of these, Yashasvi Jaiswal alone dropped four catches in two innings. Head coach Gautam Gambhir has defended his side and refused to single out any player to put the blame on or the failure of any single department for the defeat. 'I won't single out anyone for defeat,' Gambhir said in the post-match press conference after the loss. 'The first thing is that catches get dropped. The best fielders drop catches. The lower-order batting was a bit disappointing. If we had made 600 in the first innings, we could have dominated. Hopefully we will learn in the second Test (in Birmingham),' he said. 'But that is not the only reason we lost. Everyone wants to contribute and I won't single out anyone. We lose together and win together,' added Gambhir. Coach Gambhir also confirmed that the loss will not change the fact that Bumrah will play only two more Tests during this tour. 'To manage his workload is more important. There's a lot of cricket going forward, and we know what he brings to the table. Before we came on this tour, it was already decided that he was going to play three Test matches. We haven't decided which two other Tests he's going to play,' he said. Gill, who was leading India for the first time, started confidently as a batter. He scored a fine 147 in the first innings but looked under pressure as a captain in the field. Gambhir urged patience towards Gill. 'These are tough places to captain. It's like pushing someone into the deep sea, and I am sure he is going to come out as a proper professional. Look, first Test match, obviously, there are nerves. It's a great honour. As he's already mentioned, captain of the Test side-not many people get that opportunity and he was phenomenal,' said Gambhir.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
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- Hindustan Times
KL Rahul takes captaincy from Shubman Gill, India get two quick wickets: 'He has done all signals; change evident'
Just before Day 5 began with England set to resume their pursuit of 371 at 21 for no loss, the Indian cricketers got into a huddle, as most teams would do before the start of a session. What happened inside that huddle was the interesting bit. KL Rahul, one of India's most experienced cricketers in the XI now, was doing all the talking instead of captain Shubman Gill or vice-captain Rishabh Pant. It didn't bring any immediate result as Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley thwarted India's bowlers for more than a session but Rahul once again got into the act, this time in a more decisive role in the second session. India's KL Rahul reacts(Action Images via Reuters) As play began after a rain break in the second session, KL Rahul took over Shubman Gill's captaincy duties and started marshalling the troops. Suddenly, the Indian camp had a different energy. Prasidh Krishna, bowling from the end which is generally reserved for Bumrah, pitched one up against his nature and found some movement and also the outside edge of a well-settled Zak Crawley's bat. And guess who was in the slips to complete the formalities? KL Rahul, who else? India has dropped a few in this Test, but Rahul was not letting this opportunity to finally break a mammoth opening partnership go begging. The 188-run partnership was broken as India got their first breakthrough in the second innings. India vs England Live Score India's hopes of clawing their way back into the contest got another shot in the arm when Krishna, in the next over, got one to jag back in from a good length and find the gap between Ollie Pope's bat and pad. It rattled the stumps of the first-innings centurion. Rahul immediately called for a huddle and did all the talking, much like he had taken charge of the field placements for a brief period. "If you look at the field now and ask who is captaining, it will be KL Rahul. He has done all the hand signals, all the field settings. The change is evident," said former England captain Nasser Hussain in commentary. Rahul has more captaincy at the highest level than both Gill and Rishabh Pant. He has led India in all formats and is also the team's most experienced member after all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. KL Rahul's message to Shubman Gill Before the start of the Anderson-Tendulkar, Rahul had said that he would always be around Gill to help him out in the field. 'I reached out to Shubman the minute the team was announced, and when he was announced (as) the captain. (I told him) You will always find me around, any help, any guidance, if you need someone to share something with or talk to, I'm always there. But I believe you need to give people their space to really follow their gut instinct. If they need help, I'm always there,' Rahul told Sony Sports Network. On Day 5 of the first Test in Headingley, Rahul, who scored a sparkling century in India's second innings, walked the talk.
Indian Express
5 days ago
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- Indian Express
IND vs ENG LIVE Cricket Score, 1st Test Day 5: England need 350 more to win; Bumrah & Co. hope for 10 wickets on last day
India vs England 1st Test Day 5, ENG vs IND Live Cricket Score Updates: After four days of fighting cricket, the first Anderson-Tendulkar Test between England and India at Leeds' Headingley is equally poised with the Ben Stokes side needing 350 more runs to win with 10 wickets in hand heading into the fifth and last day. Swashbuckling Pant to Solid Pant: How the centurion Rishabh alternated between his two identities to slay England with another hundred India's Rishabh Pant plays a shot on day four of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds on Monday. (AP Photo) In an over where Rishabh Pant had twice swung his bat wildly but missed the ball both times, KL Rahul walked down the pitch with a piece of advice. The stump microphone would catch the interesting chat. 'Ball achhe se dekho (Watch the ball closely),' Rahul would say. 'Haanji … aisa nahi hai ki ghuma raha hu … ball achhe se dekh raha hu. (Yes … it's not like I am just swinging the bat … I am watching the ball properly),' he said. For years, Pant, a batsman with 8 Test hundreds and 6 scores in 90s, would have wanted to climb on rooftops of stadia around the world and say the same to those who saw him as a white-ball slogger. At Headingley, from the central square, he cleared the air once and for all, with a strong statement. With his second hundred in this Test – 118 on Day 4 following his 134 on Day 2 – Pant underlined his Test credentials and his 195-run partnership with the other centurion of the day, KL Rahul (137), gave India a chance to start the series with a famous win.
Indian Express
6 days ago
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- Indian Express
ENG vs IND: 378 repeat on cards? England back themselves to hunt down 371 vs India at Headingley as Tongue denies any draw chance
After four days of fighting cricket in the first England vs India Anderson-Tendulkar Test at Headingley in Leeds, the match is perfectly set up for a thrilling end while heading into the final day on Tuesday. With 21 for no loss, England are 350 behind and looking at their style of play, the Ben Stokes side is expected to go for India's 371-run target and not play for a draw. England's pacer Josh Tongue reiterated this thought process after the close of day's play on Monday, which saw India getting bundled out for 364 after being 333 for four at one stage. Asked if there was any scenario where a draw would become a good result, Tongue said: 'No. Just go for the win. That's the clear message in the changing room. We'll try and be as positive as we can in that first session, then see where we are at lunch – then we'll take things from there.' Tongue picked three wickets — Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah — in a single over to run through India's tailenders and give England a realistic chance in this Test. In their last 36 Tests under Stokes, England have managed just one draw, that too in the rain-affected Manchester Test in the 2023 Ashes. While the weather in Leeds on Sunday may once again play a role, Tongue feels England can replicate what they did in Edgbaston in 2022. 'With our batting line-up I feel we can chase down anything. Their bowlers are going to bowl well in periods, but it's about soaking up that pressure and putting it back on the bowlers. I don't see why we can't chase it. Obviously we're really confident. If you look at our batting line-up it's very strong. We play a positive brand of cricket,' said Tongue. England chased down 378 against India in the fifth and last (rescheduled Test due to the pandemic) in Birmingham for their highest chase in Tests. Indian opener KL Rahul also second Tongue's opinion when the same question. He said, 'I agree with Josh Tongue. There's definitely going to be a result. That's what England have said very openly and their style of cricket suggests that as well. It gives us a good opportunity to pick up 10 wickets.'
