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Indian Express
2 hours ago
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- Indian Express
‘Selectors have given whatever the Gautam Gambhir has asked for': Aakash Chopra says India head coach must deliver Test results now
With India only winning one of their last nine Tests since a home series whitewash against New Zealand last November, the pressure is mounting on coach Gautam Gambhir to deliver results in red-ball cricket, said former India opener Aakash Chopra. India have hit a rough patch with their Test team in transition as a new-look India side under Shubman Gill went down against a marauding England unit led by Ben Stokes at Headingley. 'There is a lot of pressure on Gautam Gambhir. The pressure is absolutely mounting. If you look at his performances in Test cricket, you will find that he has not won a lot of matches,' Chopra said, speaking on his YouTube channel. 'He won two matches against Bangladesh and one against Australia. However, he lost three against New Zealand, three against Australia and one against England. He has been continuously losing,' Chopra said referring to his former Delhi teammate's coaching record. 'But in Test cricket, I think the questions are going to be there. And I think there is a lot of pressure on this series,' Chopra said. Chopra added that there will be question marks over Gambhir's reign as the Test coach if India concede the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy by an overwhelming margin by August. 'If the England series doesn't go too well, then there will be a question mark – where are they going and what are they doing? Because the selectors will feel that whatever team management is asking for, it is being given. The type of player you want, the number of players you want, and the player you are pointing at are being given. So, if that is the case, you need to deliver the results. Period. There are no excuses,' Chopra said. The winless streak of eight successive matches is the longest endured by India in over a decade. Gambhir, however, backed an erratic bowling attack to regroup and come back fighting in the second Test which begins on Wednesday in Edgbaston. 'When we pick the squad, we pick the squad on trust, not on hope. These boys will deliver for us,' said Gambhir after the Headingley Test.
Time of India
2 hours ago
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- Time of India
Latest WTC points table after Australia beat West Indies: Where does India stand?
The new World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle is off to an action-packed start, with three Test series already shaping the early standings. While Australia and England have surged to the top, India and West Indies find themselves needing to make up ground. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Australia and England occupy the first two spots on the WTC table, each boasting a perfect points percentage of 100 after winning their opening matches. Sri Lanka sit third after wrapping up their two-match series against Bangladesh with one win and a draw. Bangladesh, with a draw and a loss, are placed fourth. Here is the full World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 standings: WTC 2025-27 standings Meanwhile, three teams- reigning champions South Africa, New Zealand, and Pakistan, are yet to begin their WTC campaigns this cycle. India's opening match did not go as planned despite an impressive fight at Headingley. The visitors had five centurions in the match but still ended up on the losing side as England pulled off a dramatic chase to take a 1-0 lead in the five-Test Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Team India's Intense Nets at Edgbaston| Prep for 2nd Test vs England Set a target of 371, England rode on a commanding opening stand between Ben Duckett (149) and Zak Crawley, while and debutant Jamie Smith guided the chase home with an unbeaten partnership. 's men were left to rue a middle-order collapse and dropped catches that proved costly. Quiz: Speaking after the match, Gill admitted India had their chances but failed to grab them. He revealed India were eyeing a bigger lead but a lack of runs from the lower order hurt their plans. India will now turn their focus to the second Test at Edgbaston, hoping to bounce back quickly and keep their WTC campaign alive. For now, however, they sit near the bottom of the table alongside West Indies. The WTC cycle began with Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh on June 17 and will run till the final in 2027.
NDTV
3 hours ago
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- NDTV
Updated WTC Points Table 2025-27 After Australia Beat West Indies: India At...
Action in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle is heating up, with three Test series taking place simultaneously. The first Test of the India-England five-match Test series and the West Indies-Australia two-game series are over, whereas Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have completed their two-match series already. As a result, some big changes have already taken place in the WTC standings. Three nations - New Zealand, Pakistan and reigning champions South Africa - are yet to play a Test match in the new cycle. As it stands, Australia and England currently occupy the top two spots in the WTC table. Both nations have played one match each, winning it, giving them a PCT of 100. Sri Lanka occupy third spot, having won one and drawn one in their two-match series against Bangladesh. Bangladesh are fourth, having drawn one and lost one. India and West Indies are ranked the lowest amongst the nations who have played at least one match. They have both lost the only match they've played. Here is the full World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 standings: The WTC 2025-27 cycle kickstarted with the series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on June 17. It follows on from the WTC 2023-25 cycle, which South Africa famously won, beating Australia at Lord's earlier this month. Team India will be aiming to bounce back after losing their first of five Tests away from home against England. Despite having five centurions in the game and going toe-to-toe with England for a long time, India ultimately have nothing to show for it in the WTC table. India skipper Shubman Gill admitted they had their opportunities but failed to capitalise on them, as England pulled off a dramatic five-wicket victory on the final day of the first Test at Headingley. Chasing 371, the hosts rode on a dominant opening stand and composed finishes from Joe Root and debutant Jamie Smith to take a 1-0 lead in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. "A brilliant Test match," said Gill after the loss. "We had chances in the match, a few dropped catches, and the lower order didn't contribute as it would have been." Reflecting on the second innings, where India collapsed from 333/4 to 364 all out, Gill revealed that India were initially planning a declaration. "Yesterday we were thinking to give them around 400-430 to chase and declare, but our lower order added around 20-25 runs, which is never a good sign," he said. "Even today, I thought after their brilliant opening partnership, we did have our chances but just didn't go our way." England's chase was headlined by Ben Duckett 's dazzling 149 and his 188-run opening stand with Zak Crawley, which set the tone early on. Thakur's double strike brought brief hope as he dismissed Duckett and Harry Brook in successive deliveries, but Root and Smith's unbroken 71-run stand sealed the game in style.
Hindustan Times
3 hours ago
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- Hindustan Times
‘You took Shardul Thakur in the team and didn't give him ball for 40 overs': Ashwin points finger at Shubman Gill
It took 39 overs for Shubman Gill to throw the ball to Shardul Thakur in England's first innings at Headingley. He was taken off after three uneventful overs only to return to the attack 22 overs later from a different end. His second spell was slightly better as he conceded 15 runs compared to the 23 he had leaked in his first three overs but he never looked like taking a wicket. The manner in which Gill used Shardul did not indicate that India even believed he could take a wicket. 6 overs for 38 runs can not be and should not be the figures of your fourth seamer when the opposition has scored 465. Shardul Thakur celebrates taking the wicket of England's Ben Duckett(Action Images via Reuters) There was not much improvement even in the second innings. He got introduced into the attack a tad early - in the 19th over - but ended up bowling only 10 overs even as India struggled to make inroads on Day 5. Some may argue that he got a couple of overs only because he got those two lucky breaks in the second session. Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin said the ideal time to introduce Shardul Thakur into the attack was when Joe Root was batting, as he has a decent match-up against the former England captain, having dismissed him twice in 2021. "You have taken Shardul Thakur in the team and didn't give him a ball in the first 40 overs. And Joe Root was batting. And Shardul has a very decent match-up against Joe Root. So, if Shardul Thakur's role is not less, then I genuinely rate Shardul as a cricketer," Ashwin said in his YouTube channel. Ashwin said Shardul needs to be better utilised in order for him to make an impact in the match. "He has caught Ben Duckett and Harry Brook. He can make things happen. But he has to use them at the right time. But if this is going to be the way he is going to be used, I don't think he is really making any sense. Because he has to be given the ball for him to make a difference. He didn't bowl that much in the first 40 overs." Ashwin said it is unfair to criticise Shardul because he didn't get enough opportunities at the right time during the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, which India lost by five wickets despite putting in a good batting performance in both innings. "He didn't bowl that much in the second innings either. Obviously, much more than the first innings. So, his role was very limited and I think it is very unfair to raise an argument on what he did," Ashwin added. If India decide to go in with a proper bowler, then Shardul's place in the side seems shaky. Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav is the frontrunner to replace him in India's XI. Another factor that could dictate India's playing XI in the second Test in Birmingham is Jasprit Bumrah's presence. After bowling 44 overs in the first Test, it is unlikely that Bumrah would play in Birmingham. "The Indian team will go for the second Test. Obviously, Bumrah can play or not play. But the Indian team will think that Bumrah's life is at stake in this test match. He won't play two Test matches. This is our best chance. Batting was going on. Bumrah bowled well. He was available. If we could have taken the lead 1-0 here, how? In the next test match, it will affect you," Ashwin said.
News18
3 hours ago
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- News18
Gautam Gambhir Gets Big Warning: 'You Got Every Player You Want, Now Deliver...'
Last Updated: Aakash Chopra believes head coach Gautam Gambhir has got 'every player he pointed at' and is now under pressure to deliver results, without any excuses. Former India opener Aakash Chopra believes that question marks will mount over head coach Gautam Gambhir if the team fails to do decently well in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Chopra said Gambhir has been given everything he has asked from the selectors and is now under pressure to deliver results. Though India won the 2025 Champions Trophy under his tutelage, India's Test fortunes have fallen off a slope in Gambhir's tenure, which began last year. India has won just three of the 11 Tests, while also suffering a humiliating first-ever home whitewash and a 3-1 away loss to Australia. In England, India started the first Test well but were exposed for their under-preparedness and lost by five wickets to concede a 1-0 lead. 'There is a lot of pressure on Gautam Gambhir," Chopra said in a video on his YouTube channel. 'The pressure is absolutely mounting. If you look at his performances in Test cricket and red-ball cricket, you will find that he has not won a lot of matches. He has won 2 matches against Bangladesh and one against Australia. However, we lost three against New Zealand, three against Australia and one against England. He has been losing and losing," he added. 'His performance in white-ball cricket has been good. The team has been playing well. But in Test cricket, I think the questions are going to be there. And I think there is a lot of pressure on this series. If this series doesn't go well, God forbid, I hope it goes well. I really want Indian cricket to do well. But if the England series doesn't go too well, then there will be a question mark — Where are they going and what are they doing?" Chopra added. He further said: 'Because the selectors feel that whatever team management is asking for, it is being given. The type of player you want, the number of players you want, and the player you are pointing at are being given. So, if this is the case, then you also need to deliver the results. Period. There is no excuse," he added. Apart from being seemingly in total control of the team without any seniors or influential coaches around, Gambhir has also got his way with some off-field controversial rules that dictate players' movements and time with their families. A big defeat in this five-Test series will put India quite behind in their aim to secure a World Test Championship final berth, after missing out last time. First Published: June 28, 2025, 09:42 IST
