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NDTV
6 days ago
- Sport
- NDTV
"I Definitely Fit That Mould": Contracted England Star Eyes Test Comeback
Experienced wicketkeeper batter Jonny Bairstow is still hopeful for a call-up to the England side despite being ignored for the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy and radio silence from the selectors. It has been more than a year since Bairstow last donned the England jersey. His previous outing ended on a bitter note, considering he was dismissed for a three-ball duck as England's T20 World Cup 2024 campaign came to a semi-final heartbreak defeat against India. Last year, the 35-year-old was axed from the Test side as part of a shuffle and revamp of the red-ball squad. England was forced to consider making a couple of changes after being humbled by India in a 4-1 series defeat. After making his 100th Test appearance in Dharamshala, he disappeared from the scene. England overlooked Bairstow and considered alternative wicketkeeping prospects. Bairstow's situation remains peculiar, considering he is positioned low in the pecking order despite being centrally contracted, a contract that will expire this October. With no signs suggesting Bairstow being a part of head coach Brendon McCullum's plans, the seasoned star remains adamant about his return. With the T20 World Cup 2026 in sight, England's new white-ball captain, Harry Brook, is in the hunt for players who can take on the world's best bowlers, and Bairstow believes he fits the bill. "I am still contracted. I haven't heard too much from them, if anything, to be honest with you, but that's the part and parcel of it. Brooky (Harry Brook) came out and said that he wanted certain type of players who can take down the best bowlers in the world, and I definitely fit that mould and have done for a long period of time," Bairstow told Sky Sports. "So, from a fitness point of view, I have not missed a game since coming back from my ankle injury, which could have been a lot more treacherous than it has been. I am really pleased to be spending a lot of time out on the field, even with the County Championship stuff and then going into the Hundred. From a robustness point of view, I am definitely knocking about. The other bits here, the leadership side of it, have thrown at different challenges," he concluded. In the ongoing Vitality Blast Men 2025, Bairstow has hammered 177 runs in seven appearances for Yorkshire at 25.28 while striking impressively at 165.42. The seasoned star has enjoyed a more prolific run in the County Championship with Yorkshire, garnering 595 runs at 49.58 and hammering nine sixes, the most by a batter in the top 20 run-scorers.
Business Insider
15-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Macquarie Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on South32 (S32)
Macquarie analyst Hayden Bairstow maintained a Buy rating on South32 today and set a price target of A$3.40. The company's shares closed yesterday at p143.40. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Make smarter investment decisions with TipRanks' Smart Investor Picks, delivered to your inbox every week. According to TipRanks, Bairstow is an analyst with an average return of -4.4% and a 43.94% success rate. In addition to Macquarie, South32 also received a Buy from Morgan Stanley's Rahul Anand in a report issued yesterday. However, on the same day, UBS maintained a Hold rating on South32 (LSE: S32). S32 market cap is currently £6.8B and has a P/E ratio of 60.00. Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 11 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of S32 in relation to earlier this year.
Indian Express
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Lord's last-over drama showed Shubman Gill is more than just the charming heir-apparent, that he has a little of Virat Kohli in him
The final over on Day 3 at Lord's was a teaser of the fireworks expected in the last two days of this hard-fought neck-and-neck Test. The exact mid-point of this 5-match Test series could well have been the trailer suggesting the tone and tenor of Shubman Gill's captaincy and the collective behavior of the team under him. At the start of the tour, the English media saw Shubman as a 'laidback' cricketer who, during his stint at Glamorgan three years back, once forgot the keys of his new Volvo in the car. He was that charmingly forgetful prince and a batting genius. They were fans of his old-school technique and that dimpled smile of his. Lord's showed that, in the heat of the moment, he can also bare his fangs and dish out verbals too. Shubman took over from Rohit Sharma but when England opener Zak Crawley tried to slow down the game so India got to bowl just one over, and not two that the time permitted, he showed that there was a bit of Virat Kohli in him. He started the chorus of sarcastic claps and also gave Crawley a serious tongue-lashing. When Ben Duckett joined the heated exchange, he too wasn't spared. This was a captain who wanted to be in the thick of things and not shy away from any good old on-field confrontation. Having cut his teeth in North India's dog-eat-dog competitive circuit that is not for any lily-livered cricketer, Shubman's reaction to gamesmanship wasn't a surprise. In these parts, giving the lip, taking the mickey out of rivals and invective-laden sledging during games isn't an episode, it's the norm. Always annoying when you can't get another over in before close 🙄 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 12, 2025 Though coaches from his junior days vouch for his conduct both on and off the field, Shubman doesn't just let his bat do the talking. He too can give back what he gets. England's bowling legend Jimmy Anderson, on BBC's Tailenders podcast, had spoken about his chatter with Shubman during last year's India-England series. This was an incident that unfolded in the 5th Test at Dharamsala, where Shubman scored a hundred and England's Bazball bluff was called out. This was a bitterly contested game. 'I said something to him like, 'Do you get any runs outside India?', and he said, 'It's time to retire',' Anderson recalled. 'Two balls later I got him out'. This didn't end here, later in the game batsman Jonny Bairstow would continue the same conversation. Bairstow: 'What did you say to Jimmy about him retiring?' Shubman: 'I told him he should retire.' Bairstow: 'And then he got you out next ball?' Shubman: 'So what? How many times has…' Bairstow: 'I was just asking.' Shubman: 'He can get me out after my 100.' Bairstow: '100 per cent.' Gill: 'How many 100s [do you have] this series?' Bairstow: 'How many have you scored, full stop?' On this England tour, the Indian captain has replied to both Anderson and Bairstow. No one would be asking about his runs abroad anytime soon. What unfolded at Lord's has a background to it. Unlike the battles with Australia, the India-England rivalry doesn't have a recorded history of any major nasty on-field battles blowing up into major diplomatic crises. There has been no fight of Monkeygate scale against England. But in the Indian dressing room, England gets slotted with Australia when it comes to teams they hate to lose against. There is a reason, as explained by India's former captain Rohit Sharma, after last year's loss to New Zealand at home. 'It is tough to hate them (New Zealand), be angry at them. Imagine, this was their historic win but the celebrations were so mild. No shouting or sledging, no fuss. They shook hands with us and just moved to their dressing room. Had it been Australia or England …', he would say. It is this history, and the consequences of defeat, that keeps players on the edge, makes them push the limits and also the envelope. The captain isn't alone in this young team to sledge. Actually, Jos Butler, former England captain and Shubman's Gujarat Titans teammate wouldn't have been surprised. He had seen that 'Virat' side of the new captain. 'He's pretty calm and measured but … on the field he's got a bit of fight about him; a bit of intensity, quite passionate. I think he'll be a mix of Kohli and Rohit. Kohli, that sort of real aggressiveness, really transformed the Indian team, in your face, up for the contest. Rohit is a bit on the other side, a bit more laid back … but with that sort of fight. I feel like, from my time knowing Shubman so far, he'll be a bit in the middle,' he told Stuart Broad on a podcast. After the day's play, KL Rahul was asked if he had ever seen his captain in that mood before. 'I have seen him fired up but obviously we wanted to bowl two overs, there were six minutes left. Obviously two overs is a no-brainer… that any team would bowl two overs with six minutes to go. But yeah, it's a bit of theatrics at the end and we were all pumped up.' Earlier in this Test, when Root and Ollie Pope had downed the shutter and were scoring at the conventional strike rate, the Indians couldn't stop themselves from taunting them. 'Where is Bazball. Baz, Baz, Bazball. Play Bazball. I want to see,' the stump microphone would catch Mohammed Siraj's comments. The captain too would join. ''No more entertaining cricket, welcome back to boring Test cricket guys.' During the Australian tour it was Yashasvi Jaiswal who told Michael Starc, when he let one go, that he was bowling 'too slow'. And then there is the Indian coach Gautam Gambhir, not exactly a silent bystander in on-field skirmishes. Be it when he was a player or a coach, Gambhir too has believed in talking and talking back. Those last six minutes at Lord's gave an idea about the sounds and sights Indian cricket will witness in the years to come in this new regime.
News18
02-07-2025
- Sport
- News18
Indian Seamer Khaleel Ahmed Scalps Jonny Bairstow For First County Wicket
Last Updated: Ahmed, who penned for County side Essex for the remainder of the campaign, removed Bairstow for 29 runs early on in the second day of the game against Yorkshire. Indian Pacer Khaleel Ahmed removed English batter Jonny Bairstow to pick up his first wicket in the County Championships on Tuesday. Ahmed, who penned for County side Essex for the remainder of the tournament, removed Bairstow for 29 runs early on in the second day of the game against Yorkshire. A fascinating battle between Khaleel Ahmed and Jonny Bairstow 👀 — Rothesay County Championship (@CountyChamp) July 1, 2025 The 27-year-old Ahmed, who went wicketless on the opening day of the game, came back strong on Day 2 to send the seasoned Bairstow back to the hut as the Englishman was caught behind by keeper Pepper. Essex, who won the toss and opted to bat first, managed to put up a total of 368 runs before being bundled out by the hosts as Tom Westley produced a ton, while Dean Elgar added 94 runs. Paul Walter fell early to Jack White for 24 runs before Westley and Elgar stitched up a 198-run stand for the second wicket before the latter was removed by Ben Coad for 107. Elgar fell shortly after to Will Sutherland. Yorkshire went on to take the lead with 459 runs as Matt Revis made a daddy-ton with a 150-run innings while Adam Lyth and Coad added 84 runs and 89 runs respectively. First Published: July 02, 2025, 08:53 IST
Business Insider
29-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Macquarie Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on Rio Tinto (RIO)
Macquarie analyst Hayden Bairstow maintained a Hold rating on Rio Tinto (RIO – Research Report) on June 27 and set a price target of £39.00. The company's shares closed last Friday at p4,281.50. Confident Investing Starts Here: According to TipRanks, Bairstow is ranked #8971 out of 9622 analysts. In addition to Macquarie, Rio Tinto also received a Hold from Citi's Ephrem Ravi in a report issued on June 20. However, on June 18, J.P. Morgan maintained a Buy rating on Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO). RIO market cap is currently £72.89B and has a P/E ratio of 7.69. Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 51 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of RIO in relation to earlier this year.
