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NDTV
6 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
"I Absolutely Love...": Ben Stokes In Awe Of India Star. It's Not Jasprit Bumrah
England captain Ben Stokes said Tuesday he "absolutely loves" watching Rishabh Pant play cricket even when he's on the receiving end of the India star's outrageous stroke-play. Pant became only the second wicketkeeper in Test history to score hundreds in both innings of a match against England at Headingley, although his heroics were unable to prevent a five-wicket defeat last week that left the hosts 1-0 up in a five-match contest. The 27-year-old Pant made his intentions clear when he charged down the pitch to just the second ball he faced in Leeds and straight drove Stokes for four -- a shot that brought an admiring grin from the England skipper. Stokes, well capable of aggressive batting himself, expects more fireworks from Pant, even if he hopes to limit the Indian's runs after scores of 134 and 118. "Even though he's my opposition, I absolutely love watching Rishabh play cricket," Stokes told reporters in a pre-match press conference on the eve of the second Test at Edgbaston starting Wednesday. "I love the way he takes it on in all formats of the game. He's got a bit of stick in his time, but that type of talent, when you let that type of talent be free, that's what happened last week. "When you look back on last week and credit to him, two hundreds in the game, we know we're going to get our chances with the way that Rishabh plays. On a different day, it could have looked a little bit different if one of those had gone straight to hand. "He's a very dangerous player. We know what he brings to the Indian team, but I really enjoy watching Rishabh play cricket." Stokes, asked if he was prepared for more of the same in Birmingham, replied: "I don't think there's going to be much change in the way that Rishabh takes it on." 'More pressure on India' A relatively youthful India team, with new captain Shubman Gill leading from the front with a century, were competitive for much of the time at Headingley in a match England won after pulling off the tenth-highest chase in Test history by scoring 371. But batting collapses of 7-41, after they had been 430-3, and 6-31, from 333-4, proved costly for India in Leeds. "They are a good team," said Stokes on Tuesday. "They always fight hard, come hard, a very passionate team." No cricket team faces such intense scrutiny as India, who have now lost seven of their 11 Tests under coach Gautam Gambhir, given the mass enthusiasm for the sport in the world's most populous nation. "I think it's pretty clear that there's always pressure on the shoulders of international sportsmen," said Stokes. "But playing for India, especially in cricket, there's probably a bit more of it than any other nation. But we don't take anything for granted from last week. "We tried to put in a performance there (Headingley). Hopefully, we can put one in here that take us to 2-0 this week."
India Gazette
11 hours ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
"Absolutely love watching him play...": England skipper Stokes' admiration for Rishabh Pant
Birmingham [UK], July 1 (ANI): Ahead of the second Test against India, England skipper Ben Stokes expressed his admiration for swashbuckling Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, saying that 'absolutely loves watching him play'. The second Test between both sides will take place from Wednesday onwards. During the first Leeds Test, Rishabh broke plenty of records with his twin centuries, knocks of 134 and 118. However, these knocks went in vain as England chased down 371 set by India with five wickets in hand. Speaking ahead of the match in the pre-match presser, Stokes said about Pant, 'I absolutely love watching Rishabh Pant play cricket, I love the way he takes it on, in all formats of the game.' 'He has got a bit of stick in his time, but that type of talent, when you let that type of talent be free, that is what can happen, you know, last week. But yeah, it is the sort of thing when you look back on last week and credit to him, two 100s in the game, we know we are going to get our chances with the way that Rishabh plays. So yeah, it is one of them, on a different day it could have looked a little bit different if one of those had gone straight off into a hand.' 'But yeah, very dangerous player, we know what he brings to the Indian team, but I really enjoy watching Rishabh play cricket,' he concluded. On whether India's strategy to have their pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah play just three Tests and not reveal which ones affects England's planning and strategies, Stokes replied, 'That is India's problem to deal with. I am the captain of England. Let India decide what they want to do and what they want to say publicly.' England playing XI for second Test against India: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir. (ANI)
Indian Express
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘That's India's problem': Ben Stokes waves away question on Jasprit Bumrah's availability ahead of IND vs ENG 2nd Test
With all the chatter surrounding Jasprit Bumrah's availability in the 2nd Test vs England at Edgbaston on Wednesday, home skipper Ben Stokes waved away questions regarding India's premier pace bowler, saying that's India's problem. Bumrah, who was India's best bowler in the 1st Test at Leeds, is expected to play 3 Tests out of 5 in England and with one Test already done, that leaves 2 more where India will have the services of the pacer. 'That's India's problem. They will deal with it. I am captain of England,' Stokes said on Tuesday in the pre-match press conference. He would, however, laud the Indian team as a passionate unit, adding that England will not take anything for granted against the visitors after winning the 1st Test at Leeds. 'Good team. They always fight hard, come hard. Very passionate team. It's pretty clear that there's always pressure on shoulders of international sportsmen, but playing for India, especially in cricket, there's probably a bit more on any other nation. So, yeah, a very proud nation. Don't take anything for granted from last week. We start at 0-0 again,' he said. The England captain also praised Rishabh Pant who became only the second designated wicketkeeper to score two centuries in the same Test after his twin tons at Leeds. 'Even though he's in opposition, I absolutely love watching Rishabh play cricket. I love the way he takes it on in all formats of the game. He's got a bit of stickiness in his time, but that type of talent, when you let that type of talent be free, that's what can happen in the last week,' said Stokes. 'Credit to him, two 100s in the game. We know we're going to get our chances with the way that Rishabh plays. So, yeah, it's one of them. On a different day, it could have looked a little bit different. But, yeah, a very dangerous player,' he added.
France 24
13 hours ago
- Sport
- France 24
England captain Stokes relishing Pant battle in India series
Pant became only the second wicketkeeper in Test history to score hundreds in both innings of a match against England at Headingley, although his heroics were unable to prevent a five-wicket defeat last week that left the hosts 1-0 up in a five-match contest. The 27-year-old Pant made his intentions clear when he charged down the pitch to just the second ball he faced in Leeds and straight drove Stokes for four -- a shot that brought an admiring grin from the England skipper. Stokes, well capable of aggressive batting himself, expects more fireworks from Pant, even if he hopes to limit the Indian's runs after scores of 134 and 118. "Even though he's my opposition, I absolutely love watching Rishabh play cricket," Stokes told reporters in a pre-match press conference on the eve of the second Test at Edgbaston starting Wednesday. "I love the way he takes it on in all formats of the game. He's got a bit of stick in his time, but that type of talent, when you let that type of talent be free, that's what happened last week. "When you look back on last week and credit to him, two hundreds in the game, we know we're going to get our chances with the way that Rishabh plays. On a different day, it could have looked a little bit different if one of those had gone straight to hand. "He's a very dangerous player. We know what he brings to the Indian team, but I really enjoy watching Rishabh play cricket." Stokes, asked if he was prepared for more of the same in Birmingham, replied: "I don't think there's going to be much change in the way that Rishabh takes it on." 'More pressure on India' A relatively youthful India team, with new captain Shubman Gill leading from the front with a century, were competitive for much of the time at Headingley in a match England won after pulling off the tenth-highest chase in Test history by scoring 371. But batting collapses of 7-41, after they had been 430-3, and 6-31, from 333-4, proved costly for India in Leeds. "They are a good team," said Stokes on Tuesday. "They always fight hard, come hard, a very passionate team." No cricket team faces such intense scrutiny as India, who have now lost seven of their 11 Tests under coach Gautam Gambhir, given the mass enthusiasm for the sport in the world's most populous nation. "I think it's pretty clear that there's always pressure on the shoulders of international sportsmen," said Stokes. "But playing for India, especially in cricket, there's probably a bit more of it than any other nation. But we don't take anything for granted from last week. "We tried to put in a performance there (Headingley). Hopefully, we can put one in here that take us to 2-0 this week."
India Today
a day ago
- Sport
- India Today
Worried England set to make specific plans against exciting Rishabh Pant: Chris Woakes
England seamer Chris Woakes has said that the hosts are most certainly set to have special plans against a rampaging Rishabh Pant, who scored twin centuries in the 1st Test match of the series. Pant put his best foot forward at Headingley to return to form in Test Indian wicketkeeper-batter went past MS Dhoni to score the most hundreds as a keeper-batter in the Indian Test team. Rishabh played exceptionally well in both innings, showing an incredible amount of was heard on the stump mic berating himself for trying to play adventurous shots at a time when India needed him to stay at the crease. Woakes reacted to Rishabh Pant's heroics in the 1st Test of the series and said that Test cricket becomes more exciting when the batter is at the crease. He further added that England are likely to have a meeting to discuss specific plans against the batter."Rishabh is a player with whom you do not really know what is coming next. He's a player that keeps you on your toes sometimes exciting to bowl against, sometimes he puts you on the back foot as a bowler,' Woakes said in the pre-match press conference on Monday, June 30."It is always exciting to be part of the game when he is at the crease. He's scored two hundreds in Headingley. Hopefully, we will get him earlier in this one. We (bowling group) have not met up yet but there will certainly be discussions around some of the players we came up against last week," he Name Unchanged XIadvertisementThe English side announced an unchanged playing XI for the 2nd Test match of the series, shortly after Woakes' press conference. Jofra Archer was not named in the line-up despite being brought into the English squad for the Edgbaston Test NEWSEngland have announced an unchanged XI for the second Test against India at Edgbaston #ENGvIND England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) June 30, 2025India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate, on the other hand, revealed that the Indian line-up was most certainly set to have changes in the playing XI. Doeschate hinted that India were likely to play two spinners in the 2nd Test match.- EndsMust Watch
