Wednesday, 2 July 2025

#ENGvIND : 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚔️ 🇮🇳 : 2nd Test:

Yashasvi Jaiswal













2nd Test: At Edgbaston,  Birmingham. 

Ben Stokes has won the toss and England will bowl first. 🏏

There's NO Jasprit Bumrah for India in the second Test v India. 

India ring in the changes!

No Sai Sudharsan, Shardul Thakur & Jasprit Bumrah :  Nitish Kumar Reddy , Washington Sundar & Akash Deep come in:






































Well after a very careful and cautious start , KL played on one on the stumps through back foot defense : 8.4 overs. 

KL Rahul bowled Wokes 2 (26) : 15/1.

Karun Nair joins Yashasvi Jaiswal 12* off 28.

1st hour: 37/1 : 13 Overs. 

Karun confidently off drives twice for two boundaries, in an over is on 19* with glorious 4 fours off 19 and Yashasvi on 15* off 33 , partnership 26*.

Jais-ball on fire brings India's 50 with 2 off drives off Carse: 53/1 : 15.2 ov : Yashasvi 27*.

Excellent Partnership :  50* off 58.

Yashasvi Jaiswal plays tennis style over head smash off Stokes for 4.Jaiswal continues to pull and cut fiercely ...brings his 50 ..

53 off 59 balls and more ..3×4s in the Tounge over.
Just when India was looking good ...partnership of 80 was very aggressive, but Karun falls in second slip off Carse, just 5 minutes before lunch : unexpected bounce.

Karun Nair 31 ct Brook b Carse 31 (50),
:  5 x 4s : 95/2 : 23.3 ov.

Shubman Gill joins Yashasvi 60* off 66.

So at  🍽 : Shared 1st Session : RR : 3.92.

Put into bat :  🇮🇳 India 98/2 : 25 Ov. 

Yashasvi 62*(69) with 11x4s  , Gill 1*(6). 









































Post lunch..2nd Session:

 🇮🇳 : 100/2 : in 25.2 Overs. 

At Drinks 138/2 : 38 Ov ;

Yashasvi Jaiswal 81*,Shubman Gill 21*

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

#ENGvIND: Before 2nd Test

Kuldeep Yadav almost certain and Bumrah likely to be rested : 

Just in : as per Indian Express : 

Washington Sundar to replace Sai Sudharsan, Karun Nair to be No.3 for India vs England Edgbaston Test.

















































Preview in Marathi: 







https://youtu.be/m1ELz0OfRio?si=-WhFBYgw1PirewG-

































Reactions after 1st Test at Headingley:


Tuesday, 24 June 2025

#ENGvIND : 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚔️ 🇮🇳 : 1st Test : Day 5

Can 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 score 350 Runs or 10 Wickets to  🇮🇳 ?

Is England is in driver's seat: Recent history on their side.

👀 The last time India set a 350+ target in England
❌ The only time India failed to defend a 350+ target in Tests 

 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 will look to recreate some of that Birmingham magic of July 22, 5th Test.

























1st Morning session: 

1st hour: 11 Overs: 42/0 : 63/0.
Opening partnership getting stronger and stronger..

102/0: 24.3 Ov : Duckett 57* , Crawley 38*.

  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  on Top , match slipping away from 🇮🇳 .

No success for Bumrah n Siraj. 

Prasidh Krishna n Shardul Thakur expensive.

At Lunch: 

England in a very strong position 96 runs of 24 overs today. 

117/0 : 30 Overs. Need 254 more.

Duckett 64* , Crawley 42*.


























Post lunch afternoon session: 

150/0 : 36 Ov : Duckett 86 & Crawley 51.

 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  England on the charge 

And 

 🇮🇳  India cluless...!


This is now the highest 4th innings partnership for any team against India in men's Tests 🤝 🔥 

Duckett dropped by Yashasvi on 97 off  Siraj.

Rain at 181/0: 40.5 Ov. : 190 more to win.

Duckett on 105* off 126 : 14 fours.

Crawley 59 *of 121.

After resumption Prasidh strikes twice to remove Crawley and Pope.
188/1 n 206/2.

246/2: 52 Ov: Need 125 more.

And now Shardul Thakur gets Duckett on 149 and Brook on 0. : 253/3 and 253/4.
Shardul was 4-18-0 to 5-21-2.

At Tea : 269/4 : England need 102 more in 37.3 Overs.

Jadeja gets Stokes...but it's too late now..!









































Monday, 23 June 2025

#ENGvIND : 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚔️ 🇮🇳 : 1st Test : Day 4

At Leeds, Headingley: Bit chilli: Temperature 13 degrees max.

Legendary Umpire  Dickie Bird  clock , on the stadium.

Jasprit Bumrah, unstoppable wherever he goes 🔥

Scores at the end of day 3 : India 96/2 .

India's two century makers. 🇮🇳

KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant put England to the sword, on day 4.

4th day score as it's happening..below:

































Morning 1st Session: 

India start with overnight 90/2 : 23.45 Ov. 

KL Rahul 47 and Shubman Gill 6 not out.

Let's see how many runs target Team India can set today? Looking very challenging now as : 

 Big Big blow on his 6th ball of the morning Carse bowled Shubman Gill on 8.

Dragged from outside the off stump, inside edge on to the stumps: 92/3: 25 Overs.

Carse bags the wicket of India skipper Gill five minutes into Day 4! 🎯

Captain gone Vice Captain Rishabh Pant in.

And on the 2nd ball steps out and edges for 4 over slips off Wokes. 

KL 50 off 87 - 7x4s : 101/3 : 28.4 Overs. 

First 30 minutes: Advantage England : 13/1.

Pant gets lucky -  on 11 - off Carse as mistimed slog sweep - lands safe -  but still tries the same in the same over...living by the sword.

Control Rishabh Control...!

He himself telling him.

KL Rahul stands tall! 💥 A crucial half-century in testing conditions! 🙌

He's absorbing the pressure and guiding India's innings this morning.

By the end of first hour = 28/1 : Lead 124/3.

118/3 : 37 Ov. KL 54* (119) & PANT 17*(30).

KL dropped by Brook on 58 off Tongue - slip.

Partnership 50 plus against excellent England bowling = 61* off 147 balls 

So at 🍽 : India 159 ahead : 63/1.

153/3 : 48 Ov. KL 72* (157) & PANT 31*(59).














Post lunch  afternoon session: 

Pant gets to 50 off  83 balls.

And immediately celebrates with a 4 .

Partnership beyond 100 now.. 

192/3 : 57 Ov . KL on 85*.

Rishabh Pant hits 2  sixes to Bashir, in over.In Top Gear after his  50...hit 32 runs within 3/4 overs..

Meanwhile...KL Rahul is getting to his 100..Yes it is ..with 13 fours.

100 off 202 balls..Wonderful innings..!

- Hundred at Oval. - Hundred at Lord's-  Hundred at Leeds.

KL RAHUL, THE MAN BORN TO BAT IN SENA 💪 ..SA Eng NZ n Australia it is.













234/3 :62 overs Pant on 82 off 99..

81 runs off the 1st hour without loss and now Rishabh Pant on fire...🔥🔥🔥

So in no time partnership crosses 170*.

Stokes tries Joe Root..and  Bashir  bowl 

Wide outside the off stump...

Still.. 

Rishabh Pant 100 off 130 balls...What a magnificent knock..!!

With 13 fours and 2 sixes 

5th Century of the match for India. 

No somersault this time ..but celebrates with six and four  next over off  Root jumping to 115.

Oh falls going for another six off Bashir 118 off 140 balls with 15 fours and 3 sixes.

What an entertainer! What a performer! 🫡 

Rishabh Pant - Take. A. Bow 🙌 🫡🫡🫡

Century in both innings. 

Very very very special talent. So..

287/4 : 71.4 Overs. Partnership of 195 ends.

Karun Nair in. On pair but opens his account with reverse sweep off Bashir on 7th ball. 

































Excellent session for Team India scoring 145 runs for loss of  Pant.

So at  ☕️ : 

298/4 : 75 Overs : KL 120* with 15 fours.

Lead crosses 304/4 and going strong 💪🏼

Post Tea 3rd session: 

Is India going to declare? Past 350 ?Let's wait and see: May not be as England won by chasing 378 last time Vs India. 

300/4: 76.2 Overs. New ball time nearing. 

314/4 : 80 Overs : Lead 320 :  KL 133*.

2nd New ball taken immediately. 

Lead crosses 320/4 and going strong 💪🏼.

KL Rahul bowled Carse 137( 247) : 333/5.

With 18 fours -  All class and patience and skill : Proper Test match innings. 

at 84.2 th over. Dragged on just like Gill. 

Wokes get Karun Nair C n B on 20: 335/6.

Lead crosses 350/6 and going strong 💪🏼.

Wickets falling Shardul 4 : 349/7: 90.1.

Siraj 0 off 1st ball :  : 349/8.

51 runs Post Tea 1st hour. Lead 355.

Bumrah 0, Tongue over hat trick : 349/9.

India lost 5 wickets in 16 runs.

And suddenly England looking on Top.

Jadeja + Prasidh:

350/9 : Lead 356.

After few overs of 4th ball single..Jadeja hits 6 n 4 to Tongue. 

Prasidh Krishna goes for a BIG one and caught in deep : 15 runs partnership ends with Jadeja 25 not out. 

India collapse 333/4  to 364/10 : 31 runs.

364: 96 Ov.

Target for England is 371 with 30 minutes tonight and then minimum 90 Overs on 5th.

England eyeing their chance to chase now, with recent history by their side.

So far in this match:

💯 Six centuries (one for England)

🦆 Six ducks (all for India)

Which column will the England chase add to? 



























𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟒: 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐌𝐏𝐒 🏏

87 runs &  6 wickets in last session. 

By the end of 4th day England are , quite comfortably  21/0 in 6 overs .

350 more on last day in 90 Overs.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England need 350 runs for victory on the final day!

🇮🇳 India need 10 wickets to seal the win in Leeds!

With all results possible...

We’re set for a blockbuster Day 5! 🔥🍿