Across five fiercely contested Tests, more than 7,000 runs were scored, including a record-equalling 21 individual centuries. Every match stretched into a gripping fifth day. The sun shone, the stands were full, and the cricket -- emotional, enthralling, and endlessly unpredictable -- captured imaginations around the world.
Her style is rooted in versatility -- elegant when it needs to be, playful when it wants to be.
Pant is in the final leg of his rehab as he has started running painfree without using a brace. He has also gradually started working on his batting in the nets at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
Karun Nair rued that he could not convert the starts he got in the recent Test series against England into big scores.
Chahal asked Axar about being promoted to number four in the batting order to which the bowling all-rounder said that things were made easy as Pant was joking around and having fun between the deliveries.
As India get set to take on England in a five-match Test series, starting in Leeds on June 20, a look at the upcoming milestone for their top players.
'But the ability and calibre -- no one had any doubt about it.'
'Iron body with heart of a Lion. Mohammed Siraj.'
Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the remainder of the series against England due to a knee injury.
Sourav Ganguly believes Rishabh Pant is on course to become an all-time great in Test cricket.
It was Rishabh Pant's brief, unconvincing stint at the crease that starkly epitomised his season-long struggle
Gill and Jaiswal centuries put India in control of series opener against England
Pant has scored 31 runs off 30 balls and has been dismissed three times by the leggie. Also, his strike rate against the KKR spinner is just 103.3.
Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain also praised Rahul's methodical approach to batting.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 1st Test between England and India at Headingley in Leeds on Friday
India's heroes from Old Trafford took to social media to share what the draw meant to them - not just as cricketers, but as fighters.
With over 500 runs, six crucial catches, the most by an Indian on the tour, Rahul led by example and lived up to his wiseman tag.
Despite the ups and downs, The Oval remains a ground of rich memories and monumental moments for Indian cricket.
Pant is playing a Test match for the first time since a serious car accident in 2022, and Gill was happy for his teammate.
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Rahul has arguably looked the most assured batter of the series so far. His ability to leave the ball well and play late has helped him excel in English conditions.
Once hailed as Indian cricket's next superstar, Prithvi Shaw finds himself at a crossroads.
England were 301/3 in pursuit of 374 when the 26-year-old Brook's dismissal triggered a collapse on the fourth day of the fifth Test in London that the home side lost by six runs on Monday. With that result, India tied the series at 2-2.
Irfan Pathan criticised believes controlling restricting the number of overs sent down by pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah during the Lord's Test proved crucial.
In the first Chennai Test against Bangladesh, Pant scored a magnificent century and returned to Test side with a bang.
The series, to commence on June 20, will be played at Headingley in Leeds, Edgbaston in Birmingham, Lord's and The Oval in London, and Old Trafford in Manchester.
Gill second successive ton as skipper takes India to 310 for 5
Tilak Varma was in fine touch for Hampshire recently, smashing 100, 56, 47 and 112 in four innings for the English county side.
India and England players will push their tired bodies on the line with everything to play for in the fifth and final Test starting at The Oval on Thursday
Team India's new red-ball skipper Shubman Gill, vice-captain Rishabh Pant, pacer Mohammed Siraj, and a few others were reportedly invited by Kohli for an evening get-together at his home in London.
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Pant had to sit out the must-win clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday
IMAGES from Day 2 of the third Test match between England and India at Lord's, London, on Friday.
Gujarat Titans skipper Gill is expected to captain India on the Test tour of England following the retirement of Rohit Sharma. Rishabh Pant is likely to be his deputy.
Skipper Rohit Sharma said it is a tough decision to pick India's wicketkeeper batter in ODIs between K L Rahul and Rishabh Pant.
Such has been the problem of plenty for selectors in the T20 format that they are finding it difficult to even accommodate Yashasvi Jaiswal -- a proven performer in T20 cricket.
It was fun and dance for Rishabh Pant's family as his elder sister Sakshi got engaged.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called up Rishabh Pant's mother when the star wicketkeeper-batter was recuperating from his injuries after a car crash and had told doctors to treat him abroad if required.
Rishabh Pant reveals he feared leg amputation after life-threatening car crash
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