Rahul failed to convert his resilient start into a three-digit score across both innings but was pivotal in India's fight to draw the Test and keep India alive in the series.
The India vs England Test series 2025 wasn't just cricket -- it was grit, growth and glory wrapped in whites.
Former World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh led the accolades, hailing the team's 'serious temperament' and singling out the standout performers who defied the odds.
Spin great Anil Kumble praised Nitish Kumar Reddy's showing with the ball on Day 1 of the Lord's Test on Thursday.
Pant equals Sehwag's six-hitting record, surpasses Rohit Sharma in WTC Test runs
England replace Shoaib Bashir with Liam Dawson in playing XI for 4th Test against India
'Hunting in pairs' is an often-used maxim about fast bowlers, but Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have given a new spin to it, consistently troubling the opposition in more ways than one.
After a poor show by the lower-order batters in the first Leeds Test, Team India scripted a memorable comeback at Birmingham - one for the history books
Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja are set for important milestones during the coming series against Bangladesh.
Dinesh Karthik and Nasser Hussain pointed to a string of missteps -- a dropped catch, a run out, a collapse -- that proved far more decisive than the final day's drama.
Star Sports, the official broadcasters in India, tweeted a clip of Brook playing mind games with Krishna.
'Immersing myself in fan mode in front of the legend's abode #MSD'.
In vintage Bumrah fashion, the damage was quiet but clinical and unmistakably game-changing.
Injured England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir ruled out of remainder of Test series against India
'Yeah, 100 per cent. That's a good question, and I think that's something we'll obviously reflect on after the tour, the things we could have done better.'
'We've got some solid batsmen in the dressing room. And yeah, it's exciting in every way.'
KL Rahul's post after India's painful Lord's Test loss reminded fans that cricket is as much about resilience and learning as it is about results.
Former England quick Steve Harmison believes that if batting maestro Virat Kohli were batting at his usual No. 4 position in the third Test against England at Lord's, India would have chased down the target of 193 and taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
For their next assignment in the ICC World Test Championship cycle, the two-time WTC runners up will aim to grab maximum points across those four home clashes. Here are five key questions the side must answer prior to their next Test match-up.
'We insisted multiple times but Jadeja refused to take any money from the Afghanistan Cricket Board for his services during the 2023 ODI World Cup.'
Stokes, the leading wicket-taker of the series with 17 scalps, will be a mere spectator at The Oval, robbing the series finale of his charismatic on-field presence.
On Saturday, Indian captain Shubman Gill concluded a record-breaking Birmingham Test against England with breathtaking knocks of 269 and 161 across both innings, making him the batter with the second-highest aggregate of runs in a Test match.
The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy saw a staggering run aggregate of 7187 runs -- the second-highest in a series in Test history.
Shubman Gill played a masterful captain's knock with his second century of the series on the opening day of the second Test
Mohammed Siraj's match-winning spell in The Oval Test reminded us all what Test cricket -- and fast bowling -- is truly about: Discipline, endurance, and unwavering grit, says Aadharsh A V.
Gavaskar didn't mince words as he tore into India's sub-par work in the field, both in terms of dropped chances and overall outfielding.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between England and India at Edgbaston, in Birmingham, on Saturday.
The dream run began with the pair of Ashwin, who made his debut in November 2011, and Jadeja, who played his first Test in December 2012, coming together to form a lethal spin combination.
'He left no doubt as to who the best performer of the match was, took a couple of catches, got three wickets, and gave an all-round performance.'
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has offered his thoughts to solve India's selection dilemma ahead of the fourth Test against England in Manchester, scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
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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.
Handed the reins of a depleted Indian side in his maiden stint as Test captain, the 24-year-old has been tasked with breaking a 17-year drought without the experience of Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli by his side.
The 25-year-old captain struck 13 fours and eight sixes to make 161 off 162 balls, following up his first-innings' 269 to become only the second Indian after legendary Sunil Gavaskar to have scored a double century and a ton in a Test.
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak explained the team's rationale behind playing an all-rounder at No 8 rather than fielding a specialist bowler.
Kuldeep for Shardul could be the only change at Edgbaston as India eye parity
Even while bringing the curtains down on his T20I stint, Jadeja was in the shadows of the icons.
Broken foot, unbroken in spirit: Pant gives update
As India head into a series-deciding fifth Test, questions over Gambhir's tactics and temperament are growing louder.
'...If Shubman Gill had that kind of a fiery side to him, we would have seen it a little earlier. You don't have to show it when you're the captain.
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