'Rishi is brought up with Indian values -- Indian qualities like respect our parents, respect our uncles -- but he is more British.'
Sunny Singh Gill was standing at the proverbial career crossroads one year ago. He had the option to continue as a prison officer or concentrate on carrying forward his family's rich footballing legacy by chasing his refereeing dream.
After taking over the captaincy from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma took the Men in Blue to victory against New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, and now England.
Bhupinder Singh Gill made history as the English Premier League's first Sikh-Punjabi assistant referee on Wednesday when he ran the line in Southampton's home game against Nottingham Forest at St Mary's.
IMAGES from EPL matches played on Thursday.
Ian Bell returned to form in spectacular fashion with a superb 167 and debutant Jos Buttler also shone to help England strengthen their dominant position over India on the second day of the third Test on Monday.
The first game in the three match T20I series between India and England will be played at the Rose Bowl in Southampton starting 2230 IST.
Antonio Conte's increasingly fractious relationship with Tottenham Hotspur came to an end with the English Premier League club announcing they had parted ways with the Italian on Sunday.
Preview and timings of the Premier League matches this weekend
Conservative leadership candidate and British prime minister hopeful Rishi Sunak speaks during a visit to his family's old business, Bassett Pharmacy, as part of his campaign in Southampton, Hampshire.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Edge Southampton 2-1 to take campaign to final day of the season.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
"Bapu, I am here today not as a Prime Minister, but as a Hindu," said Sunak, opening his address at the gathering.
Manchester United fought back to overpower West Ham United 3-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Holders Manchester City cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals for the seventh consecutive season with a 3-1 victory over FC Copenhagen.
The battle for Champions League qualification continues with fourth-placed Aston Villa away to Luton Town on Saturday and Tottenham Hotspur, who are five points behind with a game in hand, hosting Crystal Palace.
'For me, the lowest point was the phase between 2018 and 2019.'
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Neesham said there was no awkwardness from contracted team mates about he and Boult's place in the New Zealand set-up.
A regular fixture during Chennai Super Kings' home matches, the little one was in the mood for some cookies as she was accompanied by a member of the team support staff into the refreshment room for the media.
Liam Livingstone smashed his second half-century in two games as England claimed a 79-run win over New Zealand in the rain-affected second ODI.
Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell struck superb centuries as New Zealand secured an eight-wicket victory over hosts England in the first One-Day International.
India qualified for the World Test Championship final after New Zealand edged Sri Lanka by two wickets off the final ball in a dramatic finish to the first Test in Christchurch on Monday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FA Cup.
The WTC winners will collect US$1.6 million as the prize money, while the losing finalists will pocket $800,000.
Liverpool snatched three points with a wild 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
India's last ICC title win came a decade ago in the 2013 Champions Trophy, but Rohit said there was no point in dwelling on past disappointments.
The Indian team touched down in Southampton on Thursday where they will undergo quarantine before resuming their preparations for the ICC World Test Championship final.
A round-up of the action in the English Premier League on Monday.
Virat Kohli joined the national team's training session on Monday at the picturesque Arundel Castle Cricket Club.
fter missing the home Test series against England with injury, Jadeja will hope to get his place back in the playing XI for the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand, in Southampton from June 18 to 22.
ICC expecting full crowds for at least first four days of WTC final at Oval
The second game in the three match T20I series between India and England will be played at Edgbaston starting 1900 IST.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Gill said his team has learnt plenty from the disappointing defeat against the Kiwis.
'Excellent setting for an intra-squad match simulation here in Southampton.'
Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min returned to form with two goals in his side's 3-0 defeat of second-tier Preston North End in the FA Cup fourth round and Casemiro also grabbed a brace in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Reading.
