On a tense Day 4 at The Oval, the England batter blazed his way to a 98-ball century, dragging his team back into the contest and into the history books.
Root reached the milestone during his 69th WTC appearance - a single pushed to deep backward square leg brought up yet another half-century and sealed his place in the record books.
'Rohit told Yashasvi it was because of Mumbai cricket that he went on to play for India.'
The 107-run partnership between Jaiswal-Akash Deep was a turning point in India's second innings.
England still have hopes of winning this game. This prognosis is based on their fourth innings exploits over the last three years and the fact that India galloped to 321 runs in 70 overs, suggesting the wicket isn't particularly tricky. However, the big difference from Leeds in June this year, or Birmingham in 2022, is that this track still has plenty of juice.
'...when they feel that they need me for any format, they would summon. My job is to perform and be ready for call ups.'
Glimpses from India and around the world that will make you smile and cry.
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.
A look back at a few memorable showdowns in the last decade and half that had the quintessential crests and troughs of Test cricket.
In a post on X on Saturday, Zelenskyy revealed that he and Trump had held a "long and substantive" call, beginning with one-on-one talks and later including European leaders in a broader discussion, where Trump briefed him on his recent meeting with Putin.
England captain Ben Stokes tried to focus on the positives after his team's agonising six-run loss to India in their riveting final Test at The Oval on Monday.
'Iron body with heart of a Lion. Mohammed Siraj.'
Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain also praised Rahul's methodical approach to batting.
If K L Rahul scores another 32 runs in the fifth and final Test at the Oval, he will surpass Gavaskar, who amassed a record tally of 542 runs in seven innings during the tour of England in 1979.
The Indian government is studying the implications of US President Trump's announcement to impose tariffs on Indian goods and remains hopeful of concluding a bilateral trade agreement.
India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant are expected to play in the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford starting from July 23.
Karun Nair rued that he could not convert the starts he got in the recent Test series against England into big scores.
Ashwin has criticised Ben Stokes for his dismissive remarks on injury substitutions
Under Ravi Shastri's tutelage, India became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia when they upset the hosts 2-1 in 2018-19 before winning their second successive series two years later.
The relations between India and Pakistan could be a potential spoiler if both the teams enter the final, but that is a situation which will be dealt with at that point of time.
'There's a bit of uncertainty and maybe a lack of confidence creeping into Jaiswal's game.'
The match-winning haul at Edgbaston holds a special place for pacer Akash Deep.
Dhruv Jurel understands that performing in overseas conditions will push the stocks of a player up and is excited to turn out for India in the fifth and final Test against England.
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.
On Tuesday evening, Gill led his team and support staff into West Yorkshire, travelling via a special train arranged from London.
'There's probably no need to sort of walk him off in that fashion'
As debates around Jasprit Bumrah's workload continue, Sanjay Manjrekar has taken a firm stance - arguing that the onus lies on the pacer to adapt, not the system.
Steyn, however, argued that once the draw had been secured, personal milestones should have been secondary to the spirit of the game.
'Can Gautam Gambhir almost look at being serious about picking 20 wickets as much as he feels about depth in batting?'
India's batting faltered at the death as England held their nerves to pull off a narrow five-run win in a thrilling third women's T20 International on Friday.
'My son looks a little depressed, but that is bound to happen.'
India's call to rest Jasprit Bumrah for the winner-takes-all fifth Test at The Oval was always going to divide opinion.
The head groundsman of the Oval promised a bouncy pitch for the WTC Final between India and Australia.
India has not been included in the list of countries issued tariff letters by the US, providing relief to Indian exporters as trade agreement negotiations continue. The US has issued tariff letters to about 20 countries so far.
'India has intentionally taken advantage of the war in Ukraine to dramatically increase its purchases of Russian crude, when there are roughly 40 major crude providers that could satisfy Indian demand.'
FIFA boss Infantino also presented President Trump with the very first ticket to the tournament's grand finale.
Shubman Gill has not just scored a double hundred; he's rewritten the record books.
Soon after the day's play commenced, photographs of Anushka and Ritika watching the game together went viral.
A soft, juicy mithai, totally delicious, that 'hails' from the eastern part of India, especially Odisha.
Root said that it is amazing being a "second fiddle" to Brook and watching his fine shotmaking from the "best seat in the house".
