'It is daunting, for sure, because you're rowing upstream.'
The 55-year-old Ramprakash, who played 52 Tests between 1991 and 2002, said instead of captaincy affecting Gill's performance, it has made him more focussed.
Karun Nair has got starts in majority of his six innings in England but he has not been able to convert them into something substantial.
Hero of India's two global triumphs, 44-year-old Yuvraj had guided young Gill and India's T20 opener Abhishek Sharma during the Covid-19 lockdown when they even stayed at his Chandigarh bungalow.
Young Indian bowlers Charani and Goud have transitioned into international cricket seamlessly: Rana
Former wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel on Wednesday said India head coach Gautam Gambhir "had all the right of just losing it" following a fiery confrontation with Lee Fortis, Surrey's head of ground staff at The Oval.
Here are the crunch moments that were series-defining and the contributions of the players who came of age during the English summer.
The India vs England Test series 2025 wasn't just cricket -- it was grit, growth and glory wrapped in whites.
So far in the four matches of the ongoing five-match series against the Three Lions, India Test captain Shubman Gill has managed to score 722 runs in the eight innings at an average of 90.25.
Besides the surface, the behaviour of the Dukes has also come under scanner with the softer ball hardly offering anything to the bowlers.
Shubman Gill had fired a verbal salvo at Zak Crawley during the Lord's Test after he and his opening partner Ben Duckett arrived 90 seconds late to the crease.
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.
Bumrah, when quizzed about the repeated ball change, maintained a neutral tone on the matter.
Former England captain David Gower said the mercurial Rishabh Pant performs what 'others can only dream of and takes incredible to another level.'
Deepti Sharma credits long training period ahead of England tour for positive results
India skipper Shubman Gill on Wednesday said that levelling the five-match Test series in England would be a "great achievement" and he would return from his first assignment as captain a lot wiser.
In 2025 alone, at least 50 suicides linked to online gambling losses have been reported across India. According to FIRs, the victims were addicted to betting, largely driven by cricket, rummy and poker.
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
Lord's has a tradition of rewarding those who give their best, asserts veteran cricket correspondent K R Nayar.
Shubman Gill had a phenomenal Test series against England, leading a young Indian side in transition to a 2-2 draw and earning the Player of the Series award.
Shubman Gill has not just scored a double hundred; he's rewritten the record books.
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice to set his side on course for a 5-0 Champions League thrashing of Swiss side Young Boys on Tuesday as the Catalan giants bounced back from a 2-1 loss at AS Monaco in their opener.
Will Sai Sudarshan or Abhimanyu Easwaran bat at No. 3?
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.
Teen sprinter Gout Gout has been confirmed on Australia's team for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September.
'Nobody asked us to work on this. It was on our own that we decided to embark on this journey.'
IPL 2025 recap: From Kohli and RCB conquering final frontier to decline of champions
Here is a look back at India's hard-fought 1-0 series win in England, 54 years back.
The trio looked relaxed as they had coffee at the Peter Rabbit Cafe in Adelaide.
The pontiff, the first leader of the global Catholic Church from the United States, appeared for about seven minutes on Rate Field's jumbotron during the event, organized by the Chicago archdiocese and featuring several other local personalities, including Bulls announcer Chuck Swirsky.
What are you going to watch on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma lists your options.
Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Winners Announced
Following their goalless draw against Manchester United, Southampton defender Kyle Walker-Peters was racially abused online and the club notified the police.
The mourning will be observed across the country on April 22 and 23, and again on the day of the Pope's funeral.
'Everyone with a low BMI will not get Type 5 diabetes.'
Mangaluru Police in Karnataka have seized over 37 kg of MDMA, valued at Rs 75 crore, marking the biggest-ever drug haul in the state. Two South African nationals were arrested in Bengaluru in connection with the case. The operation stemmed from an earlier arrest six months ago, leading authorities to an international drug network with links to traffickers using air routes between Delhi and Bengaluru. The arrested individuals are suspected of supplying drugs to Nigerian peddlers and using forged passports and visas for travel. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lauded the police operation and highlighted the government's commitment to building a drug-free society.
Kohli's farewell came during a turbulent Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, a place once synonymous with his rise.
Manchester City bounced back after conceding an early goal to beat Chelsea 3-1 on Saturday
Gene Hackman had a long and rich career, playing leading and supporting roles in many Hollywood films.
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