Swann labelled ‘arrogant’ by fans for calling India vs England ‘warm-up for Ashes’: ‘Disrespectful. Absurd mentality’

Former England spinner Graeme Swann has thrown down the gauntlet ahead of the blockbuster five-Test series against India, but is also drawing fan ire for urging Ben Stokes’ men to…

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Harshit Rana not part of India Test squad but travels as ‘unofficial cover’ due to fitness concerns: Report

Fast bowler Harshit Rana has joined the Indian Test squad in Leeds as an unofficial cover, ahead of the opening match of the five-Test series against England starting June 20.…

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Jasprit Bumrah won’t ‘jump in’ to give suggestions to India Test captain Shubman Gill: ‘Want him to be free-thinking’

Jasprit Bumrah, easily the biggest match-winner in the current Indian Test side and by his own admission the first-choice for the captaincy if it weren't for workload management, said he…

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Gambhir gets ‘brutally honest’ wake-up call on Shreyas Iyer snub as India’s post-Kohli, Rohit transition questioned

Nick Knight believes India’s transition in the post-Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma era could have been far smoother had Shreyas Iyer been part of the Test squad for the England…

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‘Shubman Gill will be 3rd or 4th most influential person in India after Prime Minister’: Jos Buttler

Shubman Gill, the current Indian Test captain, will become the third or fourth most influential person in the country after the Prime Minister, feels England white-ball great Jos Buttler. Gill,…

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