The Indian cricket team led by Shubman Gill has gone on a tour of England, where they have to play a five -match Test series against the hosts. The first match of the Test series will be played at the Handingley Cricket Ground in Leeds from 20 June (Friday). Indian players are practicing fiercely for this match and efforts are being made to keep pace with circumstances.

Fans are also going to watch the fans on the playing-11 of the Indian team for the Leeds Test. In this first Test of the series, experienced KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are expected to open. By opening Rahul-Yashasvi, left-right combination will also be made. At the same time, newly appointed captain Shubman Gill is seen batting on the fourth order, then no one should be surprised. Shubman has batting on number-3 in Test cricket in recent times, but after Virat Kohli’s retirement, he can shift himself to the fourth position.

… So who will bat at number three?

Betting at number four of Shubman Gill will be empty number-3 spots, for which Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwaran and Karun Nair are contenders. However, Karun Nair is believed to be the strongest claim of these three. Karun has returned to the Test team after 8 years. Head coach Gautam Gambhir also indicated Karun Nair to play in the Leeds Test.

At the same time, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant on number-5 and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on number-6 can be seen playing. While all -rounder Nitish Reddy can get attention on Shardul Thakur and he can come for batting at number seven. Nitish also batted on the seventh order in his debut Test series on the tour of Australia and performed brilliantly. Although Shardul Thakur has played a century innings in the intra squad match, he may have to stay out of the Leeds Test.

Fast bowlers Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj are sure to play. At the same time, Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav can get a place in the playing-11 as a specialist spinner. By the way, Kuldeep has very little experience of playing Tests out of the Indian subcontinent, which can be a minus point for him. But there is a special thing with Kuldeep that he has the ability to spin the ball on any point.

Which will be the entry in famous or Arshdeep?

On the other hand, who will get a chance from the famous Krishna or Arshdeep Singh, it will be a matter to be seen. With Arshadeep’s playing, the team will get the option of left -handed fast bowler. Arshdeep Singh has not made a Test debut yet, but he has experienced a lot of playing for the Indian team in white ball cricket.

Indian team’s possible playing in Leeds Test 11: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan/Abhimanyu Ishwar/Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain/Wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammad Siraj, Jaspreet Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, famous Krishna/Arshadeep Singh.

England team for first Test against India: Ben Stokes (Captain), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Bridon Cars, Sam Cook, Jack Crlay, Ben Docket, Jamie Olon, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tung, Chris Woakes.

18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Kulne Nair, Kulpadh Singh, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kulpadh, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulpandar, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulla Yadav

India-England Test Series schedule
First Test: 20-24 June, 2025- Handingley, Leeds
Second Test: July 2-6, 2025- Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025- Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025- Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July-4 August, 2025- The Oval, London

Hurt several times, but did not voice,
There was hope in every wound, just don’t talk.
Now the story has been completed, decorated on the Taj head,
The dream was fulfilled, which he had not thought.

These lines fit on the South African cricket team, which created history at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London a few days ago. On this ground, under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma, the South African team fulfilled the dream by becoming a Test champion, which he and his fans have been waiting for years. This victory in the final of the third cycle (2023-25) of the World Test Championship (WTC) against Australia has given new expectations to South African cricket.

South African captain Temba Bavuma was the architect of this historic victory. When Bavuma took over the Test captaincy, no one would have imagined that he would get such a result. Now the fate of the team has shone under his captaincy. South Africa earlier also reached the semi -finals or finals of the ICC tournament, but won the only title win in 1998, when it won the Wils International Cup. The Wils International Cup later came to know as the ICC Champions Trophy. Now after 27 years, he has won the title in the ICC event for the second time.

The journey from the streets of Langa to Lord’s lamps to Lord’s lanes has not been easy for 35 -year -old Temba Bavuma. By the way, Bavuma dreamed of playing in Lord’s at the age of 10. Talent in Bavuma was since childhood, when he got sports scholarship at the age of 11. Bavuma had neither length nor strength, but his game was based on patience and technology. When Bavuma enrolled in St. Davids Meristics College in Johannesburg, his skill improved significantly. Meanwhile, Bavuma was also associated with Sveto Cricket Club, where coach Jiophary Toyana guided.

Temba Bavuma’s hard work paid off and at the age of 18, he made his first class cricket debut for Gauteng. Then in the 2010-11 season, he joined Lions franchise. Bavuma’s backfoot technology was quite strong, due to which he scored an average of more than 45 in the second season. Then in 2013-14 he was made the vice-captain of Lions. On the basis of his brilliant performance in domestic cricket, he became part of the South Africa-A team and then in late 2014 he was selected in the Test team of South Africa.

Temba Bavuma’s Test debut was on 26 December 2014 against the West Indies in Gakbarha, where he was able to score just 10 runs. If seen, in the initial years, Bavuma could not perform anything special in international cricket. Despite this, he was made the captain of South Africa’s T20 and ODI team in March 2021. After the team’s disappointing performance in the T20 World Cup 2022, Bavuma gave up the format captaincy. However, Cricket South Africa (CSA) continued to trust Bavuma and he was given the command of the Test team in the beginning of 2023 instead of Dean Elgar.

When Temba Bavuma was appointed the Test captain of South Africa, the questions arose whether he is worthy of it. He was given the tag of Kota Player. His body shaming has been happening. Let us know that according to the policy launched in the year 2016, the South African cricket team will have to include at least six black (black) players in their playing-11, of which at least two of them should be black African.

This rule applies as an average of a season. That is, it is not necessary to happen in every match, but this should be average in the entire season. For example, the South African team which landed in the WTC final, Temba Bavuma, Lungi Angidi and Kagiso Rabada were Black African players. In the playing-11, Keshav Maharaj was also another black player, who is of Indian origin. That is, only four players in the playing-11 were black, but it is possible that in the entire WTC cycle it has been an average of 6 or above.

The role of Aiden Markram in South Africa’s title win. Equally important contribution was to Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Engidi and Temba Bavuma. South Africa, which has faced a period of apartheid for years, has found a new hero in the form of Bavuma. His grandmother gave the name of Temba to the South African captain. Temba means ‘hope’ in Julu language. When his name is expected to be expected, then where would he follow the necklace.

Something similar was seen in the WTC final. Temba Bavuma’s hamstring was drawn during the run to the South African team. Due to this, they were seen groaning and lame. The team’s head coach Shukri Konrad feared that Bavuma’s injury could increase further, in such a situation he wanted to call the captain back, but Bavuma continued to play despite the pain. Bavuma and Aiden Markram had a partnership of 147 runs for the third wicket, which distanced the match from Australia.

Before becoming a Test captain, Bavuma’s batting average was 34.53 in 54 matches, but after handling the captaincy, he did not change the team’s unique, his batting was further enhanced. Bavuma’s batting average in Test cricket as captain has been 56.93 in 10 matches. The South African team has been invincible in Test cricket under the captaincy of Bavuma. Bavuma has become the player to win the most as captain without defeat in Test matches. Under the captaincy of Bavuma, South Africa has won 9 out of 10 Tests, while the South African team played a match draw under his captaincy against the West Indies.

Temba Bavuma is the first black African cricketer to score a century in Test cricket for South Africa. He is also the first Black African captain of South Africa. Bavuma also targeted critics after winning the title, who were doubting them and the team. Bavuma says, ‘We have reached here as a team. Some people suspected our journey. It was said that we traveled here by defeating weak teams. This victory is for the countrymen, for whom this is a emotional moment. It will probably take us a few days to feel it completely. I am sure that the countrymen will be celebrating this moment openly.

It would not be unfair to say that Temba Bavuma has changed the history of South African cricket. Even though Bavuma is not counted among the best cricket players of the current era, but his patience in the game and the ability to take the team along has been capable. Best wishes to Bavuma for his ahead of him ….

Temba Bavuma’s Test Career
Total match: 64
Run: 3708
Average: 38.22
Century: 4
Fifty: 25
Six: 16
Fours: 425

Temba Bavuma’s ODI career
Total match: 48
Run: 1847
Average: 43.97
Century: 5
Fifty: 7
Six: 26
Fours: 186

Temba Bavuma’s T20 I career
Total match: 36
Run: 670
Average: 21.61
Century: 0
Fifty: 1
Six: 16
Fours: 62

The Indian cricket team has to play a five -match Test series against England on his land from June 20. Prior to this Test series, Indian players played an intra squad match (match) on the county ground in Bekenham. This match between India and India-A was played in closed doors. The match was to last for four days, but it was decided to end it on the third day. Now the Indian players will rest on June 16, while the next day will leave for Leeds, where the first Test is to be played.

Shardul showed the form, will you get a chance in the first Test?

Shardul Thakur performed brilliantly with the bat on the third day of the intra squad match (15 June). Shardul scored an unbeaten 122 off just 68 balls while batting stormy for India-A. At the same time, Shardul also took four wickets in this match. Shardul has claimed his claim for the Leeds Test on the basis of all -round performance. Shardul can be a fast bowling all -rounder as a great option. It has to be seen that he does not get a place in India’s playing-11 in the first Test. If Shardul gets a place in playing-11, then Nitish Kumar Reddy may have to stay out.

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Shardul Thakur has played 11 Tests, 47 ODIs and 25 T20 matches for the Indian team so far. During this, he has scored 729 runs in addition to taking 129 wickets. ‘Lord’ Shardul played his last match for India in December 2023 against South Africa in Centurion. Shardul has been waiting for its turn since then.

Sarfaraz Khan also played a century in the intra squad match. Sarfaraz was not included in the Indian team for the Test series. Sarfaraz scored 101 runs off 76 balls for India-A, including 15 fours and 2 sixes. In this match, Sai Sudarshan contributed 38 runs while batting at number three for India-A. At the same time, Rituraj Gaikwad could not even open his account. Let us know that on the first day of this intra squad match, KL Rahul and Indian captain Shubman Gill managed to score a half -century.

18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Kulne Nair, Kulpadh Singh, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kulpadh, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulpandar, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulla Yadav

Full schedule of India vs England Test series
First Test: 20-24 June, 2025- Handingley, Leeds
Second Test: July 2-6, 2025- Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025- Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025- Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July-4 August, 2025- The Oval, London

The ICC (International Cricket Council) Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 starts from 30 September. The opening match will be played between hosts India and Sri Lanka at the historic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Indian women’s team also has to face Pakistan in this tournament. Now the date of India with Pakistan has also been revealed.

There will be a collision between the two on this ground

On October 5, Colombo’s R.K. Premdasa will be at the Stadium. According to the agreement between the ICC, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Cricket Control Board of India, the Pakistani team will play all their matches in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo in this tournament.

The Hybrid model was also adopted in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy and the Indian men’s team played all their matches in Dubai instead of Pakistan. The Pakistani team will also clash with India in the upcoming Women’s ODI Cup besides India besides India, England (October 15), New Zealand (October 18), South Africa (21 October) and Sri Lanka (24 October).

In this World Cup, India and Bangladesh are also going to be eyeing. The match is to be played in Bengaluru on 26 October. Defending Champion Australian team will play their first match against New Zealand at Holkar Stadium in Indore on 1 October. Then she will face Pakistan in Colombo on 8 October and England in Indore on 22 October.

While the Bangladesh team will start their campaign against Pakistan, which is to be held on October 2. Bangladesh will also have three matches in Visakhapatnam. Also, she will play from Sri Lanka in Colombo on 20 October. On the other hand, South Africa will take on New Zealand on October 6 and Indore on 25 October in Indore.

There will be a total of 31 matches in this tournament

Let us know that a total of 31 matches are to be played in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. These matches will be held in five venues Bengaluru, Indore, Guwahati, Visakhapatnam and Colombo. The first semi -finals will be played on 29 October in Guwahati or Colombo (Pakistan’s semi -finals). While the second semi -final will be held on 30 October in Bengaluru. The final will be played on 2 November in Bengaluru or Colombo.

India is hosting the Women’s ODI World Cup for the first time since 2013. Like the 2022 version, this time also 8 teams will play against each other under the round-robin format. After this, teams living in the top-4 in the table will reach the semi-finals. Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and hosts India have qualified directly for this tournament. At the same time, Pakistan and Bangladesh have reached here through qualifying tournaments.

The five -match Test series between India and England starts from June 20. The first match of the Test series is to be held at the Handingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, which has only 4 days left for starting. There has been a big change before the series between India and England. This time the Test series will be played under the name of ‘Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy’. The trophy has been named after former India captain Sachin Tendulkar and England’s most successful bowler James Anderson.

When will the trophy be unveiled?

Let me tell you that in honor of former Indian captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, it was earlier called ‘Pataudi Trophy’, the hosts of this trophy were decided by the host England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The name has been changed, but the new trophy has not been unveiled yet. The ‘Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy’ was to be unveiled on 14 June during the final of the World Test Championship (2023–25) of the World Test Championship (2023–25).

Now the reason for the delay in the unveiling of the trophy has been revealed. It is being said that it has been delayed due to the recent aircraft accident in Ahmedabad. An official of the Cricket Control Board of India (BCCI) told PTI, “The recent accident in Ahmedabad has delayed the unveiling of the trophy. It has not been canceled. It is expected that the trophy will be unveiled before the series starts.

Please tell that British citizens also died in the plane crash held in Ahmedabad. This Air India aircraft was going to London and crashed only a few minutes after flying. According to Air India, the passengers aboard the aircraft included 169 Indians, 53 British citizens, 1 Canadian and 7 Portuguese citizens. Also, 12 members of crew members were also on the plane.

Sachin Tendulkar made this request

A new controversy arose over the name of the Indo-England Test series. The fans were angry, the Pataudi family himself looked unhappy. Seeing the controversy growing, Sachin Tendulkar has come forward in the whole matter. Master Blaster has requested BCCI and ECB to find a way to maintain Pataudi’s legacy in the series. According to sources, apart from Sachin Tendulkar, ICC chairman Jai Shah also wants that the name of this late captain should be associated with this series keeping in mind Pataudi’s contribution to Indian cricket. This may also be the reason for the unveiling of the trophy.

India vs England Test series schedule
First Test: 20-24 June, 2025 – Headingley, Leeds
Second Test: 2-6 July, 2025 – Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025 – Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025 – Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July -4 August, 2025 – The Oval, London

Unbreakable World Records of ODI Cricket: There are 16 world records in the ODI cricket world, which is impossible to break. Many such great batsmen and bowlers came in cricket history, who doubled the fun of this game with their amazing. These great batsmen and bowlers set such big world records, which are still being dreamed to break. Let’s take a look at the 16 such world records in the world of ODI cricket, which is impossible to break:

1. Record of three double centuries in ODI International

Rohit Sharma has a world record of scoring three double centuries in ODI International cricket. Rohit Sharma is considered one of the best ODI batsmen in the world. Rohit Sharma has scored 3 double centuries in ODI cricket and he is the only batsman in the world to do so. Rohit Sharma’s breakdown for 100 years seems impossible to break this world record. Rohit Sharma used to bat in the middle order in ODI International cricket. But, as soon as he got a chance in the opening, he did wonders and scored a series of runs.

2. Virat Kohli’s 51 ODI centuries

Virat Kohli, one of the great batsmen of India, has scored 51 centuries in his ODI career so far. It is impossible to break this world record. Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli has scored 82 centuries in international cricket.

3. Sachin’s 18426 runs in ODIs

Sachin Tendulkar has scored 18426 runs in 452 innings of 463 ODIs in his 22 -year 91 -day ODI International Career at an excellent average of 44.83. Sachin Tendulkar has scored 49 centuries and 96 half -centuries during this period. Sachin Tendulkar’s Best Score has been an unbeaten 200 runs in ODI International career. In today’s era, when a very small number of ODIs are being played, it is impossible to break Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of 18426 ODI runs.

4. Rohit Sharma’s innings of 264 runs

Rohit Sharma has set the world record of the biggest personal score in ODI cricket history. Rohit Sharma scored a historic 264 runs in the ODI against Sri Lanka in 2014. Till date, this world record has not been able to break any batsman in the world. This world record is such that no batsman of the world could break in the coming time.

5. The highest run in ODI cricket without scoring any half -century

Former Pakistan batsman Misbah ul Haq has the world record of scoring the most runs without scoring any half -century in ODI cricket. Misbah ul Haq has scored 5122 runs in 162 matches at an average of 43.41 without scoring any half -century in his ODI career. It is impossible to break this rare record of Misbah ul Haq.

6. World record of taking 8 wickets in a ODI match

Former Sri Lankan bowler Chaminda Vas set a world record of taking 8 wickets in a ODI in 2001. No bowler in the world has broken this world record of Chaminda Vas for 24 years. Perhaps it will be impossible for any bowler to do so. Chaminda Vas took 8 wickets for 19 runs in that match.

7. AB de Villiers’s ODI century in 31 balls

In 2015, AB de Villiers scored a century in just 31 balls against the West Indies in Johannesburg. In that match, AB de Villiers scored 149 runs in just 44 balls. He hit 16 sixes and 9 fours in his innings. Because of his charming innings, South Africa defeated West Indies by 148 runs. It is still not easy for any batsman to break the record of ODI century scored in 31 balls of AB de Villiers.

8. Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of winning ‘Man of the Match’ 62 times in ODI cricket

The world record of winning the most ‘man of the match’ in ODI International cricket is recorded in the name of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar has won the ‘Man of the Match’ in ODI cricket 62 times in the whole world.

9. Muttiah Muralitharan’s world record of taking the highest 534 wickets in ODIs

Sri Lankan veteran off -spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has taken a total of 534 wickets in ODI International cricket. It is impossible for any bowler to break this world record. Muttiah Muralitharan has played 133 Tests, 350 ODIs and 12 T20 International matches in his career and has taken 1347 wickets in a total of a total of 1347 wickets.

10. Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of hitting 2016 fours in ODI cricket

Sachin Tendulkar has hit 2016 fours in ODI International cricket. It is impossible to break this world record of Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar has hit 2016 fours in ODI International career, 2058 fours in Test career and 2 fours in T20 International career. Sachin Tendulkar has hit more than 4076 fours in international cricket.

11. Australia winning 78 ODIs in World Cup world record

The world record of winning the most matches in the ODI World Cup is recorded by the Australian team. The Australian team has won the highest 78 matches in the ODI World Cup.

12. Ricky Ponting’s world record of playing 230 ODIs as captain

The world record of playing the most ODIs as captain is recorded in the name of former Australia Captain Ricky Ponting. As captain, Ricky Ponting has made the world record of playing the most 230 ODIs in the world.

13. Joel Garner’s world record to maintain 3.09 economy rate by playing 98 ODIs

Former West Indies veteran fast bowler Joel Garner played 98 ODIs between 1977 and 1987. Joel Garner took 146 wickets at an average of 18.84. However, his most spectacular figure was his economy – 3.09 per over. Joel Garner maintained an economy rate of 3.09 in 98 ODIs. Breaking this world record is equal to impossible.

14. Sachin Tendulkar records 15,310 runs as an opener in ODI International

The world record of scoring the most ODI runs as an opener is recorded in the name of India’s great batsman Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar has scored the highest 15,310 ODI runs in the world as an opener.

15. 463 World Record to Play ODI International

Sachin Tendulkar has made the world record of playing the most 463 matches in his ODI international career. So far no batsman in the world has broken this Maharikord of Sachin Tendulkar. Apart from this, no batsman of the present time is seen breaking this world record of Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar played his first ODI international match against Pakistan on 18 December 1989, while the last ODI was played against Pakistan on 18 March 2012. Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI International career has been 22 years 91 days long.

16. World Record of 1894 ODI runs in a calendar year

Sachin Tendulkar has the world record of scoring the most ODI runs in a calendar year. Sachin Tendulkar set a world record of scoring 1894 ODI runs in 1998. For 27 years, no batsman of the world has been able to break this world record of Sachin Tendulkar. In 1998, Sachin Tendulkar scored 1894 runs in 33 innings of 34 ODIs at an excellent average of 65.31. Sachin Tendulkar scored 9 centuries and 7 half -centuries during this period. Sachin Tendulkar’s best ODI score was 143 runs this year.

The five -match Test series between India and England starts from June 20. The Indian team led by Shubman Gill is already in England. Now the players of the team will reach Leeds on June 17, where the first Test match is to be held. Now good news has been revealed for the Indian team before the Test series. Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir will join the team in Leeds on 17 June.

Gambhir’s mother had cardiac arrest

Gautam Gambhir returned to Delhi after his mother was hospitalized on 11 June. In such a situation, Gambhir was absent from the three-day Intra Squad match held between India and India-A at the County Ground in Bekenham. It is believed that since then, the health of Gambhir’s mother Seema has improved a lot. In the absence of Gambhir, Ryan Ten Doshet, Sitanshu Kotak and Morne Morkel kept an eye on the preparations of the Indian players.

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Please tell that Gautam Gambhir’s mother Seema Gambhir was arrested on June 11. As soon as Gambhir came to know about this, he returned to India. During the Gambhir Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, he returned to India due to family emergency. Gambhir will now be less than good news for Shubman Brigade to join the team on England tour.

Please tell that after Gautam Gambhir T20 World Cup 2024, Rahul became the head coach of Team India in place of Dravid. India’s performance in Test cricket in Gambhir’s coaching has not been good. India suffered a 0-3 defeat in the domestic series against Gautam Gambhir’s Under New Zealand. Then he also got a heart-breaking defeat on the tour of Australia.

Gambhir’s international record is like this

Gautam Gambhir said goodbye to international cricket on 4 December 2018. Gambhir scored 4154 runs in 58 Test matches with average of 41.95, including nine centuries. Gautam Gambhir has 5238 runs in 147 ODIs with an average of 39.68 in 147 ODIs. He scored 11 centuries in ODI International. Not only this, Gambhir also performed brilliantly in T20 International matches. He scored seven half -centuries in 37 T20I matches and 932 runs at an average of 27.41, with his average of 27.41.

18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Kulne Nair, Kulpadh Singh, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kulpadh, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulpandar, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulla Yadav

England team for first Test against India: Ben Stokes (Captain), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Bridon Cars, Sam Cook, Jack Crlay, Ben Docket, Jamie Olon, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tung, Chris Woakes.

Full schedule of India vs England Test series
First Test: 20-24 June, 2025 – Headingley, Leeds
Second Test: 2-6 July, 2025 – Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025 – Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025 – Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July -4 August, 2025 – The Oval, London

Team India star bowler Kuldeep Yadav recently engaged with his childhood friend Vanshika after the IPL. Many pictures of this engagement in Lucknow went viral on social media. After this, Kuldeep went on a tour of England, where the Test series of 5 matches is starting from June 20. But in the meantime, Kuldeep Yadav has deleted pictures of his engagement from Instagram account.

Actually, Kuldeep Yadav shared a photo with his fiance on Instagram, which he removed after some time. Many cricketers attended Kuldeep Yadav’s engagement on June 4.

In the deleted photos, Kuldeep Yadav was seen dashing a lot in a black suit, while his fiancée was wearing a white gown. No information about why Kuldeep removed these photos from Instagram. But people are reacting to this on social media.

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Kuldeep in preparation for England tour

Kuldeep Yadav is currently in England, where he is preparing for a five -Test series against England with the Indian team. Kuldeep Yadav’s role is going to be very important in this because this team does not have experienced bowlers like Ashwin. At the same time, before the series, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have also retired.

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18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Vice-Qetan/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohmad, Karun, Karun Nair, Akash Deep, Vaashingon Sundar, Akash Deepa, Vaasingon Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav.

Full schedule of India vs England Test series first Test:

20-24 June, 2025 – Headingley, Leeds
Second Test: 2-6 July, 2025 – Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025 – Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025 – Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July -4 August, 2025 – The Oval, London

India and England will start their new World Test Championship Cycle with a 5 -match series. The first match of this series will be played in Leeds from Friday. Meanwhile, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden believes that if India is successful in winning the match in Leeds and Manchester, then he will have a great chance to win the upcoming Test series against England. But former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn described England as 3–2 winning contender in the five-match series.

Hayden said on Jio Hotstar, ‘I don’t think the England bowlers are so good. Many of his bowlers are injured and many players have retired. This will be a big challenge for him. He said, ‘Test matches in northern England will be very important. If India wins these matches, then it can name the series.

Since the previous tour of India, two of the most experienced bowlers of the hosts, James Anderson and Stuart Broad retired from international cricket. Not only this, some of the leading England fast bowlers are injured. Fast bowler Mark Wood has dropped out of three Test matches at least at least the first due to injury. His fellow fast bowler Joffra Archer will not be able to play in the initial match and Gus Atkinson is recovering from the stretch in Hamstring.

Meanwhile, India will land on the field under the leadership of new captain Shubman Gill. In this way, India will start a new era after retirement of veterans like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and R Ashwin. Stan did not consider India to be lost, but described England as a contender for victory.

He said, ‘The Indian team is quite young. It can be said that England is going to win the series, but it is not going to happen without struggle. I think there will be one or two tests that India can name in its name. This veteran of South Africa said, ‘All matches will be close. But every match will result in the result. I think it will be 3-2 in favor of England.

Former Indian cricketers Deep Dasgupta and Sanjay Manjrekar also described England as contenders for victory in the series, but also said that the match would be very close.

Dasgupta said, ‘The Indian team is quite young and its captain is also young. The team is going through a change of change, which will benefit England a little. This (series) will be very close. I think England will win 3-2.

Manjrekar said, ‘I think England is in a better position to win the series. They are playing on their home ground and the Indian team is going through a change, so I think England can win this series.

Full schedule of test series
– First Test: 20-24 June, 2025 – Headingley, Leeds
– Second Test: 2-6 July, 2025 – Edgbaston, Birmingham
– Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025 – Lords, London
– Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025 – Old Trafford, Manchester
– Fifth Test: 31 July -4 August, 2025 – The Oval, London

Cricketer Nitish Rana’s wife Sachi Marwah has given birth to two twin sons. The cricketer shared this information on social media. Nitish Rana, who played for Rajasthan Royals this season in the IPL, has played 3 matches for Team India so far, which includes two T20s and one ODI.

Nitish Rana and Sachi Marwah gave information about this by sharing a joint post. He told that Sachi gave birth to twin sons. Along with this, he also shared the photo of the hand of the children. Nitish and Sachi got married in February 2019. Sachi is an interior designer and is a cousin of comedian Abhishek Krishna.

Rishabh Pant’s sister congratulated

Many players including Rishabh Pant’s sister have congratulated Nitish Rana. Many cricketers including Venkatesh Iyer, Piyush Chawla, Rahul Tewatia, Ramandeep Singh have congratulated Nitish on becoming a father.

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Nitish Rana’s cricket career

Nitish, who made international debut in 2021, has played only one ODI and 2 T20 matches. He played all three matches against Sri Lanka in July. In 1 ODI, he scored 7 runs and 15 runs in 2 T20 innings. After this he did not play any international match.

He scored 2954 in 54 first class matches and 2281 runs in 78 List A matches. In the IPL, he has played a total of 118 matches for 3 different teams.

Nitish started the IPL career in 2016 while playing for Mumbai Indians. After playing for 2 seasons Mi, he played for KKR for 7 seasons. Before 2025, KKR released him, after which he was bought by Rajasthan Royals. Nitish Rana scored 217 runs in 11 matches played for Rajasthan.

Prior to the England series, Indian cricketer Karun Nair has revealed that a prominent Indian player retired and advised him to play in the T20 League so that he could be financially safe. However, despite this advice, Nair did not give up and worked hard in domestic cricket to bring his career back on track. Now his hard work has paid off, because he has got a place in India’s 18-member Test team for the Indo-England five-Test series starting in Handingley, Leeds from June 20.

What did Karun Nair say

Karun Nair said that I still remember when a senior player called me and told me to retire now, because there is a lot of money in the T20 league and he will secure you. But I decided that no matter how much money it is, I will never be able to forgive myself if I give up so easily. Karun further said that I never thought of quitting the dream of playing for India, and see where I am today. If I had given up two years ago, it would not have happened. From inside I always knew that I worthy this. “

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Great return to domestic cricket

Karun Nair’s return to India has passed through a sharp domestic performance. Recently he started the tour of England against England Lions by scoring a double century from India A-which shows both his form and intentions.

Gautam Gambhir’s support

India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir has also supported Nair’s return. He said that how many runs you have scored do not matter as much as your ‘not to give up’. This spirit has brought you again to Team India and it is inspiring for the whole world.

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Gambhir also indicated that Nair will be given opportunities on the tour of England **, especially because of his good experience of playing there.

18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Kulne Nair, Kulpadh Singh, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kulpadh, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulpandar, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulla Yadav

Full schedule of India vs England Test series first Test:

20-24 June, 2025 – Headingley, Leeds
Second Test: 2-6 July, 2025 – Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025 – Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025 – Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July -4 August, 2025 – The Oval, London

Former Indian off -spinner R Ashwin has been given a clean chit by the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) from allegations of ball tampering. The allegations were made by the Madurai Panthers franchise on Ashwin and his team Dindigul Dragons. In fact, during the match played in Salem on 14 June, Madurai’s team complained that Dindigul Dragons used chemically treated towels to spoil the ball, causing trouble to play the batsmen.

What were the allegations

Madurai Panthers coach Shijit Chandran wrote in his complaint, “The position of the ball was very fast during our innings, which affected the performance of the batsmen. After the powerplay, every shot seemed as if the batsmen were attacking the cricket ball but on the stone. The fraud is equal to. “

What did TNPL say?

After reviewing the case, TNPL’s CEO Prasanna Kannan said that no evidence of the ball tampering was found. He clarified that the towels that were used were made available to all teams by TNCA (Tamil Nadu Cricket Association) and during the match, the umpire and match referee kept a close watch on the ball.

Prasanna Kannan said, ‘There was no objection during the match nor has any direct evidence. The allegations made are based on speculations and after the match. He also informed that if the Madurai franchise has any evidence (video, photo, or witness), they can demand an independent inquiry commission by 3 pm on 17 June.

According to Espncricinfo, the Madurai franchise lodged its complaint 24 hours after the end of the match, while the complaint should be lodged within 24 hours as per TNCA rules. Also, the complaint was not sent to the Honorary Secretary of TNCA, which is a violation of the process. However, to maintain transparency and fairness, TNPL accepted the complaint and investigated.

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Ashwin’s performance in the match

In this match, Madurai Panthers batted first and scored 150 runs in 20 overs. At the same time, Ashwin gave 27 runs in 4 overs from Dindigul. In batting, Ashwin played an aggressive innings of 49 runs in 29 balls. Ashwin’s partner Shivam Singh scored 86 runs in 41 balls and the team achieved the target in 12.3 overs.

Let us know that earlier, Ashwin was fined 30% match fees for disagreeing on the umpire’s decision during a match on 6 June. Its video also became quite viral on social media. Please tell that Ashwin recently said goodbye to Test cricket. In the IPL, he played for Chennai Super Kings, but his performance was not good.

Digvesh Rathi, who came into the discussion with his sharp bowling and unique celebrations in IPL 2025, has done wonders in a T20 match. His video is going viral on social media. Digvesh Rathi, a young spinner of Lucknow Supergiants (LSG), has 5 wickets in 5 consecutive balls in a local T20 match. This video is becoming increasingly viral on social media. Along with Lucknow Super Giants, the team owner Sanjeev Goenka has also shared a video of it.

During the match, Digvesh Rathi bowled five consecutive balls and took one wicket on every ball. In this way, he sent half the team to the pavilion in just one over. Earlier, Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga took four wickets in four balls in international cricket, but Rathi has now taken a step ahead of him to take five wickets. However, he did this feat in a local match. It is not clear when he did this wonders.

How did this amazing?

It is clearly visible in the video that Rathi dodged the batsmen on every ball. His googly and flipper balls could not understand the batsmen and continued to get out. This performance was not only exciting, but also shows that Rathi has the ability to become a big spinner.

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He has also shown fire in IPL

Digvesh Rathi took 14 wickets in 13 matches while playing for LSG in IPL 2025. He is also very famous for his special “notebook celebrations”. After taking wickets, he takes out a fictional diary and writes the name of the batsman, which the fans like very much.

Indian team star spinner Kuldeep Yadav has revealed that he now sits on the seat of Rohit Sharma in the team bus. Rohit Sharma has recently retired from Test cricket. In his place, Shubman Gill has now been made the new captain of the Test team. After Rohit retired, his seat was vacant, which has now been taken by Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep also explained the reason behind this that he sits at that place because Rabindra Jadeja is sitting nearby and it is very important for him to talk to him.

What did Kuldeep Yadav say

Kuldeep Yadav said that I sit on his seat. I cannot replace Rohit Bhai. But now I am spending more time with Jadeja Bhai. This is necessary for me as a spinner because Ashwin Bhai is no longer in the team. I have played with both Ashwin and Jadeja at the beginning of my career. I am very lucky that Jadeja is my spin partner. I am enjoying this phase.

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Kuldeep Yadav has played only one Test (2018) in England so far, in which he did not take any wicket in 9 overs. He has got very few opportunities in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia). Till now only two Tests have been played in total.

Now that Ravichandran Ashwin has retired, Kuldeep has increased the possibility of getting a chance in the playing XI. Team management will now have to choose between three spin options. Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav.

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18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Kulne Nair, Kulpadh Singh, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kulpadh, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulpandar, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulla Yadav

Full schedule of India vs England Test series first Test:

20-24 June, 2025 – Headingley, Leeds
Second Test: 2-6 July, 2025 – Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025 – Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025 – Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July -4 August, 2025 – The Oval, London