It is not often that one gets to say 'Indian bowler has bounced out the opposition.' But Ishant Sharma managed to challenge that thought as he bounced out England in a fiery bowling display that fetched him 7 wickets for 74 runs, powered him to win
With the pitch at Lord’s changing colours, Ravindra Jadeja was always going to be a crucial cog in India’s bowling wheel. While he could not have too many wickets against his name, he played his role in creating confusion in the minds of English
When he walked into the bat on day 4 of the Lord’s Test, India were in troubled waters. He was edgy and played some risky strokes. More importantly for India, he stayed long enough to score a brisk 68 and stretched India’s lead to 300-plus runs.
While Vijay, the batsman has been serving India well in the ongoing Test series, Vijay, the bowler (part-time) has scalped a wicket as well.
Enough (and justifiably so) has been written about Murali Vijay's elegance with bat. But in the ongoing series, it has been pleasant to witness Vijay bat with patience. With India's back to the wall during the second inning of Lord's Test, Vijay's
Bhuvneshwar Kumar backed his good batting show with strong bowling performance. He had taken 5 wickets on a placid Nottingham wicket in the first Test. And he backed that performance with a 6 wicket haul at Lord's in England's first inning at Lord's
Ajinkya Rahane was well-supported by Bhuvneshwar Kumar as India put up 295 in the first inning in Lord's Test. The understated Indian seamer who had hit two half-centuries in the Nottingham Test played a crucial 36-run knock. He continued his
With a hundred at the mecca of cricket, Ajinkya Rahane joined a select few of Indians to have scored a hundred at Lord's. This knock also put him on the famous Lord's Honours Boards.
While Rahane was watchful and solid in his defence during his second Test century, he did not miss out on any opportunity to score runs. In his 103-run knock, the Mumbaikar hit 15 boundaries and a wonderfully timed six over long-on to England's
The solid batting performance from Ajinkya Rahane has helped him to rise nine places to a career-best 26th position . Photo: AP/ File
If it was Ravindra Jadeja who grabbed most of the headlines on day 4 of the Lord's Test, it was Ishant Sharma who stole everyone's thunder and blew England on the final day of the Test to seal a historic win for India.