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England pacer Mark Wood opened up on his toughest Indian opponents, recalling why Rohit Sharma's short-ball game, Virat Kohli's fierce competitiveness, and Rishabh Pant's unpredictability made them three of the most difficult batters he has ever faced.

Mohammed Azharuddin has jumped to the defence of Shubman Gill ,saying that the Indian Test team captain should be given a fair chance. Gill's captaincy has been criticised after India's loss in the Headingley Test.

ENG vs IND: Shubman Gill's India are looking to make a comeback in the five-match Test series after losing the opening Test at Headingley in Leeds by five wickets.

Rishabh Pant's surgeon recalled the Indian wicketkeeper's journey after his car accident in December 2022. Pant was out of the game for close to 16 months after the accident.

Prasidh Krishna highlighted how he wanted to try something different against the England batters and their aggressive approach. Despite the poor returns, the speedster sounded confident of putting in a better performance at Edgbaston.

Former India cricketer turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has compared Shubman Gill's captaincy style with Virat Kohli following India's loss in the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds.

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has urged the team management to retain Shubman Gill as the captain of the Test team for three years, irrespective of what happens in the ongoing series against England.

Smriti Mandhana's hundred and Shree Charani's sensational bowling effort on debut helped India secure a crushing win over England in the first women's T20I on Saturday, June 28.

ENG vs IND: Yashasvi Jaiswal can become the fastest Indian to 2000 Test runs in the second Test starting July 2 at the Edgbaston in Birmingham.