Rahul, who had looked more secure than Jaiswal, nevertheless departed before him, caught by Zak Crawley at slip. Instead, Jaiswal was the opener who made the half-century, passing 1,000 Test runs against England in the process. Joe Root has the record number of runs between these countries but Jaiswal looks the young pretender.

Fast bowler Akash Deep will be unavailable for the fourth test against England in Manchester, India captain Shubman Gill said on Tuesday, with right-arm quick Anshul Kamboj likely to make his debut. India drafted Kamboj into the squad on Monday with Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of the rest of the tour with a knee injury and fellow seamer Arshdeep Singh unfit for the next test.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — India’s Rishabh Pant retired hurt with an injured foot on the opening day of the fourth test against England on Wednesday. Pant was on 37 at Old Trafford when an attempted reverse sweep off Chris Woakes saw the ball deflect onto his right ankle and foot.

Richard Mann looks at the state of play ahead of day two at Old Trafford, where England will be hoping for early wickets.

For such a traditional day of Test cricket, and one in which India did well to put up stiff resistance to a much improved England bowling performance, the tourists still managed to insert a healthy dollop of chaos into their proceedings.

Indian shooters, like most Olympic athletes in the country, are accustomed to being the poor cousins of their cricket counterparts but a new franchise-based league wants to change that.

Team India's visit to Manchester United's training facilities ahead of the fourth Test sparked a playful conversation between English pundits and Ravi Shastri about how the Indian cricket team would line up for a football match.

By Shah Faisal Cricket has taken slow but significant steps toward integration in the American sports culture. Thanks to the efforts of governing bodies like U

England can secure a series win over India this week as they head to Old Trafford for their fourth Test of the summer, live on talkSPORT. Ben Stokes’ side fought through a fiery few days of action