India will be touring England for a five-match Test series from June to August 2025. The series will mark the commencement of the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. Headingley, Leeds will host the series opener before the five-match assignment concludes at the Oval in London.
England veteran James Anderson needed one wicket to reach the massive milestone of his Test career and he did it on the third day of the ongoing fifth and final Test against India in Dharamsala. The man has played 187 Tests so far and looks destined to make it 200 matches in the format too.
While the focus was on Rohit Sharma at the start of the day, Shubman Gill made sure to hog the limelight with aggressive batting. He notched up his century in 130-odd deliveries soon after Rohit crossed the 100-run mark and is looking good to make it a big hundred.
India are in pole position in the ongoing fifth and final Test against England in Dharamsala. In response to the visitors' 218 in the first innings, India have already taken a lead with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill plundering runs at will even as the former has slammed his 12th Test ton.
India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored runs for fun in the ongoing five-match Test series against England. He smacked two consecutive double-centuries and has also started well in the fifth Test match in Dharamsala.
Like he did in 2017 against Australia, Kuldeep Yadav has spun a web around England batters in Dharamsala, as he ran through their top order single-handedly on day one of the Test match. In the process, he also achieved a a personal milestone levelling legendary Erapalli Prasanna.
It was a tumultuous time for Ashwin's family as the cricketer left the Rajkot Test midway after play on day two. He had completed 500 wickets in the longest format earlier in the day but the sudden emergency meant that Ashwin had to fly home.
England have already lost the series despite winning the opening Test in Hyderabad. But with WTC points up for grabs, the visitors will be keen on making it 2-3 in the series. Ben Stokes has already opened up about putting up a fight in Dharamsala.
Ravichandran Ashwin has broken and created multiple records in the ongoing five-match Test series against England. He will be eyeing yet another major milestone in the fifth Test set to be played in Dharamsala starting from March 7.
The BCCI sprung a few surprises while announcing the annual central contracts for the Indian men's team. There were 11 names in the list while four players were promoted from the last time. However, the big discussion point was the exclusion of the duo of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer.
India have finally found a gem of a wicketkeeper in the form of Dhruv Jurel after trying multiple options in the absence of Rishabh Pant. Jurel made his debut in the third Test against England but made a match-winning contribution in the fourth in Ranchi winning the man of the match award too.
India overcame several challenges in the ongoing Test series against England to seal the contest with one match to go. The likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah have been unavailable for entire or part of the series and the youngsters have stepped up.
England have lost the Test series for the first time under Ben Stokes' captaincy and Brendon McCullum's coaching. However, despite the 3-1 scoreline so far in the series, England have competed really well putting India in trouble most of the time.
Team India won the fourth Test against England and sealed the series with a Test match to go. Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel anchored the chase superbly for India after being 120/5 and in trouble at one stage. The latter deservedly won the player of the match award for his knock in the first innings.
Team India defeated England in the fourth Test in Ranchi by five wickets chasing down 192 runs thanks to brilliant partnership between Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel for the sixth wicket. With this win, they also sealed the series continuing their winning streak since 2013.
Updated WTC Points Table: Know all the updates around World Test Championship Points table after India's five-wicket win over England in Ranchi. India remain at second place despite win but strengthen their place.
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav has performed exceptionally well ever since he has made it to the playing XI in the ongoing Test series against England. The fourth Test in Ranchi has been extremely special for him as he has been compared to Shane Warne after his bowling in the second innings.
Earlier, the BCCI, in its statement, had stated that Rahul was 90% fit and was expected to play the fourth Test. But to everyone's surprise, he hasn't recovered yet completely and won't play in Ranchi and is doubtful for the fifth and last Test of the series against England.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been sensational so far in the ongoing five-match Test series against England smashing two consecutive double-centuries. Opening the innings, the left-hander has played aggressive giving the opposition the taste of their own medicine. But what record he can create in Ranchi?
India skipper Rohit Sharma returned to form in the third Test against England slamming a century when the team was in trouble at 35/3 in the first innings after opting to bat. With a chance to seal the series, Rohit will be keen on continuing in the same vein and reach a few milestones as well.
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