Labour’s Reckoning
The crisis engulfing Britain’s Labour government is no longer merely about the future of the prime minister.
The crisis engulfing Britain’s Labour government is no longer merely about the future of the prime minister.
I grew up in Kolkata at a time when public life carried a certain dignity. Politics was not merely a contest for power; it was also an exercise in restraint, language, and moral posture.
England skipper Ben Stokes is set to return to competitive cricket during Durham’s County Championship match against Worcestershire.
England quick Ollie Robinson believes he is ready to return to Test cricket and show his best form if he gets another chance during the upcoming home summer.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Phil Salt has returned to England for scans on his injured finger, which has kept him out of the team’s last three matches in IPL 2026. In his absence, fellow England player Jacob Bethell has been opening the batting alongside Virat Kohli.
The star batter’s availability for the fourth and fifth Tests in Ranchi and Dharamsala, respectively could be clear when the selectors name the squad for the next three Tests.
England’s ‘Bazball’ approach might have worked well for them as a unit and yielded the desired results under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.
While batting coach Vikram Rathour, and earlier Dravid have backed the under-fire batters in Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer to get going, the two right-handers will have to rise to the occasion in the absence of Rahul, Kohli and Jadeja.
England have suffered a major injury blow as experienced left-arm spinner Jack Leach will miss the second Test against India due to injury.
Off-spinner Bashir joined the squad on the penultimate day of the Hyderabad Test that the English team went on to win by 28 runs, thanks to a brilliant seven-wicket burst from debutant left-arm spinner Tom Hartley.
