Duleep Trophy: India's red-ball pace bowling bench strength to come under focus

IANS | August 27, 2025 7:39 PM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) After three Tests against England, India’s fast-bowling resources had come under strain ahead of the game at Old Trafford, Manchester. Akash Deep was ruled out due to a groin niggle picked at Lord’s, while seam-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy’s left knee ligament injury sent him back home.

'Scientist of spin bowling': Monty Panesar hails R Ashwin

IANS | August 27, 2025 2:25 PM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Former England spinner Monty Panesar has described Ravichandran Ashwin’s retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a “huge surprise”, calling the Indian off-spinner a “scientist of spin bowling” who redefined the art of variations in T20 cricket.