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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.

Smriti Mandhana said that her batting in T20Is is still a work in progress after scoring her maiden hundred in the format on June 28. Mandhana became the second Indian batter to score a T20I hundred.

England captain Ben Stokes dismissed the talk about Jasprit Bumrah being available for only three of the five Tests as "India's problem" and said he expects the "passionate" visitors to put up a tough fight in the second Test, regardless of their team selection.

England vs India: During India's intense fielding drills on Monday in Birmingham, young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was a notable absentee in the slip cordon and in the gully region. The opener dropped as many as four catches in the first Test that India lost by five wickets.

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

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.

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.