Indian batting legend reckons Tendulkar deserves to be the first mention as he is the superior achiever; calls alphabetical sequence a lame argument

The day belonged to Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, who scored centuries in both innings. 

There is no doubt the knock in the IPL had come as a big relief for him and has carried that form to England, much to the delight of his fans

Ollie capitalises on India’s fielding lapses to score gritty century as hosts end Day Two at 209-3 after visitors post challenging 471 at Leeds; pacer Bumrah claims 3-48

After Shubman Gill’s 147 against England in his first Test as captain, Sunday mid-day highlights all former India stalwarts who got a ton in their captaincy debut in the long format

Going down with the shot allows him to get under the ball and scoop it over the leg slip with control.

After piling on an imposing first-innings total of 471, India will aim to bowl England out for 271 or fewer to enforce the follow-on

At tea, England reached 107 for 1 in response to India’s imposing 471, still trailing by 364 runs but recovering steadily from an early setback

Shanto’s feat was undeniably historic, he became just the 15th player in Test history to score centuries in both innings of a match on two separate occasions, having previously done so against Afghanistan in 2023