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'Test cricket at its finest': Experts react as England chase down 371 against India at Headingley
Rishabh Pant's twin centuries went in vain as England, propelled by Ben Duckett's brilliant 149, chased down a challenging 371-run target set by India on Day 5 of the first Test at Headingley, Leeds. Here's how Kevin Pietersen, Yuvraj Singh and others reacted to the dramatic result. read more England's Jamie Smith shakes India captain Shubman Gill's hand after hitting the winning shot to seal a five-wicket victory for his team at Headingley on Tuesday. AP India failed to defend a 370-plus target for the second consecutive time against England in England, suffering a five-wicket defeat in Leeds on Tuesday to concede a 0-1 lead to Ben Stokes' men. Ben Duckett led the way with a superb 149 after his knock of 62 in the first innings at the Headingley Cricket Ground. Besides the southpaw, opening partner Zak Crawley (65) and senior batter Joe Root (53 not out) chipped in with half-centuries as England chased down a challenging 371-run target set by Shubman Gill's men with relative ease. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD England thus began the 2025-27 cycle for the ICC World Test Championship on a winning note. Gill, on the other hand, suffered a defeat on debut as Test captain exactly a month after he was named as Rohit Sharma's successor by the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee. Pietersen, Yuvraj and others react to England's dramatic victory Here's how social media reacted to the result: Now that is a serious chase by England. Wow! 🙌🏼 — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) June 24, 2025 Test cricket at its finest - intense, challenging and unforgiving. Five days of a high-quality game and a result that could've gone either way! Our young team showed fight and belief, the kind that wins you games in the long run. Fell short, but far from done! The series is still… — Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) June 24, 2025 Fantastic Test, famous win for England, chasing 371 with aplomb! 471 runs in first innings, 5 centurions in the match yet losing! 6 catches dropped, no wickets for main bowlers Bumrah and Siraj and only one for Jadeja in the last innings. Plenty to worry about — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 24, 2025 People asking how a lot of positives from 1st Test… Young batters who are India's future stood up - 5 centuries in the Test. India had 1.5 bowlers and dropped 6+ catches… yet match ended on day five last session last 30 minutes. Think that is a huge positive. #EngvInd — Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) June 24, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD This shouldn't be about how, where and when India missed Virat Kohli, R Ashwin and Rohit Sharma. Time to move on. This team dominated England for most of the Test & with the right bowling combination, will continue throwing right punches. #KuldeepMustPlay Over to Birmingham! — Sahil Malhotra (@Sahil_Malhotra1) June 24, 2025 Five wickets won't tell you the story but in the end India went down without a fight on the deciding day #INDvsENG ia — Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) June 24, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Reposting:We have witnessed another exciting Test cricket will always remain the purest and greatest form of the game. No greater test of a cricketers resilience,technique,the ability to cope with pressure,fatigue and game changing conditions. A true test of character. — Vincent Barnes (@VincentBarnes60) June 24, 2025 One thing I have really enjoyed about #ENGvIND at Headingley is the way the spectators are applauding the performances of both sets of players. In an era of increasing jingoism & tribalism it's refreshing to see supporters appreciating good play, no matter who it's by. — Brian Murgatroyd (@murgersb) June 23, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Extraordinary win by England…..recalibrating fear in Test matches with teams like India no longer safe despite five centurions and a 1st innings score of 471🏏⚡️💥🌪️ — Derek Pringle (@derekpringle) June 24, 2025 🚨 RECORD BREAKING MADNESS Vice Captain RISHABH PANT has done the UNTHINKABLE - CENTURY in BOTH INNINGS vs ENGLAND! 💯🔥 This is not batting. This is absolute DOMINANCE. This is a NEW ERA. The name is PANT. Remember it. 💥🇮🇳#RishabhPant #INDvsENG — Adorable (@rehnedotum_) June 23, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD It takes a special bowling unit to lose after scoring 5 centuries in a test match. #INDvsENG — Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) June 24, 2025 India will have a little over a week to try and put the defeat at Headingley behind and work on their shortcomings ahead of the second Test against England, which gets underway on 2 July at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
India Today
16 hours ago
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Bow down to Lord: Shardul Thakur memes go viral after double strike in Leeds Test
Shardul Thakur continued his habit of conjuring moments of magic against the run of play. After a largely underwhelming performance in the first Test against England in Leeds, Shardul provided India with a glimmer of hope on Day 5. He claimed two wickets in as many balls during the second over of his second spell in the Duckett had, until that point, single-handedly placed England in the driving seat during their mammoth chase of 371. The left-hander became only the third England opener in the past 20 years—after the legendary Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss—to score a century in the fourth innings of a Test match. As India scrambled for answers after exhausting two Jasprit Bumrah spells in the second session, Duckett stood tall on 149. | Leeds Test, Day 5 Updates |advertisementIt was then that Shubman Gill turned to Shardul Thakur—more out of hope than tactical calculation. The medium-pace all-rounder had barely bowled up to that point, delivering just six overs in the first session and only four in the second. But Shardul, being Shardul, pulled something out of nowhere. He sent down a fuller-length delivery outside off-stump, tempting Duckett into a drive. Seeing the length, the England opener's eyes lit up as he went through the shot—but the ball carried in the air and was smartly taken by Nitish Kumar Reddy in the cover the very next delivery, Shardul strayed down the leg side to new batter Harry Brook. To the surprise of many, Brook got a faint edge through to Rishabh Pant behind the stumps, who completed the THAKUR to the rescue! #ShardulThakur first ends #BenDuckett's stellar knock and then gets #HarryBrook on the very next ball!Is this the opening #TeamIndia was waiting for in this Test? #ENGvIND 1st Test, Day 5 | LIVE NOW | Streaming on JioHotstar Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 24, 2025advertisementJust like that, Shardul had two in two, breathing life back into India's fading hopes, with England still 117 runs from the finish makers on social media had a field down to Lord Shardul Thakur ?? Shiv (@mr_Tubun) June 24, 2025Shardul Thakur Maximus Decimus MeRRRidius (@Vivek_Tweetzzz) June 24, 2025Lord shardul thakur kya lucky aadmi hai ???? #INDvsENG Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) June 24, 2025Shardul Thakur: #EngvInd— Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E) June 24, 2025Lord Shardul Thakur who did nothing in the match, came on the last day and took 2 wickets in 2 balls Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 24, 2025India's bowling unit, however, struggled to pose a consistent threat on a pitch that did not deteriorate as anticipated at Headingley. Bumrah, India's spearhead, went wicketless in his first 17 overs—unable to provide the crucial breakthroughs that were expected of him, especially after his five-wicket haul in the first Siraj gave it his all, charging in tirelessly, but lacked the necessary consistency, offering up boundary balls far too often. Prasidh Krishna, meanwhile, looked fairly pedestrian for the most part, although he did dismiss Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope with deliveries that moved both lacked both the penetration and the pitch support they would have hoped for in the final innings. And with Duckett's masterful knock anchoring the chase, Indian hopes never truly took off on the final day.- EndsYou May Also Like
