Cricket

31-year-old Bumrah bowled 119.4 overs across three games and took 14 wickets in the India vs. England Test series

Rather than bowing to pressure, the Indian team chooses to walk out of the tournament

Doeschate said it is always a tough call leaving a player like Bumrah on the bench

Early lunch was called due to rain as England made two vital breakthroughs and reduced India to 72 for 2 in the opening session

Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair are batting on 28 and 0 respectively when rain interrupts the proceedings

#LondonLetter: The message is clear: courtesy cannot be one-sided. And respect, like good cricket, must be played on level ground

EasyMyTrip, top sponsor of WCL, say they cannot support the event

Pacer Brydon Carse will also miss the final Test    

Travis Head’s year-long reign at the top ended 

With no Jasprit Bumrah, it is boom or bust time for Gambhir’s men

The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced a remembrance during the lunch break

Videos show an upset Gambhir getting into a verbal altercation with the curator, prompting India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak to intervene

The India head coach also highlights the importance of 5th and final Test, which India need to win to level series that now stands 2-1 in favour of England

Drama erupted at the start of the final hour of the match on Sunday when home skipper Ben Stokes offered to shake hands with Indian batters, realising that an outright result was not possible

The Sports Ministry has maintained that any bilateral sporting engagement with Pakistan is 'out of question' at this point

#LondonLetter:It was India, weathered but unbowed, who left with their dignity intact, writes Shyam Bhatia

There is a provision that allows both captains to shake hands and agree to a draw if they feel that the possibility of a result is impossible

India display a steely resolve to get a favourable result largely due to the efforts of captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Jadeja and Washington

The former India skipper feels that internal disagreements or selection dynamics may be deliberately kept under wraps to show that “everything is fine” within the dressing room

India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman are clubbed in group A, while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong are in group B

Earlier, England piled 669 runs in their first innings, riding on hundreds by Joe Root and captain Ben Stokes, to take a huge 311 runs lead

#LondonLetter: For him, Old Trafford is more than a venue — it’s a living, breathing character in cricket’s unfolding epic, writes Shyam Bhatia

#LondonLetter:The dholaks outside Old Trafford speak of something the scoreboard never can; cricket is no longer a colonial inheritance, reports Shyam Bhatia

#LondonLetter:Their dominance was familiar, not gloating, not aggressive, just assured writes Shyam Bhatia

Singh's abrupt resignation has raised eyebrows within the cricketing and political circles, though no official statement has been released yet