July 10, 2025 10:54 AM
Pant flays ‘irritating’ Dukes ball in England test series
India vice captain Rishabh Pant said the Dukes balls being used in the current test series against England are losing their shape very quickly and cannot be good for the game. India captain Shubman Gill was the first to criticise the balls after his team levelled the five-match series with a comprehensive victory in the second test at Edgbaston. "I feel it's a big problem because the ball is getting out of shape," Pant told reporters on the eve of the third test at Lord's beginning on Thursday...