England’s Harry Brook, currently ranked second in Test cricket, narrowly missed a century against India in the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy 2025, falling just one run short. During the first match at Headingley, after hitting a powerful six off Prasidh Krishna, Brook was dismissed attempting a similar shot, caught by Shardul Thakur. This came after he had been dropped twice by the Indian side, including a miss by Rishabh Pant. Brook’s innings highlighted his vulnerability, given he has been dropped 13 times in Test matches from 26 legal deliveries in the past year.
Brook joined an unfortunate club, becoming the 14th England batter to be dismissed on 99. The last player to achieve this was Jonny Bairstow, who fell in similar fashion against South Africa in 2017. Furthermore, Brook is the third batter to be dismissed on 99 at the Headingley pitch.
India, after bowling out England for 465, started their second innings with a small lead of just 6 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a century in the first innings, failed to make an impact in the second, getting out for just 4 runs. KL Rahul reached a half-century, following his earlier contribution of 42 runs in the first innings. Captain Shubman Gill also had an early exit in the second innings.
