| MADHAV | ___ Mantri : wicketkeeper for Bombay and India, in the days gone by ? (6) |
| WARRIOR | A soldier in the days gone by (7) |
| HOTEL | Codeword between Golf and India in the Nato alphabet (5) |
| TIE | Result of a Test match between Australia and India in 1986 (3) |
| SMITH | Who is the new wicketkeeper for England who has already scored a hundred and two fifties in just five Tests that he has played so far? (5) |
| JAMIE | Who is the new wicketkeeper for England who has already scored a hundred and two fifties in just five Tests that he has played so far? (5, |
| KNOTT | Alan ---, record holder for most Test dismissals as a wicketkeeper for England |
| PHIL | ___ Edmonds : English spinner of the days gone by (4) |
| DEAN | ----- Martin, another popular vocalist of the days gone by (4) |
| HAN | Chinese dynasty of the days gone by |
| SEPOY | An Indian soldier in the service of the British army in the days of British rule in India (5) |
| UTHAPPA | India's league match vs. Pakistan was tied and saw a bowl out to decide the winner. Sehwag, Harbhajan, and which player (surname only) bowled for India in the bowl out? |
| KHAKI | From Persian for "dust", a dull brownish-yellow material first used for uniforms by British troops in India in the 1840s; or, said cloth's colour (5) |
| RIXON | Identify this wicketkeeper who made his debut for Australia versus India in the 1977-78 series when most of the leading Australian cricketers signed for World Series Cricket? (5) |
| RUTH | Book that begins "In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land" |
| PRESCIENCE | Being able to predict the future in the days of alchemy and witchcraft? (10) |
| SHARMA | What is common between these three Indian cricketers - (a) who scored most runs for India in the T20 World Cup 2024, (b) who took most wickets in the ODI series against South Africa women & (c) who sc |
| KUHNEMANN | Matthew .......... Australia bowler who took 5-16 against India in the 3rd Test against India in Indore in 2023 (9) |
| CURRYCOMB | Found in stable diet in India, in the main, you could say (9) |
| MARUTI | Their 800 brought motoring to the masses in India in the 1980s (6) |