In the final session on Sunday, Pujara pulled a short delivery from off-spinner Bess but the shot got deflected off the back of the short-leg fielder and popped up to go straight to short mid-wicket where Rory Burns pouched it safely.
With Virat Kohli at its helm, the team will be playing cricket non-stop for the next fifteen months until the 2022 World Cup in Australia, which was initially scheduled for 2020, but ended up being postponed due to the pandemic.
Nadeem took the wickets of Joe Root and Ben Stokes but not before the two shared a 124-run partnership – out of which Ben Stokes made 82, to drive England ahead.
The England skipper had on Thursday pointed out that his side would look to bat till the third day’s morning and score 600-700 runs.
Sreesanth was the first bowler from Kerala to take a hat-trick in Ranji Trophy. The pacer started attracting people’s attention from his bowling in the early days of his career. He got selected for the Dilip Trophy in his first season in 2002 and bagged 22 wickets in seven matches.
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem from Jharkhand have been included in playing XI ahead of Kuldeep Yadav.
India vs England Live Score, 1st Test, Day 1: The first two Test matches take place in Chennai, while the remaining two are scheduled at the revamped Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad.
After the historic Test series win in Australia, the Indian Team will be confident to win this series in home conditions with a full & healthy squad. On other hand, England will also be confident to challenge India after their good form in Asian condition vs Sri Lanka, where the English side completely dominated the Lankans.
The first Test will start on Friday, 5th February, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai at 09:30 AM (IST), 04:00 AM (GMT).
The crafty cricketer has made a big move in his personal life as he got engaged to Ridhi on Wednesday. Pictures of his engagement surfaced online.
The England tour in India consists of four Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is. The first Test will start on Friday, 5th February, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
As far as Ishant is concerned, he has only recently made a comeback to competitive cricket, having played four Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy matches and bowled a total of 14.1 overs.
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Yadav has been warming the bench for more than three months now but Pathan said he is a “unique bowler” who would do well in the upcoming Test assignment, starting February 5 in Chennai.
“I don’t see England winning any of the Test matches with the kind of spin attack they’ve got,” 39-year-old Gambhir was quoted as saying in Star Sports show ‘Game Plan’.
The 31-year-old stood like a rock through the series, quite literally in the final Test in Brisbane, where he took multiple blows on the body to keep a relentless Australian attack at bay.
The former India captain had suffered a mild heart attack earlier this month and was diagnosed with Triple Vessel Disease. He had undergone an angioplasty procedure during which a stent was inserted into one of the blocked arteries.
The Tamil Nadu side with right blend of youth and experience under Dinesh Karthik, has hardly looked in any sort of trouble since their group stage encounters with dominating victories while chasing.
The tournament has been organized by the BCCI before the 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), as dozens of players playing in the tournament can open their fortunes and get a chance to play in the IPL.
Rishabh Pant played a crucial role in the victory in the last Test against Australia at Brisbane, Gabba. Pant had played an impressive unbeaten 89 runs in the second innings of the match. Pant’s memorable innings helped India to a historic 2-1 win against Australia. This was India’s second consecutive series win in Australia.
The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to Apollo Hospital in Kolkata after he complained of chest pain on Wednesday.
Notably, a total of 61 slots are available to be filled across the eight franchises, with RCB having the most number of available slots (13). KXIP will have the maximum amount to spend at ₹53.20 crores in the IPL 2021 auction.
Besides Ashwin and Pant, two other Indians — Mohammed Siraj and T Natarajan — are also in the fray. All of them played a stellar role in India’s recent historic Test series win against Australia.
During the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, Pujara faced a total of 928 balls — the fifth-most by a visiting batsman in Australia in four or fewer Tests.
Gill scored 259 runs in the six Test innings he played in Australia. It included a remarkable 91-run knock in the second innings of the Gabba Test when India chased 328 on the final day of the Test match.