With nine Test centuries against India at home, Joe Root set a new record for the most by any batter against a single opponent in home Tests.
Joe Root picked an easy single off Mohammed Siraj in the 58th over to take his score to 31, which also took his overall Test tally to 13290 runs.
As India weigh their options ahead of the second innings, all eyes remain on Pant
India may have made tactical errors, but former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes the bigger culprit was the weather.
With this the classy all-rounder has achieved a rare milestone that few legends of the game can boast of.
Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper-batter N Jagadeesan has been called in as cover for the injured Rishabh Pant for the fifth Test for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at the Oval.
Pant equals Sehwag's six-hitting record, surpasses Rohit Sharma in WTC Test runs
"Just Rishabh being Rishabh": Pant's grit wins hearts as he returns to bat in Manchester Test
Rishabh Pant walked out to bat on Day 2 despite fracturing his toe.
Sudharsan made the most of the 'life' and went on to score a patient 50, his maiden Test half-century.
Yashasvi Jaiswal completes 1,000 Test runs against England.
"One of the fiercest competitors on the field be it with bat, ball or bare hands": Yuvraj Singh pays tribute to Andre Russell
As India got off to a strong start in the must-win fourth Test for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday, opener K L Rahul achieved a major career milestone, joining an elite list of Indian batters with 1,000 or more Test runs in England.
The 24-year-old pacer, handed his maiden international cap, is being hailed as a 'good replacement' by former India quick Varun Aaron
Shubman Gill's coin toss woes continued on Wednesday as the India skipper lost his fourth straight toss in the ongoing Test series against England -- extending India's incredible run of 14 consecutive toss defeats across formats in international cricket.
'Kamboj, Bumrah, Siraj -- that's a serious bowling attack.'
AB de Villiers reminded the world of his genius with a blistering 30-ball 63, leading South Africa Champions to a dominant 88-run win over India Champions
On the podcast, Shastri named Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli in his top five.
A fine half-century by Jaker Ali guided Bangladesh to their maiden T20 series victory over Pakistan in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has offered his thoughts to solve India's selection dilemma ahead of the fourth Test against England in Manchester, scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
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