Winning back-to-back titles for the first time since 1984 is likely to prove a rather more arduous challenge for Liverpool.
Arsenal's inability to kill off the contest will be a frustration as that has been a hallmark of their recent form. They had won their previous 18 Premier League matches in which they scored first.
Team India's No 3 spot, associated with resilience and consistency in tough overseas conditions, may soon have a new occupant in Sai Sudharsan.
It took eight years for Karun Nair to don India jersey again but 25 days into his second coming in Test cricket, the Karnataka batter could well have played his last international game
Team India wasted no time in getting their preparations underway as they kicked off their first training session at Lord's a few hours after their arrival in London on Saturday.
'There was a time when I was in a quality over quantity mindset in international cricket and did not hit enough balls. Now I am back to enjoying hitting a lot of balls in the nets.'
Jasprit Bumrah reflected on missed catching opportunities off his bowling and emphasised the importance of moving on during the game.
Sarfaraz was dropped from the 18-man squad fo the five-match Test tour of England.
Pant's effort earned accolades from Tendulkar, who lauded the wicketkeeper-batter's paddle sweep.
'His hands are quite sore. We want to get his confidence back up.'
The duo is followed by a former Sri Lanka icon, Mahela Jayawardene, with 205 outfield catches in 149 appearances.
Gill second successive ton as skipper takes India to 310 for 5
The Kamakhya temple, located at a distance of 7 km from Guwahati, is one of the biggest Shakti shrines in the country. It is situated on the Nilachal hills.
Rahul now has the most centuries by an Indian opener.
Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard says Rohit Sharma's pride in performance will always be a driving factor in his career.
'This England team has openly advertised that they will go for the target whatever may be the target. So as a batting line-up, we've to keep in mind that we have to give them less time but give a bigger target.'
India and England came together to honour the victims of the tragic Ahmedabad air disaster, paying tribute with a minute's silence and black armbands in a show of shared grief and solidarity.
Following criticism from India captain Shubman Gill and former England pacer Stuart Broad, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will collect as many used balls as possible and return them to the company that manufactures Dukes balls by the end of the week.
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K L Rahul drove his way to a sublime 47 after England negated India's advantage by totalling 465 in their first innings as the visitors had another ordinary day in the field on Day 3 of the first Test in Leeds on Sunday.
The number of Premier League games called off this month due to COVID-19 is now up to 14
the 33 year old soon resumed batting and shared a light moment with the support staff, pointing to the spot where he was hit, thereby allaying any serious injury concerns.
Rishabh Pant, who hit two centuries in the Headingley Test, now trails top-ranked batter Joe Root by just 88 points.
'He wanted to be there early. He wanted to play the side game (India A tour game).'
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Trailing 0-1 in the five-match series, visitors eye spin boost at Edgbaston.
Young speedster Harshit Rana, who was added as a cover to the Indian squad for the opening Test against England at Leeds, has been released by the team management on Wednesday.
'I think the partnership between me and Washington was very important.'
With over 500 runs, six crucial catches, the most by an Indian on the tour, Rahul led by example and lived up to his wiseman tag.
In a touching gesture, dashing opener Yashasvi Jaiswal gifted an autographed bat to Ravi, a visually impaired child, who cherished the dream of meeting the latest Indian batting star.
England midfielder Jack Grealish joined Everton on a season-long loan from Manchester City on Tuesday as he seeks to restart his stalled international career.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Friday returned to the country after mother Seema Gambhir had to be hospitalized due to health emergency.
'I wouldn't bowl to him (Gill) in England, that's for sure.'
Chelsea remain in fourth place, and are two points off third-placed Leicester City who have a game in hand.
'Everyone has the right to have an opinion about the culture of that dressing room. And every opinion for me will matter'
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IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Star Sports, the official broadcasters in India, tweeted a clip of Brook playing mind games with Krishna.
With the series nicely poised at 1-1 going into the third Test, the narrative built around both the teams has changed significantly following India's 336-run routing of England at Edgbaston.
