A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
With Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes already missing the series due to injuries and Ben Stokes taking an indefinite break to focus on his mental well-being, England fielded a depleted team, and now Wood, too, could join the list of absentees.
Chelsea have completed the transfer of defender Wesley Fofana from Leicester City, both Premier League sides said on Wednesday, with the Frenchman signing a seven-year contract with the west London club.
This team will be 'our template' going ahead, Indian captain Virat Kohli said after the rain-marred opener against England ended in a draw on Sunday, meaning they will stick to the 4-1 pace-spin combination in the remainder of five-Test series.
'More than anything, up from New Zealand (Lord's Test) I've changed a few things. I felt I got forward and back better'
Ishan Kishan has made a massive jump to enter the top 10 among T20 batters.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2nd Test between England and New Zealand played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Saturday.
India 21 for no loss at stumps on Day 1 after bowling out England for 183 in the first Test, in Nottingham, on Wednesday.
The couple will spend the day at a World AIDS Day charity fair organised by the Terrence Higgins Trust and then meet Headteachers of a local school, Nottingham Academy.
KL Rahul gave a timely reminder to the Indian team management with a sublime first-class hundred against Select County XI on the opening day of the warm-up game in Durham on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old played only two T20 games for Sussex since his suspension from international cricket and bounced back to grab five wickets for 85 runs as India were dismissed for 278.
Heavy rain threatens to play spoilsport when India face New Zealand in their next World Cup game at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
Speaking at the end of the day's play, Rishabh Pant explains how he was able to turn it around for the India on day 1 of the fifth Test against England.
With India tottering on 98 for 5 on Day 1 of the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston on Friday, Rishabh Pant showed that he loves playing against England by registering his third century against them, his second in their backyard.
Ollie Pope was in awe of Kohli's batting technique
Sania has been granted a visa but her son and his caretaker have not received UK visas owing to the current travel restrictions on Indians due to a surge in coronavirus cases in India.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the interesting numbers from Day 5 of the India-England Test at Lord's.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
'Ishant has had multiple stitches on his middle and fourth finger in his right hand. However it is not very serious'
New Zealand claimed the inaugural WTC title with an eight-wicket victory over India in the final last month.
The Indian Cricket team observed two minute silence in Nottingham for Wadekar.
A near 50-run haul by India's notoriously brittle batting tail in the first innings of the drawn opening Test against England was like "gold dust", Indian captain Virat Kohli said.
Kohli's poor show, however, hasn't affected the team much as it is playing extremely well in the white-ball games.
The fast bowler missed the 2011 and 2015 World Cups as a result of a five-year ban for match-fixing.
Shubman's stress fracture in shin could take minimum two months to heal
'For us, the aim is to understand white-ball cricket, how to play, new guys are playing. 50 over is an extension of T20. Maybe you take less risk in ODIs as compared to T20 cricket but you have to take it.'
Suryakumar Yadav gave an exhibition of his incredible hitting skills with a superb 76 as India cantered to a seven-wicket win against the West Indies in the third T20 International on Tuesday.
Manchester City needed a second-half penalty from striker Erling Haaland to break the resistance of a dogged Crystal Palace.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Young fast bowler Avesh Khan's tour of England is set to end abruptly after being ruled out of India's warm-up first-class game against Select County XI due to a left-thumb fracture he sustained on the opening day of the match in Durham.
Ash Barty ended Australia's 44-year wait for a home winner at the Australian Open when the world number one staved off a fightback from American Danielle Collins to complete a 6-3, 7-6(2) win.
After Shubman Gill was ruled out of the tour with injury and Mayank Agarwal suffered concussion during training, Rahul was asked to step in for his first Test in almost two years -- and now in no mood to surrender that position.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
'To answer your first question, for me personally, it (winning in England) means nothing more than winning a Test match or a Test series anywhere else in the world.'
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI in the first Test against England, starting on Wednesday?
India captain Virat Kohli said his players are hurting after losing the third Test against England at Headingley by a big margin but are not demoralised.
'The ability for players of any nationality to enter tournaments based on merit, and without discrimination, is fundamental to our Tour.'
It was debated if KL Rahul, Rohit and Kohli are the ideal No. 1, 2, and 3 in the shortest format and the answer received from most quarters wasn't exactly in the affirmative.
England were all out for 391, taking a slender 27-run first innings lead, riding on captain Joe Root's majestic knock on an entertaining day of Test cricket at Lord's.
Brentford will go into the playoffs along with Fulham and Cardiff City but in a huge swing in fortunes, Nottingham Forest missed out on goal difference with Swansea City grabbing the last slot in astonishing fashion.
