Having conceded a lead of 259, England were all out for 195 in the second session on day three of the contest.
Ravichandran Ashwin believes that the uncapped Anshul Kamboj belongs to the rare breed of fast bowlers like Zaheer Khan and Jasprit Bumrah.
Jadeja reduces South Africa to 93/7 in second innings, India smell big win
R Ashwin is always up for a challenge and two days from his landmark 100th Test, India's premier off-spinner looked back at the on-field battles he has enjoyed in international and domestic cricket.
Shubman Gill, silenced his doubters with a noteworthy performance in the recent Test series against England.
The veteran spinner made his World Cup comeback after a long wait of eight years.
After bowling out SA A for 309, overnight 299/9, in the first session, India succumbed to their own waywardness, and the relentlessness of off-spinner Prenelan Subrayen (5/61), to concede an innings lead of 75.
Rahul had scored last scored a century home way back in December 2016 against England at Chennai, scoring 199.
India thumped Australia by 99 runs in the second of the ongoing three-match ODI series, on Sunday to secure the ODI series 2-0 after winning the second match through the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method at Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium.
'I have been speaking to him on the phone. So he is very much in the line.'
Ravichandran Ashwin has taken criticism on the chin and has responded with a bagful of wickets, refusing to let that 'outside noise' disturb the equilibrium of his mind.
Test cricket will see two players featuring in their 100th game together for only the fourth time when India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England batter Jonny Bairstow take the field in Dharamsala on Thursday.
The production house Vyjayanthi Movies confirmed the news in a official statement on X.
How India's players fared in the Bangladesh Test series.
'He is definitely much more mature and he knows the value of his place in the Indian team, 2-3 years of not being there.' 'He will now look to take care of his body much more. He has developed from a youngster to a responsible person now.' 'He knows what he needs to do, to succeed at the highest level.'
A round-up of Sunday's action in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy group stage matches.
Subramaniam has no reason to believe that the man would hang up his boots anytime soon.
Ashwin retains No 1 spot, Bumrah moves to 4th in ICC rankings
Massive chance for series win in India, SA better-placed with spin resources: Bavuma
'Yashasvi has not put a foot wrong, he has taken to Test cricket like a fish to water.'
Abhishek Sharma waged a lone battle with an entertaining 68 from 37 balls in the second T20I against Australia at MCG on Friday.
Former star spinner Harbhajan Singh picked Ravichandran Ashwin ahead of all-rounder Shardul Thakur for India's upcoming Boxing Day Test clash against South Africa in Centurion.
The opening day of the first Test between India and West Indies belonged to senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
R Ashwin is a content man after becoming only the second Indian to take 500 Test wickets and has no interest in chasing Anil Kumble's national record of 619 scalps.
'When you lose, you learn so many things. But people who learn even when they win, will become champions.'
'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.'
Ahead of the mini-auction, scheduled to be held in Doha on December 26, the 10 franchises have released their list of retained and released players.
'...there's something better and meaningful to explore.'
Ashwin was spotted enjoying a leisurely time with team-mates and coaching staff during a trip to Titou Gorge in Dominica.
Ravichandran Ashwin becomes leading wicket-taker in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history
Following his official announcement as CSK's skipper, Gaikwad admitted that Dhoni had given him a subtle hint about a change in the team's leadership last season.
'Today is a hugely emotional moment for a man who is sitting back in Chennai.'
India's highest wicket-taker in Tests Anil Kumble praised Ravichandran Ashwin's massive effort, the best for any Indian in West Indies.
'Dhoni is a very cool captain. But he was also very happy and was enjoying that moment.'
This marks a rebound after more than two years of underperformance during a strong rally in smallcap stocks.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a master of out of the box strategies, flung the new ball to R Ashwin in the IPL 2011 final against Royal Challengers Bangalore and the then rookie off-spinner made an impact in the fourth ball itself, dismissing an in-form Chris Gayle.
He is the ninth bowler and fifth spinner to complete the feat in Tests.
Amidst strong speculation of him wanting to snap the ties with Rajasthan Royals, wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson said his long association with the IPL franchise has transformed his life and career.
Only if we could have a Rohit versus Ashwin clash in the semis! What a perfect fill-up it would be for the resurgence of the Ranji Trophy.
Michael Vaughan feels England have discovered a 'world-class superstar' in young off-spinner Shoaib Bashir
