England and India have been deducted two points each in the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 standings for maintaining a slow over rate during the first Test match at Nottingham.
Before heading to Australia for the Ashes in the winter, England play seven Tests at home against New Zealand and India this summer.
Andhra skipper Hanuma Vihari batted left-handed and defied speedster Avesh Khan to add 26 runs for the 10th wicket and help his team reach 379 against Madhya Pradesh on the second day of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final.
'I am very excited for him to put the England shirt on again. It's something he has worked very hard for and thoroughly deserves.'
Rajasthan Royals would be banking on their near-perfect combinations in almost all departments of the game to put up another commanding performance when they take on a strong Punjab Kings.
England were 7-1 at stumps with Ben Duckett (4) and Ollie Pope (3) batting together
India's spin duo of Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin wreaked havoc, taking all 10 wickets between them.
While Kohli has slipped to 10th on the ICC rankings, the Indian great continues to hold a remarkable Test batting record. He has scored 27 Test centuries and 28 half-centuries and currently has a Test batting average of just under 50.
Jonny Bairstow led England to within 40 runs of South Africa's first innings total, with seven wickets in hand, on the first day of the second Test at Old Trafford on Thursday.
Kohli's poor show, however, hasn't affected the team much as it is playing extremely well in the white-ball games.
Ben Stokes joined the England squad for a training session for the first time after his six-month lay off from cricket at the Metrico stadium in the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia on Thursday.
James Taylor, Smith's deputy, has had his job title change from England selector to head scout.
Australian paceman Josh Hazlewood ripped through England with three crucial wickets in the final session to leave Joe Root's side trailing by 297 runs with five wickets remaining after the third day of the fourth Ashes Test.
England pacer James Anderson also opened up about what happened between him and the Indian players during the final session of the third day of the Lord's Test.
Ponting slammed England skipper Joe Root, Stokes and Jos Buttler for the manner of their dismissals
Jhye Richardson will replace injured paceman Josh Hazlewood but opener David Warner has been cleared to play against England in the second day-night Ashes Test.
His duel with India stalwart Virat Kohli will be an interesting sub-plot of the match.
Blowing hot and cold, Lucknow Super Giants will look to return to winning ways when they clash against table-toppers Rajasthan Royals
'It is just a case of trying to put a real focus on the cricket rather than the noise that comes with it.'
He's been Rooty's (Joe Root) right-hand man for a while now. I know Rooty does turn to him a lot. He's been involved in a lot of talks we have behind the scenes, England coach Silverwood said.
Australia great Ian Chappell says Virat Kohli is an exceptional captain who has carried the Indian team to a higher level, whereas England's Joe Root is a "fine batter but poor captain".
Jasprit Bumrah, the new 'Smiling Assassin' of Indian cricket, has the potential to become a 'Captain Marvel' if entrusted with full-time responsibility.
England's "Bazball" revolution continued apace on Sunday when the tourists wrapped up a thumping 267-run victory over New Zealand in the opening session of the fourth day of the first Test.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the interesting numbers from Day 5 of the India-England Test at Lord's.
'We'll have to play right at the top of our game to win out there but we couldn't be in a better place to go and challenge them (India).'
Collingwood takes over after Chris Silverwood stepped down last week
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and India, at Lord's, on Friday.
The hosts are without the services of all-rounder Jadeja for the first two Tests of the four-match series against England as he is nursing a thumb injury he sustained on the tour of Australia.
'I am pretty sure that Morgan went to the selectors and Ashley Giles and said he wanted his best team at all times this year in Twenty20'
Broad said 'Baz' McCullum had already made a difference.
Pat Cummins admits he would relish taking the prized wicket of England captain Joe Root in this week's opening Ashes Test in Brisbane even if he had not earned a late promotion into the Australian captaincy.
England assistant coach felt they need not look beyond skipper Joe Root for a template on how to play the shot.
Here are glimpses of fans adding some Christmas cheer and just having a good time at the MCG on Sunday...
Shannon Gabriel extends unreserved apology to Joe Root for sledging
Play on day three of the first Test match between England and New Zealand at Lord's in London was abandoned due to rain on Friday without a ball being bowled.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri said that there was a 'gang of people in India', who always wanted him to fail.
Rohit Sharma has overtaken captain Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked Test batsman from India.
Who do you think should be part of England's playing XI for the first Test?
Ben Stokes urged the ICC to do 'something different' to popularise Test cricket.
England have won all four Tests since the new head coach took over last month.
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