Former England opener Geoffrey Boycott said India captain Rohit Sharma is 'past his prime'.
The life of Saurabh Kumar, veteran of a decade in domestic cricket, took a sharp turn on Monday when he made the Indian squad for the second Test against England starting in Visakhapatnam on February 2.
England getting bamboozled on turning tracks is no longer a "foregone conclusion" and the shock loss in the opening Test has given India a lot to think about ahead of the second game, says visiting team's pace ace Mark Wood.
Ravichandran Ashwin will consider himself fortunate to get a rare chance to play his second World Cup at home.
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a rapid hundred before retiring hurt as India stretched their overall lead to 322 with eight wickets in hand to take control of the third Test.
'...you will have to be really wary of different threats that he poses and make sure that you have very good skill sets to counter (him) and be on top of him.'
A Maori welcoming ceremony involves speeches, dancing, singing and the hongi in the end.
Harshal finished with 2/28, taking his wicket tally to 22 in 13 games and overtake Jasprit Bumrah for the most wickets in IPL 2024. The pacer is way ahead of everyone when it comes to bowling in the end overs, with 16 wickets between the 16th and 20th overs -- the most by any bowler this season so far with Bumrah a distant second on 11 wickets in the death overs.
Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel scored 177 runs in India's 400 in the first Test in Nagpur, while in Delhi they contributed 134 priceless runs out of a team total of 262.
Moeen Ali had a forgettable night at the Chepauk as he dropped two catches and missed a runout opportunity as Chennai Super Kings fell to a three-run loss to Rajasthan Royals.
Ashwin is the second highest wicket-taker in Tests for India behind Kumble (619), and the former India leg-spinner wasn't one bit surprised.
Ben Stokes added 91 runs with the last 3 wickets to help England post 246.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and the West Indies in Dominica, on Wednesday.
Shastri wants both Ashwin and Jadeja in Indian playing XI for WTC Final
'I can only advise the England batters to play with a straight bat.'
While the previous CSK-RR encounter this season was a thrilling affair, the match in Jaipur was a one-sided contest.
The absence of the dashing wicketkeeper-batter leaves a big void in India's Test eleven, said Hayden
South Africa shredded through the Indian batting line-up to claim victory by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test.
Star India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday hailed United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s stunning win over New Zealand in a T20I.
The "composed" set of newcomers in the Indian team don't need frequent advice, they need just a supportive environment to excel, said skipper Rohit Sharma after the young guns played a major part in the hosts' series-sealing win over England in the fourth Test in Ranchi on Monday.
England had taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series in India but Ben Stokes and his men let the hosts draw parity in the second Test as all their batters were unable to get big scores.
Kagiso Rabada grabbed a five-wicket haul before K L Rahul rallied India to 208/8 on a rain-hit Day 1 of the first Test.
Back to the grind after a couple of days' leave, Virat Kohli's extended net session was the focal point of Team India's first training session in the city ahead of its World Cup opener against Australia on Sunday.
How did Rohit Sharma manage to bat again in the second Super Over?
India's highest wicket-taker in Tests Anil Kumble praised Ravichandran Ashwin's massive effort, the best for any Indian in West Indies.
KL Rahul has always been confident about keeping wickets in Tests
Taking to Twitter, the spinner wrote, 'Yours Turbulently Melbourne to Sydney!'
'That was just unbelievable from Glen Maxwell. Footwork is overrated.'
Moved by the youngster's stories and the emotions surrounding it, Rohit said he was "lost in their debuts".
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel stole the show in India's record-breaking victory in the Rajkot Test.
Ashwin moves up to joint fourth, Iyer jumps 10 spots to be 16th
The fifth and final Test is still two days away but thousands of English fans have flocked to the hill station.
Sans Hardik, it's starting all over again for dominant India
The Indian players reflected on their heartbreaking loss against Australia in Sunday's World Cup final.
Half-centuries from Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy helped Sunrisers Hyderabad edge Rajasthan Royals by one run.
India's Asian Games cricket team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who played the first two ODIs, has been released from the squad and will link up with the Hangzhou-bound outfit. Also released is pacer Mukesh Kumar, who came in as cover for Bumrah.
Ben Duckett said England deserves credit for inspiring players in the opposition camp to bat aggressively in Test cricket.
Rajasthan Royals pulled off the highest run chase in the history of IPL to edge Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between Bangladesh and India, at Chattogram, on Thursday
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