Imphal, the Indian Navy's latest indigenous guided missile destroyer, scored a bull's eye in her maiden Brahmos firing at sea.
Rinku Singh displayed his unwavering commitment during an intense training session on Wednesday.
Leach didn't take part in the team's training session on Wednesday and was seen receiving treatment from the physio on the sidelines.
Vaughan had also slammed Rohit for not being proactive during the series-opener last week.
India have an enviable record at home, not having suffered a Test series defeat in the last 10 years.
A day before their return to India, England were dealt a blow with their frontline spinner Jack Leach ruled out of the remaining three Tests with a knee injury.
Delhi Capitals bowling coach James Hopes feels that the team's under-fire pace spearhead Anrich Nortje will get better with time having recently made a comeback to competitive cricket after six months.
The likes of Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer deserve patience amid their current poor run, said India batting coach Vikram Rathour on Wednesday, urging his wards to tackle England's aggression with intelligence in the second Test in Vishakhapatnam.
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'At every venue, how many runs they get in the first innings, will be crucial.'
How Kolkata Knight Riders Assistant Coach Abhishek Nayar rested faith in Rinku's talent.
The MP batter registered four single digit scores in the six innings he has played so far. The 30 year old registered scores of 32, 9, 5, 0, 17 and 0.
Jasprit Bumrah's throbbing afternoon spell on the second day of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam on Saturday made former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly advocating for sporting pitches rather than preparing rank turners.
Raghavansi played down his effort and thanked his "guru", saying he has influenced him the most
Ricky Ponting said that he was embarrassed with his side's first half of the game and how his side conceded too many runs while bowling at a slow-over rate.
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will need more time to recover from his hamstring injury and along with pacer Mohammed Shami could miss the remainder of the five-match Test series against England.
'I remember the last Test series (home series against England) as well. We lost the first match and in the second match, Rohit Sharma single-handedly took India to a position from where you could not have lost.'
For DC, the onus will be on Prithvi Shaw and veteran Australian David Warner to provide a solid start.
Based on closed circuit television camera footage, the Visakhapatnam police nabbed the three youth from the area.
Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell feels England under Ben Stokes will give India tough competition.
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Shubman Gill had twin challenges to tame when he entered the Test series against England -- a barren run that gripped him for nine innings, which was made grimmer when he dropped down to bat at a rather new No. 3 slot at this level.
After England tore the prediction books for an epochal 28-run victory in Hyderabad in the first Test, India now find themselves in a tight space, mentally and technically, ahead of the second match starting in four days in Visakhapatnam.
South Africa batting great AB de Villiers has heaped praise on Jasprit Bumrah for simply "outbowling" his colleagues in the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam to help India level the five-match series.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test played between India and England in Visakhapatnam, on Friday
Search and rescue operations after two passenger trains collided 40 km from Vizianagaram.
Joe Root was forced to leave the field after copping a blow on his right little finger during the morning session on day 3 of the second Test
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'The karyakartas who wanted to contest were disappointed and it took some time to explain to them why we needed an alliance.'
'If their next knocks do not go good, the problems will become grave for both of them.'
Rajat Patidar, who made his ODI debut in South Africa last year, has emerged as the front-runner over Sarfaraz Khan for a spot in India's middle-order for the second Test.
Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who entered the elite 500 Test wicket club at Rajkot, climbed a rung to the second position behind pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.
Jaiswal is only the fourth Indian left-hander besides Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir and Kambli to smash a Test double ton.
Matthew Wade acknowledged India's relentless pursuit, citing the challenge of executing yorkers.
'He is an amazing player. You generally do not look for all-format players in modern-day cricket.'
The path found by champions like GR Viswanath, Syed Kirmani, Brijesh Patel, EAS Prasanna and BS Chandrasekhar has only broadened over the years through which several ace cricketers walked through.
Jasprit Bumrah is the most complete bowler in international cricket, said former South African seamer Vernon Philander.
Apart from Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, India's batters struggled on a surface that proved to benefit the batters.
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