India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates on Wednesday visited the Mahakaleshwar temple to offer prayers ahead of their Women's World Cup fixture against England at Indore's Holkar Stadium on Sunday.
'Hussain was baffled by England's top three approach on Edgbaston's flat surface when the ball was slightly swinging.
England manager Fabio Capello reinstated John Terry as his captain on Saturday, saying the defender had been punished enough for newspaper stories about his private life that cost him the armband a year ago.
Chamari Athapaththu blames defeats to India, England for Women's World Cup setback
Rishabh Pant was ruled out for nearly three months after he fractured his foot during the fourth Test against England in Manchester in July.
'...I believe he has all the raw materials to become a really good leader.'
Expect some fireworks for the highly-versatile Cameron Green along with Quinton de Kock, Matheesha Pathirana, Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi.
With this the classy all-rounder has achieved a rare milestone that few legends of the game can boast of.
Former England opener Mark Butcher feels the Indian Test captain has taken ownership of Virat Kohli's No 4 spot quite comfortably despite the 'enormous scrutiny'.
Shubman Gill has been guilty of taking too much load on himself since his T20 comeback and the Indian team wants him to bat as freely as he does in the IPL, said assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has dropped the ultimate cricket compliment, comparing 14-year-old Bihar batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi to the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
Australia captain Pat Cummins has eased back into bowling in his rehabilitation from a lower-back injury.
Monty Panesar claimed India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will be a big threat for England's batters.
With two days still to play, England are firm favourites to secure the win in Manchester, one that would seal victory in the five-match series with one test still to come.
Archer has not picked up a red cricket ball since May 2021 for Sussex after a series of injuries kept delaying his return.
Ajinkya Rahane is backing the flamboyant Yashasvi Jaiswal to shine on the tour of England thanks to his ability to perform multiple roles as opener.
Australia may opt to continue with a four-prong pace attack at Adelaide and even add another part-time seamer in all-rounder Beau Webster, who could replace batter Josh Inglis in the lower middle order.
Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson returned to England Test set up after a gap of eight years, replacing injured Shoaib Bashir in the squad for the fourth Test against India.
Cummins has been sidelined with a lumbar stress injury since Australia swept West Indies in the Caribbean in July.
Shubman Gill is enjoying a 'honeymoon period' as India's Test captain but there will be more pressure on him in the days to come, feels former India skipper Sourav Ganguly.
Sophie Ecclestone returns as England announce squad for T20Is against India
Yashasvi Jaiswal wanted to be more consistent on his first tour of England but drew immense satisfaction from his second-innings ton on a "spicy" pitch at The Oval to help India set a massive 374-run target in the fifth Test.
Nair will bat at No 5 at The Oval in what many see as his last chance at redemption.
Boycott defends Jadeja, Sundar for declining draw offer; slams England's bowling
Former cricketers Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton lampooned England's top order for their early collapse
Inter edge Genoa to go top
India, England players wear black armbands to pay tribute to Wayne Larkins
New 'Captain Cool' in Town: Shreyas Iyer could be the leader India needs
Shubman Gill's coin toss woes continued on Wednesday as the India skipper lost his fourth straight toss in the ongoing Test series against England -- extending India's incredible run of 14 consecutive toss defeats across formats in international cricket.
Australia captain Steve Smith has declined to rule out a surprise return for fast bowler Pat Cummins for the second Ashes Test against England.
Strange selection, says Manjrekar; Irfan, Harbhajan congratulate Gill
'To see his preparation, the way he dominates the game.'
'It is an immense honour, a responsibility I couldn't have imagined.'
England have only drawn one from 35 Tests in the McCullum-Stokes regime, with one of their exhilarating run chases in that spell coming when they reached 378 against India in 2022 -- the only time India have lost when defending Test totals of more than 350.
England's scoring rate of 2.91 runs per over during the second session was the second-slowest in a home Test in the Bazball era, only behind their 2.72 per over effort against New Zealand at Lord's in 2022.
India eye maiden women's T20I series win over England; hosts to miss injured skipper Brunt
Healy's injury forces Australia rethink ahead of Women's World Cup clash against England
Wolvaardt played eight ODIs in October at the Women's World Cup, amassing 470 runs at a stunning average of 67.14 and an impressive strike rate of 97.91.
Archer, who has taken 42 wickets in 13 Tests, made his first appearance in a first-class match in four years on Sunday in the County Championship with Sussex.
Team India vice-captain Rishabh Pant on Wednesday said that he has effected a slight change to his stance -- from open in white ball formats to more side on in Test cricket to meet the demands of the swing-friendly England conditions.
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