'It's not necessarily just been that one moment and the lights, or that twilight period. It's sometimes been right at the start of the game... later on in day four, these strange passages of play have happened.'
India's home series against England will be up for discussion alongside the scheduling of the upcoming tour of Australia and the domestic season when the BCCI's apex council holds an online meeting on October 17.
After registering an emphatic 10-wicket win over England in the third Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium, opener Rohit Sharma on Thursday said that most batsmen from both teams got out on straight balls and it was not a case of pitch misbehaving a lot.
India will play their inaugural World Test Championship final against New Zealand at Southampton's Ageas Bowl Stadium from June 18-22, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirmed
Bumrah was rested for the second Test at Chepauk, which India won by 317 runs to level the four-match series 1-1.
England have lost their batting rhythm after playing on two difficult surfaces and looked like "startled rabbits" in the second innings of the third Test against India, according to former skipper Nasser Hussain.
Sunil Gavaskar, who appeared for the first time in Test cricket 50 years ago today, March 6, 1971, was presented with a special India cap by BCCI secretary during the lunch interval on Day 3 of the fourth and final Test between India and England at the Narendra Modi stadium.
The former India captain not just rejected the accusations thrown at him but also offered a gentle reminder to his critics -- much before becoming the BCCI boss, he was a celebrated India cricketer and played in a whopping 424 international matches -- 113 of them Tests.
'We will continue to look at the coronavirus situation till September then we will decide whether we host the tournament in India or UAE'
His highest Test score of 294 came against India at Birmingham during the 2011 series.
Ravichandran Ashwin has stopped bothering about landmarks 'long, long time back' as his only endeavour is to work on his craft and be useful every time when he plays for India.
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India spinner R Ashwin says England defeat not haunting team and squad is in a positive mindset after clinical performance against Aussies in Chennai.
A summary of action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
It was an impossible thing to comprehend at the start of the series. However, after three Tests it seems the most likely thing to happen, English win that is.
Cheteshwar Pujara showed immense concentration and skill to post his maiden Test double century and put India in command of the first Test. Join us in congratulating him.
Dashing England batsman Kevin Pietersen named Kanpur's Green Park and Ahmedabad's Motera among the 10 worst stadiums where he has played cricket in all these years. Green Park and Motera does have company from other notable venues like Guyana and Manchester's Old Trafford to name a few. Pietersen also termed Gabba as the "11th worst ground" after being asked name 10 by his followers on Twitter. The other grounds that did not find favour with Pietersen are Chelmsford, Colwyn Bay, Canberra, Multan, Leicester and St Kitts. However he rated Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium as one of the 10 best venues that he has played cricket on.
Anant Arora, CEO Bharti Airtel, Gujarat, and India and England captains M S Dhoni and Alastair Cook unveil the trophy for the Airtel India-England Test series.
India registered a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over England on Day 5 of the first Test in Motera, Ahmedabad, on Monday.
Cheteshwar Pujara became the first Indian batsman to post a double hundred in Tests at Hyderabad. He enjoys an impressive record at the venue, averaging 181.50, his runs' tally being 363 in two innings.
Graeme Swann helped England restore parity on Day 1 of the opening Test against India at Motera on Thursday. The spinner struck at regular intervals to finish with figures of four for 85 and keep the visitors in the game after Virender Sehwag slammed his first century in two years. At stumps, the hosts were 323 for 4.
The Indian seam attack was conspicuous by its absence during the final practice session ahead of the first Test against England at Motera beginning Thursday.
The series against England may be another lost cause, but not exactly a failure from Team India's point of view, says Bikash Mohapatra/Rediff.com
So, how did the foreign press react to first day's play at the Motera? Rediff.com brings you a summary of what the English Press felt.
What can be more seductive to lure a populist politician than a mass rally? Modi understands Trump well like few people can, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
This saga of an Indian captain began in a Test against a visiting South African side. The home team, down 0-1 in the series after a demoralising defeat in the second Test at Motera, had suffered another setback when captain Anil Kumble was ruled out with a recurring groin injury.
Starting from his Test debut, Laxman has saved India from humiliating defeats on numerous occasions. Rajneesh Gupta features some of Laxman's match-saving performances.
MS Dhoni remains undeterred. The comprehensive defeat to England at the Wankhede, in conditions that were India friendly, has led to criticisms from various quarters.
Indian bowlers will have the luxury to defend a huge first innings total but wicket won't be easy to come by since the Motera strip was not offering much help, said star of day Harbhajan Singh, who shone with the bat with a sparkling half-century.
Cheteshwar Pujara registered his maiden double hundred as India declared their first innings on 521 for 8 on Day 2 of the first Test against England, at Motera, on Friday. The 24-yar-old Rajkot-born batsman was unbeaten on 206, having batted for a marathon eight hours. Rajneesh Gupta lists the batsmen who have the most runs in their first Test against England.
Cheteshwar Pujara was at it again! The 25-year-old, resuming on 162, proceeded to complete a well-deserved double hundred and is hence our top performer of the day.
India will look to put behind the disappointment of their one-day drubbing at the hands of Australia and bounce back to winning ways when they take on Sri Lanka in the first match of a three-Test series starting in Ahmedabad on Monday.
Alastair Cook led from the front to inspire an England comeback on Day Four of the opening Test against India in Motera on Sunday.
Having forced to follow-on, England ended the third day on 111 for no loss, still 219 runs adrift of India's total in the first Test at Ahmedabad, on Saturday.
Day Two of the first Test between India and England brought bad news for the visitors. But Cheteshwar Pujara dominated all the headlines.
Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored his maiden Test double century in India's mammoth first innings total against England, has said that missing out on a hundred in the warm-up game inspired him to score big in the first Test in Ahmedabad.
A collective effort put India in a commanding position on Day 2 of the opening Test against England in Motera on Friday. Having declared their first innings on a mammoth 521 for eight, highlighted by a magnificent 206 not out by Cheteshwar Pujara, the home team reduced the visitors to 41 for three at stumps.
A day before the commencement of what is billed as the 'revenge series' for India, England wicket-keeper Matt Prior said that the tourists are well prepared for the tough challenge of taming the hosts.
England are sweating on the fitness of their injured fast bowler Steven Finn ahead of their opening Test match against India at the Motera Stadium here from November 15 to 19.
The visiting England team will play Haryana in its third and final warm-up game before meeting hosts India on November 15 for the first of the four-match Test series.
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