Statistical highlights of the second day's play in the first Test between India and England, at Motera.
Yashasvi Jaiswal presented a heady cocktail of patience and flair on debut but India's expected series win over West Indies will not serve as an accurate parameter.
A quiz for all you cricket fans.
Brushing aside the incessant talk around spin-friendly pitches in India, big-hitting England all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that Test players should be proficient in handling all kinds of conditions.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad.
New Zealand have already booked their spot for the inaugural WTC final, leaving India, England and Australia vying for the other.
Ahmedabad will host the third and final Test between India and Sri Lanka instead of Kanpur
India knocked England out of contention from the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final in June with their 10-wicket triumph in the day-night third Test in Motera which propelled the hosts to the top of the standings.
PCB chairman Najam Sethi has informed ICC that Pakistan will not play at the Narendra Modi Stadium unless it's a WC knockout game.
The 24-year-old Rajkot-born batsman is only the sixth Indian to hit a double century against England.
Travis Head smashed a brilliant 137 as Australia cruised to their sixth World title after outclassing India by six wickets in the final on Sunday.
Azharuddin suggested that wearing shoes with rubber soles could be a better option than the ones having spikes.
Australian captain Steve Smith said the pitch for the fourth and final Test match at the Narendra Modi Stadium potentially looks to be the 'flattest day one track' of the series.
India's much-anticipated day-night Test against England will be held at Ahmedabad from February 24 next year and the city will also be the venue of one more Test and five T20 Internationals at its newly-constructed Motera Stadium.
Axar Patel reveals his batting mantra against spinners
Virat Kohli surpassed Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record of winning maximum number of Test matches as captain on home soil after leading the side to a 10-wicket victory over England in the day-night third Test in Motera.
Statistical highlights at the end of third day's play in the second Test between India and New Zealand on Sunday.
Ishant Sharma has been rendered a doubtful starter for the opening Test against England as the lanky India pacer skipped the practice sessions on Tuesday.
Akhtar said that India don't need to be scared as they can beat England on fair pitches.
The first Test in the forthcoming three-match rubber between India and South Africa will be played at the Chidambaram stadium, Chepauk, in Chennai from March 26 to 30, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Wednesday.
There was finally some joy among the gloom as fans thronged the Narendra Modi stadium in Motera for the second Test match between India and England.
India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey believes that his bowlers conceded extra runs in the last 10 overs of the day.
It is very difficult not to respect Mohmmed Shami for his mastery over his craft.
'Whatever we get in future we will go with it. It's completely fine'
Following Cheteshwar Pujara's maiden double hundred Rajneesh Gupta presents the youngest Indian players to achieve the feat.
The India-England series seems a lost cause for the visitors, feels Bikash Mohapatra.
India has a lot of fitness woes going into the Test, the biggest of them being the skipper, Anil Kumble. If he plays, India could go in with three spinners considering the nature of the wicket and Piyush Chawla looks the likely beneficiary.
Statistical highlights at the end of second day's play in the first cricket Test between India and New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Friday.
The curator of the Sardar Patel stadium said spinners will get assistance from the second day of the Test.
Images from the fifth and final day's play of the opening Test between India and New Zealand at Motera on Monday.
The statistical highlights on the fifth day of the first Test between India and New Zealand that ended in a draw in Ahmedabad, on Monday.
The three-match ODI series between India and West Indies, scheduled in Ahmedabad from February 6 to 11, will be played behind closed doors owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Harbhajan Singh smashed an attacking career-best eighth half-century as India posted an imposing first innings total of 487 and then snapped two early wickets to wrest initiative on the second day of the opening Test against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Great players have the knack of conquering the odds, and on Sunday Kohli crossed a major hurdle with the fighting spirit of a champion.
The root cause was trying to play defensive game even when he felt set.
Kohli, his deputy Ajinkya Rahane, the flamboyant Rohit Sharma and the swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant -- batted in the nets
England skipper Joe Root said he feels like the spectators have almost been "robbed" as they came to watch to the stadium to watch Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma face the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad but instead watching him taking wickets.
India finished top of the ICC World Test Championship standings after crushing England by an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday, to claim the series 3-1.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances