ndia will be very happy after a technical masterpiece from Rahul and the flamboyance and exuberance that you can imagine from Pant
Washington Sundar's double strike pegged England back in the afternoon session, leaving them struggling 175/6 at tea on Day 4 of the third Test, at Lord's.
I expected seam and swing in England but on tracks like these only discipline helps: Akash Deep
Stokes praises incredibly skillful Akash Deep, says task was to bat out 80 overs
Led by Shubman Gill, a defiant India put on a mentally strong and technically disciplined response to keep the series alive with England 2-1 up. While there were plenty of positives to take forward, a few concerns continue to linger as the series heads to a decider at The Oval.
Ravindra expressed his joy at contributing on the big stage and emphasised the team's focus on the final showdown in Dubai
India finished Day 3 on 90/2 to lead England by 96 runs at stumps in the opening Test on Sunday after England were dismissed for 465 in the first innings.
Shubman Gill played a masterful captain's knock with his second century of the series on the opening day of the second Test
Henry's exceptional spell of 5 for 42 in eight overs played a crucial role in restricting India to 249/9 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the third Test match between England and India at Lord's, London, on Thursday.
Shubman Gill has not just scored a double hundred; he's rewritten the record books.
Another India lower-order collapse gave England a fighting chance of a thrilling victory in the first Test at Headingley on Monday, with the hosts 21/0 in their second innings at the close of play on day four, chasing 371 to win.
It may be a matter of celebration in the Indian dressing room but there is something that has not gone down too well with cricket fans.
Gill earns glory with maiden double hundred, puts India on top in second Test
Pant also matched India's veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane, who was the last vice-captain to smash a century in each innings, doing so against South Africa in New Delhi, in 2015.
Conceding that India could not get the first innings score they were looking in the first Test against England, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak felt Rishabh Pant's stroke-filled 134 was different from his usual aggressive knock.
Mitchell Santner believes that putting Rohit Sharma's side under pressure in that encounter gave his team the confidence for their upcoming summit clash on Sunday.
He has taken nine five-wicket hauls in SENA conditions.
State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), which completes one year of its listing on Tuesday, presents a sorry scorecard as far as its stock market performance goes. Shares of the insurance behemoth are down 40 per cent over their issue price of Rs 949 to Rs 567 apiece. The Sensex, on the other hand, has risen 14 per cent in the past one year.
Except in the IPL, the Australians have not had a good look at Varun Chakravarthy's bowling and that could spell trouble for Steve Smith and Co.
'That is something I really wanted, to have six bowling options and then batting till No. 8 as well.'
England were cruising at nearly nine runs per over after the powerplay when Chakravarthy turned the game around.
That said the pitch is going to get challenging for the batters as the game wears on.
After his magnificent double hundred against England, India skipper Shubman Gill on Thursday said he had stopped enjoying his batting in pursuit of runs but going back to basics and making some technical changes helped him rediscover the joy in his craft.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 1st Test between England and India at Headingley in Leeds on Monday.
South Africa have eight wickets in hand and are now overwhelming favourites to finish off the job, and take the title away from champions Australia, who had set them a daunting fourth innings target of 282 in the final on Friday.
'When you leave, you want to leave the team in better place'
'Very very pleasing (with the way the series went). We knew there would be challenges that we could face.'
India head coach Gautam Gambhir said his team is still searching for that "perfect game" despite entering the Champions Trophy final with an all-win record. He is hopeful that it will come in the summit clash on Sunday.
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy justified his selection with a five-wicket haul and bowled India to a 44-run victory against New Zealand.
His performance in Pune was a powerful response to his recent struggles in the Ranji Trophy, where he had been dismissed for ducks in both innings during Mumbai's loss to Jammu and Kashmir.
It has been 4,302 days since India last lost a Test series at home.
Virat Kohli's subdued 17 off 69 balls extended his lean patch in the series.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test between England and India at Headingley in Leeds on Saturday.
India playing at one venue has been a hot topic for debate among former cricketers and some sections of fans. There has hardly been any press conference where questions haven't been raised about tournament scheduling.
Only once in the history of Test cricket has a team bounced back to win after being bowled out for less than 50.
Gill overcame cramp to make 87 and take India close to the finish line on a two-paced, turning wicket at Nagpur's Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium after Axar Patel scored 52 in a 108-run stand for the fourth wicket.
Virat Kohli inched closer to a maiden IPL title after Royal Challengers Bengaluru thrashed Punjab Kings by eight wickets in a lopsided Qualifier 1 match.
They will meet the winner of Wednesday's second semi-final between South Africa and New Zealand in the final in Dubai on Sunday.
IMAGES from the Champions Trophy final played between India and New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday.
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