England succumbed to the pressure of standing up to a world-class band of Indian spinners
'Sometimes KG needs a rocket. You could then almost sense the intensity and focus... he was in the zone.'
South Africa skittled England out for 149 on Friday to win the first Test by an innings and 12 runs inside three days at Lord's and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
'They perhaps hoped to get an early wicket, but once they didn't get that, they went into a shell.'
Patel lauded Joe Root for supporting the three main spinners with a fine spell.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and England at Visakhapatnam.
Veteran English seamer James Anderson says his team might be compelled to open with two spinners in the upcoming five-Test series against India as it looks for ways to counter the traditionally spin-friendly conditions in the host country.
A victory for India will be sweet revenge for their heartbreaking losses in the finals of the ODI World Cup and the World Test Championship last year.
'The challenge will be to keep getting myself in positions to make big hundreds. I've got to keep taking them.'
England pacer James Anderson on Thursday surpassed Sachin Tendulkar as the cricketer to play the most number of Test matches on home soil.
Babar remains the linchpin of Pakistan's batting, says captain Shan Masood
'I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end.'
Jasprit Bumrah took 6/61 as India crushed South Africa by seven wickets to level the two-match series 1-1.
'I was not able to watch that 19th over bowled by Arshdeep.' 'My son and daughter were watching the match and my eyes were closed.' 'When they used to shout 'Dot ball', I used to open my eyes, that is how I saw that Arshdeep over.'
It was a headache to decide between Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav as third spinner: Rohit Sharma
'A lot to work on but this is the blueprint of the way we want to play Test cricket and hopefully we'll keep doing that.'
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed he was in contention to play in the second Test against England at Lord's till a sudden spell of rain before the toss forced the team management to change the playing XI.
We did not expect pitch to help spinners so much on Day 2: Deepti Sharma
Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu won her maiden women's ODI Cricketer of the Year award, becoming the first female cricketer from the country to win an ICC award.
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
England pulled out of their Pakistan tour last year soon after New Zealand had abandoned their tour of the South Asian country over security concerns.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test played between India and England in Visakhapatnam, on Friday
Kuldeep picked the wickets of Ben Stokes at Ranchi and Zak Crawley in Dharamsala as his favourite dismissals from the series.
Two goals from Luis Diaz and one from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool stroll to a 3-0 victory at Manchester United.
England batting legend Alastair Cook lauded star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah for his magnificent six-wicket haul in the second Test against Three Lions, saying that he changed the course of the game single-handedly and "ripped the heart out of England batting line-up".
Marsh, Smith dig Australia out of a hole in Pakistan Test
'Our team is going through a transition but the message is the same -- keep fighting. A lot of bowlers have been changed, the message in the team is, keep fighting.'
Ben Stokes rated the 28-run victory over India in the first Test in Hyderabad on Sunday as the finest moment yet in his time as the England captain.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI in the third Test against England?
Kolkata Knight Riders outclassed Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in the rain-hit IPL 2024 match in Kolkata on Saturday.
Argentina became the first side to book passage into the Copa America quarter-finals
Durham pace duo of Matthew Potts and Brydon Carse wreaked havoc on a depleted India A side as they bowled the hosts out for a modest 192 to give England Lions upper hand in the third and final unofficial Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Jack Leach aggravated his knee injury during the second day of the first Test against India on Friday in Hyderabad.
23 wickets and several records fell on the opening day of the second and final Test in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Zak Crawley said most of his teammates have become better players since embracing the ultra-aggressive 'Bazball' approach
Member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team Kirti Azad on Thursday backed the BCCI's directive for cricketers to play Ranji Trophy, saying it's a good move and the rule should be applicable to every India team player, including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Jarange had also claimed that a poisoning attempt was made against him through saline, though he did not elaborate on it.
Mohammed Siraj's sensational six-wicket spell put India in control despite a superb fightback from South Africa with the ball on Day 1 of the second and final Test.
India captain Rohit Sharma said India can take pride in their performance after defeating South Africa inside two days of the 2nd Test at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday.
Suryakumar strengthens top position in ICC T20 batter rankings
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