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India vs England: Bess certainly up for selection, says Root

Joe Root has hinted that spinner Dom Bess might feature in the playing XI for the fourth and final Test against India which gets underway on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

Ishant was right, winning WTC would be like winning the World Cup: Rahane

India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday echoed pacer Ishant Sharma's emotions and said winning the World Test Championship (WTC) would be similar to winning the World Cup

No injury issues, Jasprit Bumrah gets rest ahead of big season

India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah, whose request to sit out the fourth and final Test against England was accepted by the BCCI, faces no injury issues

Pitch for the 4th Test will be similar to last two Tests: Ajinkya Rahane

India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said there is no need to take criticism of the spin-friendly pitches in the country 'seriously' as not a word is spoken about the 'damp' tracks elsewhere

IND vs ENG: Zak Crawley expects pitch for 4th Test to behave like the 3rd

Young England opener Zak Crawley echoed Rahane's sentiments on the Motera strip which he believes will be 'similar' in nature but red ball will make it 'slightly easier' for the batsmen

India vs England: Brad Hogg bats for Ashwin's return to India ODI squad

Former Australia all-rounder Brad Hogg has called for R Ashwin's inclusion in India's ODI squad, saying the senior off-spinner is a wicket-taker who also adds depth to batting

Not many can bowl straight balls on spinners' track like Axar: Parsana

Dhiraj Parsana, former India left-arm spinner and the long-time curator at the Motera stadium, remembers a young Axar Patel as someone who had a beautiful high-arm action

England cricket board appoints Marcus Trescothick as batting coach

England ropes in Jon Lewis and New Zealand's Jeetan Patel as bowling and spin bowling coaches on a permanent basis

For teams like us, ICC World Test Championship is just a distraction: Kohli

Ahead of the 4th Test against England, India skipper Virat Kohli said the World Test Championship (WTC) is a distraction for them as the team is already motivated enough to play Test cricket

IND vs ENG 4th Test: Kohli bats for rotation policy in age of bio-bubbles

India skipper Kohli feels rotation policy is the way forward in the age of bio-bubbles as mental fatigue caused by restrictive quarantines will make it extremely difficult for players to stay hungry

Ravindra Jadeja now wondering what happened to his thumb: Sunil Gavaskar

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja may not be able to just walk into the Indian Test squad considering how his replacement Axar Patel has performed in his first two games, says former captain Sunil Gavaskar

Jack Leach eager to learn subtleties of spin bowling from Ashwin, Axar

By his own admission, England's Jack Leach is in awe of the exploits of Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel during the pink-ball Test

A day after saying cricket gets forgotten in IPL, Steyn apologises

South Africa pace great Dale Steyn apologised for his criticism of the Indian Premier League, saying he never intended to 'degrade or insult' the world's biggest franchise-based T20 tournament

White ball affects batsmen's defence on spinning tracks: Virat Kohli

India captain Virat Kohli has attributed the batsmen's failures to score runs on spin-friendly wickets over the last two Tests against England to an overdose of limited-overs cricket

Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev on Wednesday received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a Delhi hospital

Ashwin wants to be the best, compete against the best, says Laxman

Ravichandran Ashwin works out the weaknesses of batsmen and plans his deliveries accordingly which is why he is so difficult to face, says former India batsman VVS Laxman

India cricketers unwind with board, card games in bio-bubble

Members of the Indian cricket team who have stuck to their hotel-to-practice routine here, just like they did in Australia recently

England's Tom Banton among two foreigners in PSL to test positive for Covid

England batsman Tom Banton is one of the two foreign players who tested positive for COVID-19 in the ongoing Pakistan Super League and he has been put under isolation, the cricketer confirmed.

WTC: Hopefully England can do the job for us, says Australia's coach

Australia assistant coach Andrew McDonald has said that his side would be watching India vs England 4th test with keen interest

Money is given more importance, cricket takes a back seat in IPL: Steyn

South Africa pace great Dale Steyn has claimed that cricket takes a back seat at the Indian Premier League, insisting that money is given more importance than the game in the T20 tournament