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You will not find any 'masala' here: Rahane on Virat Kohli captaincy debate

Ajinkya Rahane had a fair idea that a question about his indifferent form would pop up and he was ready to meet the challenging delivery head-on with a never-seen-before aggression

Debate around captaincy a distraction Kohli doesn't need: Pietersen

Pietersen doesn't see any threat to Kohli's captaincy in the foreseeable future but can understand the growing debate over it with India losing four consecutive Tests under his leadership

India vs England 2nd Test: Pitch will provide turn from Day 1, says Rahane

India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane expects the Chepauk pitch to offer serious turn from the very first day of the second Test against England

India vs England: No one questioned Pujara's approach, says Rahane

Former cricketers including Ricky Ponting had questioned Pujara's slow approach during the Australia tour but India Test vice-captain Rahane backed the batsman and said Pujara knows his role and game

Pakistan cricket team to tour S Africa in April for limited-overs series

Pakistan's limited-overs tour to South Africa in April will include an extra Twenty20 game

Don't know about it, can't comment: Rahane on row surrounding Jaffer

India vice-captain Rahane steered clear of the controversy surrounding Wasim Jaffer, who is fighting allegations of trying to push religion-based selections during his stint as Uttarakhand coach

England should be ashamed of what they have done to Bairstow: Boycott

Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott feels that the current team management should be 'ashamed' of how it has handled the Test career of Jonny Bairstow

IND vs ENG 2nd Test playing 11: England brings in Moeen, Broad, Foakes

While Jofra Archer is out injured and Jos Buttler has left for England as part of England's rotation policy

England fast bowler Archer out of 2nd Test against India with elbow niggle

England fast bowler Jofra Archer is out of the second Test against India starting on Saturday due to a niggle on his elbow, the England and Wales Cricket (ECB) said on Thursday

Fifth day Chennai pitch the worst I've seen: Eng speedster Jofra Archer

The talk within the team had been on wearing the ball out for reverse swing to come in later in the day, but that he wanted to try something different to unsettle Ashwin

Ind vs Eng: Axar Patel recovers, available for selection for second Test

India all-rounder Axar Patel has recovered completely and is now available for selection for the second Test in Chennai against England to be played from Saturday

Crowds throng Chepauk for tickets, ignore social distancing norms

Although all ticket sales took place online, fans were required to pick their physical tickets from the stadium

IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Fans coming back is an added bonus, says Ben Foakes

England wicket-keeper batsman Ben Foakes feels fans coming back in the stadium when the visiting side lock horns with India in the second Test will be an added bonus for the teams

Buttler, Bairstow back for T20Is vs India as England names 16-member squad

Senior wicketkeeper-batsmen Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow were named in a 16-member England squad for the five T20 International matches against India, scheduled in Ahmedabad between March 12 to 20

IND vs ENG: Anderson could be rested for 2nd Test, hints coach Silverwood

Veteran England fast bowler James Anderson, whose three wickets on the fifth and final day of the first Test dented the Indian middle-order, may not play the second Test

Rishabh Pant is a class player, knows when to attack, says Pat Cummins

Australia pacer Pat Cummins has hailed wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, stating that he is as a class player, who knows his game really well.

Check IND vs ENG 2nd Test playing 11 predictions and pitch conditions here

England has announced its 12-member squad for the second Test on the eve of the second Test. Check India vs England 2nd test playing 11 probables and squads here

TNCA releases Natarajan from Vijay Hazare Trophy squad after BCCI request

Natarajan has been released from the Tamil Nadu squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy ODI competition as the BCCI wants him to stay fresh for the limited-overs series against England next month

Domestic cricket: Faiz Fazal to lead Vidarbha in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Experienced opener Faiz Fazal will lead the Vidarbha team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning February 20.

PAK vs SA 1st T20I: Mohammad Rizwan joins Brendon McCullum in unique list

Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan has become the second wicketkeeper-batsman after former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum to score a century in all three formats - ODIs, Tests and T20Is