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England take up umpiring in day-night Test with match referee Srinath

"The England captain and head coach spoke with the match referee after play," an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) spokesperson said in a statement

Shaw becomes 8th Indian to score double ton in 50-over cricket

Shaw reached his 200 in just 142 runs playing for Mumbai against Puducherry

Ind vs Eng: Frustrated with "50-50" umpiring decisions, says Crawley

"I can''t say whether they were out or not out, but I think the frustrations lie with not checking more thoroughly"

Martin Guptill leapfrogs Rohit Sharma to record most sixes in T20Is

New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill on Thursday broke India opener Rohit Sharma's record of most sixes in the shortest format of the game

Ball was skidding, so plan was to bowl wicket to wicket: Axar Patel

Patel (21.4-6-38-6) grabbed his second five-for in his second Test while Ashwin (16-6-26-3) took three

Zak Crawley hopeful England can make a match of it, have to play hard

The right-handed England opener believed that a win for England is still within reach

ICC signs deal with IMG, to live stream 541 games across 3 World Cups

A total of 541 matches across three upcoming World Cups will be broadcast globally

Mohammad Hafeez declines central contract offer from Pakistan Cricket Board

The allrounder "politely turned down" a contract offer in category C for 2020-21, the cricket board said Wednesday

Martin Guptil's 97 lifts New Zealand to a thrilling win over Australia

Australia went into the last over in a strong position, needing 15 runs with four wickets in hand

Congress slams BJP for 'renaming' Motera stadium after PM Modi

After the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad was named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leaders were quick to attack the BJP.

India's pride: President Kovind inaugurates Narendra Modi cricket stadium

Spread over 63 acres, the stadium has been built at an estimated cost of Rs 800 crore and with a seating capacity for 1,32,000 spectators, it has surpassed the hallowed Melbourne Cricket Ground

Motera pitch bucks a trend: Not seamers, Indian spinners hold sway

The newly-built stadium in Motera, built with Australian expertise in design and costing Rs.800 crore in all, gave a new twist to pink ball Test cricket with spinners bucking the trend

Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel stadium renamed to Narendra Modi stadium

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday inaugurated the refurbished stadium

India vs England: Check Motera stadium capacity, facts, tickets price here

Ahead of India vs England 3rd Test match, World's largest cricket Stadium, Motera, was renamed to Narendra Modi Stadium. Check key facts about Motera Stadium here

India, England will start on equal terms in 3rd Test: Gautam Gambhir

India and England will start on equal footing when they clash in the pink ball third day-night Test match on an untested pitch at Motera said former India captain Gautam Gambhir

IND vs ENG: Ashwin a world-class bowler, fine performer at home, says Root

R Ashwin has proved to be England's nemesis in the first two Tests and, well aware of his abilities now, Root described the India off-spinner as a 'world-class performer' in all conditions

IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Stokes has a full bowling session with a pink ball

He may not have bowled much in the first two Tests vs India, but going into the all-important pink-ball game at the Motera Stadium, England all-rounder Ben Stokes had a full-throttle bowling session

Ishant playing 100 Tests is equally a happy moment for me: Virat Kohli

Ishant Sharma will be playing his 100th Test when India takes on England in the third Test at the Motera Stadium

IND vs ENG: It will be a different challenge with pink ball, says Leach

Jack Leach says he is ready for a new role as the day/night pink ball Test against India looks set to bring the seamers back into the forefront after the tweakers' domination in the first two matches

Floodlights at Motera programmed to help sighting during twilight phase

During the sunset period, the lights are uneven and to maintain that, the floodlights are automatically programmed so that there are no shadows on the ground, says a GCA official