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IND vs ENG 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Bumrah the star as India lead by 171

India vs England 2nd Test Day 2 Live Cricket Updates: Jasprit Bumrah picked six wickets as he reached 150 Test scalps and bowled England out for 253. India lead by 171 runs at the end of day's play

IND vs ENG: Stokes keeps his promise with Root, makes 'a bowler' out of him

Ben Stokes had promised Joe Root to make a bowler out of him and the maverick England skipper is glad that he has succeeded in his mission, evidence of which were the five wickets the top batter picked in a famous win. England's best batter Root was also their best bowler in the first innings of the Hyderabad Test against India and ended with five wickets in the game. He picked up the key wicket of K L Rahul in the second innings, following his four wickets in the first, to play a major part in England's sensational comeback win. Root got the ball to turn at good pace and his straighter one also troubled the Indian batters. With Jack Leach out of second Test, Root will be expected to shoulder more responsibility in an experienced spin department. He bowled a total of 48 overs in the series opener. "I did always say to Joe I thought he under-bowled himself as captain, and when he walked off with four-fer I did say to him, 'see, I told ya I'd make a bowler out of ya'. "Having someo

India vs England 2nd Test Playing 11: Rajat Patidar makes debut for India

IND vs ENG 2nd Test Playing 11: Mohammed Siraj has been rested, and Mukesh Kumar replaced him in India's XI while Kuldeep Yadav playing in place of injured Ravindra Jadeja. Patidar replaces KL Rahul.

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Definitely greatest triumph as captain for Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes rated the 28-run victory over India in the first Test here on Sunday as the finest moment yet in his time as the England captain. Fuelled by Ollie Pope's epic 196 and debutant left-arm spinner Tom Hartley's seven-wicket haul, England roared back into the match even after conceding a massive 190-run first innings lead. "Since I've taken the captaincy on, we've had a lot of fantastic moments as a team. We've had a lot of great victories. "We've been involved in some amazing games. But I think where we are and who we're playing against, this victory is definitely our greatest triumph since I've been captain," said Stokes in the post-match press meet. Stokes kept faith in Hartley despite a below-par outing in the first innings. The Durham man explained the rationale. "I was willing to give him the longer spell regardless of what had happened (in the first innings) because I knew I was going to have to turn back to him at some point throughout this Test match. "Whether or

Hartley, Pope and Jaiswal: 10 key takeaways from India vs England 1st Test

England beat India by 28 runs as Bazball won the first battle on Indian shores. Here are the major talking points from the match in Hyderabad

IND VS ENG 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: Hartley, Pope shine in England's win

India vs England 1st Test Highlights: Tom Hartley took seven wickets and Ollipe Pope scored 196 runs as England's Bazball touched another high, winning the first Test of their tour of India by 28 runs

India vs England: Top 10 highest run-chase in India in Test history

In the last 10 years, no team has chased down in excess of 200 runs in 4th innings. In 2008, India chased down 387 runs vs England, which is still highest score chased by any team in 4th innings

IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Pope's century keeps England alive

India vs England Live Score Updates: Ollie Pope's fantastic century helped England not only get past the Indian lead of 190 runs, but take a lead of 126 at the end of Day 3 in Hyderabad

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Joe Root, the bowler, emerges from ruins once again

Joe Root emerged as the best bowler for The Three Lions, taking four wickets and conceding only 79 runs.

IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: Dominating India take 175-run lead

India vs England 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: The Indian batting dominated the proceedings in Hyderabad as they built up a 175-run lead against England, finishing the day at 421/7

IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: Jaiswal goes Bazball, India ahead

India vs England 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Yashasvi Jaiswal was the highlight with the bat as India scored 119/1 in just 23 overs in reply to England's 246

India vs England 1st Test Playing 11: KL Rahul & Axar playing in Hyderabad

IND vs ENG 1st Test live streaming: Jio Cinemas will provide the live streaming of the India vs England Test match in India. The live telecast of the IND-ENG 1st Test will be available on Sports 18

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Joe Root could open bowling for England - Ben Stokes

The Test format has seen pacers opening the game for any side despite the conditions. But if Root opens up the bowling for England, the dynamics of the game will certainly change.

IND vs ENG Tests 2024: Anil Kumble predicts India to win series 4-1

The legendary Anil Kumble has termed England's bowling attack for the opening Test against India, starting in Hyderabad on Thursday as "highly inexperienced", while predicting a comfortable 4-1 win for the hosts in the five-match series. England announced a three-pronged spin attack on the eve of the Hyderabad Test with uncapped spinner Tom Hartley and one-Test old Rehan Ahmed teaming up with Jack Leach, with Mark Wood being the lone fast bowler. With Ben Stokes ruling himself out from sharing bowling workload throughout the five-Test series, England skipper may face some troubles finding the right mix but Kumble said it will be interesting to see how the visitors approach the rubber. "It will all depend on how Jack Leach leads the spin attack. Three spinners, of course the English management obviously have had a look at the pitch and they believe that it's going to take turn," Kumble replied to a PTI query during an interaction organised by Jio Cinema. "In that sense, just with on

England frustration ends as rookie spinner Bashir gets visa for India

England's Pakistan-origin off-spinner Shoaib Bashir was on Wednesday granted visa to play in the five-match Test series against India, ending a "frustrating" wait for the visiting side whose captain Ben Stokes felt "devastated" by the delay. "Shoaib Bashir has now received his visa, and is due to travel to join up with the team in India this weekend. We're glad the situation has now been resolved," the England and Wales Cricket Board posted on its X (formerly Twitter) page on the eve of the first Test here. The 20-year-old rookie, who plays for Somerset in the English county, was forced to head back to England from the team's Abu Dhabi training base after a prolonged wait for visa. His family is of Pakistani heritage but Bashir was born in Surrey. The delay snowballed into a major controversy with a British government spokesperson demanding "fair" treatment for the youngster and Stokes hardly mincing words in expressing his outrage. Bashir, who is a shock inclusion in the squad wit

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Here's why England picked only pacer in its Playing 11

England captain Ben Stokes on Tuesday rated Mark Wood as an "impact builder" with high pace after they decided to enter the first Test against India, starting here from Thursday, with a solitary fast bowler and three spinners. Wood was preferred over veteran James Anderson for this match, and Stokes said the Durham man's ability to touch 150 clicks tilted the scales in his favour. "Obviously, what he brings with his high pacehe is a real impact builder. Bowling the 90 mile an hour with a reversing ball is obviously going to be very difficult to play against. He's another weapon which you can use out here with short, sharp spells, wanting him to be bowling as fast as he can and short periods. There're no worries about these long spells because that's how we're going to use him this week, said Stokes during his pre-match press meet here. So, how did the team management handle the situation of looking over a highly-experienced bowler like Anderson? Stokes said Anderson has taken the

IND vs ENG 1st Test preview: It's Spinball vs Bazball in Hyderabad

India's unalloyed dominance at home over the last 12 years will be put through its most unique examination till date when Rohit Sharma's side faces a trend-defying England in the first match of what promises to be a stirring five-Test series from Thursday. No team has been as invincible as India at home since their 1-2 defeat against the Three Lions led by Alastair Cook in 2012, stitching together a bull run of 16 successive series wins, including seven series sweeps. If one further breaks down the stats, India have lost just three Tests out of 44 they played in their own backyard in this phase, and this is a power walk even beyond the all-conquering West Indies in the '80s or Australia of the turn of the century. Several factors have contributed to this astonishing run over the last decade, including favourable pitches, bowlers who knew how to exploit those tracks and batters who churned out runs like popcorn from a vending machine. But two players have stood head and shoulders ab

IND vs ENG Tests 2024: Decoding England's relative success with Bazball

Bazball has been so successful that the only drawn Test England have played since its introduction was forced on to them by rain gods at Old Trafford in 2023 when they were in a winning position

India vs England 1st test: Captan Ben Stokes opens up on his knee surgery

While speaking ahead India vs England first Test match, Stokes said that sometimes surgeries cannot go well as well and have the potential to end careers.

India vs England 2024 Tests full schedule, live match timings, streaming

The live toss between India and England during the five-match Test series will take place at 9 PM IST. Sports 18 will live telecast India vs England Test matches in India.