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India vs England 1st Test: Visitors will look to attack on the final day

England will look to have attacking fielders close to the bat, bank on reverse swing as well as target a spot just six-seven metres from the batsman at pavilion-end to unsettle Indian batsman

Tall Ishant manages stress on joints well to reach 300-wicket mark

Despite an injury-prone career, Ishant Sharma managed to become only the third Indian pace bowler after Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan to get to 300 wickets on Feb 8

IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 4 HIGHLIGHTS: India 39-1, need 381 more runs to win

England sets a 420-run target for India. Ashwin took 6/61 for his 28th five-wicket haul, while Shahbaz Nadeem took two for 66. Check India vs England highlights and scorecard here

IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 3 highlights: India 257-6 at Stumps, trails by 321

Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara's stunning performance helped revive India's first innings but Dom Bess dominated the hosts' batsmen to put England on top. Check India vs England highlights here

INDIA vs ENG 1st Test highlights: Root's double ton guides ENG to 555/8

England ended the day two at an intimidating 555 for eight, built around Root's 218 that was result of a near nine-hour effort in which he faced 377 balls.

Check India vs England 1st Test final playing 11, head-to-head stats here

Ishant Sharma finds a place in India playing 11 while Nadeem gets a game thanks to Patel's injury. Check IND vs ENG playing 11, head to head details here

WTC final won't be our focus as it cost us series in NZ, says Virat Kohli

India won't make the mistake of focussing on the World Test Championship (WTC) final which cost them the series in New Zealand in February 2020, said India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday

IND vs ENG: Knee injury denies Axar Patel opportunity to make Test debut

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel missed a chance to make his Test debut after he was ruled out of the first Test between India and England which began today due to a knee injury

IND vs ENG: Root receives special cap for his 100th Test from Stokes

It was a special moment for England captain Joe Root as he received a cap from team-mate Ben Stokes for featuring in his milestone 100th Test in the first match of the series against India

IND vs ENG: Visitors wear black armbands as mark of respect for Tom Moore

England team are wearing black armbands in the first Test against India in respect of inspirational war veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore, who died aged 100 earlier this week

IND vs ENG 1st Test highlights: Root's ton lifts England; 263-3 at Stumps

The highlight of the England first innings was the 200-run partnership between Root and Sibley for the third wicket. Check India vs England 1st Test Day 1 highlights here

India vs England 1st Test toss result, playing 11, live streaming details

Left arm spinner Axar Patel rulled out of first Test over injury and Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Chahar were added to the squad. Check IND vs ENG 1st Test playing 11 and live telecast details here

IND vs ENG: Crawley out of 1st two Tests against India due to wrist injury

Fast-rising England opener Zak Crawley was on Thursday ruled out of the first two Test matches against India after sustaining a freak wrist injury on his 23rd birthday

IND vs ENG: Team India just two short of 100 Test wins in 21st century

As India gear up to face England in a four-Test series from Friday, the host country is only two wins away from becoming the fourth team to notch 100 wins in Test cricket in the 21st century

IND vs ENG: Ollie Pope added to England squad ahead of first Test

Middle-order batsman Ollie Pope was added to England's squad for the much-anticipated Test series opener against India after taking part in the team's training sessions

IND vs ENG Test series: Going to keep my game really simple, says Rahane

India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will be sticking to the basics when he walks out to bat against England in the upcoming Test series

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Don't want to single out only spinners, says Root

England Test skipper Joe Root said that the side is not looking to single out spinners for taking the bulk of wickets against India, rather it is about working together as a bowling group

India's win in Australia inspiration to win away from home: Joe Root

India's recent Test series win in Australia has given touring sides confidence to win away from home, says England captain Joe Root

India vs England 1st Test: Pujara will be huge wicket for us, says Root

In awe of his ability to play long innings, England skipper Root underlined the importance of Pujara's wicket and the need for batting like him during the course of the four-Test series against India

We don't share every trick with foreign players during IPL: Ajinkya Rahane

The top England players like Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes may all be IPL regulars but it doesn't mean that they always get a sneak peek into a top Indian player's mindset or strategies