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IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 1 Highlights: Root's century takes England to 302/7

India vs England 4th Test Day 1 Highlights: Joe Root slammed his 31st century and helped England recover from 112 to finish the day at 302/7. Debutant Akash Deep took three wickets for India

India vs England 4th Test Playing 11: Akash Deep makes his debut in Ranchi

IND vs ENG Playing 11: England made two changes in their playing 11 as Ollie Robinson replaced Mark Wood while Shoaib Bashir was brought in for Rehan Ahmed. Akash Deep made his India debut

IND vs ENG 4th Test: Ranchi pitch report, stats, win and loss records

Only two Tests have been played in Ranchi so far and India has won one and drawn another. India drew against Australia in 2017 and beat South Africa in 2019

IND vs ENG 4th Test Preview: England eye redemption, India series win

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's absence is a concern but an assertive and adaptive India will have the edge against England's seemingly depth-less 'Bazball' approach when the two sides clash in the potentially series-deciding fourth Test beginning here on Friday. From the dry heat of Rajkot to the much cooler confines of Ranchi, the temperature shift would be the only soothing factor for the Englishmen who have let it slip against the resilient hosts and are trailing 1-2. Eyeing a 17th series win on the trot at home, India have been near invincible since the shock defeat to Alastair Cook's England in 2012. After that, India have won a staggering 38 out of 47 Tests, and have lost just thrice (two each versus Australia and England) when challenges on home turf. Captaining a depleted batting line-up in the absence of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and an out-of-form Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma has found answers from the young guns, whose performance has been the biggest takeaway from the series

IND vs ENG 4th Test: Gill disappointed for not living up to own expectation

Shubman Gill had twin challenges to tame when he entered the Test series against England -- a barren run that gripped him for nine innings, which was made grimmer when he dropped down to bat at a rather new No. 3 slot at this level. Three Tests into the ongoing five-match rubber, Gill has managed to find some answers scoring 252 runs at 42 with a match-winning 104 at Visakhapatnam and a classy 91 at Rajkot. For Gill, it was all about coping with the expectations he had placed on himself, rather than making any sweeping technical changes to his batting. "It is a bit tough (living up to his own expectations). When people from outside talk about all those things, it did not make much difference to me. But the expectations that I kept on myself made me a bit disappointed," Gill said in a press conference here on Wednesday. However, Gill said he has still placed the same level of expectations on him but has learned to adjust to them. "You will definitely have some expectations on you a

IND vs ENG 4th Test: Stokes contemplates bowling against India in Ranchi

Back-to-back heavy defeats against India have compelled England captain Ben Stokes to consider an early return to bowling with head coach Brendon McCullum admitting that although it's a good sign, they don't want the all-rounder to push himself unnecessarily. Stokes, who is still recovering from a knee surgery, hasn't bowled since the second Ashes Test in June last year. "Well, it's good that he's actually getting into a state where he thinks he might bowl," McCullum was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo on Monday. "But Ben is clever; he's really clever as well. He won't bowl unless he thinks he's legitimately able to bowl. The problem would be if he starts getting into a spell and then he can't get out of the spell. So we'll see what unfolds. "If he does get that bit between his teeth, then let's see where the danger lies there and try and pull him away from it. But it's a good sign," McCullum added. Ahead of the Rajkot Test, Stokes had said he "pinky promised" his physiotherapist

Ranchi Test: Bumrah rested; Rahul ruled out, Patidar to get another chance

Courtesy of Rahul's unavailability, Rajat Patidar is likely to get another chance, although he has failed in his first two Tests

India vs England 4th Test: Who will replace Bumrah in India's Playing 11?

With Bumrah set to be rested, Mukesh Kumar will likely play the 4th Test as India's second pacer in Ranchi. Sundar is also in the reckoning for the selection if Ranchi wicket assists spinners

Essence of IPL seems to have been lost, says Manoj Tiwary after retirement

A day after his retirement from cricket, Bengal star Manoj Tiwary raised concerns over the IPL-centric approach of young cricketers and strongly advocated for greater emphasis on Ranji Trophy. The 38-year-old Tiwary, who served Bengal for about two decades and represented India in 12 ODIs and three T20Is, had recently posted on X that Ranji Trophy should be "scrapped" but did not elaborate on the subject as he was an active BCCI cricketer. He was fined 20 per cent of his match fee for that remark. He also had a Facebook live in the midst of the match where he said he would come out in the open after taking retirement. "I can observe that young players have adopted an IPL-centric mindset," Tiwary said, referring to central contracted players opting out of playing domestic cricket. "Those who don't play IPL often go to Dubai or other places whenever they find some free time. However, this trend is diminishing the significance of the prestigious Ranji Trophy. "Now, expressing any opi

India can win Tests on any pitch, including rank turners: Rohit Sharma

Skipper Rohit Sharma stressed on the Indian team's ability to win games on any surface including rank turners, following its record 434-run win over England on a flat track here on Sunday. India set a target of 557 runs for England on a placid pitch with more than four sessions left in the game. However, the visitors folded inside 40 overs for 122 to give India a 2-1 lead in the series. We have won a lot of matches on such wickets before. The turning tracks and on pitches where the ball turns remain our strength. It gives us balance, Rohit told the media here. We have given results for many years and we will get results in the future as well. But we don't have control over certain things we don't discuss whether we want rank turners or not. We come here (at the venues) two days before the match and how much can we do anyway in two days? The curators decide and make the pitch. We have the strength to play on any wicket and win on it. When we won the Test in South Africa (at Cape ..

Won't say anything about Jaiswal now: Rohit Sharma after Rajkot Test

India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday credited the young and inexperienced members of his side for their role in delivering the team's biggest ever Test win, in terms of runs, here on Sunday. India bowled out England for just 122 after setting a 557-run target in the fourth Test to go 2-1 up in the five-match series here. Obviously it's a very good feeling to win a game like that and especially with such a young team as well. (We had) two debutants (Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel) and not a lot of Test matches amongst the playing eleven as well, Rohit told the media here after India's win. A lot of these guys are learning from the experience that they're having in the middle. We got to learn a lot about how we played in Hyderabad and then in Vizag when we won. Both Sarfaraz and Jurel gave a good account of themselves in the game. Rohit said India have had to work really hard given the circumstances (injuries to senior players). We knew it's not going to be an easy one for us to jus

Test cricket is tough, but I'm determined to make it count: Yashasvi

Playing an aggressive brand of cricket, Yashasvi Jaiswal has already hit two double hundreds in his nascent career and the young India opener says though Test cricket is "tough" he believes in making it big after getting a start. The left-handed attacking opener scored unbeaten 214 off 236 balls to steer India to a commanding 430 for 4 declared in their second innings, setting England a mammoth target of 557 runs. It was his second double hundred in just six matches, having made his debut against the West Indies in July 2023. Jaiswal also entered the record books by hitting the highest number of sixes (12) by an Indian in a Test innings in the Rajkot Test that India won by a massive 434-run margin. "Test cricket is hard, but I thought that when I'm in there, I need to give my 100 per cent," Jaiswal said after India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. "I'm just trying. Whenever I'm set, I try to make it big. Because in Test cricket you never know, when you're playing well you

IND vs ENG 3rd Test Highlights: India register biggest win, take 2-1 lead

India vs England 3rd Test Day 4 Highlights: Jadeja took a five-wicket haul as England was bowled out for 122 in the second innings and India registered their biggest win by runs (434) in Test history

IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Ashwin joins Team India in fourth innings at Rajkot

The Indian off-spinner was allowed to join the team by the umpires as he was not breaking any rules of cricket set by MCC

IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Ashwin set to rejoin Team India on Day 4 in Rajkot

Ashwin will be able to join the team and start bowling whenever he is required to because he was not out of the field of play because of any injury

IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Jaiswal smashes Anderson and records on his way to 200

Jaiswal also became the first Indian to hit 20 or more sixes in a Test series and 10 or more in a Test innings, betaing on his way Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agrawal for the respective records

IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 3 Highlights: Jaiswal scores 100, India lead by 322

India vs England Rajkot Test Highlights: Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a hundred in just 122 balls and has taken the attack to the Bazball as India is in full control of the game with a huge lead of 322 runs

IND vs ENG: Yashasvi rocks England with ton as India in cruise control

Yashasvi Jaiswal's dream season just got better as he singlehandedly seized the initiative from England with a sizzling century, putting India in complete control at the end of third day's play in the third Test. Jaiswal's (104 retired hurt off 133 balls) second ton of the series was beautifully complemented by Shubman Gill (65 batting, 120 balls), who curbed his natural aggression as India ended the day at 196 for 2 in 51 available overs. The left-handed opener, who will be torch-bearer of Indian batting for the next decade, scored his third Test hundred in only seventh Test appearance before the blazing blade was brought to a halt by back spasms that forced him to retire. The Jaiswal-Gill pair added 155 runs in quick time with the former giving the English team a test of its own medicine with nine fours and five sixes, the best being the imperious pull off Jimmy Anderson. The overall lead swelled to 322 by stumps, after Indian bowlers made a splendid comeback, getting last five .

India vs England: Joe Root's shot selection surprises Mohammed Siraj

Pacer Mohammed Siraj is surprised that a well-set Joe Root preferred to play a reverse ramp shot off Jasprit Bumrah and ended up losing his wicket to hand India advantage in the third Test here Saturday. Root was batting at 18, having spent almost an hour at the crease. Trying to improvise, Root attempted a reverse ramp over the slip only to find Yashaswi Jaiswal at second slip. His partnership with centurion Ben Duckett (153) was steady but after his dismissal England could not add even 100 runs to the total. The visitors conceded a huge 126-run lead. "Ben Duckett's partnership was growing with Root, if he had played a little more, then it would have been difficult for us. But suddenly he played that shot which didn't look (like one) to be played," Siraj said during media interaction after the day's play. "But it turned out good for us and after that (Ben) Foakes and Ben Stokes had a good partnership, and then Stokes played a shot (which got him out) and we got into the game from

Rajkot Test Day 3: Here's why Rohit Sharma's men wearing black armbands?

Dattajirao even captained the Indian team on England's tour of 1959. He played a total of 110 first-class matches from 1947/48 to 1963/64