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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

Rajat Patidar: Fine blend of domestic cricket grind and IPL temperament

There is very little chance that Rajat Patidar will make it to the playing eleven during India's opening Test against England unless the hosts decide on going a bowler short. The 30-year-old Patidar's maiden entry into the Indian Test team is, however, a testament to the country's superb domestic structure that produces battle-hardened professionals and rewards them for the consistency and temperament. Whether earning plaudits from the country's most successful domestic coach Chandrakant Pandit while playing Ranji Trophy for Madhya Pradesh or looking the part while having Virat Kohli at the other end in pressure IPL games, Patidar has proved at every level and unlikely to disappoint when it matters the most. So, what makes Patidar special as compared to some of his other domestic contemporaries who were also in contention? Vijay Dahiya, who has seen enough of Indian domestic talent as first-class and IPL coach as well as a broadcaster, explains it in simple terms. "Rajat knows how

IND vs ENG Tests: From Gavaskar to Root, top 5 run-getters on Indian soil

The list of the top five run-getters on Indian soil in the India vs England Tests has two Englishmen on it. Find out who they are and how they got there

India vs England Tests: Sachin to Cook, top five run-getters in history

The list of top five run-getters in Tests between India and England features masters of their craft from nearly every generation of batters since to 70s to now

IND-ENG Playing 11: Axar or Kuldeep? Rohit's big headache ahead of 1st Test

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday admitted that the team management had a tough time making the third spinner choice between Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav for the opening Test against England but hinted that the former might just have made the final cut. Behind Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, India are primed to pick a third spinner for the first Test against England, starting here from Thursday. "If the wicket has bounce or if it doesn't have bounce, he (Kuldeep) still is a factor in those types of conditions because he's got superb variations. Obviously, he is a very mature bowler now from what he was a few years back," Rohit said in the pre-match press conference. "He's not played a lot of Test cricket in India because of Ashwin and Jadeja. We've seen it in the past as well. With our middle-order (batting), in the past, a lot of us (batters) got an opportunity pretty late. "But that's the reality of it, you can't hide away from it. But yes, he's a very tempting ..

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Siraj issues big warning to England's Bazball approach

India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj believes England's much-hyped 'Bazball' strategy won't work in Indian conditions and if the visitors go with their ultra-aggressive approach then the match may get over within two days. 'Bazball', a hell-for-leather attacking batting approach, coined after Test team head coach Brendon McCullum, has given England tremendous success last year but it will face its baptism by fire on sub-continental tracks, which offer turn and bounce in equal measure. "If England play Bazball in Indian conditions, the match might get over within a day-and-a-half or two. It's not easy to hit every time here as the ball turns sometimes and straightens on other occasions," Siraj told 'Jio Cinema' on the eve of the opening Test beginning here on Thursday. "So, I think it'll be difficult to see Bazball here. But if they play it, it'll be good for us as the match may get over quickly." Talking about his preparations for the tour, Siraj said: "On their previous tour to India,

IND vs ENG: Captain Rohit shrugs off favourites tags ahead of 1st Test

India might be an indomitable force at home, but captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said he wouldn't want to label themselves as "unbeatable" and they need to play consistent cricket to trump England in the five-match series. The first Test between India and England will start here from Thursday, and Rohit said his primary focus is the strategies of his side. India have remained unbeaten at home for past 12 years and the last team to beat the hosts in their own backyard was England under Alastair Cook, back in 2012. "I don't think we are unbeatable. We don't want to think like that. But whatever past records that we have over the last decade or so, do not guarantee that we will come out on top in this series. We have to play well to win this series," said Rohit during his pre-match press meet here on Wednesday. Rohit also said the win over South Africa in the second Test at Cape Town has given the side a lot of confidence ahead of the series against England. "The Cape Town win was

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

1st Test: Stokes 'devastated'; English offie heads home over visa issue

The origins of Bashir's family are in Pakistan. Bashir is expected to get the stamp of approval from the Indian High Commission in London, the turn of events left Stokes a tad irked

IND vs ENG 1st Test - Pitch sometimes can be two-paced: Pacer Mark Wood

The pitch sometimes can be two-paced and, if it is slow, it can help (bowlers) because the batters will be through with the shot, says Mark Wood ahead of India vs England 1st Test

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.

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Gill enters England series eyeing Test turnaround

When BCCI selected Shubman Gill for the Cricketer of the Year award, it was a just reflection of the wonder 2023 he had in white ball formats. Last year, Gill became the fastest batter to the 2000-run mark in ODIs, while making 1584 runs from 29 matches at an average of 63.36 including five hundreds. Gill, who made his T20 debut in January last year, had a fair run in that format too while playing 14 matches for 335 runs with a hundred, also becoming one of those rare batters to score a century in all three versions of the sport. But all this glitter masked a rather underwhelming season Gill had in Test cricket. Gill made just 304 runs from seven Tests at an average of 27.63 with a 128 against Australia being the lone saving grace. By no means, Gill has not been bundled into any last chance saloon but he will be mindful of the increasing competition from players such as Rajat Patidar, who made a rollicking hundred against England Lions in Ahmedabad recently. But the elegant ...

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Dravid reveals India's plan for Hyderabad Test

Head coach Rahul Dravid did not see Indian batters replying to England's 'Bazball' in kind but he said they will not be taking a backward step in the five-match Test series beginning here from Thursday. Dravid said India will formulate their game plans as per the situations that the match throws up at them in the rubber. "I don't think we are going out there to try to be ultra-attacking. I think we look to play what's in front of us, what the situation demands. But by nature, if you look at our top six-seven batsmen, there are a lot of guys who are naturally positive and look to take the game on. "So, they're not going to be looking to change that in any particular way. There'll be some different situations in which we may need to look to push the game along or we might have to bat for long periods. "But I can't see any of my batsmen taking a backward step or look to be defensive," Dravid said in an interaction here on Tuesday. However, Dravid did not have much doubt that England

India vs England 1st Test: Hyderabad pitch report, Bumrah absent from nets

India head coach Rahul Dravid's words contained a mild warning to the England camp when he said the pitch for the first Test would offer assistance to spinners as the game moves on. Ahead of the first Test starting here from Thursday, the 22-yard trampoline here spotted a dry look, especially from the good length area on either side of it. Hard one to say (nature of pitch). We will have a look once it (match) starts and figure it out. It looks a good one from what I've seen, Dravid began his statement during Tuesday's media interaction in a rather mundane manner. Then he added: But may spin a little bit. How quickly and how fast, I'm not sure. But it might spin a little bit certainly as the game goes on. Fast bowler Mark Wood, on the other hand, admitted that the England camp has had a discussion about the nature of pitch but without creating a bedlam in their minds. We've discussed the pitch. But I wouldn't say we discuss it at that length to worry about it. We have enough ...

IND-ENG 2024 Tests: Vengsarkar reveals biggest threat for English batters

The best of preparations are not enough to counter the rank turners in India and over the course of the upcoming five Tests, England batters will also have their task cut out while dealing with the odd ball that doesn't spin, something that contributed to their dramatic downfall in their previous trip three years ago. After the loss in the opening Test, the Indian think tank went for raging turners in the next three games in the 2021 series, and got the desired results. R Ashwin got the most wickets in that four-match rubber with 28 scalps and left-arm spinner Axar Patel more than made up for Ravindra Jadeja's absence by running through the England line-up in his debut series, collecting 27 wickets in three games at a staggering average of 10.59. While the clueless England batters anticipated every ball to turn square, Axar got a major chunk of his wickets by darting the ball into the stumps, resulting in 13 bowled and lbw dismissals. The low bounce on those pitches also helped his

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.

IND vs ENG 2024 Tests: Bumrah big claim amid pacers vs spinners debate

England won't wear me out if they're playing fast and aggressively, so I could get a ton of wickets, says Jasprit Bumrah ahead of IND vs ENG 1st test in Hyderabad

IND vs ENG 2024 Tests: KL Rahul won't keep wickets - Rahul Dravid

Ahead of the India vs England 1st Test in Hyderabad Jan 25, Dravid stated, "Rahul will not be playing as a wicketkeeper in this series and we are clear about that in the selection itself."