England's Test captain Joe Root said skipping the lucrative IPL auction for a third successive year was a "very difficult decision" and he made the call considering the national team's packed schedule
England captain Joe Root refused to blame their rotation policy and team selection for the crushing 317-run defeat to India in the second Test
Debutant left-arm spinner Axar Patel's five-wicket haul in the second innings, coupled with Ravichandran Ashwin's all-round performance, helped India score an authoritative 317-run win
The BCCI is also contemplating allowing spectators in the IPL, which is slated to begin in the second week of April
For off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, the game of cricket is everything, without which he says he feels literally lost.On Tuesday Ashwin revealed how he worked on his skills during the Covid-19 induced lockdown and he also touched upon how he was not desperate to succeed in the recent tour of Australia where India managed to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against-all-odds."Look, I think, the whole pandemic thing and the way we were shut off, I was thinking what is going to happen? If you take this game away from me, I am literally lost. Even when I am not playing some formats of the game, I am always switching the TV on like watching the preview and what is happening. I thought the game is not on anymore, I was reflecting upon myself and how I can learn from people. In the past when I have toured abroad, it was more of desperation to prove others wrong. But this time when I went to Australia, it was about proving to myself what I am capable of," Ashwin told Kohli in a video posted on ..
Sourav Ganguly, BCCI president has said that one pink-ball Test in every series is ideal and it will help bring crowds in large numbers for the longest format of the game
India all-rounder Axar Patel said that variation in speed helped him to get better of English batters on the spin-heavy pitch
The day/night Test against India starts on February 24 in Ahmedabad
ndia bundled out England for 164 in its second innings with more than four sessions to spare in the match. Axar Patel takes a five-wicket haul in his debut Test match. Check India vs England highlghts
Gill took the blow while fielding at short leg in the penultimate over the third day's play bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin
India's second innings ended at 286, shortly after Ashwin reached his three-figure mark. Check India vs England highlights and IND vs ENG scorecard here
After scoring his fifth Test century and lifting his side to the respectable total in the second innings, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin credited batting coach Vikram Rathour for his success
If India off-spinner R Ashwin ends up playing 100 Test matches -- the current Test is his 76th -- he might end up with over 500 wickets and become India's second highest wicket-taker in Test cricket
England spin bowling consultant Jeetan Patel on Monday said that he is gutted on seeing Moeen Ali not get a five-wicket haul against India in the ongoing second Test here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium
Ashwin first gave a lesson on how to bowl on a rank turner and then provided a batting master-class with a hundred on a deteriorating strip, putting India on the brink of a series-levelling win
India marched towards a big series-levelling victory in the second Test against England after R Ashwin underlined his status as an all-rounder of repute with his fifth Test hundred here on Monday
Former Three Lions skipper Michael Vaughan hailed the all-rounder's performance and termed it as "ruthless"
With the MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch for the second Test helping spin bowlers from the first session of the first Test, there have been calls to dock India points in the World Test Championship table
It all started with a tweet by Vaughan after the England innings began to crumble in reply to India's first-innings total of 329 all out
India placed itself in a commanding position by stretching its overall lead to 249 runs at stumps on the second day. Check India vs England highlights here