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I was just sleeping, waking up, and working; it's a great feeling: Jaiswal

If Yashasvi Jaiswal is happy slamming his first Test double hundred in only his sixth match, he is happier just being able to sleep, wake up, and work. Jaiswal lays great emphasis on routine and goes about his job in a manner that suits his internal clock, leading to good health and better productivity in whatever he does in the field. The 22-year-old left-handed India batter has become the toast of the nation after slamming a magnificent double hundred against England in the second Test, which the hosts won by 106 runs here on Monday to level the five-match series 1-1. Jaiswal came close to scoring a double ton in the West Indies last year, only to miss the landmark by 19 runs. "The last time, when I had scored 171 (against the West Indies), I wanted to score the double-hundred, but it didn't happen. I always think that if I focus on my daily routine, the runs will come. "The process is very important in my life, whatever discipline I follow. What time I sleep, what I eat, how we

Jaiswal 200 to Bumrah 150: 10 key takeaways from India vs England 2nd Test

part from Jaiswl and Bumrah, Zak Crawley, James Anderson and Shubman Gill also contributed immensely to make it a great red-ball drama that kept the audiences hooked on all four days in Vizag

IND vs ENG 2nd Test highlights: India level series, beat ENG by 106 runs

Ashwin has to wait for the Rajkot Test to reach the milestone of 500 wickets. He has 499 wickets in 97 Test matches. Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers in Vizag with nine wickets in the Test match

2nd Test: India close in on win after taking 5 wickets in morning session

Zak Crawley made his second successive fifty of the game but India got five important wickets in the session to reduce England to 194 for six at lunch on day four and close in on a series-levelling win in the second Test here on Monday. On expected lines, England did not hold back in attacking the Indian spinners who hung in there to get the timely breakthroughs. The visitors still managed to make 127 runs in the session but lost too many wickets. Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Crawley (73) while Jasprit Bumrah trapped Jonny Bairstow (26) in front at the stroke of lunch to deal a massive blow to England, who still need 205 runs for an improbable win. Crawley was by far the best batter on show, mixing caution and aggression perfectly before being adjudged lbw off Kuldeep with a close DRS call. On the sixth ball of his first over, Kuldeep got one to turn back in from middle stump. It seemed the ball was going down leg but DRS showed that it was hitting the middle of the leg-stump. Ben Stok

IND vs ENG 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights: Chasing 399 to win, England 67/1

India vs England 2nd Test Day 3 highlights: R Ashwin took the only wicket to fall in the England second innings as the visitors stared their chase of 399 and got to 67/1

IND vs ENG: England's highest successful run chase in Test histrory & India

387 is the highest successful run chase in India in Test cricket history. Under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, England highest successful run chase is 378 runs for the loss of three wickets vs India

IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Anderson gives update on Root fitness ahead of Day 4

England pacer James Anderson allayed concerns after prolific batter Joe Root was forced to leave the field following a blow on his right little finger during Day 3 of the second Test against India here on Sunday. Root sustained the injury during the 18th over of India's second innings when he tried to catch an edge from Shubman Gill in the slips. Facing a length ball on off from spinner Tom Hartley, Gill went forward and played with hard hands, only to get a thick edge which flew towards the left of Root in the slip cordon. He managed to get a finger to the ball but could not complete the catch and the ball went for a boundary. "Joe Root sustained an external blow to his right little finger, attempting a slip catch in the first session of D3. The England medical team will keep him off the field for the time being to treat and ice," England team management said in an update. The former skipper did not return to the field with teammate Anderson saying the team management didn't want

IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Lucky Gill silences critics with hardworking hundred

Gill, playing his 22nd Test, reached his first fifty-plus score in 13 innings and brought up his 3rd ton. The 24-year-old reached his hundred in 132 balls and nearly batted England out of the game

IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli's return in doubt; KL may get fit for Rajkot Test

The return of premier batter Virat Kohli to the Indian team for the remainder of the Test series against England still remains unclear even as the bigwigs are mulling to have a word with the former captain about his plans at the earliest. Kohli is currently out of the country and it is understood that selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar or the BCCI's top brass will speak to him to get a clearer picture to find out whether he is in a position to resume national duty. Kohli had taken a sabbatical from the first two Tests against England, citing personal reasons. "Family comes first as BCCI's press release stated and Virat will only play if he feels that he is in a position to play," a BCCI source in know of things told PTI on conditions of anonymity. The personal reason for which Kohli opted out of the Tests is the impending arrival of his second child, as revealed by his close friend and former Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate AB de Villiers on his YouTube channel. De ...

IND vs ENG Tests: Ganguly questions need of turning tracks, supports pacers

Jasprit Bumrah's throbbing afternoon spell on the second day of the second Test against England here on Saturday made former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly advocating for sporting pitches rather than preparing rank turners. Bumrah homed in on Ollie Pope's stumps with a laser-guided yorker to dismiss the England batter for 23 off 55 balls, earning it a separate fan base altogether. It wasn't entirely surprising then to see Ganguly, a lifelong supporter of pace bowling and sporting tracks, airing his views in favour of decks that keeps bowlers of all genres in the game, rather than just spinners. "When I see Bumrah, Shami, Siraj, Mukesh bowl, I wonder why do we need to prepare turning tracks in Indiamy conviction of playing on good wickets keeps getting stronger every game. They will get 20 wickets on any surface with Ashwin, Jadeja, Kuldeep and Axar (for support), Ganguly wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account. The former BCCI chief had also expressed a similar view during India'

IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Cricket fraternity hails Jaiswal's maiden double ton

The entire cricketing fraternity on Saturday was in awe of Yashasvi Jaiswal's maiden double century in Test cricket with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar being one of the most notable names to congratulate the youngster on his stellar show. Jaiswal on Saturday became only the third youngest Indian to achieve the feat in his nascent-but-remarkable career. Playing only his sixth Test match, the 22-year-old's sensational knock of 209 off 290 balls single-handedly powered India to 396 all out in 112 overs. He hit 19 fours and seven sixes en route the double century, which was the lone bright spot in a below-par batting effort by the home team. "Well done Yashasvi. Super effort," Tendulkar wrote on his 'X' account, formerly twitter. Vinod Kambli holds the distinction of being the youngest Indian to score a double ton, also against England, at the age of 21 years and 335 days back in 1993. The record for the second youngest Indian double centurion in Tests is also held by Kambli, who sma

IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Classic Anderson lights up Vizag with swing and seam

Not just the oldest cricketer, but James Anderson is also the second-highest wicket-taker among overseas pacers in Asian conditions, picking 85 wickets in his 29th Test

IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Don't overhype, let Yashasvi play says Gautam Gambhir

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir is not in favour of over-hyping Yashasvi Jaiswal's double hundred, saying it increases the pressure of expectation on them, which adversely affects their natural game. India opener Jaiswal scored his maiden Test double hundred in the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, becoming the third-youngest Indian to achieve the feat in his nascent-but-remarkable career. Playing only his sixth Test, the 22-year-old's sensational knock of 209 off 290 balls single-handedly powered India to 396 all out in 112 overs on the second day of the match. Jaiswal's accomplishment marked him as the first Indian left-hander since Gambhir to score a double hundred in the traditional format. Gambhir achieved the feat in 2008 against Australia. "I want to congratulate the youngster for his achievement but, more importantly, I want to tell everyone that let the young man play. We have seen in the past that in India we have a habit, especially the medi

Vizag Test: Bumrah's double strike leaves England at 155 for four at tea

Jasprit Bumrah's twin strikes in a searing spell gave India much needed momentum after Zak Crawley attacked the home team spinners to ensure England reached 155 for four at tea on day two of the second Test here on Saturday. Skipper Ben Stokes (5 batting) and Jonny Bairstow (24 batting) were in the middle at the break with England still trailing India by 241 runs. The visitors collected runs 123 runs in27 overs in the afternoon session. Kuldeep Yadav had Ben Duckett (21 off 17) caught at silly point shortly after the lunch break. Crawley however maintained the offensive with a belligerent knock including 11 fours and two sixes. Going with the 'Bazball' template, England were scoring at five an over before Bumrah wrested the initiative with crucial wickets of Joe Root (5 off 10) and in-form Ollie Pope (23 off 55) in an impactful four over spell. Bumrah got the reverse swing going and put Root in his two minds by mixing the in and away swinger, leading to his downfall. Root was ...

IND-ENG 2nd Test: Jaiswal makes memorable double ton; India all out for 396

Yashasvi Jaiswal carried the load of Indian batting on his young shoulders with a remarkable double hundred as the hosts ended with 396 in their first innings on day two of the second Test against England. Resuming at an overnight 336 for six, India added 60 runs to their total before getting all out in 112 overs with little over 30 minutes left for lunch. As was the case on day one, India had to rely on Jaiswal (209 off 290) to get the majority of the runs. In response, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett had taken England to 32 for no loss in six overs at lunch. Duckett targeted pacer Mukesh Kumar, who leaked 22 runs in his two overs. After sweeping Shoaib Bashir for a six and four, Jaiswal became third youngest Indian to make a double hundred after Vinod Kambli and the great Sunil Gavaskar. The celebrations were euphoric for a dedicated cricketer who slept in tents at Azad Maidan in Mumbai in his growing up days, having come to the metropolis from a nondescript village in Uttar ...

IND-ENG: Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes 3rd youngest Indian to hit double ton

Vinod Kambli is the youngest Indian batter to hit a double century. Kambli was 21 years and 32 days old when he hit a century against England at Wankhede Stadium on February 19, 1993.

Sri Lanka reaches 80-0 at stumps on 1st day in reply to Afghanistan's 198

Sri Lanka reached 80 without loss at stumps on the opening day of the only cricket test in reply Friday to Afghanistan's first--innings score of 198, which included a fighting 91 runs from Rahmat Shah. Dimuth Karunaratne is 42 not out, with Nishan Madushka on 36, as the hosts trail by 118 runs. Earlier, left-arm seamer Vishwa Fernando rattled the tourists with four wickets and he was well supported by spinner Prabath Jayasuriya and seamer Asitha Fernando who took three wickets each. Shah eventually missed out on his second test century after Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and asked Afghanistan to bat first at the Sinhalese Sports Club. Fast bowler Asitha Fernando had early success with Ibrahim Zadran trapped lbw in the second delivery of the match. Noor Ali Zadran and Shah added 57 runs for the second wicket before Ali Zadran (31) top-edged Vishwa Fernando for a high running catch to the bowler himself. Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi added 52 runs for the third

Ashwin engages in animated chat with umpire Erasmus at close on Day 1

Veteran India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin attracted a lot of attention in the social media space when he rushed to have a chat with on-field umpire Marais Erasmus at stumps on day one of the second Test against England here on Friday. Ashwin, who was batting alongside centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal at close, was quite animated during the conversation with Erasmus. Apparently, the experienced Zimbabwean umpire was trying to remind Ashwin, who was trying to have an extended chat with Jaiswal, about the time as the day's proceedings was getting to a close. India scored 336 for six at stumps with Jaiswal making an unbeaten 179. With four England spinners in operation, 93 overs were bowled on the day. Debutant Rajat Patidar was asked about Ashwin's conversation with the umpire in the post-day media interaction but the debutant did not know what transpired between the two. I don't know what the conversation was about, said Patidar, who made 32 off 72 balls.

IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Vizag wicket is really good to bat on - Patidar

Years of toil on the domestic circuit made Rajat Patidar fully equipped for his red-ball India debut and day one of the second Test against England was just another "normal" day in the life of the 30-year-old late bloomer. Patidar, who made his first-class debut with Madhya Pradesh way back in 2015, knew that he was going to be part of the playing eleven a day before the game. Having recently scored back-to-back hundreds against England Lions for India A, Patidar went into the big game high on confidence. He looked assured in his 72-ball 32 and one of his three boundaries came via a reverse sweep. He could not convert the start as he played on while going for a forward-defensive shot against leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed. "It was a dream come true moment for me. Representing the country is a dream for every player. Going into the middle, there was no pressure as I have played lot of games in domestic cricket. I slept well last night. It was normal for me," Patidar said after close of ...

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