Star English spinner Jack Leach was ruled out of the ongoing India-England Test series after he sustained a knee injury, as confirmed by the English Cricket Board (ECB) on Sunday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the remaining three Tests of the five-match series against England, with star batter Virat Kohli set to miss the remaining matches as well due to personal reasons. Virat had earlier missed the first two Tests. Now, his
Virat had earlier missed the first two Tests due to personal reasons. Now, his absence is extended to three more games. His last appearance came in the T20I series against Afghanistan earlier in January.
Former England skipper Nasser Hussain Hussain believes that India's win in the second Test over England has set up the rest of the series perfectly and expects the hosts to come back "even harder."
Earlier, Gill roared back into form with his third Test century, breaking free from a 12-inning long streak of poor scores and wasted starts in the longer format during the third day of the second Test against England at Visakhapatnam.
Notably, the highest successful run-chase in Test history belongs to West Indies, when they chased down 418 against Australia at home in 2023. England's highest successful run-chase was 378 runs during the fifth and rescheduled Test of the 2021 home series against India at Edgbaston in 2022.
India batter Shubman Gill on Sunday felt satisfied after playing a 104-run knock on day three of the second Test match against England in Visakhapatnam, expressing that pressure is a part and parcel of the game and it is important for a player to stay true to who he is.
Star English pacer James Anderson gave a major update on Joe Root's injury on Sunday and hoped that the batter would turn up on the field and hold the bat on day four of the second Test between India and England.
Shubman Gill's ton and Axar Patel's steady knock kept India in control on Day 3 of the second Test against England at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Sunday.