Star India spinner Ravindra Jadeja lodged another achievement to his name as he dismissed England Test skipper Ben Stokes in the second session of Day 3 of the third Test of the five-match series at Niranjana Shah Stadium on Saturday.
After his dream debut, Sarfaraz received a special phone call from his younger brother, Musheer Khan, who recently shone with the bat for the Indian team in the U19 World Cup.
Notably, Gayle and Sarfaraz have played together for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Between 2015-18, Sarfaraz played 25 matches for RCB, scoring 228 runs in 18 innings coming down as a lower-order-batter.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes opined that he does not want to label star India batter Virat Kohli's absence from the series due to personal reasons as a positive or negative for his team, pointing out that him not being there is a broader loss for cricket.
The third Test between India and England will take place on Rajkot from Thursday onwards. The series is level at 1-1. A key moment that is being anticipated in this series is Ashwin touching 500 Test wickets and becoming only second Indian and ninth overall bowler to do so.
England batter Ollie Pope hailed Test skipper Ben Stokes for the impact he has had on the game as the team gears up for the 'Headingley hero's' 100th Test in Rajkot.
Former India batter Aakash Chopra believes that Shreyas Iyer looked troubled and needs to improve on his technique to face short ball after he was dropped from the remaining three-match Test squads.
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.
India will play the third Test against England at Rajkot from February 15 onwards. The series is level at 1-1, with three matches to go. Jadeja, who missed the second Test due to injury, has been included in the squad for the remainder of the series, but his being on the field is subject to
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.
India has drawn level the five-match series 1-1 and Virat missed the first two Tests due to personal reasons. The batter is set to miss the third and fourth Test matches against England in Rajkot and Ranchi, according to a report from ESPNcricinfo. The former India skipper also stays doubtfu
England Test head coach Brendon McCullum declared that his side will "drop the shoulder and go hard" against India in the third Test when they return from a six-day break in Abu Dhabi.