India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate feels that the management will let captain Shubman Gill get off the hook for his reckless dismissal on the opening day of the fifth Test at The Oval against England.
In one of the most crucial moments of the match, Woakes, England's most experienced bowler in the current pace attack, with 62 Tests and 192 wickets, suffered a shoulder injury while fielding near the end of the day's play.
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate explained the "complex" issue around pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's absence on The Oval's green top in the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England.
At the end of the day's play, India was 204/6, with Nair (52*) and Sundar (19*) unbeaten, having stitched a 51-run stand so far after the visitors had stumbled to 153/6.
England's experienced defender Kyle Walker revealed that his former teammate and current Burnley manager Scott Parker had a "massive" influence on his decision to join his side from Manchester City.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly had special praise in store for "outstanding" Test skipper Shubman Gill and felt "proud" about the brand of cricket that India has put on exhibition throughout the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes judging Anshul Kamboj with his first Test being the parameter won't be ideal. He admitted that Mukesh Kumar's omission from India's tour of England left him "surprised" and hopes an opportunity will knock on his door in future.
With Team India using three pacers and two spin bowling all-rounders for The Oval Test, once again, Kuldeep missed out on an opportunity to play a Test match in England. While Kuldeep played one match in England back in 2018 and went wicketless, he has a fine record against England, taking 2
Captain Shubman Gill and young Sai Sudharsan stitched India's comeback after England made early inroads in the opening session of the first day in the fifth Test at The Oval on Thursday.
England stand-in captain Ollie Pope finally broke his dreadful streak of missing the mark while exercising the option to review after hitting the bullseye in 14 attempts during the opening hour of the fifth Test against India at Old Trafford.
India's worst nightmare came true at The Oval after captain Shubman Gill lost his fifth consecutive toss against England on Thursday, and the nation's 15th successive, turning the 1/32678 odds into reality.