Young England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir became the first English bowler to grab two fifers at the age of 21 during the third day of the fifth and final Test of the five-match series at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.
England left-arm spinner Tom Hartley conceded the second-highest runs by a visiting bowler in a Test series against India during the fifth and final Test at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.
After their innings closed finally at 477, hosts India, leading by 259, put England on the rack in their second dig with spin twins Ravi Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav weaving their magic on the visitors.
Expressing his disappointment with the manner of batter Sarfaraz Khan's dismissal during India's first innings during the fifth Test against England, legendary Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar shared the words of Australia's legendary batter Don Bradman that expressed the importance of patience
An unbeaten 97-run stand between Sarfaraz Khan and Devdutt Paddikkal put India in control over England in the fifth and final Test of the series at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Friday.
A solid unbeaten partnership of 160 runs between skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave an upper hand to India at Lunch on the second day of the fifth and final Test of the ongoing series at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Friday.
During the first ten overs, England was off to a cautious start, with Zak being the aggressor. Duckett struggled to get more boundaries and played a very unusual defensive game.
India and England are locking horns in the fifth and final Test of the series in Dharamshala from Thursday, which is Ashwin's 100th Test as well. In 99 Tests so far, Ashwin has taken 507 wickets at an average of 23.91, including 35 five-wicket hauls, with the best bowling figures of 7/59.
India has already won the series 3-1. England, having lost their first series under skipper Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum's leadership, are playing for their pride. Despite the series being decided, there are valuable 12 ICC World Test Championship points up for grabs. This is also the 1
England star batter Jonny Bairstow is set to play his 100th Test as England gears up to face India in the fifth and final Test at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday
Ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin's 100th Test in the fifth and final game against England on Thursday, the 37-year-old spinner said that for him life and long format cricket are very "synonymous".