After Sarfaraz Khan received his maiden Test call-up in the India squad, former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh heaped praise on the 26-year-old and said that he has worked very hard to be in this place.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced that Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul have been ruled out of the second Test match against England due to injuries.
Following India's 28-run loss against England in the first Test match of the five-game series on Sunday, Rohit Sharma's side slipped to fifth place in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table.
India head coach Rahul Dravid felt India's mistake during the 28-run defeat to England in the opening Test was leaving runs on the field in the first innings and not capitalising on good starts.
Ollie Pope's 196-run knock helped England to take an advantage as the visitors scored 420 runs at lunch on day 04 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday. Meanwhile, India need 231 runs to win the first Test match.
England stand at 172/5 against India after the end of the second session at tea break in the first Test match on day three at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday.
India in the driver's seat against England with 101 runs lead at lunch on day three at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Ahead of day 3 of the first Test match between India and England on Saturday at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, fans hoped that Ravindra Jadeja would make a century.
It was a day for an underdog to come out all guns blazing against a fancied opponent in Melbourne and eventually prevail while in neighbouring Brisbane, South Australia, a visiting cricket team showed spine after being humbled in the opening Test but failed to fully capitalise on the situati
India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal didn't let missing out on a century in his debut home Test dwell on him, instead, he is looking to use it as a learning curve.