Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 6 (ANI): England batsman Joe Root on Saturday became the second skipper to hit three successive 150-plus runs after Australian legendary batsman Sir Don Bradman.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 6 (ANI): Joe Root and Ben Stokes saw off the first session on day two with ease as England managed to maintain their dominance in the ongoing first Test against India on Saturday here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 6 (ANI): Ahead of the start of day two of the ongoing first Test against England, Virat Kohli on Saturday decided to get his team in a huddle and the Indian skipper gave a pep talk to rally his troops.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 5 (ANI): Former cricketer VVS Laxman heaped praise on Joe Root after the England skipper hit a hundred in his 100th Test on day one of the opening match against India on Friday. Laxman loved Root's technique and approach against Indian spinners.
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Australia pacer Mitchell Starc and England's Joe Root have opted out of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they did not register for the auctions.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 5 (ANI): England skipper Joe Root wants the team to make the most of their "impressive" start in the first innings of the first Test against India and is even targeting a total of 600-700 runs in the innings.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 5 (ANI): Skipper Joe Root might be the batting mainstay for England but India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Friday said the focus will be on getting all seven wickets on day two of the first Test.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 5 (ANI): India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Friday said that sweat sometimes doesn't help in shining the cricket ball to generate reverse swing in the longest format of the game.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 5 (ANI): Joe Root on Friday hailed India captain Virat Kohli for his "good sportsmanship" after the latter helped the England skipper, who went down on the pitch with a cramp.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 5 (ANI): India skipper Virat Kohli's heartwarming gesture towards England captain Joe Root just before the concluding minutes of the play on day one of the opening Test has taken the internet by storm.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 5 (ANI): Joe Root and Dom Sibley put England in control of the first Test, forming a stunning 200-run partnership on the opening day of the match against India here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 5 (ANI): Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Friday said that not picking left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI for the first Test was a "ridiculous decision" from India.