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.
At the end of stumps on Day 1, India were 119/1 and trailed England by 127 runs with Shubman Gill and Jaiwswal unbeaten on scores of 76* and 14* respectively
England's 'bazball' is set to face its biggest challenge as they gear up to face India on a likely spinning surface which promises to test the batters' technique to its maximum potential.
Ahead of the first Test match between India and England on Thursday in Hyderabad, English wicketkeeper batter Sam Billings on Wednesday said that Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will be the biggest challenge for the visitors.
India's rising star Shubman Gill has vowed to "give everything" for India after he won the Polly Umrigar Award which is awarded to the Best International Cricketer in the Men's Category for the year 2022-23.
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and young opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal clinched the Dilip Sardesai Award for the year 2022-23 on Tuesday during the Naman Awards.
India's star cricketers Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill won the Polly Umrigar Award for the Best International Cricketer in the Men's Category for the years 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively on Tuesday during the Naman Awards.
India's dominance at home is no secret. Over the last few years, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja teaming up to tear high-class batting line-ups into oblivion has become a common sight. Batters like Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant e