Team India is already 1-0 down in the series. With this series being of just two matches, it is important that they win this match to avoid another series loss in back-to-back years. Currently, India is on a four-match losing streak at home in Tests against South Africa, England, New Zealand
The skipper Gill has been ruled out of the second and final Test at Guwahati as he recovers from his neck injury sustained while batting, and Pant will be the stand-in skipper, standing in his first Test match as a captain. In the first Test at Kolkata, India were without their skipper Gill
Indian captain Shubman Gill is set to miss the second India vs South Africa Test, scheduled to take place in Guwahati from November 22. Vice captain Rishabh pant will stand in as the captain in Gill's absence.
India's star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Friday shared a video from celebrations following India's ICC Champions Trophy victory earlier this year, featuring Indian ODI captain Rohit Sharma joking about his retirement from the 50-over format.
Team India headed to English shores without two of its most experienced and accomplished batters, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, with young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, skipper Shubman Gill and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant forming the core batting group. While there were expectation
Indian skipper Shubman Gill and vice-captain Rishabh Pant expressed happiness with their team's performances during the recently concluded tour to England and took to their social media to voice out their joy.
"He was in a lot of pain definitely, but they've gone for scans. We'll get to know overnight, probably get the information tomorrow," Sudharsan said. The youngster also admitted Pant's absence could hurt India going forward in the Test. "Obviously, because he was batting really well today
Bumrah is likely to replace Prasidh Krishna in the Indian playing 11 as India and England are all set to clash in the third Test of the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series, starting July 10.
The third Test between India and England will take place at Lord's from Thursday onwards. With the series one-one each, Team India heads into the match with a massive morale, having won two of their last three matches at Lord's.
India could not properly capitalise on the three centuries by its batters in the first innings of first Test against England and folded up for 471 on the second day. They now have an unflattering record of lowest total in an innings when three batters scored tons.
A majestic century from wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant powered India to 454/7 in the pre-Lunch session of the second day of first Test against England, at Headingley Leeds.