As the England squad touched base in India for a five-match Test series, hoping to reverse their record of not winning a red-ball series against the Asian giants in 12 years, few would have thought that their spinners would not only out-bowl the likes of Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar
Though England tried to go all guns blazing against India with their 'Bazball' school of cricket, playing a more positive, attacking and result-oriented cricket, it had to bow down to the greatness of pacer Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
The franchise that Allen represents in the tournament, confirmed that the incident happened on January 25, just a day after they played against Joburg Super Kings
The second Test between 'Bazball' and India spinners will begin in Visakhapatnam on Friday, with hosts finding themselves in a similar position as they did almost four years ago.
Leach faced a knee issue while fielding on the opening day of England's thrilling 28-run victory over India in the opening Test in Hyderabad, but the left-armer still managed to feature in the game and also bowled 10 overs during the hosts' second innings, as per ICC.
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.
Sharjah Warriors' Sri Lankan off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana weaved magic with the ball producing unplayable deliveries to bag four wickets for 20 runs. His guile and artistry with the ball resulted in Dubai Capitals being bowled out for 104 runs in 18.2 overs. Theekshana was well-backed by D