England's debutant spinner Tom Hartley toppled a couple of records during his match-winning spell against India in the opening Test on Sunday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
England's spin-bowling coach, Jeetan Patel, revealed that left-arm spinner Jack Leach aggravated his knee injury during the second day of the first Test against India on Friday here in Hyderabad.
Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel made England spinners toil hard in the third session, giving India a complete at the end of Day 2 of the first Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday.
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.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday confirmed that uncapped off-spinner Shoaib Bashir received his visa to tour India for the five-match Test series is set to join the English squad soon.
Ahead of the first Test match between India and England on Thursday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, the visitors announced their first eleven. Meanwhile, English bowler Tom Hartley is set to make his Test debut.
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.
Apart from him, former India spinner Anil Kumble and Indian Olympic medalist shuttler Saina Nehwal have already arrived at the temple to take part in the grand ceremony.
Pakistan avoided a clean sweep in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand with a dominant display with the ball and clinching a 42-run victory at the Hagley Oval.
Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Friday that the day of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya would be a historic day.