Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Pietersen pointed out how even the great South African all-rounder had an underwhelming start to his Test career, averaging 22, but he turned out to be an all-time great of the game. He also said that Gill is a "serious player".
The series will also include three T20Is and three ODIs. The white-ball leg of the series will start from March 4 onwards with the first T20I at Sylhet. The first ODI will take place on March 13 at Chattogram. Sylhet will be hosting the T20Is while Chattogram will host all ODIs.
India and England are locking horns in the second Test at Visakhapatnam. Bashir had an impressive day as he got the prized scalp of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma as his first international wicket and later also removed all-rounder Axar Patel. Before this, he had featured in just six first-clas
India is taking on England in the second Test at Visakhapatnam. Both Gill and Iyer failed to make an impact once again, throwing away their wickets after decent starts for 34 and 27 runs respectively. This continues their recent poor run of form in Test cricket.
The newly formed Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) in Jharkhand under the leadership of Chief Minister Champai Soren will face the floor test on February 5, Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir said on Saturday.
Bangladesh will host Sri Lanka for the three-match white ball series and two World Test Championship (WTC) matches in Sylhet and Chattogram in March later this year.
Rajat Patidar who made his Test debut at the age of 30 in the second clash against England, joked about how waiting for long is common in Indian cricket.
Yashasvi Jaiswal joined the likes of India's former batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Ravi Shastri following his unbeaten 179-run onslaught on the opening day of the second Test against England at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.
Sri Lanka openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka's magnificent partnership of 80 runs put the host in control after the end of play on Day 1 at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Friday.