KL is enjoying a rich run of form in England, having scored 508 runs in eight innings at an average of 72.57, with two centuries and two fifties each. He is India's second-highest run-getter in the series. This is his most successful Test series ever and in absence of legendary batters Rohit
Shubman Gill continues to etch his name in the history books. On Day 4 of the Manchester Test, the Indian captain went past Virat Kohli's 2014-15 tally in Australia to record the most runs by an Indian batter in a SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) tour.
Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif feels the time is nearing when India would line up without its pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah. The 44-year-old believes Bumrah, who is considered the world's best, might take the same route as former stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin a
KL Rahul has now completed 1000 Test runs in England, becoming only the fifth Indian to do so after legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar, and Virat Kohli.
Following a failure at Lord's after his marathon knocks of 269 and 161 at Edgbaston, Gill would be aiming to continue his record-breaking ways in the series, which has witnessed him tearing into history books with each stroke like he never did.
This included an animated flare-up between India skipper Shubman Gill and England openers towards the end of the third day of the Test. India had managed to equal England's first innings total of 387, and wanted to squeeze in two overs in the remaining six minutes of play.
The series is 2-1 in favour of England, with the fourth Test of the series set to start from July 23. After a loss at Headingley, Team India breached the Birmingham fortress for the first time ever, with Gill's historic double ton and Akash Deep's ten-fer sealing them a series-levelling 336
He felt fitness is a source of energy and said you get an extra boost in performance. He's inspired by Kohli's dedication and tries to emulate it in his fitness journey.
Former England quick Steve Harmison believes that if India had its batting maestro Virat Kohli in its final XI against his former side at Lord's, the visitors would have gunned down the target and soared to a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.