Former England quick Steve Harmison acknowledged the wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav would be an asset for India in the fourth Test in Manchester, but struggled to conjure a way of fitting him in the "balanced" side.
As Harbhajan stepped away from Tests in 2015 after a 103-match long career with 417 wickets, Ashwin took his place as the first-choice spinner. Harbhajan's decline conincided with Ashwin's rise in international cricket as a genuine spin bowling all-rounder and for long, reports about a rift
The third Test at Lord's was a fiercely contested battle between England and India, with little separating the two sides for most of the match. But in the end, it was the hosts that edged ahead to seal a hard-fought victory.
England tearaway Jofra Archer is willing to do everything in his power to secure a ticket on the plane that will fly to Australia in November to fight for the coveted Ashes urn.
England Test captain Ben Stokes invoked laughter and revealed that tearaway Jofra Archer watched the highlights of former India captain Sourav Ganguly's famous jersey-waving moment on the Lord's balcony, which served as an inspiration and fuelled him on the final day of the enthralling third
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja fought hard while the tail-enders showcased commendable resistance but Team India could not pull off what would have been a memorable victory at the Lord's and lost to England by 22 runs in the final session of final day of the third Test in the intense and int
Stubborn resistance from Indian tailenders and a fighting half-century from Ravindra Jadeja has kept India's hopes alive third Test against England at Lord's with the visitors needing 30 runs to win but with only one wicket in hand.
A brilliant two-wicket spell by Archer, including those of vice-captain Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar, put India on verge of a series trail, as they tumbled to 112/8 in the run chase of 193 runs by the end of first session.
All-rounder Washington Sundar "definitely" believes India will stand triumphant in the third Test as the gripping contest goes right down the wire to the final day at the 'Home of Cricket', Lord's.
At the end of day's play, KL was left unscathed at 33*. While stars like Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are yet to come and deliver their services as a batter, losing four wickets this early has put India under severe pressure.