Head won the Player of the Match in the first Test at Brisbane but would not be too proud of this moment.
Abid was seen carrying a plate from the dressing room towards the stands where a cat was waiting. Abid then served it the food as it started eating. The video of Abid’s gesture has gone viral on the internet.
England have fought way back into the Test match which has kept the possibilities of all results open.
It is being reported that Rob had met Natalie while he was in Australia with the Barmy Army during the last Ashes series Down Under in 2017.
The ball directly hit the batter’s chin and jaw.
Reports state that the technology which is used to help third umpire for checking the no-ball is not available for the ongoing Ashes series.
India’s tour of South Africa was earlier scheduled to be a three-format contest, however, the recent emergence of Omicron variant in South Africa forced the tour to be postponed by a week with the T20Is getting omitted.
In a desperate attempt to take a wicket, Babar brought himself on and was immediately rewarded in the second ball of the 76th over.
Pietersen’s name was incorrectly spelled as ‘Pieterson’ on the Honours Board of Wankhede.
The Pakistani off-break bowler ended up with figures of 8/42 in the first innings of the Test match.
Earlier, Starc had been a victim of a lot of criticism heading into this series as he had not been in the best of form but for the big occasion, he had the perfect delivery.
Ahead of the first Test, here are the 5 players to watch out at the Gabba.
Let us look at the key highlights or takeaways from India’s drubbing of the Kiwis in the series
The left-handed batsman ended Day 3 on 36* off 86 balls, thanks to some brilliant batting and a rare moment of luck going in his favour.
The much-awaited series is all set to commence on December 8 in Brisbane.
The captain of Team India certainly did not look too happy with the umpires in Mumbai.
The oldest and biggest rivalry in the history of cricket will be telecasted in four languages for the first time in India.
A very rare sequence of events during 2nd Test between India and New Zealand resulted in play getting halted.
Team India captain scored 36 runs off 84 deliveries before losing his wicket to Rachin Ravindra in second innings of 2nd Test.
The chant seemingly was supposed to be a tease at Shubman who is rumoured to be dating cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter Sara.
The weather is playing a spoilsport in Mumbai as the toss has been delayed in Mumbai due to wet conditions.
Since 2017, India have defeated all teams in Test cricket, except New Zealand, at least once.
Wriddhiman Saha had complained of a stiff neck on the morning of Day 3 during Kanpur Test which saw KS Bharat replacing him for both the time India fielded post that.
Ishant left the field straight away and an official update from the BCCI’s medical team is awaited.
New Zealand played just 4 overs in their 2nd innings and scored 4/1 at end of the day.
The Kiwi opener lost his wicket as he failed to take the review on time.
The netizens also criticized Sunil Gavaskar for defending Ajinkya Rahane despite his poor form.
There were some doubts over Saha’s fitness and the news of him being fit to bat could be a reassurance although the Indian dugout would not want to see him bat anytime soon until they have a sizable total on the board.
After the day’s play, Bharat revealed that the opportunity came to him, giving him very less time to prepare.
The left-arm spinner registered figures of 34-6-62-5 in first innings against New Zealand.
Iyer averages 52.18 in first-class cricket with a superb strike rate of 81.54.
On the work front, Kohli is currently on a break and was not part of India’s T20I squad which defeated New Zealand 3-0.
In his last 15 Tests, Rahane has accumulated 644 runs at an average of 24.76.
Kane Williamson will lead the side while all-rounder Rachin Ravindra could make his Test debut in the series.
This is set to be India women’s first pink-ball Test in their cricket history.
In 64 Tests, Moeen has made 2914 runs and picked up 195 wickets.
Moeen Ali has decided to focus the rest of his career on the limited-overs formats.
Notably, Indian physio Yogesh Parmar had tested positive for COVID-19 on the eve of the final Test and there was a genuine fear among the players of contracting the infection.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has written to the International Cricket Council seeking a Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) verdict on the fate of the cancelled Test match that was to be played at Manchester.
India’s Test match against England in 2022 will not be a one-off affair but will be considered an extension of the 2021 Test series which hangs 2-1 in India’s favour.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have also confirmed that they have arranged a chartered flight for Virat Kohli and Mohammed Siraj and both the cricketers will fly from UK on Saturday.
Several reports claimed that India were reluctant to push the dates of the Manchester Test since it would mean quite a few players missing out on the initial matches of the UAE leg of IPL.
The entire Team India squad has undergone another round of testing on Thursday morning.
The 5th Test between India and England will be played at the Old Trafford, Manchester, starting 10th September.
After Buttler left the team for personal reasons, it was Johnny Bairstow who took the wicketkeeping gloves with Ollie Pope being drafted into the team as a middle-order batter.
While some fans claimed that the 33-year-old needs to take break from cricket, others opined that it should be his last Test with so many players like Suryakumar Yadav and Hanuma Vihari waiting for their chances.
The Aussie had promised fans that he would give his signature later in the day. And guess what, the 51-year-old kept his word!
After Rohit reflected on his hundred and said how he felt good having put the team in a good position with his knock, he also asked Pujara about his improved strike rate in the video.
Bumrah highlighted that the video was from his first year of U-19 cricket and he was just trying to copy an action which he liked.
“The remaining members of the Team India contingent underwent two Lateral Flow Tests,” stated BCCI.
Rahul wasn’t pleased with what he saw on the big screen when he was given out on a DRS referral by England.
While there were many wishes for Shami from his teammates, one cheeky wish that stood out was from wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant.
India lead by 171 runs with seven wickets in hand at the start of Day 4 of the Oval Test.
Jonny Bairstow is likely to take the gloves for fourth Test, even though Sam Billings has also been called up as wicketkeeping cover.
India got bowled for 278 in their second innings in the game at Headingley to lose by an innings and 76 runs.
One journalist during the press conference tried to provoke the Indian skipper by asking a rather bizarre question.
Veteran England pacer James Anderson became the first bowler to take 400 Test wickets in England.
Here is how the forecast looks like for the final two days of the match.
With another century in the third Test, Joe Root has most centuries for England in all three formats of the game.
Fans joked that Ashwin is directly competing with Ravindra Jadeja for a spot in the playing XI by batting left-handed.
On-air commentator Sanjay Manjrekar was also left awe-struck with Jadeja’s brilliance.
Pakistan, despite the poor weather conditions, managed to get a result with the help of their positive intent in the 2nd innings where they batted very quick to score 176 runs from just 27.2 overs.
The sequence of events was repeated in the next over and this time the protagonist was Sam Curran.
Things haven’t gone as per the plan for the Indian captain who had opted to bat first after winning the toss.
At the time of writing the copy, India were 19/2 after 10 overs.
Ben Stokes’ Headingley heroics turns two years old.
The result will be a huge positive for Pakistan, especially after their defeat in the opening Test match.
Shaheen Afridi ended with figures of 10-94 as Pakistan dismantled the West Indies to level their two-Test series at 1-1.
If Virat Kohli wins one more Test then he will become the only Indian captain to win 3 Test matches on England Soil.
Captains will not only have a good look at the pitch but also read about the weather conditions before finalising their strategy for the Test match.
A couple of changes can be expected in England’s team for the third Test which is starting from Wednesday.
The two of them were earlier also seen training in the gym ahead of the match ahead of the Test.
The video traces their emotional arc from getting off the field to the Long Room to the Lord’s dressing room.
The hosts at the end were bowled out for 120 in a match which will be talked about a lot in coming years.
The second and final Test match of the series is scheduled to get underway on August 20.
The match is brilliantly poised with all results looking possible as the final day’s action is yet to commence on Monday.
Kohli last scored a century against Bangladesh in 2019 and has struggled to get runs in this last few innings.
The verbal war between the duo only stopped when Anderson’s spell ended.
A shameful moment occurred on Day 4 of the England vs India second Test at Lord’s as the home team attempted to tamper the ball by keeping it beneath their spikes.
As the video clip of the crowd cheering on for the Saurashtra cricketer went viral, it left the Twitterati with enough material after this incident to opinionate upon the same.
In the video, captain Virat Kohli could be seen hoisting the Indian flag with head coach Ravi Shastri accompanying him, while the rest of the Indian contingent were clapping.
The pacer ended Day 3 of second Test against England with figures of 4/94.
Just to give an example, his last five Test scores read- 9, 12 not out, 4, 15 and 8. Failures against England and a marked failure in either inning of the World Test Championship didn’t help his cause.
Having lost two reviews after tea on Day 2, the visitors have only one review left for remainder of the innings.
Gavaskar also said that he is unhappy with Ganguly as he doesn’t treat him the same way he used to when he was associated with the Bengal Cricket Association.
India and England are set to face off each other in the second Test starting from today.
The 39-year-old had notably missed the training session at Lord’s on Wednesday morning.
This is only the 2nd instance of Indian pacers picking up all 20 wickets in a Test match.
For India to put up a commanding performance, their batsmen, some of whom are not at their best in recent times, will need to put enough runs on the board.
The team was handed a massive blow ahead of the series opener after Mayank Agarwal was ruled out of the series opener as he got hit on his head during a practice session.
A temperature of an estimated 20 degrees celsius is expected over the course of five days.
A blockbuster start to a long English Test cricket summer awaits all the cricket fanatics.
Having emerged as runners-up in the recent WTC final, India will once again aim to bounce back and redeem themselves right from the beginning of the cycle, with England giving them a tough fight.
This could be a now or never series for Cheteshwar Pujara.
The series marks the beginning of the 2021-23 World Test Championship cycle.
With a few days left for the series to begin, the bowlers looked completely focused in the practice session.
Test cricket is here to stay.
The 23-year-old was also ecstatic after recovering from the virus as he expressed his delight through a hilarious caption.
The right-arm pacer was undoubtedly the star of the show on Wednesday as he picked 3 wickets.
Avesh Khan, who had travelled with the team as a net bowler, and Sundar have been named in the County Select XI team in this practice game.