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  • India vs England | Ex-skipper Nasser Hussain requires one main bowling change forward of 2nd Test

    Image Source : TWITTER/ENGLANDCRICKET James Anderson
    Former England skipper Nasser Hussain has known as for Stuart Broad’s inclusion for the second Test towards India, scheduled to begin from Saturday in Chennai — the identical venue the place Joe Root and Co handed the hosts a 227-run drubbing within the first match of the four-Test collection.
    After skipper Root’s batting masterclass within the first innings, 38-year-old James Anderson grabbed the limelight by working via the gates of Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane in the identical over. In his excellent spell of reverse swing bowling, Anderson castled each the right-handers to shift the momentum in his facet’s favour inside 4 deliveries. He additionally eliminated harmful Rishabh Pant as England went on to register a complete victory, climbing to the highest of World Test Championship (WTC) standings.

    While Anderson plucked three, Jack Leach registered a four-fer to present England a commanding begin within the four-match Test collection. Root and Co must win by a margin of three Tests, whereas India want a one-Test margin to qualify for the WTC ultimate.

    Though Anderson performed a vital function in wreaking havoc on the Indian batting unit on the ultimate day of the primary Test, Hussain feels Broad ought to play the second match, giving the veteran pacer a much-needed relaxation earlier than the Day-Night Test in Ahmedabad.
    “Anderson is 38, so Stuart Broad could come in for him as it is going to be a very similar pitch to the first Test and England might want to keep Anderson for the third Test. That is a day-night game in Ahmedabad and Anderson under lights could be a real handful. Broad is a pretty good replacement, I have to say,” Hussain wrote in his column for Sky Sports.
    Hussain additionally backed Root’s choice to not implement the follow-on regardless of securing a 241-run first-innings lead, saying that the bowlers wanted relaxation to be recent to go once more. 
    “There is always a 45-minute gap between what pundits, spectators, people off the field think the captain should be doing and what actually happens. If you are not going to enforce the follow-on, then you want to rest your bowlers. Root wanted to make sure they were fresh to go again,” Hussain additional wrote.

  • IND vs ENG | Virat Kohli will step down from captaincy if India lose second Test, feels Monty Panesar

    Image Source : BCCI India skipper Virat Kohli
    Following India’s 227-run defeat in opposition to England within the first Test in Chennai, skipper Virat Kohli’s captaincy has come underneath scrutiny as soon as once more. With a colossal goal of 420 to chase on the ultimate day, the Indian batting unit bundled out for a meagre 192 as they suffered first defeat on the venue since 1999. 

    England skipper Joe Root plunged distress on the Indian bowling assault from the primary day as he scored a superb double century in his a centesimal Test for the nation. After the defeat, Kohli himself admitted that the hosts have been put underneath stress after England gathered a large first-innings complete. He, nonetheless, additionally stated that the Indian aspect will not ‘bounce the gun’ after being outplayed at residence. 

    “That’s something that was said when Australia won the first Test as well in 2017,” he stated, in reference to India’s final Test defeat at residence in Pune. “So look, we do not bounce the gun, we do not come to conclusions too early.

    Meanwhile, ex-England tweaker Monty Panesar has stated that Kohli’s captaincy may come to an finish if India endure one other defeat within the second Test, scheduled to start out from Saturday on the similar venue. 

    “Virat Kohli is one of the greatest batsmen of all-time. But the team is simply not doing well under him and we have the result in the last four Test that India played under him. I think Kohli will be under pressure and more now because Rahane has done phenomenally well as the captain,” Panesar instructed WION.

    “India have already lost four Tests in a row and if the number goes to five in the next match, then I think he will step down from his role,” he added.

    With the World Test Championship (WTC) on the road, Kohli and Co will purpose to bounce again within the second Test. After defeating India in their very own yard, England have climbed to the highest of WTC standings, with New Zealand being on the second place. 

    India are at the moment sitting fourth within the desk, needing two wins within the four-Test sequence to seal their qualification for the summit conflict. India have to beat England by a margin of 2-1 or extra (2-0, 3-1, 3-0, 4-0) to qualify for the ultimate of the World Test Championship. New Zealand have already certified for the ultimate on the Lord’s.

    Panesar additionally heaped reward on skipper Root and stated that England’s victory will probably be celebrated for a very long time to come back. 

    “It is an unbelievable win. The way England have played over the last five days show how much confidence is there in that team. Joe Root needs to be lauded for the way he led his troops from the front. Everyone in that team stepped up in some manner and that is what makes team sport great. The players need to saviour this moment. It will be celebrated for long,” stated Panesar.

  • IND vs ENG 1st Test | Cheteshwar Pujara reacts to his Sachin Tendulkar-like ‘unlucky’ dismissal on Day 3

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    Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara’s dismissal for 73 off the bowling of Dom Bess on the third day of the primary Test in opposition to England on Sunday revived reminiscences of Sachin Tendulkar’s dismissal throughout the first Test of the well-known 2000-01 India-Australia collection.
    The right-handed Pujara pulled a brief supply from off-spinner Bess however the shot bought deflected off the short-leg fielder and popped up straight to quick mid-wicket the place Rory Burns pouched it safely.

    Pujara felt that it was the one manner he may have gotten out.
    “Yeah it was [disappointing]. That is something [about] which I can’t do much as a batsman. It was just unlucky. I would say that. That is the only way I could have got out. I was batting really well. The way I was playing my shots. The way I was seeing the ball. Everything was perfect,” stated Pujara after the top of the second day’s play.

    “That was the most unfortunate way, one can imagine. So I am a bit disappointed. There is nothing I can do as a batsman. That wasn’t any technical error. I was trying to put that away. It hit the short-leg fielder. So can’t help it,” he additional stated.
    Back in 2001, within the first Test in Mumbai, Tendulkar was reviving Indian innings after the Sourav Ganguly-led facet conceded 173 runs within the first innings. India have been near clearing the deficit with simply two wickets down at 154.
    Tendulkar, who had are available at No. 5, was on 65. He pulled a supply from Mark Waugh however the ball deflected off the again of the short-leg similar to Pujara’s and went straight to Ricky Ponting who took it simply. India collapsed from being 154/2 to 219 all out and misplaced the Test by 10 wickets.
    Pujara’s unfortunate dismissal with India at 192, nevertheless, did not instantly spark off a fast collapse as they went to stumps on Day 3 at 257/6. A wicket on the fourth morning may damage India.
    India have been earlier lowered to 73 for 4 after a few wickets that appeared to have been thrown away. Asked if India have been too aggressive, Pujara stated, “We just wanted to bat normally. The conditions are different. When we are playing in India, the scoring rate is on the higher side and we were getting loose balls.”

  • IND vs ENG 1st Test | Will attempt to get ‘world-class’ Virat Kohli out in subsequent innings as effectively, says Dom Bess

    Image Source : BCCI.TV Virat Kohli
    England off-spinner Dom Bess rated the wicket of India skipper Virat Kohli as probably the greatest of his burgeoning profession and mentioned his crew is in a “great seat” after day three of the primary Test with the pitch anticipated to spin extra.
    Bess impressed in his maiden outing on Indian soil as he acquired the ball to dip and drift, one thing that labored for him whereas outfoxing Kohli (11), who was caught at ahead quick leg.
    “It is certainly up there. He (Kohli) is a phenomenal and a high-calibre player. He is world-class and one of the best. It is more about the process. What  I am learning and doing is getting me to where I want to be,” Bess informed reporters in a digital interplay after shut of play.
    “I am 23 and maybe going to keep going. The journey is going to be up and down. The wicket has given me a lot of confidence. I don’t want to think about it too much in the middle of the game. We have so much to work on. We have got him out and will try to get him out next innings as well. It is a long series.”
    Bess ended the day with 4 for 55 together with the important thing scalps of Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara. India ended the day at 257 for six in reply to England’s huge 578 constructed on captain Joe Root’s masterly 218.
    Bess emphasised that getting the prized wicket of Kohli was extra concerning the course of than anything.
    “Yeah, it was. Of course, I looked to get him out. But, it was not about bowling that magical ball. It was more about smashing in 10 to 15 balls in a good area. That is what I was really pleased about. I kept it in the spot and one ball went straight to Ollie Pope,” he added.
    The England offie, who’s taking part in his thirteenth Test and took 12 wickets within the latest tour of Sri Lanka, mentioned he was bowling rather well in the intervening time.

    “To be sincere, I’m bowling rather well in the intervening time. We haven’t bowled that a lot in a match scenario. But, I used to be truly actually assured going on the market. The most vital factor is the collective effort. We have taken six wickets in the present day.
    “It has step up the game nicely and it is starting to spin. It is only going to get more. The new ball is around the corner and we are in a great seat at the moment,” Bess added.
    Asked how assured he was about profitable the sport, the England cricketer mentioned he did not wish to get too far forward.
    “The most vital factor is to complete off the primary innings. We will then see the place India are at that time. India has acquired Ashwin and Sundar who can actually bat…
    “We will come back on Monday and reassess. Hopefully, we take four wickets. We know that the games over here speed up very quickly. We will stick to our processes and Monday is just a new day,” he added.
    Bess backed his spin associate Jack Leach, who went for fairly a couple of runs with Rishabh Pant going after him. “I assumed that Jack Leach bowled rather well. Just have a look at the way in which he bowled to Pant and (Washington) Sundar. If you have a look at the map, there could be 20 balls inside a spot.
    “Pant played phenomenal…If one ball goes straight up, it is a completely different game. The way Pant played was really courageous. The way Leach came back and kept smashing it in shows the qualities he has. It is about getting 10 wickets as a team. Leach is so strong mentally,” he added.
    Referring to the catches taken by skipper Joe Root and the others, Bess mentioned the England fielding was ‘nice’
    To a query on the wicket of Pujara who was caught after his pull hit the short-leg fielder and the ball lobbed to Rory Burns, he mentioned “I am not bothered about how the wickets come. “Pujara did effectively to attempt to pull the ball. You are due a little bit of luck. It occurs and that’s cricket.”

  • IND vs ENG 1st Test | Joe Root’s double ton places England in commanding place on Day 2

    Image Source : TWITTER/ICC Joe Root
    Skipper Joe Root scored an outstanding double century in his a hundredth Test as England continued to frustrate India, amassing 555 for eight by stumps on the second day of the primary Test right here on Saturday.

    The 30-year-old Root grew to become the primary participant to notch up a double ton in his a hundredth Test on the way in which to his 218 off 377 balls, whereas Ben Stokes hit a counter-attacking 82 off 118 balls, studded with 10 fours and three sixes.

    Root’s fifth Test hundred was laced with 19 hits to the fence and two maximums, one in all which helped him to achieve the milestone.

    At the draw of stumps, Dominic Bess (28) and Jack Leach (6) had been on the crease on the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

    Resuming the day at 263 for 3, England amassed 191 runs within the first two periods earlier than India fought again with 4 wickets within the final session.

    Root shared a 124-run partnership with Stokes for the fourth wicket, earlier than forging one other 86 with Ollie Pope (34) to place England in a commanding place.

    Brief Scores:

    England 1st innings: 555 for 8 in 180 overs (Joe Root 218, Ben Stokes 82, Dominic Sibley 87; Jasprit Bumrah 2/81, Ishant Sharma 2/52). 

  • IND vs ENG 1st Test | India really feel Ravindra Jadeja’s absence on first day in Chennai

    Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Ravindra Jadeja
    India missed Ravindra Jadeja’s accuracy on Friday, the primary day of the primary Test towards England as neither his substitute left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem nor off-spinner Washington Sundar, who starred in India’s win over Australia within the fourth Test Down Under final month, might management the move of runs.
    The simple drizzle of runs noticed Ashwin have a uncommon off-day on his house floor on the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

    Jadeja, whose IPL house base has additionally been this floor for a serious a part of his T20 league profession, isn’t within the squad for the primary two Tests as he’s nursing a thumb harm that he sustained on the tour of Australia.
    The India off-spinner bowled 24 overs for a wicket, conceding 68 runs on Friday, attempting a number of variations maybe out of desperation to extract a wicket on a flat floor. The wicket of Rory Burns that he managed was extra out of luck because the well-settled left-handed opener fell to a reverse sweep after hitting a boundary.
    Ashwin, 34, has revelled within the firm of Jadeja with whom he has performed nearly each Test at house over the past eight years.
    Jadeja, not an important spinner of the ball, bowls precisely and makes use of variations in velocity which may give India essential breakthroughs on flat surfaces.

    Former India left-arm spinner Maninder Singh says Jadeja has the power to place doubt in batsman’s thoughts by turning only one ball in his preliminary spell after which he makes use of his accuracy to do the remainder of the job.
    “Jadeja has the quality that he can turn one ball in his initial spell on good wickets somehow. Then he uses his accuracy with great advantage,” Maninder instructed IANS.
    On Friday, whereas Nadeem conceded runs at 3.4 an over (0/69 in 20 overs), Sundar leaked runs at 4.6 an over (0/55 in 12 overs) — the 2 conceding 124 runs in 32 overs at 3.9.
    That is way over what Jadeja leaks anyplace not to mention at house.
    Jadeja, 32, concedes 2.44 runs an over and at house his economic system fee improves to 2.24. The Saurashtra all-rounder’s accuracy in bowling ensures the batsman try to tackle the opposite bowlers together with Ashwin and provides away simple wickets. Jadeja himself takes wickets as nicely.
    The final time England travelled to India, Jadeja was the second highest wicket-taker with 26 scalps behind Ashwin’s 28.
    Ten of these 26 wickets — together with seven in second innings — of Jadeja had come within the final Test in Chennai, the venue of the continuing Test. That match by the way was additionally the final Test performed on the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

  • IND vs ENG | India to play as many all-rounders as doable, hints skipper Virat Kohli

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    India are prone to play as many all-rounders as doable within the first Test in opposition to England right here on a wicket that has been described as a “good batting wicket” by India captain Virat Kohli and “not the prettiest” by England captain Joe Root.
    India have 4 gamers who could be certified as all-rounders. Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, R Ashwin, and Axar Patel can each bat and bowl.

    “We will try to give ourselves as many bowling options as possible along with the guys having the ability to contribute with the bat,” stated India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday.
    “That has been the pattern for success for us in home conditions in the last few years and that continues to be the case this time around as well. The pitch is a nice normal Chepauk pitch. Quite a nice batting track with assistance for spinners. But the track is good enough for fast bowlers to stay in the game. So, it is generally a good cricketing wicket,” he stated.

    The India skipper additional stated that the match will final the gap just like the final time England toured India in 2016-17.
    “Something we saw in the last series against England, the pitches were quite good. And they were good for cricket also. The matches weren’t won inside three or two days, they went the distance most of the times. It was a hard grind…guys who can bat and bowl as well is something that is going to be at the forefront of our plans,” stated Kohli.
    England skipper Root stated that getting in with an open thoughts and adapting will likely be key for his facet.
    “Have not been in a position to get too near the wicket. It isn’t the prettiest wicket I’ve ever seen. History would recommend that it will likely be wicket for almost all of the sport.
    Spin will come into it. But there hasn’t been big quantity of cricket during the last four-five years and even first-class cricket the final year-and-a-half. I feel it is necessary we go into the sport with an open thoughts and play what is true for others. That goes to be key. Make certain that we adapt to what we see when that first ball comes down on Friday.