Report Wire

Tag: IND vs ENG 1st Test

  • IND vs ENG: With historical past stacked in opposition to India, Virat Kohli and Co. goal to do a Gabba in Chennai on ultimate day

    Image Source : BCCI Rishabh Pant in motion in opposition to India throughout day 3 of 1st Test in Chennai
    Despite a 241-run cushion with an choice of imposing a follow-on, England opted to pile up additional runs to set a frightening goal for India. Batting one other 46.3 overs after folding India for 337 on day 4 on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, England set an imposing goal of 420 earlier than including to India’s woe by eradicating Rohit Sharma early within the 13 overs they batted within the ultimate hour. India head to the ultimate day with 9 wickets in hand and 90 overs to outlive with 381 runs extra to attain. No group has managed to chase so massive a complete within the ultimate innings of a Test in India. The odds, like in Gabba a couple of weeks again, are stacked in opposition to the Indian group, who in contrast to the earlier Test, have their first-choice group accessible to goal for rewriting historical past. 

    No group, within the historical past of cricket, has ever scored a tally of 420 runs within the ultimate innings of a Test in successful trigger, the best being 418 for seven by West Indies in 2003 in opposition to Australia. 

    The highest rating by a group within the fourth innings in India is 387 for 4, by India in opposition to England in Chennai. It can also be stays the highest-successful chase by a group in India. In the 29 instances the place a group has been set a goal of greater than 387, the chasing group have did not win any of these Tests, shedding 22 instances whereas seven resulted in a draw. India themselves have been set such a taregt 12 instances at dwelling. They misplaced eight of these whereas 4 others resulted in a draw. 

    Under Virat Kohli, India have been set a goal of 150 or extra 11 instances in Tests, with the group shedding on 9 ocassions whereas managing to salvage a draw twice. The highest India have managed to build up within the 4th innings underneath Kohli is 345, in opposition to England on the Oval in 2018 after they had been set a goal of 464.  At dwelling, Kohli-led India been set taregt of 150-plus solely on two ocassions – in opposition to Australia in Pune in 2017 and in opposition to England in Rajkot in 2016. India misplaced the primary scoring 107 in reply to a goal of 441, and drew the second as England failed to choose the ultimate six wickets. 

    India in 4th innings underneath Kohli when set a goal of 150-plus….

    Team
    Score
    Overs
    Target
    Result
    Opposition
    Ground
    Date
    India
    345
    94.3
    464
    misplaced
    v England
    The Oval
    7-Sep-18
    India
    107
    33.5
    441
    misplaced
    v Australia
    Pune
    23-Feb-17
    India
    315
    87.1
    364
    misplaced
    v Australia
    Adelaide
    9-Dec-14
    India
    252/7
    89.5
    349
    draw
    v Australia
    Sydney
    6-Jan-15
    India
    172/6
    52.3
    310
    draw
    v England
    Rajkot
    9-Nov-16
    India
    151
    50.2
    287
    misplaced
    v South Africa
    Centurion
    13-Jan-18
    India
    140
    56
    287
    misplaced
    v Australia
    Perth
    14-Dec-18
    India
    184
    69.4
    245
    misplaced
    v England
    Southampton
    30-Aug-18
    India
    135
    42.4
    208
    misplaced
    v South Africa
    Cape Town
    5-Jan-18
    India
    162
    54.2
    194
    misplaced
    v England
    Birmingham
    1-Aug-18
    India
    112
    49.5
    176
    misplaced
    v Sri Lanka
    Galle
    12-Aug-15
    But that is no peculiar Indian group. Only a month again, India had salvaged a attract SCG, batting via 131 overs, probably the most they batted away from dwelling within the fourth innings since 1979. Every week later, with a third-string India aspect, India defided odds on an ominous Gabba observe to turn out to be the primary group to beat Australia at their den since 1988. 

    India, who underneath Kohli, have misplaced only one Test at dwelling and are presently on a 10-match successful streak, will on Tuesday step in on the MA Chidambaram with the idea that they’ll emulate the Gabba feat at dwelling and script a world file to take a 1-0 lead within the sequence. 

  • India vs England 1st Test Day 4 Live Cricket Score

    India v England Test Series 20211st Test, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 05 Feb, 2021IND 257 / 6 (74.0)vsENG 578 / 10 (190.1)BatsmenRBWashington Sundar33 68 Ravichandran Ashwin8 54 BowlersORWKTJames Anderson11.0 34 0Jofra Archer16.0 52 2Stumps: IND path by 321 runs

  • 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.”

  • Virat Kohli reveals textual content message he despatched to Ravi Ashwin after India’s victory in Melbourne Test

    Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Virat Kohli and Ravi Ashwin
    India skipper Virat Kohli showered reward on Ravichandran Ashwin, saying that the tweaker is among the most ‘important’ components of the nationwide aspect. Ashwin performed an important function in India’s historic Test sequence win in Australia, which began with the Ajinkya Rahane-led aspect’s outstanding win within the Boxing Day conflict in Melbourne, simply days after struggling a batting collapse within the first Test in Adelaide.

    Ashwin had a formidable stint in Australia as he ended up taking 12 wickets. On the batting entrance, he stitched a 62-run stand to drag off a outstanding attract Sydney Test and preserve the sequence alive at 1-1. 

    Vihari batted with a sore hamstring all through the course of his innings, confirmed nice resilience and remained unbeaten on 23 after going through 161 deliveries. He was supported brilliantly by Ashwin, who additionally suffered a whole lot of blows on his physique however did not throw away his wicket. Ashwin remained unbeaten on 39 after enduring 128 deliveries.

    Kohli recalled sending a textual content message to Ashwin after India’s spectacular present within the second Test on the MCG. Ashwin dismissed Steve Smith for a duck and wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade to place India within the driver’s seat.

    “Well, he is one of the most vital parts of this team. After Melbourne, I sent him a text that this is the best I have seen you bowl overseas ever. I remember we had a conversation in Adelaide as well, I said not people remember these small moments, in the first innings where Saha and Ash came out not out, Ash’s intent was something that stood out for me,” Kohli mentioned whereas talking to Star Sports.

    Ashwin needed to miss the series-clinching ultimate Test in Brisbane owing to an harm. Kohli additionally revealed the chat he had with Ashwin forward of the red-ball sequence in Australia. 

    “He had a dialog with us within the nets about his batting. We each mentioned ‘you’ve gotten a lot extra to supply for this workforce with the bat. That was considered one of your strengths. When we checked out you, we all the time felt like 30-35 assured each innings’.

    “If he will get going, he’ll rating an important 70-80′. So, all of a sudden you noticed his physique language. It was like ‘Hold on, that is my time, my tour now with the bat and with the ball’.

  • IND vs ENG 1st Test | Pietersen calls Ishant ‘unsung hero’, lauds his ‘fabulous little spell’ on Day 2

    Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Ishant Sharma
    Former batsman Kevin Pietersen says India pacer Ishant Sharma is an “unsung hero”, whose “fabulous little spell” lifted dwelling workforce’s spirits on day two of the opening Test in opposition to England right here.
    Ishant dismissed Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer in successive deliveries within the third session on Saturday after toiling exhausting wicketless for essentially the most a part of the primary two days of the opening Test.

    “Fabulous little spell here from Ishant. And I say fabulous, as 170 overs in the field is like a prison sentence! He is also an unsung hero. He has been around for many a year in Indian cricket. As a fast bowler, it is highly commendable!” Pietersen wrote on his Twitter deal with.

    Ishant’s two-wicket burst had decreased England to 525 for 8 earlier than they ended the day at 555 for eight. 

  • IND vs ENG | Andrew Flintoff takes dig at Amitabh Bachchan for his five-year-old tweet on Joe Root

    Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Andrew Flintoff and Amitabh Bachchan
    Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff took a dig at legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan’s five-year-old tweet about Joe Root. Bachchan, again in 2016, had responded to Flintoff’s tweet wherein he had taken a jibe at Virat Kohli.

    Flintoff had stated that Kohli may meet up with Root throughout the 2016 T20 World Cup. Bachchan, nonetheless, had responded to that tweet with, “Root who?’ जड़ से उखाड़ देंगे  Root ko ..!!!”

    After Root’s batting masterclass within the first India-England Test in Chennai, Flintoff made positive that he had the final snicker. “With the greatest respect, this aged well,” he wrote whereas responding to Bachchan’s tweet.

    The alternate between Flintoff and Bachchan was about Kohli’s good knock of 82* which was important in India reserving a spot within the semi-finals of the 2016 T20 World Cup. 

    Root, on Saturday, stored the Indian bowling unit at bay as he scored his fifth double century — the primary by a batsman enjoying his a hundredth Test — to information England to an intimidating 555-run complete within the first innings. Root’s record-breaking double ton was additionally the primary by an abroad cricketer in India in over 10 years.

    Root, together with all-rounder Ben Stokes, added a century stand for the fourth wicket to frustrate Indian bowlers on the second day of the Test. Root additionally surpassed Pakistan’s Inzamam-ul-Haq’s report of 184 in 100 Tests by scoring 218 runs in his a hundredth Test for England. He batted till being dismissed by Shahbaz Nadeem within the third session. While Root completed on 208, Stokes ended up scoring 82.

  • IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 2: Rohit Sharma imitates Harbhajan Singh’s bowling motion | Watch

    Image Source : TWITTER/CRICKETSAISH45 In the ultimate over earlier than the tea break on Day 2 of the continued first Test in opposition to England, Rohit Sharma imitated Harbhajan Singh’s bowling motion.
    Indian batsman Rohit Sharma was given the ball for the ultimate over of the second session by captain Virat Kohli, and the opener cheekily emulated Harbhajan Singh’s bowling motion within the final supply of the over.
    Rohit, who made a comeback to the Indian group within the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in December, has bowled two overs within the innings thus far, conceding 7 runs.

    Watch:
    Rohit Sharma imitating Bhajji’s Action on the final ball earlier than Tea 🤣@ImRo45 • @harbhajan_singh pic.twitter.com/MhsQxPbJcc

    — Saish 💫 (@CricketSaish45) February 6, 2021

    Earlier, England captain Joe Root slammed a double-century, turning into the primary cricketer in historical past to attain a double-century in his a hundredth Test. 
    Root had shared a 124-run partnership with Ben Stokes for the fourth wicket because the England all-rounder took the assault to Indian bowlers on option to 82 (118 balls, 10x4s, 2x6s).
    England didn’t lose a wicket within the first session as Root and Stokes added 92 in that session.
    Stokes, who took guard in the beginning of the second day’s play after opener Dominic Sibley was dismissed within the final over of the primary day, survived a few possibilities.

  • India vs England 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: England on 555/8 at stumps

    Playing XIs:
    India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Shahbaz Nadeem
    England: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Daniel Lawrence, Joe Root(c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Dominic Bess, Jofra Archer, Jack Leach, James Anderson

  • ‘No justice’: Kuldeep Yadav’s omission from Chennai Test vs England raises questions

    Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav has been omitted from India’s taking part in XI for the primary Test in opposition to England in Chennai because the Virat Kohli-led crew included Shahbaz Nadeem, Washington Sundar, and R Ashwin within the spin division.
    Yadav, who emerged as one of the crucial profitable spinners from India’s tour of Australia in 2018-19, has not been given likelihood within the Test facet for 2 years now. Defending the crew choice, Virat Kohli mentioned, “Someone like Kuldeep hasn’t had a number of recreation time however now that the house season begins, he’ll within the scheme of issues, he can be within the crew plans, however to maintain guys motivated it’s essential to give them objectives.
    “Kuldeep is someone who has got a lot of skill. He understands there were areas in his game that he had to work on, which he has worked in beautifully in Australia. I see him fitter, I see his bowling improved much more than it was before. I see he has added to his skill sets as well. It is about giving them goals. And these guys are young. So they understand that once an opportunity arrives, and they start capitalising on them, the careers are long.”
    Moreover, Twitter is abuzz with followers, former cricketers and cricket professional’s reactions over Kuldeep Yadav’s exclusion. 31-year-old Shahbaz Nadeem has grabbed the spot in India’s taking part in XI.

    Just two years in the past, Kuldeep Yadav was touted as India’s first selection spinner in Tests. Now, he’s battling to remain afloat. But he needn’t look too far for inspiration. Ashwin & Pant too fought again from durations of self doubt. Stay robust Kuldeep!
    — Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) February 5, 2021

    Clearly, England’s battle in opposition to Embuldeniya has prompted the number of Shahbaz Nadeem, a advantageous, vastly skilled finger spinner. But I ponder what this implies for Kuldeep. Clearly the crew administration doesn’t fee him too excessive at thr second
    — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 5, 2021

    India’s most profitable new ball bowler is launched. Let’s get going. Also…on the taking part in XI….What is Kuldeep presupposed to do?? Can’t play when Ash-Jadeja are there. Won’t play even when Jadeja isn’t there and India’s taking part in at house. When does he play? 🤔 #IndvEng
    — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 5, 2021

    Got to really feel for Kuldeep Yadav. Played simply 5 video games final IPL, misplaced his place within the white-ball groups, didn’t get a recreation in Australia and continues to heat the bench immediately. He’s a a lot, significantly better bowler than that. Hope the crew administration handles him nicely. #INDvENG
    — Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) February 5, 2021

    There’s no justice for Kuldeep. Akshar injured, so the reserve bowler performs. https://t.co/5nC9OlHelU
    — Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) February 5, 2021

    Gabba – Net bowler will get added to squad & performs forward of Kuldeep.
    Chepauk – Stand-by bowler will get into the squad & performs forward of Kuldeep.
    Looks just like the assume tank doesn’t trust in Kuldeep. If so, no less than he shd be launched in order that he can play home crkt #INDvENG
    — ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಣೇಶ್ | Dodda Ganesh (@doddaganesha) February 5, 2021

  • India vs England 1st Test Live Cricket Score: Axar Patel dominated out, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Chahar added

    India vs England (IND vs ENG) 1st Test Live Cricket Score Online Updates: The India-England cricket collection beginning on Friday in Chennai marks the primary worldwide sport in India because the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
    India is coming off a outstanding comeback collection win in Australia with a depleted squad, and could have again captain Virat Kohli after a six-week paternity depart. Kohli amassed 655 runs in 5 Tests in opposition to England when it final visited in 2016-17, main India to a 4-0 win. A 2-1 or higher win would put India within the inaugural world Test championship closing in opposition to New Zealand in England in June.
    England want a 3-0 win to face an opportunity of constructing the ultimate.
    Live WeblogIndia vs England (IND vs ENG) 1st Test Live Cricket Score Online Updates: Axar Patel dominated out of first Test; Shahbaz Nadeem & Rahul Chahar added to India squad.

    © IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd