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  • IND vs ENG | Keys to success on ‘rank turner’ are sneakers with rubber sole, correct shot-selection: Azharuddin

    Image Source : BCCI Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
    Wearing sneakers with rubber soles, assured footwork and correct shot-selection are the keys to success for batsmen on a “rank turner” just like the Motera pitch, feels Mohammed Azharuddin, a former India captain and one of many most interesting gamers of spin.
    Azharuddin made an attention-grabbing statement in a collection of tweets after India crushed England inside two days within the third Test.

    The 58-year-old recommended that carrying sneakers with rubber soles might be a greater possibility than those having spikes.
    “It makes little sense to wear spikes when batting. Rubber soles don’t hamper the ability of batsmen. I have seen some amazing Test knocks being played on tough surfaces by batsmen who wore shoes with rubber soles,” Azharuddin tweeted.

    “The argument that batsmen can slip when operating between wickets is countered by the truth that in Wimbledon, all tennis gamers put on sneakers with rubber soles.
    “And the ones that come to mind are not just Indians like Sunil Gavaskar Mohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar but also many a visiting batsman like Sir Vivian Richards, Mike Gatting Allan Border, Clive Lloyd and several others.”
    Azharuddin, who performed 99 Tests and 334 ODIs between 1985 and 2000, was dissatisfied with the batsmen’s abject give up.
    “It was disappointing to watch the batsmen come a cropper in Ahmedabad Test. The key to batting on such dry tracks and rank turners is shot-selection and assured footwork,”
    Only two batsmen — one every from either side — may rating a half century as 28 wickets fell to the spinners on a Motera pitch that many gamers felt was not ideally suited for a Test match.
    The likes of Sunil Gavaskar, nonetheless, credited the spinners fairly than blaming the pitch.

  • IND vs ENG third Test | Virat Kohli hails Ashwin for 400 Test wickets, calls him ‘modern-day legend’

    Image Source : TWITTER/BCCI India skipper Virat Kohli
    Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday turned solely the fourth Indian and the sixth spinner on the earth to take 400 Test wickets, a feat which was nothing in need of a “fairytale” for the seasoned professional who was known as a “modern-day legend” by skipper Virat Kohli.

    Ashwin reached the landmark within the day-night third Test towards England right here when he dismissed Jofra Archer in England’s second innings. He ended the match with seven scalps, which took his total tally to 401.

    The 34-year-old off-spinner, taking part in in his 77th Test, is the sixteenth bowler on the earth to have taken 400 Test wickets.

    “It feels amazing actually (to reach 400 Test wickets). The entire stadium stood up and clapped for me. Pleased it happened in the winning cause. I can’t really get a grip of what has happened in the last 2-3 months. It has been a dreamy run and a fairytale,” Ashwin, who took seven wickets within the match to tally 431 victims from 77 Tests, mentioned.

    Skipper Kohli was effusive in his reward, saying, “I think we need to stand up and take notice of what Ashwin has done. In Tests, he is a modern day legend.”

    Ashwin credited his self-belief for reaching the place he has.

    “It has been all about self belief. At the start of the Australian tour, I didn’t think I would be starting, but then (Ravindra) Jadeja broke down and it might have had to happen,” mentioned Ashwin, who performed an enormous function in India’s historic Test collection win final month.

    Former captain Anil Kumble (619), Kapil Dev, (434), and Harbhajan Singh (417) are the opposite Indians who’ve 400 Test wickets to their credit score.
    Ashwin additionally turned the second quickest to succeed in the milestone after Sri Lankan nice Muttiah Muralitharan, who made it in his 72nd Test.

    The veteran got here into the match six in need of the landmark and took three England wickets within the first innings.

    Talking concerning the match, he mentioned, “We have been fearful after getting bowled out for 145, did not suppose we did not have many runs on the board. But we then bowled superbly on a wicket aiding us.

    “I don’t know if I’m ageing, but it’s incredibly hard to watch the game. To come back (after losing first Test) and win it is even more special.”

    Asked this was his finest as a bowler, Ashwin mentioned, “In 2015-16 everyone asked me (if I’m bowling at my best), the same in 2016-17. One thing is sure I’ve always wanted to improve. I won’t be surprised if I improve further in the future.”

    He mentioned each captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri had a dialog with him in Australia about his batting and so they noticed one thing particular in his bowling.

    “I think my bowling was coming along beautifully in the IPL too. I lost about 7-8 kgs in the lockdown and everything looked upwards for me.” 

  • Pink Ball Test: Spinners dictate phrases as data tumble, Virat Kohli overtakes MS Dhoni

    India’s Axar Patel claimed an 11-wicket match haul as they beat England by 10 wickets inside two days within the day-night third Test on Thursday, dashing the vacationers’ hopes of constructing the ultimate of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) in June.
    The shortest Test match ever performed within the historical past of cricket occurred in 1931/32 when Australia performed South Africa in Melbourne (656 balls). The Ahmedabad recreation in 2021 lasted 844 balls.
    Spinners dictated phrases on a pitch that made life troublesome for batsmen. 27 wickets have been taken by the tweakers– essentially the most by spinners in a D/N Test.
    There was no finish to England’s batting woes towards the spin duo of Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin because the aspect folded for 81 in its second innings to set India a goal of 49.
    Patel picked 5 wickets within the second essay, including to his excellent haul of six within the first innings as England collapsed. He now has three five-wicket hauls in his first 4 Test innings.
    Ten-wicket hauls in D/N Tests:
    11/70 AXAR PATEL v Eng Ahmedabad 2020/2110/62 Pat Cummins v SL Brisbane 2018/1910/174 Devendra Bishoo v Pak Dubai 2016/17
    Ashwin, then again, added 4 extra to his first-day spoils of three scalps to cross the 400-wicket mark within the longest format.
    He turned the fourth Indian after Anil Kumble (619), Kapil Dev (434) and Harbhajan Singh (417) to realize the feat. Ashwin bagged 400 wickets in 77 Tests, the second-fastest ever.
    This was additionally England’s lowest Test rating in India.
    England’s combination of 193 runs on this Test is the fewest for them in a Test since 175 runs towards NZ in Christchurch in 1983/84 (93 & 82).
    England’s two innings lasted 79.2 overs – the fifth-fewest overs it has taken to bowl England out twice in a Test, and second fewest since 1904 (West Indies skittled them twice in 74.4 overs at Edgbaston in 1995).
    Interestingly, the Pink ball Men’s Test has by no means led to a draw and that is sixteenth Pink ball Test within the historical past of cricket.
    With this victory, India captain Virat Kohli (22) overtook former skipper MS Dhoni (21) with essentially the most Test wins as Indian captain at residence.

  • Drama firstly: How Axar Patel rattled England within the 2nd innings

    England’s first over of the second innings had wickets, a evaluation reversed, the skin edge overwhelmed and loads of drama. Here is the way it unfolded.
    Ball 1: Axar Patel opened the assault after skipper Virat Kohli handed him the pink-ball. Opener Zak Crawley, who was standing deep contained in the crease, had no concept concerning the line of the supply as Axar bowled it on a great size are and obtained it to skid with the arm. As Crawley missed it utterly, there was just one place the ball might go – into the stumps.
    Zak Crawley is bowled by Axar Patel. (BCCI TV)
    Ball 2: Jonny Bairstow was in subsequent. On his first ball, he tried a sweep and misses it utterly. After the umpire raised his finger, Bairstow went for a evaluation which revealed that the ball was going above the stumps.
    Ball 3: Bairstow tried to defend the ball however was responsible of enjoying for the flip when there was none on provide. An enormous hole between the bat and pad took the ball previous his defence and shattered the timber. England have been two down with none rating as the gang and Indian fielders jumped in pleasure.
    Ball 4: England captain Joe Root, after bowling a splendid spell, was on the crease. On his first supply, he went for a again foot protection however this time Patel spun the ball previous him.
    Ball 5: England have been lastly off the mark as Root managed to get a run.
    Ball 6: Axar bowled one full, quick, and outdoors the off-stump which was defended cautiously by Sibley.
    Watch the 2 wickets here-

    Barstow out for A duck#AxarPatel bowled him on second ball of his First over #IndiavsEngland #JoeRoot #INDvsENG_2021 #JoeRoot pic.twitter.com/xSWpSahwTm
    — khawar (@malikkhawar06) February 25, 2021

    Unbelievable scenes from Narendra Modi Stadium….
    First over of England’s second inning.. axar Patel bowler
    First ball- Clean BOWLED 🔥
    Second Ball- Lbw out!! But choice overturned by DRS
    Third ball- Clean BOWLED!!
    Historic second.#INDvsENG #NarendraModiStadium pic.twitter.com/teYm7gS3ht
    — रोहित.विश्नोई (@The_Kafir_boy) February 25, 2021
    Earlier, Jack Leach and Joe Root dragged England again into the competition towards India after they mixed to skittle the hosts out for 145 on day two of the day-night third check in Ahmedabad on Thursday

  • D/N Test: How Axar Patel spun an online round Three Lions with the pink ball

    Axar Patel’s left-arm spin noticed England collapse to 112 of their first innings on the primary day of the day-night third Test on Wednesday. Opting to bat after successful a vital toss, Joe Root’s males as soon as once more seemed clueless towards the spin of Patel.
    Patel picked up for six/38 in 21.4 overs because the guests misplaced 4 wickets within the opening session earlier than falling half within the second.
    Opener Zak Crawley was England’s prime scorer with a breezy 53-run knock that got here off 84 balls earlier than he was trapped LBW by Patel. Crawley’s spectacular keep at crease included 10 fours.

    Test Match Live..New Satrt of Axar patel in #MoteraCricketStadium2nd Wicket …. Audience is Like God for Indian Team… #INDvENG @BCCI pic.twitter.com/E6pcQD0lqD
    — Rudra Pratap Singh (@Rudra_cr7) February 24, 2021
    With 6/38, Patel in his second Test match of his profession – at his dwelling floor, turned the primary Indian spinner to take a five-wicket haul in a day & night time Test match.
    The collection is presently tied 1-1 after England triumphed within the opener and India claimed the honours within the second sport.
    Brief Scores:
    England 1st Innings: 112 all out in 48.4 overs (Zak Crawley 53, Joe Root 17, Axar Patel 6/38, Ravichandran Ashwin 3/26, Ishant Sharma 1/26).
     

  • Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav in?: India’s splendid XI for Pink Ball Test towards England

    Image Source : BCCI Umesh Yadav
    Had this not been a Pink Ball Test, India, after their emphatic series-levelling win in Chennai final week, would not have needed to scratch their head over the best XI for the following Test. All bases have been coated and the execution was excellent as India outspun the guests on rank turner on the MA Chidambaram Stadium. But India must, if not many, make at the least one change heading into the third Test which affords extra uncertainties than ever. 

    Not a lot continues to be recognized concerning the SG Pink, regardless of India having skilled the variability again in November 2019 towards Bangladesh which was the shortest Test ever performed on Indian soil. Hence, elements like the appearance of dew, visibility problem, and batting within the Twilight part nonetheless pose an enormous concern for both aspect. Add to that the uncertainties pertaining to the refurbished Sardar Patel Stadium, which final hosted a Test match in 2014.

    For India, eight spots from the Chennai (second Test) XI stay fastened – Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin, and Ishant Sharma, leaving the administration to resolve on the remaining three. The contemplation will resort as to whether having extra pacers than spinners or including extra batting depth to the prevailing lineup with extra all-rounders. And listed below are among the prospects…

    Umesh Yadav to finish India’s spin trio technique?

    Having cleared his health check on Sunday, Umesh has been added to the Indian squad after limping off with a calf harm that he had incurred in the course of the second Test towards Australia in December. Since January 2018, Umesh has performed seven Tests taking 38 wickets at 13.82 with two five-wicket hauls. His common is the perfect for an Indian and second-best after Kyle Jamieson’s 13.27 amongst bowlers who’ve at the least performed 5 residence Tests within the given interval. India might be tempted to provide Umesh a possibility going by his wonderful residence numbers, and therefore may be changed for Kuldeep Yadav, who bowled simply 12.2 overs within the final Chennai Test, which was additionally his first look within the format for the reason that Sydney Test in January 2019. 

    With the mix of Axar Patel and R Ashwin working completely for India, Kuldeep was the final spinner that Kohli had introduced into the assault. Moreover, spinners have averaged extra with the Pink Ball than pacers whereas Kuldeep additionally doesn’t present India with a batting risk, therefore strengthening the reason for his exclusion for the third Test. 

    Jasprit Bumrah in for Mohammed Siraj?

    Siraj bowled solely eight overs within the Chennai Test, choosing one wicket. India would possibly decide to relaxation the pacer and provides Bumrah a go along with Umesh and Ishant being the opposite two pacers. With the lesser risk of India going with one spinner within the toss-up is more likely to be for the 2 pacers who will accompany Ishant in his a hundredth Test. 

    Any risk for a return of Hardik Pandya?

    He final performed a Test within the England sequence in 2018. It was earlier reported that he had begun getting ready for the Pink Ball Test in the course of the Chennai sport itself. If India do want an additional bowling possibility, Pandya might be opted both changing Axar Patel to strengthen the tempo assault, the variability which picked 24 wickets within the Kolkata Test at 18.19 and is probably the most profitable of the 2 in all 15 D/N Tests performed up to now, or might be picked as a 3rd pacer thereby strengthening the batting lineup. 

  • IND vs ENG | ‘Massive’ Motera leaves Team India stars astonished forward of pink-ball Test

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    India’s globe-trotting cricketers had been astonished by the sight of the world’s greatest stadium in Motera because it took them an hour to get used to the power whose dressing rooms are linked to the fitness center. The 1,10,000 capability stadium is about to host its first worldwide match — the Day/Night pink ball Test between India and England from February 24.
    “To be honest, to be in the word’s largest stadium, we actually cannot wait to have the fans around and see the atmosphere, which will be tremendous,” stated flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya in a video posted by the BCCI.

    “All the boys loved it, I think, for us, it took almost one hour to get used to the size of the ground, the kind of facilities it has provided us, I feel really, really proud that we have this in India, where we can host so many people and we can have wonderful games here.”
    Overwhelmed at its measurement and amenities, Pandya continued, “To be trustworthy, I’ve not seen a fitness center linked to my dressing room… for the primary time I believe I’ve seen a fitness center linked to the dressing room, which is unbelievable.

    “I can’t thank the GCA enough and all the people who have worked really hard to make a stadium so wonderful that we can’t wait to actually come back again and play here.”
    The four-match Test collection is tied at 1-1 after India made a robust comeback with a convincing 317-run victory within the second match in Chennai.

    Speaking concerning the new stadium, India quantity three Cheteshwar Pujara stated, “It’s an amazing feeling, it’s a huge, huge stadium and we all are looking forward to playing our first pink ball Test at Motera.”
    “It’s an amazing ground with big dressing rooms, it’s quite spacious and we are enjoying the facilities out here.”
    He additionally spoke concerning the fitness center. “The gym is next to the dressing room so you know it’s very useful for guys who want to train in between the game or whenever there is time. Gym is excellent, it’s quite spacious and we did our first gym session here today and we had a good time.”
    The stadium can even host the fourth and ultimate Test between the 2 nations.
    Opener Mayank Agarwal stated, “To enter Motera and see the stands, the way in which it is constructed, it is unbelievable. It’s a large floor, by no means earlier than have we performed in such a giant floor and it feels nice.
    “We came specifically to the ground today just to have a gym session and a few of us wanted to run. We have never seen an association having a gym facility like that, it was a pleasure training here.”
    The promising Shubman Gill, who has impressed within the possibilities he has bought to this point, stated, “It’s such a proud moment for all of us, the world’s biggest stadium is here in India. Facilities are excellent and everything is spacious, it’s huge.”

  • IND vs ENG | Hardik Pandya shares images from Motera, shakes leg with Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav

    Image Source : TWITTER/HARDIKPANDYA | INSTAGRAM/ASHWIN Team India gears up for the third Test in opposition to England
    All-rounder Hardik Pandya shared a number of images on social media because the Indian workforce arrived in Ahmedabad for the third Test of the sequence in opposition to England. The pink-ball Test is scheduled to begin on the newly-constructed Motera Stadium from February 24.
    Hardik, who final donned whites for India again in September 2018 in Southampton in opposition to England, made a comeback to the facet for this dwelling sequence in opposition to England. Hardik took it to Twitter to share a selfie from Motera. 
    “It feels surreal to be out here at the world’s largest cricket stadium, Motera. Absolutely magnificent,” learn the caption. Motera, the world’s largest cricket stadium, has a capability of 110,000 and the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) has allowed 50 per cent capability for the third Test. 

    The first two video games of the Test sequence have been held on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai whereas the final two shall be performed on the Motera. 
    Hardik additionally shared images from the workforce’s fitness center session and referred to as the set-up at Motera ‘magnificent’. All-rounder Axar Patel, who made his debut in opposition to England within the second Test and in addition plucked a five-wicket haul, additionally shared footage of the squad. 

    “As if the stadium in itself wasn’t enough.. the high-performance gym setup and surpassed all expectations. Magnificent!”

    Meanwhile, off-spinner Ravi Ashwin confirmed his goofy facet on social media. On his Instagram deal with, he shared a clip the place he was seen shaking legs to the tunes of Kollywood blockbuster Master. Ashwin was additionally accompanied by Hardik and Kuldeep Yadav. He wrote, “Vaathi ought to be pleased!!
    After being outplayed at dwelling within the first Test, Virat Kohli-led India staged a outstanding turnaround to win the second Test and stage the four-game sequence 1-1. Ashwin picked eight wickets within the second Test and in addition scored a memorable century on his dwelling floor at Chepauk. He was additionally adjudged the Player of the Match as he made match-winning contributions in each departments.