Rohit Sharma is finally back amongst runs in the ongoing Test series against England. He has smashed a half-century already and is looking good to make it a big score as well. Meanwhile, during his knock, he also trumped former captain Ganguly's record.
Injuries, bad form and unavailability of several players has led to India making a lot of changes to their Test team over the course of three Tests so far in the ongoing series against England. After handing a debut to Rajat Patidar in the last Test, India fielded two more debutants in Rajkot.
The second Test match between New Zealand and South Africa is currently in progress and to everyone's surprise, the visitors hit back hard after going down in the series opener. While the action in the middle was intense right through, Glenn Phillips' catch has certainly taken all the limelight.
India cricketer Virat Kohli is missing the entire Test series against England due to personal reasons. Earlier, he had taken the emergency leave due to personal reasons for only the first two Tests but hasn't returned for the rest of the series. England skipper has opened up on his absence.
India are likely to make four changes to their playing XI for the third Test against England even as the visitors have already announced their XI for the game. There are a few changes in the squad and that will lead to two players making their Test debut as well.
After 30 league stage matches, top four teams have qualified for the playoffs of the International League T20 (ILT20). While Dubai Capitals won the eliminator against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, they will be facing the losing team of Qualifier 1.
The third Test between India and England is set to commence on February 15 with the five-match series currently levelled at 1-1. The match will be played in Rajkot, at the home ground of Ravindra Jadeja who is fit and available to play after missing the second Test due to hamstring injury.
Sri Lanka have already won the series winning the first two matches and will be looking to clean sweep Afghanistan. This is also a chance for them to test their bench strength even as Afghanistan will be keen on registering their first win of the tour.
Kuldeep Yadav made a comeback to Test cricket for the first time since December 2022. Despite picking eight wickets, he had to warm the bench given India's combination and the presence of Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the line-up.
The third and final T20I between Australia and West Indies in Perth witnessed the latter side plundering 220 runs after opting to bat first. The duo of Sherfane Rutherford and Andre Russell took toll of the Aussie bowlers, especially Adam Zampa who was taken apart during his four-over spell.
England arrived in Rajkot on Monday and their first practice session happened on Tuesday (February 13), two days before the third Test of the five-match series. The series is currently locked at 1-1 after the visitors won the Hyderabad Test by 28 runs while India came back strongly in second Test.
Whenever arch-rivals India and Pakistan face each other, there is a lot of pressure on the players and if the match goes down the wire, the repercussions of a loss in either of the nations is massive. Mohammad Nawaz knows it better than anyone else for conceding 12 runs in last over of innings.
With Ravindra Jadeja expected to be fully fit for the third Test and Ravichandran Ashwin certain to play, India once again have a selection headache. Axar Patel provides batting depth and the fact that they will persist with two seamers, will Kuldeep Yadav be sidelined again?
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