The veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took five wickets and Kuldeep Yadav claimed four for 22 to bowl out England on 145 in the second innings of the fourth Test match in Ranchi to give India complete control on Day 3.
India vs England 4th Test Day 3: India gain control of the match after bowling England out for 145 and going 40/0 at stumps on the third day. The Men in Blue need 192 runs to win, out of which they have cut off 40 already.
The England captain last delivered a ball in international cricket during the Ashes in 2023. He underwent surgery on his left knee after the conclusion of the ODI World Cup and has been making steady progress since then.
England are trailing 2-1 and have to register a win in Ranchi to keep their hopes of securing the five-match Test series alive. The Three Lions were the last side to win a Test series on Indian soil.
If England skipper indeed plays as an all-rounder, the visitors will receive a massive boost as they can add an extra batter or spinner for the fourth Test. Stokes hasn't bowled for more than eight months now also underwent a surgery on his left knee a couple of months ago.
Joe Root has come under the scanner after England's crushing loss in Rajkot by 434 runs against India. He got out playing reverse scoop off Jasprit Bumrah in the first innings and that opened the floodgates for the hosts as India ran home the advantage to eventually win the Test match.
Team India thrashed England by 434 runs in the third Test in Rajkot after the visitors were bowled out for 122 in their second innings. Babar Azam, on the other hand, became the first batter to score 3,000 PSL runs. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on February 19.
Ben Stokes England were folded for just 122 in their mammoth chase of 557. Ravindra Jadeja's fifer led India's charge with the ball as the Men in Blue registered a 434-run win. Ben Stokes is confident the team will bounce back.
Team India was handed a body blow in the third Test against England with R Ashwin withdrawing midway due to a family emergency. England have smashed 207 runs in just 35 overs and India need wickets and their remaining four bowlers will have to do the job.
Ben Stokes has opened up on his bowling fitness as he is looking to step up his bowling workload to return to the full-all-rounder's capacity. Stokes said that he has made a pinky promise to his physio.
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.
Mark Wood is the quickest pacer in the England squad that has assembled in India. He went wicketless in the first Test of the series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
Australia aim to register yet another clean sweep as they gear up to face West Indies in the 3rd and final T20I of the five-match series at the Perth Stadium on Tuesday. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.
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.
Ben Stokes made his Test debut at the Adelaide Oval against Australia in the 2013/14 Ashes. The southpaw has led England in 21 Tests and won 14 out of those.
India won the second Test against England by 106 runs as the visitors were bundled out for just 292 runs chasing the target of 399 runs. Zak Crawley's wicket arguably was the turning point as a DRS call against him went in favour of India.
Ben Stokes had knee surgery nearly two months before the India vs England Test series started. Stokes continued to showcase his magic as he grabbed a blinder of a catch on Day 3 of the second Test to help Tom Hartley dismiss Shreyas Iyer.
Indian pacer took six wickets to bowl out England on 253 in their first innings at the Vizag Test and also completed 150 wickets in red-ball cricket. Bumrah became the fastest Indian pacer to reach the 150-wicket mark in Tests and set another huge milestone on Saturday.
After a sensational double ton by Yashasvi Jaiswal, India also dominated with a ball to take a staggering 171-run run lead at the end of Day 2's play at the Vizag Test. Jasprit Bumrah produced his best figures in Tests in India with six wickets to bowl out England on 253.
Jasprit Bumrah completed 150 Test wickets as he ripped apart England's star-studded batting lineup with five wickets in the first innings of the second Test match at Visakhapatnam's ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
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