The five-match Test series between India and England is set to commence on January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad. Kohli pulling out of the first two Test matches of the series is a huge blow for team India.
India TV Sports Wrap on January 22: India are gearing up for the upcoming five-match Test series against England. From Cricket to football, here are the top 10 trending sports stories on January 22.
After almost a month-long camp in Abu Dhabi, the England cricket team landed in India on Sunday, January 21 ahead of the first of the five-match Test series in Hyderabad. This will be England's first tour of India under the new leadership group of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
IND vs ENG Test series: Harry Brook will be missing the India vs England Test series due to personal reasons. The England Cricket Board has confirmed the development. India and England will face each other in a five-match Test series.
England opening batter Ben Duckett, who has become a regular in the Test side is expecting to be challenged by the Indian spinners in the upcoming five-match series against India, especially the veteran R Ashwin. The five-match Test series kicks off on January 25 in Hyderabad.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has warned the Indian team against making pitches that turn a lot as it would also mean that the visiting spinners might also come into the game. India have been on the receiving end of results on such pitches whether in Indore last year or in Pune in 2017.
England vice-captain Ollie Pope expects the ball to turn from the first ball in the Test series against India and mentioned that the visitors won't be complaining about the same. No team has won a Test series in India since 2012-13 when England beat the hosts 2-1.
The BCCI announced the Indian team squad for England Tests with three wicketkeepers, however, only two of them will be delegated to be behind the stumps with KL Rahul set to play as a specialist batter. Rahul made his debut as a wicketkeeper in the South Africa series last month.
IND vs ENG: India and England will lock horns in a five-match test series that stretches from the end of January to the second week of March. BCCI has recently announced India's squad for the first two Tests against England with a few changes from the team that toured South Africa.
IND vs ENG: Ishan Kishan's last presence in the Indian team came when the Men in Blue toured South Africa for an all-format series. Kishan was part of the two important formats - Tests and T20Is but pulled out from the longest format after warming the benches in the T20Is.
England are scheduled to play five Test matches against India away from home and the series is massive in terms of World Test Championship cycle 2023-25. All eyes will be on England's approach with the bat as India is termed one of the toughest places to even win a Test.
India are dominating the only Test match against England that is being played at the DY Patil Sports Academy. The visitors have been bundled out for just 136 runs in their first innings even as India fielded superbly which included Pooja Vastrakar's excellent fielding effort too.
On Monday (December 11), England announced the 16-member squad for the upcoming Test tour of India where the two teams will contest in five red-ball matches. England have included 20-year-old off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in the squad for the first time. Let us know more about him...
IND-W vs ENG-W: Harmanpreet Kaur's India defeated Heather Knight-led England in the third T20I of the three-match series by five wickets. The Indian captain copped an ankle injury in the first innings of the game but came out to bat in the run-chase.
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women's cricket team will be hosting a strong English side in the first game of the three-match series at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. England have won 7 of their 9 T20I games in India and are favourites going into the series opener.
After winning gold at the Asian Games in September, India Women led by Harmanpreet Kaur are finally taking the field starting with the three-match T20I series against England. The series opener is set to be played on December 6 (Wednesday) at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
India TV Sports Wrap on December 6: The Indian women's cricket team will be back in action after more than two months as they take on England in a three-match T20 series while Brian Lara made a huge prediction. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on December 6.
IND W vs ENG W: India and England Women will be playing against each other in three T20Is and one Test match across 12 days. Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading India in the series, while Heather Knight will be England's in charge. From streaming to schedule, here is all you need to know.
England's red-ball coach Brendon McCullum has admitted that India are a tough side to beat in their own backyard and it will be the biggest test of their 'Bazball' approach. India are set to host England for 5-match series from January to March in 2024 as part of the WTC 2023-25 cycle.
The trickle-down effect of England's central contracts and performance amid the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup has begun as pace-bowling all-rounder David Willey has announced that the remaining three games in the tournament will be his last for his country.
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