England have lost the Test series for the first time under Ben Stokes' captaincy and Brendon McCullum's coaching. However, despite the 3-1 scoreline so far in the series, England have competed really well putting India in trouble most of the time.
Former India captain Virat Kohli gave his first reaction after Rohit Sharma and Co. sealed the five-match Test series against England 3-1 in Ranchi with a game left. Kohli pulled out of the whole series due to personal reasons. Kohli became a father for the second time.
Updated WTC Points Table: Know all the updates around World Test Championship Points table after India's five-wicket win over England in Ranchi. India remain at second place despite win but strengthen their place.
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.
Rohit Sharma wanted a fielder close to the batter but stopped Sarfaraz Khan from fielding at silly point without his helmet. The Indian captain schooled Sarfaraz for it and asked him to wear the gear. The incident took place during the third day of the IND vs ENG 4th Test.
The umpiring and technology throughout the ongoing series between India and England have taken much of the headlines and Joe Root's dismissal on Day 3 of the fourth Test created further controversy. Root was given not out on the field but the Hawkeye reckoned that it was hitting the stumps.
Dhruv Jurel played a career-defining knock in only his second Test match for India scoring a valiant 90 when his team was sliding down the barrel on a tricky pitch in Ranchi against England. Wasim Jaffer and Jasprit Bumrah were among several others to heap praise on Jurel.
IND vs ENG: Shoaib Bashir raced to his maiden Test fifer after rattling the Indian batting line-up. Apart from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhurv Jurel, none of the Indian batters crossed 40 in the first innings. Bashir has now surpassed James Anderson to enter into the record books.
IND vs ENG 4th Test: Ravichandran Ashwin has been a nemesis for the opposition batters in India. He recently got to his 500th Test wicket. Ashwin has now shattered an all-time record of Anil Kumble during the second innings of the Ranchi Test.
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.
Kuldeep Yadav was exceptional with the bat yet again for India as he showed why he is considered a handy batter lower down the order, especially in red-ball cricket. Kuldeep's teammates including skipper Rohit Sharma saw the funny side of the things as he played on Day 2 of the fourth Test.
Kuldeep Yadav decided to 'Bazball' himself as he pulled out a reverse sweep from the pocket to open his account in the fourth Test against England in Ranchi. Where the top-order and middle-order struggled, Kuldeep looked in good touch and India need him to stay with the deficit of 134 runs still.
The Ranchi pitch continues to break down and it has helped England more than India given the visitors scored 353 runs while batting first and have the hosts seven down with a deficit of 134 runs still to be bridged. Stuart Broad and Michael Vaughan suggested that the pitch has helped England more.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has looked the best Indian batter in the series so far. He has smashed two double centuries in the ongoing series against England. Jaiswal has emulated Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli's record in the series now.
Sarfaraz Khan, who made his bat talk on his Test debut, tried to sledge England players in the fourth Test in Ranchi but was stunned by the response from the spinner Shoaib Bashir. England amassed 353 in the first innings riding on Joe Root's 31st Test century.
James Anderson is on his 6th Test tour to India. He has been the cornerstone of England in their success in Test cricket. Anderson has levelled a historical record without even coming out to bat or bowl in the IND vs ENG 4th Test.
India took a dominant 2-1 lead after thrashing England by 434 runs in the third Test match in Rajkot and a win in Ranchi will secure a series. But there is a weather forecast for rain on Day 5 of the Ranchi Test starting on Friday.
Earlier, the BCCI, in its statement, had stated that Rahul was 90% fit and was expected to play the fourth Test. But to everyone's surprise, he hasn't recovered yet completely and won't play in Ranchi and is doubtful for the fifth and last Test of the series against England.
England are already trailing 2-1 in the series and considering to go back to their one-pacer approach for the fourth Test at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. The visitors can rest both Mark Wood and James Anderson bringing in a new pacer, who has not played in the series so far.
Jasprit Bumrah has taken part in all of the three Tests so far. He was the cornerstone of India's success with the ball. KL Rahul played only the first Test and has missed the next two.
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