Niranjan Shah has been one of the most senior cricket administrators in India. He has played for Saurashtra in 12 First-Class matches. The SCA Stadium has been renamed after him ahead of the India vs England 3rd Test at the same venue.
Rehan Ahmed has been named in the England Playing XI for the third Test against India in Rajkot. His participation was under some doubt over his visa issue. However, ahead of the Rajkot Test, Rehan's visa issues have been sorted.
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.
India and England will be up against each other for the third Test in Rajkot starting Thursday, February 15. The last time these two teams played in a Test match at the venue, over 1400 runs were scored across five days in a game which ended in a dull draw. Will it be the case this time as well?
England announced their playing XI for the third Test against India which will kick off on Thursday, February 15 in Rajkot at the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium. The series stands levelled 1-1 with India coming back into it with a 106-run win in the second Test after England got home in the opener.
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.
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.
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?
KL Rahul is the latest injury concern for India to deal with apart from the ongoing absence of Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami as the middle-order batter's time on the sidelines is set to extend. Rahul, who missed the second Test against England will sit out of the third game as well.
Virat Kohli is set to miss the last three Test matches of the five-match series against England due to personal reasons. He didn't feature in the first two games either and that created a big hole in the middle-order for India. Meanwhile, Stuart Broad has reacted on his absence from the Indian team.
India and England are locking horns in a five-match Test series. After the first two games, the series is locked at 1-1 with the Indians being forced to make a comeback after losing the series opener. A pattern reminiscences to England's 2012 tour, the last time India lost a home Test series.
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.
The five-match Test series between India and England is currently levelled at 1-1. Even as the visitors have impressed many with their fearless attitude, wicketkeeper-batter Ben Foakes is making headlines for all the good work behind the stumps. He is now being compared to MS Dhoni.
BCCI announced India's squad for the last three Tests against England last week and included Bengal pacer Akash Deep in the squad for the first time. This is his maiden call-up to the Test side and was also part of India's squad in the Asian Games and in the South Africa ODI series as well.
KL Rahul missed the second Test against England due to pain in his quadriceps. The star batter was picked in the squad for the last three Tests but his participation is subject to clearance from the medical team. Rahul has shared an update on his fitness.
Team India is already without Virat Kohli and the players like Mohammed Shami and Rishabh Pant are still injured while KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja missed second Test for the same reason. Now yet another cricketer is unlikely to play third Test and even end up missing the series too.
The five-match Test series between India and England is currently levelled at 1-1. England won the Hyderabad Test while India came back strongly in Visakhapatnam to level the series and the fans are eagerly waiting for the third Test to commence.
Joe Root, one of England's best spin batters, has managed to score just 52 runs against India in the first two Tests of the five-match series. Root was criticised heavily following his dismissal in the second innings of the second Test match in Visakhapatnam.
England have added a new facet to Test cricket with their all-guns blazing approach to the format. England under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum don't like to play a draw and prefer a win or a loss. Joe Root has revealed another intriguing culture change in the team.
Virat Kohli has missed the first two Tests of the ongoing series against England. He is reportedly set to miss a few more now. India take on England for the third Test on 15th February.
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