"I must admit it did cross my mind but it was not a great option as the wicket was keeping low unlike the previous wicket. I was desperate to get some runs for the guys and I was happy to do that today," Joe Root said after Day 2's play in Ranchi.
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.
Team India gave England a 434-run humbling in the third Test in Rajkot on Sunday, February 18. This and a lot more in today's sports wrap.
Faiz Fazal played the only ODI for India way back in 2016 and was never picked again. But he was a veteran for Vidarbha, his state team, in the domestic circuit playing 137 first-class, 113 List A and 66 T20 matches during his career that spanned across 21 years.
Indian cricket team registered their biggest-ever Test win by a margin of runs with a 434-run win over England in the third match in Rajkot and jumped to second place in the updated ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 standings.
Yashasvi Jaiswal returned to bat on Day 4 and recorded a sensational double century by smashing 214* off 236 balls while Sarfaraz Khan added another fifty to boost India to 430/6 in their second innings in the Rajkot Test.
Yashasvi Jaiswal shattered multiple records and set some unique milestones by smashing another double hundred in the second innings of the third Test match against England at Rajkot's Niranjan Shah Stadium on Sunday.
The young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 104* off just 133 balls to help India post 196/2 in just 51 overs at the end of Day 3 of the Rajkot Test match against England, stretching the second innings' lead to 322.
After bowling out England on 319 just before tea, Indian batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubam Gill added unbeaten 155 runs for the second wicket to boost India's second innings lead to 322 at the end of Day 3's play in Rajkot.
Ravichandran Ashwin created history on Day 2 by recording his 500th Test wicket but will not be available for the remainder of the match in Rajkot. England posted 207/2 in just 35 overs and are trailing by 238 runs in their first innings.
"It's been quite a long journey. I'd like to dedicate this 500th wicket to my father. He's been through the thick and thin of everything I've done in my life. He's had heart attacks every time I've played," Ravichandran Ashwin said after Day 2's play in Rajkot.
“This is a matter of serious concern and I have asked for a thorough investigation to be done in this matter and a decision will be made based on the outcome of the investigation,” HCA president Jagan Mohan Rao said.
"I shared information that was not confirmed at all so. I am begging everyone out there to respect him and his family and his private time. Hopefully, we will see Virat back, happy and scoring runs," de Villiers said in his latest YouTube video on Sunday.
After missing the second Test match due to injury, the star wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul is included in India's team for the remaining three matches against England but the likes of Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami remain unavailable.
Indian cricket team registered their third win in the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle to move to second place in the updated points table while England suffered their third Test defeat to remain in the eighth position in the WTC 2025 standings.
Shubman Gill registered his first international hundred in the last four months by smashing 104 off 147 as India's second innings collapsed on just 255 on Day 3, setting a dominant 399-run target for the visitors in Visakhapatnam.
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.
The 20-year-old spinner made his Test debut after playing in six First-Class matches and made an instant impact by taking Rohit Sharma's wicket to give England a breakthrough on Day 1 of the second Test match against India in Visakhapatnam.
In-form Yashasvi Jaiswal registered his highest Test score by smashing an unbeaten 179 runs to help India post a challenging total of 336/6 on Day 1 of the second Test match against England at Visakhapatnam's ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.
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