After opting to bat first, India were in trouble within the first hour of the Test match losing three wickets for just 33 runs. But then skipper Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and debutant Sarfaraz Khan made merry on the flat pitch as they made England toil hard.
Shubman Gill didn't have an auspicious outing in Rajkot in the third Test against England as captain Rohit Sharma was visibly disappointed. India were reduced to 33/3 after opting to bat first before Rohit and Ravindra Jadeja combined for an unbeaten century stand.
Rohit Sharma is finally back amongst runs in the ongoing Test series against England. He has smashed a half-century already and is looking good to make it a big score as well. Meanwhile, during his knock, he also trumped former captain Ganguly's record.
Injuries, bad form and unavailability of several players has led to India making a lot of changes to their Test team over the course of three Tests so far in the ongoing series against England. After handing a debut to Rajat Patidar in the last Test, India fielded two more debutants in Rajkot.
India vs England 3rd Test Day 2 Highlights: India posted 445 runs in the first innings before getting bundled out thanks to centuries from Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja. In response, England have tarted superbly yet again thanks to Duckett's ton.
Team India is likely to make as many as four changes to their line-up for the third Test against England. But who makes the final XI between Devdutt Padikkal and Sarfaraz Khan is the big question after the former was called up to the squad as KL Rahul's replacement.
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.
Team India will be without the services of their former captain Virat Kohli for the whole five-match Test series against England owing to personal reasons. While many reckon that Kohli's absence is a body blow for India, it's not according to former cricketer-turner-commentator David Lloyd.
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.
The third Test between India and England is set to commence on February 15 with the five-match series currently levelled at 1-1. The match will be played in Rajkot, at the home ground of Ravindra Jadeja who is fit and available to play after missing the second Test due to hamstring injury.
Team India made a few changes to their squad for the remaining three Test matches against England and the third game in particular, with KL Rahul being the latest exclusion from the team. After a break of nine days, India and England will lock horns in the third Test in Rajkot starting February 15.
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.
The visa issues are not letting England cricket team breathe easy during the ongoing India tour. After Shoaib Bashir's visa delay, the leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed was stopped at the Rajkot airport due to his visa being a single-entry as England team arrived back in India from Abu Dhabi.
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.
Shreyas Iyer, who was averaging 19 in his last 10 innings in Tests, has been axed by the Indian team for the remaining three games against England. Former Australia captain Ian Chappell was sort of relieved as he reckoned that Indian selectors were 'overestimating Shreyas Iyer's talent'.
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.
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.
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