On the final day of the Test match, England needed 332 runs more runs to win and had nine wickets in hand. But the Indian bowlers bowled superbly to bundle the visitors out for 292 runs thereby pocketing the Test by 106 runs and levelling the five-match series 1-1 after two Tests.
India won the second Test against England by 106 runs as the visitors were bundled out for just 292 runs chasing the target of 399 runs. Zak Crawley's wicket arguably was the turning point as a DRS call against him went in favour of India.
Shubman Gill returned to form finally with a century, his first batting at number three, in the second innings in the second Test against England in Vizag. Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen was delighted with the youngster having backed him to the hilt despite Gill being in poor form.
Former England captain Joe Root came out to bat after Ollie Pope was dismissed. But he looked in some hurry playing his shots of every other delivery getting out on 16 runs off 10 balls. But he reached the milestone during his short stay at the crease.
India bundled out England for just 253 runs in the first innings helping the hosts take a massive 143-run lead. Jasprit Bumrah was the hero for the home side as he ran through the visiting line-up with a brilliant six-wicket haul and tumbled records for fun.
England have announced their playing XI for the second Test against India in Vizag starting on Friday, February 2. The visitors have made a couple of changes in the line-up with Shoaib Bashir set to make his debut as the left-arm spinner Jack Leach is injured.
India will eye a series-levelling win as they take on England in the second Test in Vizag starting February 2. Hyderabad provided one of the best Test surfaces in India in recent times with both batters and bowlers getting value from the wicket, which has put pressure on the Vizag curator.
England left-arm spinner Jack Leach has been ruled out of the second Test while AB de Villiers has preferred Sarfaraz Khan over Rajat Patidar for India in Vizag with a few players unavailable. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on February 1.
India are 1-0 down in the five-match Test series against England. The Men in Blue have selection issues with the likes of Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul sidelined due to injuries. Virat Kohli is also not available till the 2nd Test of the series.
Team India will need to sort out their batting issues in the second Test against England with a couple of players out of form and the likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja unavailable. Batting coach Vikram Rathour opened up on the two out-of-form players Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer.
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan suggested that India missed Virat Kohli the captain the most in the first Test in Hyderabad. India despite taking a 190-run lead in the first innings, lost the series opener against England by 28 runs.
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli's brother Vikas on Wednesday, January 31 issued a clarification regarding the fake news going around their mother's health. Kohli is unavailable for his side's first two matches against England and a viral post suggested that the reason could be his mother's health.
Former India opener Parthiv Patel has come up with an interesting playing XI suggestion for Rohit Sharma and Co in the second Test against England. England won the first Test by 28 runs as India's batting came up short in the series opener in Hyderabad failing to chase the target of 231 runs.
England debutant Tom Hartley endured a horrible start to his Test career in Hyderabad in the first innings. But the left-arm spinner came back strongly picking up seven wickets, a total of nine in the Test, to lead England to a memorable win by 28 runs.
Geoff Boycott came down heavily at Indian captain Rohit Sharma after India's loss in the first Test against England. Rohit returned with scores of 24 and 29 with the bat and his captaincy has come under the scanner for being defensive, especially in the second innings.
Shubman Gill averages 21 while batting at No 3 and the chances may be getting lesser and lesser for the batter as India eye a series-levelling win against England in Vizag. Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has suggested a radical change for India in Vizag in terms of batting order.
The BCCI made a few changes to the Indian squad for the second Test against England with a couple of star players, Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul being ruled out due to their respective injuries. This finally opened the door for the domestic Bradman of India, Sarfaraz Khan, for the Indian team.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) pulled up Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah for "deliberately stepping in Ollie Pope's way as he went for a run" during the first Test in Hyderabad. Bumrah was slapped with a fine and a demerit point for the error. England took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
India suffered a heartbreaking loss against England in the first Test in Hyderabad following a dramatic comeback from the visitors in the second innings with both bat and ball. The loss has dented India severely as far as the World Test Championship points table is concerned.
India found themselves in some real trouble on the fourth day of the first Test against England as they lost 7 wickets for just 119 chasing 231 runs. India's problems were further mounted as the whole country saw Ravindra Jadeja holding his hamstring after being run out by Ben Stokes.
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