The first day of the Hyderabad Test belonged to India as the hosts scored 119 runs at the stumps with 9 wickets in hand a deficit of 127 runs left. However, one of the moments of the day featured England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes, who tripped over stumps as he kept watching the ball.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma was surprised by a fan running all the way to the pitch to meet him and touch his feet as the hosts came in to bat in their first innings of the opening Test against England in Hyderabad. England were all out for 246 in the first innings after choosing to bat first.
India captain scored 24 runs before getting out in the first innings of the ongoing first Test against England. His effort was enough for him to go past the country's former captain Sourav Ganguly and join the likes of Kohli, Tendullkar and Dravid.
England have been bundled out for 246 runs in the first innings in the ongoing opening Test match in Hyderabad. Ben Stokes played a masterly knock of 70 runs to help the visitors recover from a precarious position on 137/6 in the second session. Bumrah finished the innings picking up Stokes' wicket.
The five-match Test series between India and England finally got underway in Hyderabad today (January 25). England had named their playing XI a day ahead of the game and their skipper Ben Stokes got lucky with the toss even as he had no hesitation in batting first.
Team India lost the toss and were asked to bowl first. India are going in with three spinners in the form of Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.
England surprised one and all by playing just one seamer as they announced their playing XI for the first Test against India in Hyderabad starting Thursday, January 25. England skipper Ben Stokes in detail explained why England went with Mark Wood and not the veteran James Anderson.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan made a massive prediction saying that the visitors might shock the Indian team in the series opener in Hyderabad while admitting that the home side is the clear favourite to win the whole thing. The series kicks off on Thursday, January 25.
The first Test between India and England is set to start on January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The match is set to commence at 9:30 AM IST with all eyes on the pitch. Meanwhile, it remains to be seen if weather in Hyderabad is conducive enough for cricket.
Team India had to make a last-minute change in the Test squad for the England series with Virat Kohli having to attend to family matter a few days before the opening game in Hyderabad starting on January 25. Apart from him, there are a few more changes from the last Test tour, take a look-
Sarfaraz Khan's wait for an India Test call-up continued as the 30-year-old Rajat Patidar was added to the squad for the first two Test matches against England. Patidar replaced Kohli in the squad who has pulled out due to personal reasons.
R Ashwin was upfront when asked why he was excited about the upcoming five-match Test series against England at the BCCI Awards in Hyderabad on Tuesday, January 23. Ashwin won the BCCI Cricket of the Year award for the 2020-21 period.
Team India will have a new wicketkeeper in the upcoming England Test series, one of KS Bharat or Dhruv Jurel as KL Rahul is set to play just as a specialist batter, as head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed. The five-match Test series is set to begin in Hyderabad on January 25.
Ever since Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have taken over as coach and captain respectively, England have played an exciting brand of cricket in Tests. But will team India players bat like them in testing conditions? Rahul Dravid has given an interesting answer...
With Virat Kohli pulling out of the first two Tests against England due to personal reasons, the Indian team will be without either of the trio of former captain, ex-vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane or Cheteshwar Pujara in a red-ball game for the country for the first time in 12 years.
Team India will miss Virat Kohli in the first two Tests against England but their record at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad should worry the visitors. The first Test of the five-match series is set to commence on January 25 and it will be interesting to see how England tackle home spinners.
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is looking forward to taking on England in the upcoming five-match Test series. Bumrah admitted that England are playing an exciting and aggressive brand of cricket but that means he as a bowler will be in the game and has an opportunity to take wickets.
Virat Kohli's withdrawal from the Test squad for the first two games against England has thrown a spanner in the works for the Indian team as the former captain was the best batter for the side in South Africa series. The BCCI is going to name a replacement soon as Kohli tends to his family.
England, led by Ben Stokes, arrived in India on Sunday (January 21) ahead of the first Test in Hyderabad. However, one of their players is still stuck in the United Arab Emirates due to visa issues with only three days to go for the opening Test of the five-match series.
After almost a month-long camp in Abu Dhabi, the England cricket team landed in India on Sunday, January 21 ahead of the first of the five-match Test series in Hyderabad. This will be England's first tour of India under the new leadership group of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
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