India's squad announcement for the final three Tests against England witnessed the comeback of star allrounder Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul. However, their participation in the third Test in Rajkot is subject to medical clearance.
R Ashwin is one shy of completing 500 scalps in his Test career. He was left stranded on 499 wickets after the Indian pace attack made light work of the English tail in the second Test match in Visakhapatnam.
Virat Kohli is one of the premier batters in the Indian Test side. He was the leading run-getter for Team India in the away series against South Africa. Virat was the second-leading run-scorer overall in the series with 172 runs behind Dean Elgar.
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.
The star pacer produced his best figures at home by taking nine wickets against England in the second Test match and claimed the Player of the Match award. The management is considering resting Bumrah to keep him fresh for the last two matches in the series.
Indian cricket team registered a dominating win against England in the second match to level the five-match series on Monday. The management is expected to announce the squad for the remaining three matches and once again the focus will be on wicketkeeping options.
Jasprit Bumrah was adjudged the Player of the Match (POTM) and the five-match series is now tied at 1-1, with three matches still left to be played. The next Test will be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot from February 15 onwards.
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.
Ollie Pope's knock of 196 was one of the main reasons that helped England win the first Test match of the series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
IND vs ENG: India have asked England to chase 399 in the second Test at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. Shubman Gill scored a century in the second innings.
IND vs ENG: England are asked to chase a record 399 at the Vizag Test against India in a bid to take a 2-0 lead. Under the new partnership of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, England have chased several targets down and like to bat in the fourth innings.
IND vs ENG Vizag Test: No foreign team has been able to chase a score over 300 in India to date and England's Bazball is up against a never-before-seen test. But do they threaten to breach this hegemony?
"He was just making sure he could do everything he could to help us out in the second innings, just making sure it's as good as possible for tomorrow. There's a chance we will need him with the bat so it's making sure he can hold a bat," James Anderson said.
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.
England are in pursuit of 399 in the second Test against India in Visakhapatnam. The Men in Blue scored 255 runs in their second innings to add on to the 143-run lead in the first reply.
India defeated England in the second Test of the five-match series in Vizag. The Indian team bowled England out for 292 to register a 106-run win. Jasprit Bumrah was adjudged the Player of the Match. With this victory, the hosts have equalled the five-match series 1-1.
'Virat's second child is on the way. It's family time and things are important to him. If you are not true and genuine to yourself, you lose track of what you are here for. I think most people's priority is family. You can't judge Virat for that," de Villiers said.
On the back of Yashasvi Jaiswal's exceptional double-hundred, India posted a mammoth total of 396 runs in the first innings of the ongoing second Test against England. The visitors were coasting with the bat before Jasprit Bumrah put on an exhibition of pace bowling to rip apart England.
Jasprit Bumrah completed 150 Test wickets as he ripped apart England's star-studded batting lineup with five wickets in the first innings of the second Test match at Visakhapatnam's ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Jasprit Bumrah got rid of England's premier batter Joe Root for a record eighth time in Test cricket as the latter departed after scoring just five runs.
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