Root has had a horrid first Test against India. He scored 29 runs in the first innings for England and was undone by a sharp reverse swinging delivery from Jasprit Bumrah in the second innings.
India aggregated 436 runs in their 121 overs in the first innings to take a healthy lead of 190 runs while batting at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
India vs England 1st Test Highlights: Debutant Tom Hartley and Ollie Pope starred in what was a come-from-behind win for England as the visitors beat India by 28 runs in the first Test in Hyderabad despite being behind by 190 runs in the first innings. England have taken a 1-0 lead.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who gave India a terrific start with the bat in the first Test against England, got out in the very first over of the second day while trying to hit Joe Root for another boundary after getting one already. Kevin Pietersen, the former England batter already predicted it.
The opening day of the first Test against India started on a good note for Ben Stokes as he won an important toss and then also smashed 70 runs with the bat helping his side post 246 runs in the first innings. But by the time, the day ended, the England skipper bagged an embarrassing record too.
For the first time in Test history, England have gone in with just a lone seamer in their playing XI. Ben Stokes and the English team management have picked three frontline spinners for the 1st Test against India.
Alongside the Test series between India and England, the 'A' teams of both countries - India A and England Lions - are facing each other in a four-day match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. For the umpteenth time, Sarfaraz Khan has responded to ignorance from national selectors.
Axar Patel was picked over Kuldeep Yadav to strengthen India's potent spin-bowling attack. The Anand-born was fairly impressive with both the ball and the bat in hand when the last time the Three Lions toured India.
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.
India vs England 1st Test, Day 2: Team India is in the driver's seat after two days in the ongoing first Test against England in Hyderabad with a 175-run lead. Ravindra Jadeja is still unbeaten on 81 and both he and Axar Patel will look to add 50-60 more runs to bat England out of the game.
England are the only team to beat the mighty Indian side in the Test series at home in the last 12 years. With crowd favourites Virat Kohli and Harry Brook missing this series, the focus has shifted to Indian pitches and England's bazball approach.
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 20-year-old Surrey-born offspinner was denied a visa due to his parents' Pakistani heritage and didn't travel to India for the first Test match starting at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium from Thursday.
Virat Kohli-less Indian cricket team will kick off the highly-anticipated five-match Test series against England at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium starting on Thursday. England have already announced their playing eleven with some big changes to their bowling attack.
England have picked four spinners, including Joe Root, in their playing XI while only one seamer has been picked in the form of Mark Wood. There is no place for veteran James Anderson. The first Test is set to start in Hyderabad from January 25.
England's young spinner Shoaib Bashir is yet to reach India due to delay in the visa approval. He is already ruled out of the first Test that is set to start from January 25 as he won't be able to reach in time for the game.
Team India enjoy a favourable record at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. They have won four out of the five games that they have played at the venue.
England are going to lock horns with India in a five-match Test series starting January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The Three Lions are seventh on the World Test Championship 2023-25 points table.
England was the last team to win a series in the longest format of the game in India. The Alastair Cook-led side defeated MS Dhoni's side in December 2012 to win the four-match series 2-1.
The upcoming Test series between India and England will be crucial for both teams keeping in mind the World Test Championship. Rohit Sharma is India's captain who will be chasing a personal milestone in the five-match series.
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