2012 win in India on par with my best Ashes: James Anderson
Cricket | July 24, 2018 16:41 ISTThe pacer, who boasts of 540 wickets in 138 Tests, said that the 2012 series victory over India was on par with many of his Ashes performances.
The pacer, who boasts of 540 wickets in 138 Tests, said that the 2012 series victory over India was on par with many of his Ashes performances.
Ashwin made a massive impact on and off the field after being signed for the final four Championship matches last summer, helping the county to gain promotion to Division One.
In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Test opener Murali Vijay said in order to win the series, it is important for the visitors to stay together as a team on such a long and arduous tour.
Spinners Akila Dananjaya and Rangana Herath took two wickets each to place the hosts within five wickets of a 2-0 series sweep.
While Kohli will only get one four day game as a warm-up before the Test match, Stewart feels that playing limited overs matches will be of some help though.
On the current tour, India won the three-match T20I series 2-1 while England made a terrific comeback in the ODIs by clinching the three-match series 2-1.
According to the ICC, nine top-ranked sides would participate in the inaugural edition of the event, which will run from July 15, 2019, to April 30, 2021.
After the one-off Afghanistan Test match, Rahane has nothing to look forward to as he has been dropped from the limited-overs side which is going to UK first.
India fast bowler Mohammed Shami was on Monday dropped from the Test squad for the upcoming historic Test match against Afghanistan, scheduled to held in Bengaluru from June 14 after he failed to clear a fitness test at the NCA, Bengaluru
In an exclusive interview, Rahane spoke about the upcoming challenges, Afghanistan's maiden Test, India's tour of England and also his stint as Rajasthan Royals captain in the Indian Premier League 2018.
Both teams will meet in the longest format of the game after a gap of more than two years, having last faced off during Windies' tour of Sri Lanka in October 2015.
Nightwatchman Dominic Bess (49) missed out on his second straight Test half-century as England, chasing a series-levelling victory, progressed to 302/7 at stumps on day 2 against Pakistan.
Left-arm medium pacer Sam Curran has been called up as cover for all-rounder Ben Stokes as England prepare to square the two-match series when they face Pakistan in the second Test which starts on Friday.
Team Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan said that the Virat Kohli led Indian team will look to create history on English turf by beating them in the gruelling five-match Test series which commences in July. India will also play three ODIs and T20Is.
Despite possessing an impressive record in limited overs cricket, Rohit has failed to justify his talent in the longer format of the game, scoring 1479 runs in the 25 Tests he has played.
The first and third Tests mentioned were won by India while the Ranchi encounter ended in a draw.
Babar was struck by a rising delivery from Ben Stokes after tea on Day 2 on Friday and was forced to retire hurt on 68.
Sri Lanka all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva has pulled out from the tour of West Indies after his father Ranjan de Silva was murdered.
Having brought by CSK for Rs 1.5 crores, Wood went on to make his IPL debut against Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the 11th edition at the Wankhede Stadium, but he failed to add any wicket to his tally while conceding 49 runs.
England has now not won a Test series away from home since 2016 when it beat South Africa 2-1 in South Africa.
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