India moved to the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings following their remarkable 2-1 series win over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Shubman Gill (91), Rishabh Pant (89*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (56) all played brilliant innings as India chased down the mammoth 328-run target on the final day of the fourth and final Test at The Gabba.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene heaped praises on England for their clinical performance during the Sri Lanka tour, resulting in a 2-0 clean sweep of the Test series, and feels their current form sets them up for an exciting series with India, which begins with Test match in Chennai from February 5.
England cricket team has arrived in India for the upcoming tour which will start with four-match test series on February 05 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The English cricket team and staff landed at the Chennai International Airport. Joe Root-led team will play four tests, five T20Is and three ODIs against the 'Men in Blue' helmed by Virat Kohli. England's India tour will conclude on March 28.
Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant will reach Chennai for England series on Wednesday. The players will undergo mandatory COVID-19 test while English team reached the city earlier today.
Indian opener Rohit Sharma got the starts but failed to convert them on all occasions in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, reigniting doubts over his place in the Test side -- especially in away matches.
After missing out three Test matches against Australia due to paternal leave, Virat Kohli will return for the home series against England which starts on February 5.
India and England are scheduled to play four Tests, five T20Is and three ODIs. The tour will start on first Test, starting February 5 in Chennai.
England skipper Joe Root continued his mastery over spinners on the sub-continent, reaching a second consecutive hundred and helping the tourists reach a dominant total on third day of the second Test at Galle. Root also passed Kevin Pietersen’s tally to become England’s fifth highest run getter.
India and England to play four Test matches. The first two matches will be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai (Feb 5-9 and Feb 13-17) while the next two will be held in Ahmedabad (Feb 24-28 and Mar 4-8).
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced a 16-member competent squad for the first and second Test match against India. In addition, the England National Selectors have also named six travelling reserves for the visitors.the English players will travel to India for a two-month long tour.
Team India's stand-in captain during Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, Ajinkya Rahane on January 21 was welcomed at his residence in Mumbai. People of Mumbai welcomed Rahane with drum beats celebrations. India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by beating Australia 2-1. On Tuesday, Australia's fortress -- The Gabba -- was finally breached. It took 32 years and two months, but the unthinkable was achieved as an injury-ravaged young Indian team beat Australia by three wickets against all odds to take the series 2-1.
On his maiden five-wicket haul during 4th test against Australia, Cricketer Mohammed Siraj said, "I dedicated all my wickets to him. My celebration with Mayank Agarwal was dedicated to him. I didn't think of taking these many wickets. After many players got injured, everyone was trusting me. I was under pressure and it was challenging to do this."
The full list of retained players and those released by the respective franchises were announced on Wednesday, ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 auction, which is expected to be held next month. The list subsequently reveals which team will be heading to the auction table with maximum purse and work to do.
After winning the Border-Gavaskar trophy, Indian Cricket Team returned from Australia on January 21.
After a long gap of more than two years, Hardik Pandya returns to the Indian Test lineup as he has been named in the 18-man squad for the first two Tests against England which begins from February 5 onwards in Chennai. Hardik last played a Test match for India in the England tour of 2018. Prolonged back injuries have kept him out of the Test squad with captain Virat Kohli clarifying ahead of the Border-Gavaskar series that he can only be included when he can bowl as well. Ishant Sharma has also been named after missing the Australia tour owing to BCCI not risking his workload management.
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Former Indian cricketer and BJP MP from East Delhi, Gautam Gambhir, on January 19 lauded the performance of Indian Cricket Team.
Former Indian cricketer Syed Kirmani congratulated the team by saying that this has been the most spectacular win for India when all the experienced players are injured and younger players have taken their places.
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