Varun earns ODI call-up for series against England
The BCCI senior selection committee on Tuesday confirmed the inclusion of mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy to the ODI side ahead…
The BCCI senior selection committee on Tuesday confirmed the inclusion of mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy to the ODI side ahead…
Indian women's badminton team have already booked their last eight spot with two successive victories and will be facing China on Tuesday in their last group A clash.
The day was special for English skipper Ben Stokes, who claimed the wicket of Rohit with his first delivery of the series, having not bowled competitively since the second Test of last year’s Ashes. A sharply seaming ball that hit Rohit’s off stump as he resumed his innings after the lunch break brought some relief to the English camp as it ended a sedate 171-run stand for the second wicket between Sharma and Gill.
After winning the toss, England got off to a positive start with Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett enduring a tough first hour in swinging conditions before lifting the visitors to 64 for 0 with their seventh 45-plus stand in nine partnerships on this tour. However, that scoreline was 175 for 6 by the time Ben Stokes became Kuldeep’s fifth and final scalp, and ultimately 218 all out with Ashwin running through the tail.
The visitors have made two changes: speed bowler Ollie Robinson has replaced Mark Wood, and spinner Sohaib Bashir has taken the place of Rehan Ahmed.
"You miss all the highs. I would miss playing for this team. This week can't be beaten. I can walk away with my head held high," he added.
A brilliant fightback by Rahul and Pant kept England at bay as India reached 298/5 at tea.
"England are a professional side and we realized that as the game changed with in two-three overs."
The pacer bowled his heart out in the first as well as the second innings, but had no reward to show for it.
Batting at 96, Cook drove Ravindra Jadeja for a single in the cover region. Bumrah aimed hard at stumps and it resulted in giving five runs to the home opener.
