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.
Earlier, England made their best start of the series as they reached 68-1 at lunch after Joe Root won his fifth consecutive toss and opted to bat.
Opting to bat, England were 68/1 at lunch on the first day of the fifth and final cricket Test against India at the Oval here on Friday.
All-rounder Moeen Ali dodges the ball on the first day of the fifth Test cricket match between England and India at The Oval.
The decision to ignore Karun Nair was also heavily criticised by Sunil Gavaskar during the pre-match show.
Sunil Gavaskar had reminded Ravi Shastri about Team India’s overseas record in the past.
