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.
These days there is little time to celebrate or brood after a cricket series. After a long tour of England, some key India players, who play in all three formats of the game, are in the Gulf to play the Asia Cup.
Apart from his five-wicket haul and a fifty at Trent Bridge, Hardik Pandya failed to make an impact in Test series in England that India lost 1-4.
The 69-year-old veteran also believes Shastri’s intention was not to insult the yesteryear teams.
If India's performance in the recently concluded five-match Test series is analysed, it was officially worse than 2014 and slightly better than 2011.
India’s Australia tour will start with a three-match T20I series, beginning November 21.
