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Guwahati, May 15 Punjab Kings restricted Rajasthan Royals to a meagre 144 for nine in an IPL match here on Wednesday. For Royals, local hero Riyan Parag scored 48 off 34 balls on a difficult track while Punjab skipper Sam Curran (2/24 in 3 overs), Harshal Patel (2/28 in 4 overs), Nathan Ellis (1/24 in 4 overs) and Rahul Chahar (2/26 in 4 overs) were all on target.
Babar replaces fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as the T20 captain, who led Pakistan in the 1-4 series loss against New Zealand in January.
Ravichandra Ashwin's childhood coach, Sunil Subramaniam, praised the spinner on the occasion of taking 500 Test wickets in 100 Test matches. Watch the video to see exactly what Ashwin's coach said.
BCCI President and former Indian seamer, Roger Binny, has attributed England's poor performance in the ongoing 5th Test at Dharamshala to Ben Stokes' aggressive captaincy. He also commended Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain, for his patient and tactful leadership skills. To know more about Roger Binny's views on the ongoing series, watch the video.
India, who defeated England by five wickets in the fourth Test in Ranchi to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, replaced the Kiwis with a stronger points percentage of 64.58.
Watch the thrilling conclusion of the India vs England Test Series as India secures a remarkable 5-wicket victory. Indian pacer Akash Deep shines on debut, dismissing the English top order. With strong performances from Dhruv Jurel and R. Ashwin, Team India secures a series win. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal set the stage for victory with a solid opening partnership. Shubman Gill's crucial contribution seals the deal, supported by Jurel. Jurel's role as wicketkeeper proves pivotal throughout the series, showcasing the challenges and popularity of Test cricket
India vs England Score 4th Test Day 3 LIVE: The visitors, after a quick collapse of the middle and lower order, were all out at 145 in their second innings. India has been set a target of 192 runs.
India spinner Shoaib Bashir takes three wickets in post-lunch session as India reaches 131-4 in reply to England's 353 in fourth test.
David Warner should be fit for the IPL after sitting out the final T20I against New Zealand due to adductor soreness.
This is the second child of the couple, as they were earlier, in January 2021, blessed with daughter Vamika.
Sarfaraz Khan's dominating performance against England's spinners in just his debut Test was the culmination of over 15 years of hard work that involved playing 500 deliveries every day.
Yashasvi Jaiswal double century: Jaiswal, 22, he has hammered 22 sixes in the three Tests against England so far; no one has smacked more sixes in a series in the history of the game.
Resuming on their overnight score of 196-2, Gill looked destined for a hundred, while Kuldeep Yadav (27), who came in as nightwatchman on day three, rubbed salt into England’s wounds by going after the spinners
Jaiswal took on the spinners Joe Root, Tom Hartley and Rehan Ahmed on their face, lofting, pulling, sweeping and even reverse-sweeping for fours and sixes.
Resuming the day on their overnight score of 207/2, England were bowled out for 319 in their first innings, with seamer Mohammed Siraj (4/84) emerging as the most successful Indian bowler.
India vs England Score Highlights: Another session belonging to India. The bowlers came out after the Lunch break and helped dismiss England for 319 runs in their first innings. Rohit Sharma was given out lbw after England went for the DRS, but the hosts are 170 runs in front and in the box seat in this Test match
India vs England 2024: Ravichandran Ashwin claimed the wicket of Zak Crawley, who was caught by Rajat Patidar for 15 in England's first innings.
Rohit Sharma (131) and Ravindra Jadeja (112) struck fine hundreds while debutant Sarfaraz Khan made a promising start to his Test career with an impressive 62 off 66 balls.
IND v ENG 3rd Test: With two debutants on the team in Sarfaraz Khan and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel, and 29 Test appearances between Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rajat Patidar, there was added responsibility on senior players Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja - they delivered and how.
India vs England LIVE Score: India have been bowled out for 445 by England just before Tea time on Day 2 of the 3rd Test in Rajkot. This is an excellent total considering India were in trouble on Day 1, at 33/3 after the first 9 overs. England bowlers would also be happy with India's total as, after getting the important wicket of Ravindra Jadeja earlier on, an Ashwin-Jurel partnership threatened to take India close to 500.
India vs England 3rd Test: In the 46th over of the innings, Rohit Sharma hit Joe Root for a maximum over long on in his customary relaxed style. That was the Indian skipper's 79th six of his Test career, which better Dhoni's record of 78. Sharma, now in second position in most sixes by an Indian in Test cricket, is now just 13 hits away from reaching the top. Former opener Virender Sehwag holds the record with 91 sixes
R. Ashwin is likely to get this 500th wicket this week at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, in his 98th Test. That will make him the second fastest in history to 500 Test wickets, behind only Muttiah Muralitharan. R. Ashwin has another milestone coming up: if all goes to plan, he should be playing his 100th Test at HPCA in Dharmshala from March 7-11.
Rahul Dravid's contract ended after the ODI World Cup final last year, but he was asked to continue in his role along with other support staff for the December-January tour to South Africa without finalising the tenure.
The series is locked at 1-1 as England captain Ben Stokes is appearing in his 100th Test here.
India vs England LIVE score 3rd Test Day 1: A solid day of Test cricket comes to an end. England began the day on the top, reducing India to 33/3 in the first hour of play. Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja recalibrated the ship with composed hundreds. Jadeja eventually got to his fourth Test hundred, while Sarfaraz scored a brilliant 62 on his debut.
