
India vs England 2024: As the sides head to Rajkot for the third Test starting on Thursday, experts and supporters are split as to who will take the lead after the match, thanks to factors such as injury to key players and balanced surfaces.

It was November all over again. India's U-19 boys team, like their seniors, were beaten by Australia in the final of an ICC tournament

Batting first, the Australian young guns posted a total of 253/7 in 50 overs. In response, the Indian side was bowled out for 174 in the 44th over.

Australia skipper Hugh Weibgen elected to bat after winning the toss.

Australia's captain Hugh Weibgen chose to bat first against defending champions India in the U-19 World Cup final on Sunday.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape clinched consecutive SA20 titles with a dominant 89-run win over Durban's Super Giants at Newlands.

The 24-year-old Joseph destroyed the star-studded Australian batting line-up in their second innings with amazing figures of 7 for 68 to help West Indies notch up a famous win at Gabba, Brisbane, last month to emerge as one of the most sought-after fast bowlers in the world.

India vs England 2024: KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja returned to the squad for the last three Tests of the series while Virat Kohli continued to remain unavailable. Shreyas Iyer was not included in the squad for the remainder of the series.

India vs Australia U-19 WC Final: India beat South Africa by 2 wickets in the first semifinal, knocking off the 245-run target with just 7 balls to spare. In the second semifinal, the match was even more thrilling as Australia pulled off an epic low-scoring chase of 180 with just 1 wicket and 5 balls to spare against Pakistan.

Bumrah got the top spot in the ICC Men's Test Bowling rankings after the right-arm quick registered match figures of 9/91 as India beat England by 106 runs to equal the Test series 1-1 in Vizag; an effort that saw the right-arm pacer become the first quick from India to claim the top spot in ICC Men's Test ranking for bowlers.

The series that will be held immediately after the conclusion of the marquee T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies on June 29, is unlikely to feature any top Indian players as it has been the case during previous tours of the African nation over the years.

Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Hartley, James Anderson, Ben Foakes each lost their wickets to Jasprit Bumrah's reverse swing in the second of five Test matches between India and England.

The visiting team's no-holds-barred strategy, which had previously been successful, failed on this occasion, as India picked up nine wickets over the space of two sessions to reclaim the five-match series.

Like the series opener, India had the opportunity to bat the Englishmen out of the game after Shubman Gill's 104 off 147 balls but their inexplicable batting approach in the final session left the door open for the visitors.

When established batsmen fail repeatedly, it is said that one big knock is round the corner. Gill has got it and it may have reignited his Test career. Iyer needs to follow suit if he’s to survive.

India's Shubman Gill overcame early nerves to score a battling fifty and lead India to 130 for four at lunch on Day 3 of the second test against England on Sunday.

This is Bumrah’s fourth six-wicket haul, and whenever he has taken six wickets in a Test innings, India has won that match.

India vs England 2nd Test 2024: Led by Jasprit Bumrah's 6 for 45, the hosts took a 143-run lead at Visakhapatnam.

England were cruising at 114-1 going five-runs-an-over before India struck back with Bumrah in the thick of things.

In just three innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal has showcased two vastly different styles of play. In Hyderabad, he was the unfettered enforcer. In IND v ENG Test 2 of 5 at Visakhapatnam, Jaiswal was selective in which strokes to play, which balls to attack, which bowlers to target.

Shubman Gill asked to bat at No. 3. Since then, Gill has averaged under 20 across 10 innings, and scored a highest of 36. While Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman preferred to come in at No. 3, Rohit Sharma has said it is a poor slot for any cricketer.

Former England batting great says India are still the favourites to win the series but warns not to underestimate Ben Stokes and his Englishmen.

India are seldom stretched at home but following a dramatic loss in Hyderabad, they have plenty to ponder and the absence of injured Ravindra Jadeja and K L Rahul has made their task tougher.

Jay Shah's extension was proposed by the Sri Lanka Cricket president Shammi Silva for the second time and the nomination was unanimously backed by all the members of the ACC at its annual general meeting in Bali.

India vs England 2024: India are 1-0 down in the series and under the pump going into the second Test against England at Visakhapatnam after Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul were ruled out due to a hamstring injury and right quadriceps pain, respectively.