Rain brought an early lunch on day one of the rescheduled fifth Test between England and India at Edgbaston on Friday. But before that, veteran pacer James Anderson removed openers Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara to leave India at 53/2 in 20.1 overs in the first session of the much-anticipated match.
England Test captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the fifth reschedule Test of the five-match series here at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.
England vs India fifth Test: Get the latest playing 11 predictions, toss updates, and team news from the rescheduled fifth Test of the five-match series. Four matches took place in 2021
England vs India fifth Test pitch report: The pitches in England, especially in Test cricket have always supported swing fast bowling and this one at Edgbaston seems to be no different either
England vs India: The Indian team can learn from the mistakes of the New Zealand team that played England just a week before and then try to tackle the English in a better way in this rescheduled Test
Jos Buttler was promoted to England's new white-ball captain on Thursday and took immediate charge of the Twenty20 and one-day international cricket teams.
Bumrah becoming India's captain for the Edgbaston Test comes after regular skipper Rohit Sharma tested positive for Covid-19 on the second day of the warm-up match against Leicestershire last week
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Heavy wind and rain has delayed the start of play on the second day of the first cricket test between Sri Lanka and Australia at Galle International Stadium on Thursday
According to Dravid, the Indian team management will take a final decision after examining two more test reports of Rohit.
Bumrah will be the 36th cricketer to lead India in longest-format since the country first played in 1932. The Gujarat pacer, who has 123 wickets in 29 Tests, has grown into world's best fast bowlers.
Babar Azam has surpassed India's Virat Kohli in becoming the world No.1 T20I batter for the longest period of time after he maintained his top spot in the latest ICC T20 batting rankings.
India vs Ireland 2nd T20I Highlights: Deepak Hooda hit a century, his maiden international one and became the fourth Indian to hit a T20I ton as India beat Ireland by four runs to sweep the series 2-0
After England's dismal failure at the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Morgan spearheaded the team's white-ball transformation to a bold, attacking approach and unprecedented heights.
India vs Ireland 1st T20I: Get the latest playing 11 predictions, toss updates, and team news from the second match of the two-match series, being held at The Village in Dublin
India vs Ireland 2nd T20I Pitch Report: The pitches in Ireland are friendly for fast swing bowlers and run-scoring will be very difficult
India vs Ireland Preview: Hardik Pandya-led men in blue will be looking to complete a clean sweep when they take on Ireland in the second and final match of the two-match series.
Bairstow remained unbeaten on a 44-ball 71, while Root scored 86 not out as England reached 296/3 in 54.3 overs for a dominant seven-wicket victory
England's skipper Eoin Morgan is set to announce his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday after a career spanning 16 years during which he amassed over 10,000 runs across ODIs and T20Is.
Opener Mayank Agarwal has been called up to join the Indian squad in the UK as cover for skipper Rohit Sharma, who is doubtful for the Test against England after testing positive for Covid-19