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Need to be extra cautious while batting during twilight phase: Rohit Sharma

Set to play in only his second pink ball Test, Rohit Sharma said he will be 'extra cautious and focussed' while batting during the twilight phase of the day-night match against England

You never know with the SG pink ball, it might swing or not: Pujara

The pink ball usually moves around a lot in twilight but Pujara said it is difficult to predict how much the SG ball will swing in the first ever Test under lights at the Motera Stadium

England will have edge over India in pink ball Test at Motera: Zak Crawley

An 'unbelievable seam attack and incredible batsmen' make India formidable but England will have the edge in the pink ball day/night Test, feels Zak Crawley

We control the final Test if we win this one: England pacer Archer

England pacer Jofra Archer on Monday said his team would control the fourth and final Test against India if it manages to win the upcoming pink ball match, beginning here on Wednesday. The series, tied at 1-1, has added significance with both teams in the hunt for a spot in the World Test Championship final. Archer, who did not play the second Test due to an elbow injury, is set to feature in the pink ball game. Asked if England win can the series from here, Archer said: "Oh yes. I think that's why this next Test is important. If we do go ahead we can always draw (fourth Test). "We always play to win but this next one puts us in the driver's seat, I think we control the last game if we win this one," he said during a virtual media interaction. Archer is looking forward to bowling with the pink ball under lights. "It feels like a normal pink ball to be honest. Used the pink ball a couple of times, it's pretty much the same, it scruffs a little bit, little bit hard to shine but usu

Thing about being a Test batsman is that you handle all conditions: Stokes

Brushing aside the incessant talk around spin-friendly pitches in India, big-hitting England all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that Test players should be proficient in handling all kinds of conditions

IND vs ENG: Reverse swing to not play a part in 3rd Test, says Anderson

England fast bowler James Anderson might have torn apart India's batting line-up in first Test but the pacer doesn't expect reverse swing to play the same role in the pink-ball Test at Motera

India vs England 3rd Test: Motera pitch has lot of grass, says Anderson

James Anderson is pretty sure that the newly laid track at the Motera Stadium will be devoid of any grass for the IND vs ENG Day/Night Test even though there is a nice green cover on it at the moment

Ind vs Eng: Hardik feels 'surreal' to be at world's largest cricket stadium

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya posted his picture with Motera Stadium in the background on social media and said it was a "surreal" experience to be at the world's largest cricket stadium

England pacer Mark Wood pulls out of IPL 2021 players' auction: Report

Franchises were informed at a briefing in Chennai on Wednesday that the pacer had decided to pull out of the auction in order to spend time with his family at home

World Test C'ship: India won't lose points due to Chennai pitch rating

Whatever be the ICC's assessment of the pitch, India's points on the World Test Championship (WTC) table, on which Kohli's team is presently second, will not be deducted

Root refuses to blame rotation policy, team selection after 317-run defeat

England captain Joe Root refused to blame their rotation policy and team selection for the crushing 317-run defeat to India in the second Test

2nd Test: India score biggest win by runs over England, level series 1-1

Debutant left-arm spinner Axar Patel's five-wicket haul in the second innings, coupled with Ravichandran Ashwin's all-round performance, helped India score an authoritative 317-run win

If you take this game away from me, I am literally lost: Ashwin tells Kohli

For off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, the game of cricket is everything, without which he says he feels literally lost.On Tuesday Ashwin revealed how he worked on his skills during the Covid-19 induced lockdown and he also touched upon how he was not desperate to succeed in the recent tour of Australia where India managed to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against-all-odds."Look, I think, the whole pandemic thing and the way we were shut off, I was thinking what is going to happen? If you take this game away from me, I am literally lost. Even when I am not playing some formats of the game, I am always switching the TV on like watching the preview and what is happening. I thought the game is not on anymore, I was reflecting upon myself and how I can learn from people. In the past when I have toured abroad, it was more of desperation to prove others wrong. But this time when I went to Australia, it was about proving to myself what I am capable of," Ashwin told Kohli in a video posted on ..

Ind vs Eng: It was about varying your speed and I kept doing it, says Axar

India all-rounder Axar Patel said that variation in speed helped him to get better of English batters on the spin-heavy pitch

England squad: Bairstow, Wood to join for Pink ball Test; Ali to go back

The day/night Test against India starts on February 24 in Ahmedabad

IND vs ENG 2nd Test highlights: India wins by 317 runs; levels series 1-1

ndia bundled out England for 164 in its second innings with more than four sessions to spare in the match. Axar Patel takes a five-wicket haul in his debut Test match. Check India vs England highlghts

IND vs ENG 2nd Test highlights: England 53-3 at stumps on Day 3

India's second innings ended at 286, shortly after Ashwin reached his three-figure mark. Check India vs England highlights and IND vs ENG scorecard here

'Would love to credit' Vikram Rathour for my batting, says Ashwin

After scoring his fifth Test century and lifting his side to the respectable total in the second innings, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin credited batting coach Vikram Rathour for his success

Ind vs Eng: Gutted that Moeen didn't get 5-wicket haul, says Jeetan Patel

England spin bowling consultant Jeetan Patel on Monday said that he is gutted on seeing Moeen Ali not get a five-wicket haul against India in the ongoing second Test here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

Ash Win's Match: Chennai's 'Super King' puts India on course for big win

Ashwin first gave a lesson on how to bowl on a rank turner and then provided a batting master-class with a hundred on a deteriorating strip, putting India on the brink of a series-levelling win