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Pant showed great courage, probably his 'finest' knock, says Rohit

India opener Rohit Sharma on Friday labelled Rishabh Pant's 101-run knock as the finest he has seen from the wicketkeeper-batsman so far in the longest format of the game.Reverse sweeping James Anderson to pick a boundary on the second day of a Test match perfectly summed up Pant's belligerent knock at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. The swashbuckling wicket-keeper batsman single-handedly put India in command on the second day of the fourth Test against England with his third century in Test cricket."In my opinion, it was probably his (Pant) finest knock. It came under pressure as well, we were not in a good position when he came out to bat. We saw few sides of Rishabh Pant's knock today. He was cautious at the beginning and then he actually flourished like we know Rishabh can. He put the team into a good position, when we came inside during the tea break, the message to both Rishabh and Washington Sundar was that we need to get to England's score and then try to press from ...

Ind vs Eng: It's 'pretty daunting' the way Pant scores, says Jeetan Patel

As Pant brought his team back in the game with his enthralling century, England's spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel said it is "pretty daunting" to see the way the India wicket-keeper batsman scores

India vs England: Bess certainly up for selection, says Root

Joe Root has hinted that spinner Dom Bess might feature in the playing XI for the fourth and final Test against India which gets underway on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

Ishant was right, winning WTC would be like winning the World Cup: Rahane

India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday echoed pacer Ishant Sharma's emotions and said winning the World Test Championship (WTC) would be similar to winning the World Cup

India cricketers unwind with board, card games in bio-bubble

Members of the Indian cricket team who have stuck to their hotel-to-practice routine here, just like they did in Australia recently

Pitch for 4th Test would be similar to second and third Test, says Rahane

India's Test deputy Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday said that the pitch for the fourth Test against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium would be similar to the second and third Test.India had managed to defeat England by ten wickets within two days in the third Test at the same venue. The match saw both India and England batsmen failing to shine and getting out to balls that did not turn and skidded through from the spinners.But critics have looked to blame the pitch for the failure of the batsmen. India batsman Rohit Sharma clarified that he did not think the pitch had any demons. Even skipper Virat Kohli was vocal about the dreadful batting display from the two teams."The wicket would be similar to the third Test and also the second Test what we played in Chennai. The wicket would be similar, yes the pink ball made the difference, it was coming much quicker off the wicket as compared to the red ball. That was an adjustment we had to make but as I said the wicket would be a lot similar to

Ind vs Eng: Michael Vaughan takes a dig at the pitch ahead of fourth Test

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Tuesday, once again, took a dig at the wickets that have been prepared in the ongoing Test series between India and England

Ind vs Eng: Team India shift focus to fielding ahead of fourth Test

A day after training in the nets, the Indian cricket team on Tuesday shifted focus to fielding to ensure utmost sharpness in the upcoming fourth and final Test against England

India pushing conditions to extremities, it will turn from ball one: Foakes

If India manages to win or draw the final Test against England, then the side would qualify for the finals of the World Test Championship

India calculated England's 'ineptitude against spin' well: Ian Chappell

Indian spin duo of Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 11 and 7 wickets respectively to bowl out England for 112 and 81 in the two innings

We expected Motera wicket to hold up little longer than it did: Silverwood

England head coach Chris Silverwood on Friday rejected talks of lodging any formal complaint to the ICC regarding the Motera pitch but said he had expected the surface to hold up a little longer

Motera pitch comes under scrutiny again as spinners make hay

The pitch for the third Test here at the colossal and grand Motera stadium looked more like a construction site with puffs of dust rising, and the surface crumbling at both batting ends

The Axar-Ashwin show: India hammer England in day-night Test inside 2 days

India registered only their 2nd Test victory inside two days, overhauling a meagre target of 49 against England in the day-night third game to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match series

Ind vs Eng: Umpire sanitises ball after Stokes accidentally applies saliva

England all-rounder Ben Stokes mistakenly applied saliva on the ball after the completion of the 12th over of the India innings in the third session of the pink-ball Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium

Only Motera stadium renamed, complex continues to have Patel's name: Govt

The government on Wednesday said the name change involves only the Motera stadium and the sports complex where it is located will continue to be named after Sardar Patel.

Zak Crawley admits 'frustration' in decisions not going in visitors' favour

England batsman Zak Crawley expressed frustration after several umpiring decisions didn't go in favour of the visitors on the opening day of the pink-ball Test here at the Narendra Modi Stadium

Ind vs Eng, 3rd Test: Axar, Ashwin spin web to bundle out visitors for 112

Hometown boy Axar Patel and seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had a field day as India bundled out England for a paltry 112 in the first innings on the opening day of the pink-ball Test

3rd Test: Axar Patel takes 6 wkts as India bowl out England for 112

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel took six wickets and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bagged three as India blew away England for 112 runs in their first innings on the opening day of the third Test

Congress slams BJP for 'renaming' Motera stadium after PM Modi

After the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad was named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leaders were quick to attack the BJP.

Motera pitch bucks a trend: Not seamers, Indian spinners hold sway

The newly-built stadium in Motera, built with Australian expertise in design and costing Rs.800 crore in all, gave a new twist to pink ball Test cricket with spinners bucking the trend