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Kohli wants batsmen to quickly adjust to reversal of roles in D/N Test

Having scored 214 runs in day-night Tests, skipper Virat Kohli is wary of the "tricky" situation he might encounter during the pink-ball game against England which gets underway on Wednesday

Must be ready to grab chances against 'extremely talented' Pant, says Root

England captain Joe Root praised "extremely talented" Rishabh Pant and said the India wicket-keeper batsman plays "extraordinary shots".Pant has been in great form recently and with his fearless batting, the player can turn around the outcome of a match. Aware of the threat Pant poses, Root said his side will have to capitalise on the chance they will get in the match to have the youngster dismissed."He (Pant) is a fine player and plays some extraordinary shots. He makes it very difficult for some bowlers to bowl at him. But more than anything, (it is on us as to) can we keep him quiet and can we make it difficult for him to really take us on and find ways of either getting him off the strike or get him out. Rishabh is extremely talented and he has got a great game but he will give you a chance and we just got to be ready to take that when it comes," Root said during the virtual press conference on Tuesday.India had defeated England by 317 runs in the second Test and now both teams ...

Not looking to win one and draw one, looking to win both Tests, says Kohli

To qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, India need to win a Test and draw the other one against England in the ongoing Test series

Adelaide 36 all out won't affect us in Motera day-night Test, says Kohli

India's capitulation for 36 in the 2nd innings of the 1st Test in Australia, a day-night game played with a pink ball in December, will not have an impact on the third Test against England, said Kohli

India vs England 3rd Test match: All eyes on Motera Stadium today

Ahmedabad's Motera Stadium, with a seating capacity of 110,000, outdoes the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), which can seat 100,024 people and was before this the biggest

Focus on the cricket ball ahead of day-night Test against England

This will also be India's third Test match with the pink ball, having played one in India with SG ball and another in Australia in December last year with the Kookaburra ball

Stokes shouldn't forget, he has ability to put bowlers on backfoot: Thorpe

England assistant coach Graham Thorpe on Monday said Ben Stokes should not forget that he has the ability to put bowlers on the back-foot

Umesh added to India's squad for last two Tests after clearing fitness test

Pacer Umesh Yadav was on Monday added to India's squad for the last two Tests against England after he passed a fitness test

Ishant on '100': It was important that I understood captain's psyche

Ishant Sharma on Monday attributed his remarkable longevity in the game to understanding what the "captain wants from him"

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

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

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 ..

One pink-Test in series ideal, needed to keep longest format alive: Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly, BCCI president has said that one pink-ball Test in every series is ideal and it will help bring crowds in large numbers for the longest format of the game

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

'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

R Ashwin's wickets per Test higher than Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh

If India off-spinner R Ashwin ends up playing 100 Test matches -- the current Test is his 76th -- he might end up with over 500 wickets and become India's second highest wicket-taker in Test cricket

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

India in command after setting England 482-run target after Ashwin's ton

India marched towards a big series-levelling victory in the second Test against England after R Ashwin underlined his status as an all-rounder of repute with his fifth Test hundred here on Monday