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
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
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
Chris Woakes and Mark Wood are also in contention to charge in with the pink ball in Ahmedabad, where England need a win
Gambhir said Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj should feature if India opt to play three seamers in the game
A day before the Test match, Rijiju along with BCCI secretary Jay Shah visited the stadium to take note of the world-class facilities
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
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
James Anderson urged critics of the much-debated rotation policy to look at the 'bigger picture', considering the massive amount cricket to be played by the England team in coming days
Rohit Sharma has said that he expecting the new wicket at the renovated and refurbished Motera stadium to help the spinners in the third Test just like the one in the second Test
Rohit Sharma defended the much-criticised Chepauk pitch used for the second Test against England, saying creating favourable tracks for home advantage is not a new phenomena for a cricketing nation
Ahead of the third Test against England, Gautam Gambhir says that Virat Kohli-led side should focus on the pink-ball Test rather than thinking about the World Test Championships (WTC)
India batsman Rohit Sharma said that the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC) is too far ahead, and the side is just focusing on following the right process
India's star cricketers took about an hour to get used to the size of the newly refurbished Sardar Patel stadium in Motera near Ahmedabad, says Hardik Pandya
Ishant Sharma said that the World Test Championship (WTC) is like a World Cup for him and he wants his side to play the finals scheduled for later this year
India pacer Ishant Sharma said that the batters in his side are capable of handling whatever is thrown at them during the pink-ball Test against England
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
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
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
Pacer Umesh Yadav was on Monday added to India's squad for the last two Tests against England after he passed a fitness test