Page 29 - India Vs England

IND vs ENG: India may ditch specialist wicket-keeper plan, play only Pant

Pant's match-saving and match-winning performances in Australia may force the Indian team management to discard their old plan of playing Wriddhiman Saha at home and Pant outside Asia

IND vs ENG: Third and fourth Test at Motera to have fans in attendance

Asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited for the first Test match in the refurbished Motera Stadium, the BCCI official answered in the affirmative

Ind vs Eng: 50% spectators likely for second Test following govt guidelines

Government's fresh Covid-19 guidelines permitted crowd attendance at fifty per cent of capacity at sporting venues

IND vs ENG: Kohli sweats it out inside hotel room ahead of Chennai Test

Virat Kohli is making sure that he makes the most of the quarantine period ahead of the opening Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium from February 5

India vs England 1st Test: Hosts won't out-spin England, believes Archer

Fast bowler Jofra Archer believes England have enough options in the spin department and therefore India won't be able to "out-spin" his side in the four-match Test series

Umpires Menon, Chaudhary and Sharma to officiate during IND vs ENG Tests

India's three ICC-panelled umpires will be up for their biggest assignment so far in four-match series against England during which Sharma and Chaudhary are set to make their on-field debut in Test

India vs England 1st Test: Here's what Burns said about Bumrah's bowling

England opening batsman Rory Burns said that India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is a hard bowler to plan against, looking at the angle he bowls with

IND vs ENG: Don't think Indian pitches will turn from the start, says Burns

England opener Rory Burns said he thinks Indian wickets will be good cricket wickets and won't turn from the start like it happened during the Sri Lanka series

IND vs ENG: Bat deep since teams exploit home conditions, says Rory Burns

England opener Rory Burns said that his job will be to bat deep and provide a platform for the middle-order to rack up a big 1st innings score and drive the game forward during IND vs ENG Test series

India vs England 2021: Virat Kohli, Root face different tests of captaincy

India captain Virat Kohli and his England counterpart Joe Root are beset by different challenges as the four-Test series between the two teams gets underway in just over a week's time

India vs England 2021: No neutral umpires for first two Tests at Chennai

The International Cricket Council has appointed the pair of Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma to stand alongside Nitin Menon in the first two Tests of India vs England series

ENG vs IND: England can challenge upbeat India in Tests, says Andy Flower

Andy Flower was among the key plotters of England's historic 2012 Test triumph in India and the former coach sees no reason why an encore is not possible this year

IND vs ENG 1st Test just a week away but TV rights in UK still undecided

The television rights in the UK for England's tour of India remain undecided with just a week left for the series-opener in Chennai from February 5

Indian cricket team to play India A in 2 warm-up games ahead of UK tour

India will play two warm-up matches against India A in July ahead of its Test series in England. The five-Test series starts on August 4 at Trent Bridge

India vs England 1st Test: Chennai pitch likely to be slow despite grass

Five pitches with 'decent amount of grass' have been prepared for the first India-England Test that begins at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on February 5

IND vs ENG: Ashwin, Sundar, Kuldeep may be India's spinners for 1st Test

When England last travelled to India for a Test series, Jadeja and Ashwin combined to capture 54 of the 93 English wickets to fall as the team romped to a 4-0 series win in the five-Test series

India vs England: Ben Stokes arrives in Chennai, begins five-day quarantine

England's star all-rounder Ben Stokes has arrived in Chennai and is undergoing quarantine at a city hotel ahead of the upcoming four-match Test series against India. The big-ticket series starts here on February 5 and the team's training is scheduled to commence from February 2. Hero of the 2019 World Cup final, Stokes landed in the country along with players who were not part of the England Test squad in Sri Lanka, where they completed a 2-0 sweep on Monday. "Day 1 quarantine, I have done a fair bit of quarantine, have to try to make my bed every day, not the best job, but have to do it. So that's basically me for the next five days," Stokes posted in one of his Instagram stories. The 29-year-old Stokes shared a series of Instagram stories, describing his plan of action for the next five days. The rest of the England players, currently in Sri Lanka, are expected to land in the city on Wednesday. The four-match rubber assumes added significance keeping in the mind the World Test

Countering India will be big challenge for England spinners: Jayawardene

England spinners Bess and Leach must have gained a lot by bowling in Sri Lanka but a bigger challenge awaits them against India in the four-Test rubber starting February 5, feels Mahela Jayawardene

Indian, English cricketers trickle into Chennai for first two Test matches

Indian and English cricketers have started arriving at Chennai for quarantine before the first Test starts on February 5

India vs England: Jonny Bairstow 'raring to go' in Tests after rest

Jonny Bairstow is one of three players who have been rested for the first two Tests in India and are presently in England