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    India said Thursday they are primed for whatever the pitch has in store for the fourth Test but expect it to favour spinners, after England captain Ben Stokes said he "had never seen anything like" the Ranchi wicket. Rohit Sharma's hosts are looking to seal the series in the Test beginning on Friday after hammering England by 434 runs to lead 2-1 with two matches to play. England […]

    England are blocking out all "external noise" to help Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow hit form and keep the series alive against India in Friday's fourth Test in Ranchi. After England slumped to their second-worst defeat since 1934, in terms of runs, in the third Test, Ben Stokes' side are 2-1 down and must win or draw to avoid losing the series with a game to spare. England's […]

    Yashasvi Jaiswal hit an unbeaten double century to help India to its biggest-ever win Sunday, crushing England by 434 runs in the third Test to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Chasing 557 for victory, England's batting fell like a pack of cards with the loss of eight wickets in the final session to be dismissed for 122 on day four in Rajkot. "In Test cricket... when […]

  India were penalised five runs after the umpire charged batsman Ravichandran Ashwin for running in the middle of the pitch in the third Test against England on Friday. Ashwin was reprimanded by on-field umpire Joel Wilson on the morning of day two in Rajkot and England will start their innings with five for no loss as a result of the offence. Ashwin attempted to argue his case with Wilson, […]

  England fast bowler Mark Wood took two wickets to rattle India's top order before the hosts recovered to 93-3 at lunch after electing to bat in the third Test on Thursday. Captain Rohit Sharma won the toss in Rajkot but Wood had India on the back foot with the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. They then slipped to 33-3 when spinner Tom Hartley removed Rajat Patidar. Rohit, […]

  India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against England in the third Test in Rajkot on Thursday. The match is the 100th Test for England captain Ben Stokes. "Time flies when you're having fun," the 32-year-old said at the toss. India made four changes to their team with the five-match series level at 1-1, handing Test debuts to batsman Sarfaraz Khan and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel. […]