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The right-handed India opener - who achieved his career-best Test Rankings for batsmen following his heroics in the pink-ball Test against England - took to his Instagram handle and posted a cheeky caption with his image at the Motera Stadium. The 33-year-old cricketer could be seen lying on the ground in training gear and captioned it: "Wondering what would be the pitch like for 4th test". View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rohit Sharma (@rohitsharma45) The post could be understood as nothing but a funny take at all those who have been criticising the pitch after the second Test ended in just 140 overs, which England lost by 10 wickets. While several former England players have criticised the pitch, there have been others like former Australia captain Ian Chappell and West Indies batting legend Vivian Richards who questioned the technique of the English batsmen. Former England captains like Michael … [Read more...] about India vs England: Rohit Sharma’s cheeky Instagram post, “Wondering what would be the pitch like for 4th test”

The newly-laid Motera track in Ahmedabad became a subject of debate after India crushed England inside two days in the third Test to go 2-1 up in the four-match series. The severe criticism came from former England captains like Michael Vaughan and a section of the British media. All the chatter has not gone down well with Richards, whose incredible range of strokes and fearless approach to the game terrorised the best of bowlers in his prime in every corner of the cricketing world. "I've been asked questions recently about the Test match that was played in India, the second and third Test match against England. India vs England: Australia spinner Nathan Lyon slams those 'crying over' turning Motera pitch in 3rd Test "And I am a little confused about the question really because there seems to be a lot of moaning and groaning about the wicket that they were playing on," Richards said in a video posted on his Facebook page. "I just felt that the ones who are moaning, in my … [Read more...] about India vs England: Viv Richards confused about moaning and groaning about spin-friendly pitches

NEW DELHI: The Renault Kiger is out on the roads and it not only faces massive competition in the segment but also from Triber , which has retailed close to 67,000 units since its launch in 2019. The Kiger has become the buzz of the town, especially because of its price point, but it will have to prove worthy of all the hype going around. The trend of a 5-seater extending into a 7-seater is lately very common. Hector to Hector Plus, Harrier to Safari, Creta to upcoming Alcazar and a few more in the pipeline will support that. Triber-Kiger phenomenon, on the other hand, is unique largely due to their price point of under-Rs 10 lakh and under-4-metre dimensions. TOI Auto closely looks at all the aspects that set the Kiger and the Triber apart and also what is common between them to help you decide which one suits you best. This comparison gives you a gist of which one actually offers the ‘value for money’ quotient more. Price and variants India is a highly … [Read more...] about Kiger vs Triber: Renault downscales to jump into new segment

As per a Cricbuzz report, Chakravarthy hasn't cleared the new fitness benchmark set for Indian players, which is either completing a 2 km run in 8.5 minutes or scoring 17.1 in the Yo-Yo test. The 29-year-old has reportedly failed to achieve either of the two benchmarks. Should he fails to make the cut, it will be the second occasion when the Tamil Nadu spinner will miss out on a potential India debut in five months. The tall-spinner received his maiden India call-up for the T20I series against Australia following an impressive show for his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, held in the UAE. But he missed the flight to the Australian shores due to injury. India T20I squad against England He had to be checked into the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore and is still awaiting formal communication from the board. "I have not been informed of anything as yet," Chakravarthy told Cricbuzz. The 29-year-old is currently training with … [Read more...] about India vs England: Varun Chakravarthy yet to clear Yo-Yo test, doubtful for T20I series, says report

England scored 112 and 81 in the two innings after opting to bat and they fell to the guile of Indian spinners, led by Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel, who took 19 England wickets among them, to lose the first Test by 10 wickets inside two days. "Look, it is India, it is Asia. We expect to get spinning surfaces, may be we did not expect to take spin as early as it did and hence the line-up we picked. It was a tough pitch to play on and we got on the wrong side of it," Patel said in a virtual media conference. "In the first innings when we won the toss, 112 was not going to be enough on any surface -- spinning, flat or seaming. We were excited when we bowled India out for 140-odd. But again it did not click in second innings. "If we had scored 200 or 230 in the first innings, the game could have been different." Patel said England expect the fourth and final Test pitch, starting here on Thursday, to also be a spinning track but said the visitors are eager to "punch back" from … [Read more...] about India vs England: Motera pitch was tough to play, 200 plus in first innings could have given different result:

Melbourne: Star Australia spinner Nathan Lyon is baffled by all the hullabaloo over the Motera pitch, saying "everyone seems to start crying" when the ball starts spinning but no one speaks out when teams are bundled out for low scores on seaming tracks. The Motera track received a lot of flak from some quarters, including former skippers Michael Vaughan , Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook , after England were bowled out for 112 and 81 during their 10-wicket loss in the third Test against India on Thursday. However, Lyon gave a thumbs up to the curator. IND vs ENG | Motera likely to escape ICC 'Red Eye' as final Test pitch promises to be batting beauty "We play on seaming wickets around the world and get bowled out for 47, 60. Nobody ever says a thing (about the pitch). But as soon as it starts spinning, everyone in the world seems to start crying about it," Lyon was quoted as saying by ' The West Australian '. "I don't get it. I'm all for it, it was … [Read more...] about IND vs ENG: Nathan Lyon slams critics for ‘crying’ over Motera pitch

The pitch of the Pink-ball Test here received a lot of flak from some quarters after England were bundled out for 112 and 81 in the two innings during their 10-wicket loss on Thursday. "I thought it was tricky at times for everybody to play on, obviously pretty dry and that's what we have seen here in India. We had first use for it, so we would have like to score more runs and put India under bit of pressure," he said in a virtual press conference. "We saw when we bowled well, we could restrict them too." Trott didn't want to get into the blame game and said things could have been different if England would have batted well in the first innings. "I always like to see what we could have done better instead of blaming things. "If we could have got 200 or 250 in the first innings, it would have been a different game. The mentality (mental approach) of batting in the second innings would have been very different. "So looking and blaming the pitch, I think, would be doing ourselves … [Read more...] about India vs England: We would be doing ourselves a disservice by blaming the pitch: Trott

With a plethora of talent, the Indian cricket team has always faced problems in selecting their best XIs in any format and the same issue is going around in the ongoing Test series against England. Team India has dropped Mayank Agarwal from the playing XI as young Shubman Gill has opened the innings alongside Rohit Sharma. Shubman impressed many with his batting prowess during the Australia tour but he has failed to capitalize on the opportunity in England Tests. Mayank came into the Indian team during the 2018/19 Border Gavaskar Trophy and with his first match at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, he announced his arrival at the big stage. He slammed 76 and 42 runs in his debut game as India registered a historic win at MCG. The Karnataka batsman slammed 77 runs in the Sydney Test to cement his place in the team as an opener. In 2019, Mayank slammed a double century against South Africa in Visakhapatnam. The knock was full of some dominating batting as Mayank made a statement … [Read more...] about IND vs ENG: With a ‘Bradmensque Average’ of 99.5 at Home, Why Mayank Agarwal Deserves a Chance in 4th Test Over Shubman Gill

Afghanistan have already played one limited-overs series this year and they now shift proceedings to the longest format of the game. They last played a red-cherry game in November 2019. It was a forgettable game for them as they were ruthlessly outclassed by West Indies. 1 50752 They would love to start off fresh and play some good cricket. But the side would be a little concerned as there is a cloud of uncertainty over leg-spinner Rashid Khan's availability for the first Test. Rashid sustained a finger injury while playing in the Pakistan T20 League for the Lahore Qalandars. Rahmat Shah and Asghar Afghan will be the men to watch out for. On the other hand, keeping all off-field problems aside, Zimbabwe finally gets to concentrate on cricket. They were suspended by the ICC in 2019 and since then there always has been an air of turmoil, surrounding Zimbabwe Cricket. Zimbabwe last played cricket in November 2020 and this will be a perfect opportunity for them to bounce back to … [Read more...] about Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test: MyTeam11 Fantasy Tips and Probable Playing XI

The New Zealand Cricket (NZC) board on Monday (March 1) announced that the final T20 international of the five-match series between New Zealand and Australia has been shifted to Wellington from Bay Oval in Auckland and it will now be going ahead behind closed doors. The final T20 international of the three-match series between New Zealand women (White Ferns) and England women will also be played in Wellington behind closed doors. “The final Black Caps v Australia and White Ferns v England T20 double-header, scheduled for the Bay Oval on Sunday March 7, will now be played on the same date and time at Sky Stadium in Wellington. The change has been forced on NZC because of logistical complications arising from the transfer of this Friday’s second double-header from Auckland to Wellington,” the NZC said in an official statement. “The current Alert Level 2 protocols in Wellington mean all three double-headers – on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, will be played behind closed … [Read more...] about NZ vs Australia: Final T20 shifted to Wellington due to COVID-19 lockdown, to be played behind closed doors