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Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill set to get long rope as opening pair: Kohli
While Sharma had cemented him place in the opening slot back in the home Tests in 2019, Gill made his debut in Australia on the recent tour and impressed with his strokeplay, and notching scores of 50, 31, 7 and 91. The two added 70 and 71 in the third Test in Sydney. They, however, failed to score big in the two innings of the second Test.
Chennai Test: India pick three spinners, put in to bowl by England
For India, left-arm spinner Axar Patel has been ruled out of the Test. Axar complained of pain in his left knee during Team India's optional training session on Thursday, BCCI earlier informed in a statement. India are going on with three spinners -- Ravichandran Ashwin, Shahbaz Nadeem and Washington Sundar -- while Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah will lead the pace attack.
International cricket returns to India after more than a year
India were then scheduled to host South Africa in a three-match ODI series in March. While the first ODI in Dharamsala was washed out on March 12, the second and third, scheduled to be held on March 15 and 18 respectively, never happened as the series was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Was watching Shardul, Washington bat before doctor called us: Kohli
Kohli though considers that joy of a young India side scoring a fighting win over Australia secondary to the witnessing his first child Vamika being born. "I don't think the two can be compared. To me, becoming a father has been and will remain the greatest moment in my life, in both our lives and that is something that has to be experienced to understand what I am saying," Kohli told the media on Thursday.
WTC final won't be our focus as it cost us series in NZ: Kohli
Kohli, who will return to lead the national side after the paternity leave, said he was impressed by India youngsters and newcomers like Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini performing well in Australia and said that the team's strategy of going for the win overseas and keep draw as only the last option is what helped them do well and help India win the last Test in Brisbane.
At $238 million, Virat Kohli remains most-valued celebrity in India for 4th consecutive year
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Virat Kohli had a brand value of USD 237.7 million in 2020 for the fourth year in the row. Akshay Kumar who retained the second position with a brand value of USD 118.9 million, recorded a jump of 13.8 percent. While Ranveer Singh retained the third position for the second year in a row with a brand value of 102.9 million.
India's win in Australia inspiration to win away from home: Root
India had won the Test series in Australia despite injuries to players. England too have started the series on a similar note with Zak Crawley, who was to bat at No. 3, ruled out of the first two Tests due to wrist injury. Root, who did not share Crawley's replacement at No. 3, will be crucial for England innings.
1st Test: Kohli returns to lead India against buoyant England
Kohli, who returned home after India's defeat in the first Test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his child, saw from the comforts of his home Rahane leading the Indian team to a fighting win in two of the last three Tests against Australia despite injury issues to Indian team members.
Sachin, Virat lead cricket fraternity's response to counter Rihanna
Rihanna on Tuesday night posted a news link on India's farmers' protest and tweeted, "why aren't we talking about this?!" It triggered widespread outrage from Indians questioning Rihanna's credentials and knowledge about the country's internal matters.
Ind vs Eng: First live free-to-air Test coverage in UK since 2005
"This is fantastic news for all cricket fans in the UK. It's been a long 16-year wait for the return of live Test cricket to free to air television but it couldn't have come at a better time. What better antidote to the lockdown blues than an England Test series in sunny India," said Channel 4's Chief Content Officer Ian Katz in a statement.
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