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attacking approach of the England Test team under the leadership of Head Coach Brendon McCullum. On Day 1 of the Ranchi, Root went for a more conservative way of playing Test cricket. And, it did turn out to be successful.

David Warner is likely to be fit for the start of next month's IPL after missing the final T20I against New Zealand here due to adductor soreness. The 37-year-old, who retired from Tests and ODIs last month, will take seven to 10 days to regain his full fitness. «Warner will require a brief recovery period which is not expected to affect his availability for the upcoming Indian Premier League leading into to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup,» Cricket Australia said in a statement. Warner had also sat out the second T20I as part of Australia's rotation strategy. He will quit the shortest format after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup in June this year.

Sajana, Rodrigues said that, the debutant who lost almost everything in the Kerala floods delivered an exceptional finish with a six when her team needed 5 runs off 1 ball. “What a story and more over what a player," she said. A game that could easily be deemed as one of the ages, saw MI needing a six to win the game, Sajana on her first delivery of the night, struck the ball sweetly with sheer power to win the game for MI at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium yesterday.

India vs England 4th Test: Indian cricket coach Rahul Dravid's speech for Akash Deep went viral on social media, as the debutant received his "India Test Cap No 313" on Friday. During a huddle ahead of the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi, Dravid recalled Akash Deep's inspiring journey from Ranchi to Delhi to Kolkata and back to Ranchi. Follow India vs England Live Score Updates, 4th Test Day 1, here The "memorable and motivating moment" was recorded and shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on X.

Jaiswal hit a record-equalling 12 sixes in his knock, which included three straight hits over the fence off James Anderson -- a first for the veteran quick who has 696 wickets in 185 Tests. With this, Jaiswal also now stands level with former Pakistan great Wasim Akram, who also hit 12 sixes in an innings against Zimbabwe at the Sheikhupura Stadium in 1996. During that time, the former skipper had scored an unbeaten 257 off 363 balls, powering his team to 553 in the 1st innings.

ALSO READ: DRS at fault? England skipper Ben Stokes says, ‘If the ball's hitting the stumps…’ "We've got to keep on giving him confidence and block out a lot of the external noise and keep him present and focused on what he's trying to achieve, and I'm sure Jonny will come good," he added. Root, who has scored 11,493 runs in 138 Tests with 30 centuries, is also under the scanner. "It's Joe Root, crikey," said McCullum as he batted away criticism of the former captain's lean spell.

Hindustan Times. ALSO READ: Yuvraj Singh hails Shubman Gill after criticism from cricket veterans like Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar: ‘Let the bat…’ The Andhra player hit the first delivery for a Six via slog sweep over cow corner. After this, he went straight with the bat and then delivered the same result. With the left-arm spinner Damandeep Singh pitching the third ball on middle and leg, Krrishna disdainfully launched over long-on.

Ravichandran Ashwin reached a remarkable milestone of 500 international Test wickets during the 3rd Test of the ongoing 5-match series between India and England. In doing so, the veteran off-spinner broke many records and took his place among the legends of the game such as Muttiah Muralitharan and Anil Kumble. Ashwin's 500th wicket came when he came into the attack during the 1st innings of the Test match in Rajkot and within the 7 balls of his spell, the veteran spinner managed to remove England opener Zack Crawley from the crease.

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Post the fourth round of talks, the ball is now in the farmers’ court as the Centre proposed the government’s intention to purchase pulses, maize, and cotton crops from farmers at minimum support prices (MSP) for five years through contractual agreements. Following this development, the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march was put on hold but may resume on February 21 if issues are not resolved by Tuesday, as reported by PTI.

ALSO READ: IND vs ENG 3rd Test Highlights: Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal shine; India thrash England by 434 runs On the contrary, New Zealand have played 4 Test matches won 3, and lost one. Therefore its PCT percentage is 75. While, Australia played 10 Tests this season, where it registered 6 victories, 3 losses, and 1 resulted in a draw.

434-run loss against India on Sunday at Rajkot, England Test skipper Ben Stokes asserted that the team will look to win the rest of the two Tests at Ranchi and Dharamshala respectively to seal the series 3-2. A five-wicket haul by ace all-rounder and first-innings centurion Ravindra Jadeja and top knocks from skipper Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, double centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal and debutant Sarfaraz Khan saw England sink to its knees and surrender to the hosts inside four days. «Ben Duckett played an unbelievable innings. That was the tone we wanted to set throughout the innings. It was about identifying that opportunity and getting as close to India's total. We wanted to bowl yesterday but it was earlier than when we wanted. Sometimes game plans don't work and that was the case,» Stokes said in the post-match presentation.

Michael Vaughan took to social media and said that England's performance is a «wake-up call» that they cannot play in one particular way against quality teams. A five-wicket haul by ace all-rounder and first-innings centurion Ravindra Jadeja and top knocks from skipper Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, double centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal and debutant Sarfaraz Khan saw England sink to its knees and surrender to the hosts inside four days. The highly attacking, positive and result-oriented 'Bazball' approach did not work for England as they witnessed a heavy collapse in their first innings after a solid start and could not even put up a fight in the last innings. «Even when this England team have lost in the last 2 years you have always been able to take positives… or they haven't been hammered… this is looking like a wake up call that surely sends a message you can't just play one way against quality teams,» Vaughan wrote on X.

Rohit Sharma said staying in the game for all five days was more important than winning in two or three days. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Rohit said, "When you play Test cricket, you do not play it in two or three days. You have to stay in the game for five days.

India on Sunday crushed the visiting England team in the third test. In the process, several records were broken, from most number of sixes to India's biggest win in terms of runs. 1) First of all, India broke its own record for most sixes in a Test series by any team, touching a total of 48 big hits in the ongoing three-match series. The team went past its own tally of 47 sixes in three Tests against South Africa at home back in 2019, a series which had three Test matches. With two matches left, India could score a lot more sixes and outdo its previous record by a huge margin. 2) Debutant Sarfaraz Khan also created a record. He had a memorable debut in the international arena during the third Test against England, becoming the only fourth Indian to score twin half-centuries on Test debut. In the match, Sarfaraz played a highly-attacking game, taking the spinners to attack. In the first innings, he scored 62 in 66 balls, with nine fours and a six. In the second innings, he scored 68* in 72 balls, with six fours and three sixes.

ALSO READ: India vs England 3rd Test: Bazball flops spectacularly as IND beat ENG with highest-ever victory margin of 434 runs Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal completed his 200 off 231 balls. Looking at some stats, with his double ton, Yashasvi has now become the only third Indian after Vinod Kambli and Virat Kohli to hit 200s in successive Tests. Apart from this, he also registered his name in the list of Indian legends who scored double hundreds in the second innings for India.

Ravindra Jadeja (5/41) were an irresistible force, as they hustled out the tourists for 122 in their second innings while chasing an improbable 557-run target. Ravindra Jadeja who was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ award said,"I was just looking to build partnerships with Rohit, we were in a difficult situation, look to back my strengths, play my shots, not try and be more conscious. Watch the ball and play the ball.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has revealed the reason for his brilliant second double century in the ongoing India vs England test match series. After India defeated England by 434 runs, Yashavi Jaiswal in a post-match conversation with the official broadcasters said ,"The way Rohit Sharma bhai and Ravindra Jadeja bhai played in first innings, it’s motivates me to do well. The way they played and scored runs in difficult situations is incredible to see".

Kuldeep Yadav. Gill who scored 91 was able to complete his 4th Test hundred and second one in the ongoing test series but lost the opportunity due to miscommunication. Kuldeep on the field was playing more aggressively than his partner Gill, using his feet well to hit Tom Hartley (1/78) for a six on one occasion. Watch video here: