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Earlier, England were all out for 578 in their first innings with skipper Joe Root's marathon 218-run knock being the highlight of their effort.

With Axar Patel ruled out of the Test at the last minute with injury, team management went with Nadeem instead of Kuldeep.

India took reviews in the 108th and 109th overs but both of them were turned down.

Stokes, who took guard at the start of the second day's play after opener Dominic Sibley was dismissed in the last over of the first day

"I am surprised Stuart Broad is not playing this match. It is the first Test match, and you want your best bowling attack to play against a strong Indian side," said Laxman.

Joe Root is playing the 100th Test match of his career after having made his debut during the series against India in 2012.

Kohli believes that his bonding with Rahane off the field also helps in their on-field relationship.

A lot of sides will look at that series that happened in Australia and take huge amounts of confidence from it. Huge credit to India for going there and winning. It is a very difficult place to win.

"Day 1 of our nets session in Chennai and it is head coach Ravi Shastri who welcomes the group with a rousing address," tweeted BCCI along with the pictures of the session.

The International Cricket Council announced the nominees for the inaugural Player of the Month Awards which will "recognise and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the year".

"Yes, in what comes as a welcome sign for hundreds of our cricket loving fans, they will be allowed to come into the stadium for the Motera Tests," the official said.

The 26-year-old has fallen out of favour in recent times, having made a sole appearance in the Canberra ODI during India's recent tour of Australia.

India and England are set to lock horns in four Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is. The first two games of the 4-game series will be played in Chennai before the cricketers move to Ahmedabad for the third and fourth Test.

New Delhi: India’s three ICC-panelled umpires will be up for their biggest assignment so far in next month’s four-Test series against England during which Virender Sharma and Anil Chaudhary are set to make their on-field debut in the longest format. While Chaudhary and Sharma are part of the ICC Emirates Panel, they will be joined […]

Chennai: Tearaway 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 when the two teams face each other in the upcoming four-match series. “I’ve played lots of Indian Premier League here but nothing in terms of first-class cricket, so the challenges […]

The right-handed batsman and left-arm spinner, who honed his skills at Troon CC, worked his way through the Cornish Player Pathway before joining the Somerset Academy in 2016

"Some of the world's finest international cricketers will be on show at The County Ground this summer as we welcome India and India A," Northamptonshire County Cricket Club said in a statement.

Kohli scored two half-centuries in the three-match ODI series against Australia which India lost 1-2 last year in December.

He is my captain and I am his deputy, says Ajinkya Rahane

This time, though, Jadeja's absence from the first two Tests due to a thumb fracture will mean India will have to pair either one, or two