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England captain Ben Stokes praised his team’s skill and mindset after a record fourth-innings chase to defeat India in the first Test at Leeds. He credited Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley’s opening stand and hailed Josh Tongue’s game-changing spells.

Mohammad Azharuddin's iconic 121 against England at Lord's in 1990 remains one of his top career knocks, showcasing elegance under pressure, and he later fulfilled his father’s dream of a century there

At stumps, the Lions reached 237/2 in 52 overs, with Haines anchoring the innings with an unbeaten 103 (147 balls). still trailing India A by 320 runs

The pair put together a 241-run partnership off 303 balls for the fourth wicket, after coming together at 75/3. With Alex Carey’s unbeaten 45, Head and Smith ensured Australia dominated the day. Smith scored 101, including 12 boundaries, marking his first century since the second Ashes Test in June last year. Meanwhile, Head blasted 152, featuring 18 boundaries, securing back-to-back centuries in Tests against India.

After the heavy roller was used before play on Day 2 and again after Australia’s first innings ended at 104, India gained a useful 46-run lead, which helped ease the pitch under the scorching sun. This made batting easier for Jaiswal and Rahul, who finished Day 2 unbeaten on 90 and 62, respectively. The pair have put India in a strong position, with their second innings total standing at 172/0 after 57 overs.

Kohli is the fourth Indian batter to reach this milestone, following Sachin Tendulkar (15,921 runs), Rahul Dravid (13,265 runs), and Sunil Gavaskar (10,122 runs). Notably, he took the most innings to achieve this feat, reaching it in 197 innings.

Bangladesh scored 33 runs and lost the wicket of skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (31) in the nine overs that could be bowled after lunch before the players walked off due to bad light.

James Anderson retires from Test cricket, walks off to guard of honour from England and West Indies players

India 2-1 Up in Series, Aiming for Unassailable Lead; England Must Win in Ranchi for Decisive Showdown

England's Mark Wood took four wickets, but fielding lapses and Siraj's injury hindered their performance.

Ahead of the third Test, players like Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel were handed their Test caps. English skipper Ben Stokes is to play his 100th Test match.

Earlier, BCCI had announced that Kohli had withdrawn from the first two Tests against England due to personal reasons.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, India's test opening batsman, became the third-youngest Indian player to score a double century in a Test match, scoring 209 runs in 290 balls against England on February 3, 2024.

The England fast bowlers concluded the first Test match in Hyderabad without taking a wicket, a feat last achieved in 1952 against Kanpur.

Till the last ball played for the day, Mukesh scalped two wickets. While Jasprit Bumrah bagged one to lead the Test match by 36 runs.

During the final session of the second Test at Port of Spain on Saturday, West Indies made a cautious start in response to India's formidable first innings total of 438 runs, losing only one wicket.

Here is the exclusive video of what Rohit Sharma said about the historic test match.

A graceful middle order batter, Booth played 29 Tests for Australia between 1961 and 1966, including twice as captain. He scored 1773 runs, including five centuries, at an average of 42.21.

Australia needs to win this Test to level the series 2-2.

"Two changes, Shubman Gill and Umesh Yadav replace KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami," India captain Rohit Sharma said after the toss.