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Earlier, BCCI had announced that Kohli had withdrawn from the first two Tests against England due to personal reasons.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

The wicketkeeper batsman made his debut against Australia at the first test match which began Thursday at Nagpur.

The win also means that India have taken a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, with KL Rahul getting his first win as a Test captain.

London: On this day in 1932, India started its journey in international Cricket as a Test-playing nation, making its debut against England at Lord’s. India’s first-ever International cricket assignment was a tough one against a top-tier English team, boasting of world-class players like Wally Hammond, captain Douglas Jardine, wicketkeeper batter Les Ames, and pacer Bill […]

Jimmy Anderson ando Stuart Broad returned to the England bowling attack and applied more pressure on the Australian batters in the first session of the day-night test