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Shreyas Iyer has taken a temporary break from red-ball cricket due to a back issue and will miss the upcoming home Test series against West Indies. He will undergo evaluation and recovery at BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru

England batter Joe Root, after scoring his 37th Test century at Lord’s, proposed allowing three ball change challenges per innings to counter issues with the Dukes ball. He also surpassed Rahul Dravid’s record for most Test catches by a non-wicketkeeper.

Yashasvi Jaiswal began the England Test series with a century at Leeds and credited extensive preparation and guidance from KL Rahul. The opener highlighted the importance of mental readiness, communication, and teamwork in building partnerships and long innings.

The Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy will now represent all future England-India Test series. The Pataudi Medal will be awarded to the winning captain, continuing the legacy of the Pataudi family

Gary Kirsten and Matthew Hayden praised Shubman Gill’s leadership ahead of the Test series in England. Kirsten called him smart and diligent, while Hayden noted his potential and cautioned against comparisons with Virat Kohli, India’s most successful Test captain.

Harshit Rana has been added to India’s squad for the first Test against England at Leeds. The five-match series begins June 20, 2025, with Rana joining from the India A setup

The West Indies' last Test series in Pakistan was in 2006, though they have visited for two white-ball series since then. The team is set to play a three-day tour match against Pakistan Shaheens starting January 10 in Islamabad, ahead of the first Test in Multan on January 17.

I just can't see how you get yourself in that competitive mindset of consequence by playing an intra-squad game, says former England captain Michael Vaughan

There were doubts about Rohit's participation in the first Test although head coach Gautam Gambhir was quite hopeful that the captain might just be available

The trophy will be awarded to the winner of the Test series between England and New Zealand, a contest that dates back to the two nations' first Test encounter in 1930

India scheduled to begin their tour of Australia with a closed-door warm-up match against the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led India A at the WACA in Perth from November 15 to 17

Shastri's comments come after India suffered their first-ever Test series loss at home in 12 years, through a 113-run defeat to New Zealand in the second Test at Pune

Mohammed Shami is not part of the squad while left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been advised long-term rehabilitation for his groin injury

Says the all-rounder's absence will change Australia's bowling dynamics for the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Shami last played for India during the ODI World Cup final last year and has been recuperating from an ankle surgery after that

Since losing to New Zealand in the 2021 World Test Championship final, India reached the 2023 final and is now the top-ranked team in Test cricket. They recently secured a 2-0 series win against Bangladesh, including a standout victory in the rain-affected Kanpur Test with aggressive batting.

Post opener David Warner's retirement earlier this year, Smith had willingly volunteered open the innings

25-year-old diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back after experiencing pain during last month's tour of the UK

Rohit Sharma leads the test squad once again, with star batter Virat Kohli and pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah also included

With India taking an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series via a five-wicket win in Ranchi, it marked England's first series loss under the captain-coach duo of Stokes and Brendon McCullum.