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With the rise of several young players like Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj and the maverick Rishabh Pant, India have been on a roll both at home and abroad

With the India innings finishing on 365 a lead of 160 the visitors had to bat out three overs before the umpires called for Lunch. At the break, England's score read 6/0 with openers Zak Crawley (5) and Dominic Sibley (1) at the crease.

Pant plundered 13 fours and two sixes in his breathtaking 101 off 118 balls on day two of the final Test against England

England dominated the first two sessions and India looked in all sorts of trouble before Pant (101 off 118 balls) suddenly decided to catch the opposition by the scruff of their necks

Root’s team surrenders momentum as Axar, Ashwin help hosts dominate Day One.

Former Indiana captain and cricket great Sunil Gavaskar is not happy with the move to rest Bumrah. He felt that Bumrah should have been in the side as it was a crucial Test with India having already suffered loss

Ashwin ended with nine wickets in the ongoing first Test, including 6 for 61- his 28th five-for - in England's second innings.

The former left-arm spinner has eased into his new role as a commentator

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

On Tuesday, Australia's fortress The Gabba was finally breached. It took 32 years and two months, but the unthinkable was achieved as an injury-ravaged young Indian team beat Australia by three wickets against all odds

This young team with confidence, character and camaraderie augurs well for the future of Indian cricket

Bowling coach says Siraj has a knack of picking up wickets; credits Shastri for turnaround after Adelaide debacle.

“We tried many but they were too small for the tall Sundar. We tried getting from the Aussies but due to Covid they could not spare their pads. Finally, we had to go to a shop after the Test match had started,’’ he said.

A visibly shaken Langer lauded India for the lion-hearted effort to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 despite playing with a second-string side

"Yes, it is obviously a crucial partnership (between Shardul and Washington), but then we had them. I think, 6/200 around that mark, so we thought we (were) on top there but to be fair the guys batted really well", said Hazlewood

Both add 123 runs for the seventh wicket to reduce the deficit on the third day

Washington kept Smith quiet for two overs and in the 13th delivery got him caught at short mid-wicket on Friday

"There are shorter boundaries here and we had a good game last time. For the bowling line-up as well we wanted to be more professional and test ourselves," skipper Virat Kohli said.

The visitors have better record in T20 and a have balanced side

However, Delhi Capitals’ assistant coach Mohammed Kaif has been an advocate of Ashwin’s inclusion in the Indian team for the T20s.