Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill, and Avesh Khan have been ruled out from the ongoing tour after suffering injuries. The Test series is due to start on August 4. While Shubman Gill was ruled out due to shin splints suffered during the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, Avesh Khan dislocated a thumb during the
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Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav are expected to join India’s Test squad in England for the five-match series against the hosts, as per reports. Aakash Chopra reckons that, given the players’ recent form, the Indian team has made the right choice by drafting them into the Test team. Both Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav are currently in Sri Lanka
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Prithvi Shaw registered a golden duck on his debut in the first T20I on Sunday but skipper Shikhar Dhawan feels the opening batsman will bounce back in the next game against Sri Lanka. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked four while Deepak Chahar scalped two wickets as India defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first T20I.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar hasn’t played a Test match since January 2018 owing to injury and fitness issues. Now, according to reports, a call on the experienced pacer’s Test future is likely to be taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the conclusion of the forthcoming T20I World Cup. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s exclusion
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Kamran Akmal, veteran Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman feels the BCCI and ECB must play a white ball series in parallel to India and England 5 matches Test series. Kamran Akmal believes there is enough depth in both Indian and English cricket, which can allow them to expose more players to international cricket. ECB had to field a
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Salman Butt has said that it is unfair to compare Prithvi Shaw with legends like Viv Richards and Virender Sehwag so early in his career. The former tainted Pakistan skipper added that playing an aggressive brand of cricket is not enough for a player to draw comparisons with the legendary swashbuckling duo. Prithvi Shaw’s belligerent style of batting has divided opinion.
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Suryakumar Yadav has received his maiden Test team call-up and he along with opener Prithvi Shaw and off-spinner all-rounder Jayant Yadav will be flying to England as replacements sought by the team management after three players were ruled out due to injury. Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, and Avesh Khan have been ruled out from the
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Suryakumar Yadav has praised opening batsman, Prithvi Shaw, calling him a ‘showstopper’ and he even said that the right-handed young batsman has worked really hard on his fitness. Avishka Fernando (76) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (65) smashed their respective fifties to ensure Sri Lanka did not lose the final ODI despite a late wobble. However, despite
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Suryakumar Yadav defended fellow middle-order batsman Manish Pandey over the latter’s dismal return in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Suryakumar Yadav said Manish Pandey had batted ‘really well’ in the tour before pointing to his unlucky run-out in the previous ODI. The 31-year-old batsman has been in and out of the limited-overs team
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Deep Dasgupta, former Indian wicket-keeper has suggested a couple of players, who could be sent to the UK ahead of the five-match Test series against England, which starts on August 4 in Nottingham. Team India has been marred by a couple of injury bowls. After opener Shubman Gill was ruled out with a knee injury, pacer Avesh
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