Jofra Archer proved his fitness during first outing in County Championship for Sussex in over four years against Durham, bowling 18 overs in first innings, to pick up one wicket.
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Let’s analyse KL Rahul’s Test tons vs England
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As the rain arrived at Headingley in Leeds, the play was called off for the third day, but at that time, India reached 90/2 with KL Rahul (47* off 75) and Shubman Gill (6* off 10) still at the crease.
The incident happened when Rishabh Pant wanted Paul Reiffel to change the ball, deeming it out of shape, but when the on-field umpire determined it to be completely fine.
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Who has been the most exceptional bowler contesting in SENA countries in terms of the wickets column? Let’s check out.
England batting lineup scored 209/3 in 49 overs with a hundred from Ollie Pope and a fifty from Ben Duckett, still trailing India by 262 runs on first innings.
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Which batter from India hit a Test century by scoring a six on most occasions?
Which keeper-batters have struck most Test hundreds for India in the longer format?
The first day’s play at Headingley in Leeds ended with Shubman Gill (127* off 175) and Rishabh Pant (65* off 102), sharing an unbeaten 138-run stand for the fourth wicket.
Below are the Indian players dismissed on duck in debut Test innings since 2010.
Yashasvi Jaiswal also brought up his third Test hundred versus England in Headingley, and the first couple of them were converted into double tons in India last year.
While England are currently playing some of the most enterprising Test cricket the world has ever seen, India are coming off the back of a humiliating winter of Test cricket.
Which Indian cricketers could reach personal milestones against England in this series?
Ben Stokes will lead England in the five-match Test series against India, who have given the responsibility of captaincy to Shubman Gill.
It might seem shocking but some of our most promising talents with the bat haven’t really been as good at Headingley in Tests.
Virat Kohli supporters will get a chance to see him in India’s jersey in August, when the Men in Blue will play three One-Day Internationals (ODI) against Najmul Hossain Shanto’s team in Bangladesh from August 17 to 23.
Umesh Yadav, who hasn’t played international cricket from the last two years, said that he has been giving full efforts to make his comeback but it is not in his hands to get back in the team.
With the four-day Test move, ICC is looking to enhance the confidence of smaller nations to play more Tests.
It is to be noted that Virat Kohli retired from Tests, having amassed 9230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries.
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Which among the many of India’s talented batters have scored most Test tons in England?
Check out the pick of the batters from SA’s camp where it comes to hitting most Test hundreds vs Australia below.
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Notably, Rohit and his wife Ritika attempted the launch ceremony of Pujara’s wife Puja’s book “The Diary of a Cricketer’s Wife.” During the event, Rohit and Pujara went down the memory lane and remembered how they used to do funny fights to take fielding positions like silly point and short leg.
What is KL Rahul’s highest individual test score where it comes to playing against the SENA countries?
Below are the top Virat Kohli knocks in Test cricket versus England.
Joe Root took 218 innings in 118 Test matches to cross 10000 runs in Test cricket. With this, he became the fastest batter from England to achieve the feat.
So which are some of the most famous ones that Virat Kohli has brought to the fore after reaching a milstone such as a century? Let us find out.
Which have been some of the most dramatic moments on the cricket field that haven’t unfortunately led to Virat’s best behaviour? Let’s find out.
Here are the leading five Test batsmen with the highest averages in the game’s longest format.
Here, in this article, let’s find out the five fastest deliveries in Test cricket.
Having said that, let us break further his tally of 12 Tests versus England.
We’ve seen how close rivalries forge epic cricketing tales that transcend time and go on to become legends.
Harbhajan Singh revealed Virat Kohli’s reply on his daughter’s message to him asking him about his Test retirement.
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Within a year, Virat Kohli has retired from two formats of the sport (T20 Internationals and Tests).
Here in this article, we’ll take a look at the list of Indian Test captains over the years.
Angelo Mathews’ final Test appearance will come in the upcoming first test against Bangladesh from June 17 to 21 in Galle.
Shastri also hailed Kohli for his Test career and said that he will miss him when India will take on England for a five-match Test series starting on June 20.
While going to collect the certificate, a young boy entered the stage by flaunting Kohli’s number 18 jersey after which the crowd gave a loud cheer.
It is interesting to note that Roston Chase’s appointment as the new West Indies Test captain comes when he last played for them in this format over two years ago.
In response, Zimbabwe Cricket has named Tanaka Chivanga as Trevor Gwandu’s replacement for one-off England Test match.
Impressed with Kohli’s rich Test legacy, former England captain Hussain praised him while speaking on SkySports.
A few days after his retirement from the longest format of the game, Rohit Sharma was welcomed by Maharashtra CM at his official residence Varsha in Mumbai.
Virat Kohli was encountered by a crazy fan who kept asking him why he took retirement from Test cricket.
Anushka Sharma shared one of the quotes on her Insta story which stated “That’s why only those with a story to tell succeed in test cricket.”
IShowSpeed first read out loud Virat Kohli’s Instagram post where the batter announced retirement.
In his conversation with JioHotstar, Sunil Chhetri was asked whether he was surprised when he got the news of Virat Kohli’s retirement.
The couple visited the Vrindavan Dham to seek blessings of Premanand Ji Maharaj.
Novak Djokovic will be next seen in the French Open 2025, which will be played from May 25th to June 8th in Paris.
Ravi Shastri was India’s Head coach from 2017 to 2021 with Virat Kohli as captain.
Rajkumar Sharma said that it was heartbreaking for him to see Virat Kohli retiring from the longest format of the game.
After Virat Kohli announced his Test retirement, the cricketing fraternity has been wishing him on a wonderful career in India whites from 2011 to 2025.
The number 269 represents Virat Kohli’s Test cap for India.
In the following listicle, we will discuss the three possible reasons due to which Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket
With this, Kohli brings down curtain to his glorious career that has spanned 14 years.
Just a few days after Rohit Sharma’s Test cricket, the reports that Virat Kohli is planning to call off his Test career also started circulating.
Jasprit Bumrah didn’t want to commit to playing all the five Test matches against England away from home in the series beginning on June 20.
While a confirmation on the same is likely to come out later this month as the selection committee is in discussion to select the squad for the upcoming England tour, which is set to commence on June 20.
In the following listicle, we will have a look at some of the greatest moments of Virat Kohli’s career in Test cricket.
Below are some of the most unique Virat Kohli records in Test cricket.
Following Virat Kohli’s decision, the BCCI is reportedly wanting to hold talks with the veteran batter. As per reports, the meeting is expected to be held before the Test squad selection, which is tentatively scheduled for May 23.
In the following listicle, we will have a look at the five best innings of Virat Kohli in Test cricket.
Below are the statistics of Virat Kohli in the longest format of the game in Indian colours.
In the following listicle, we will have a look at the top three players who are likely to replace Virat Kohli at number four in Tests.
The 36-year-old is likely to retire from Test cricket ahead of the England tour but the Indian team management has requested him to reconsider his decision .
Rohit Sharma’s decision came ahead of India’s next red-ball tour, where they are set to take on England in a five-match Test series, starting June 20 in England.
As India are looking for a new Test captain ahead of their England tour, Gill has emerged as the front-runner to replace Rohit.
The opening batter had a forgettable tour to Australia where he could only score 152 runs in 13 innings at a dismal average of 11.69.
Rohit Sharma was the linchpin of India’s Test opening, not only providing solid starts against all oppositions in all conditions, but also scoring big runs as well in the last six years or so.
Rohit Sharma had already announced retirement from T20Is last year, and with that, he is now available to play for the national team in just the ODI format.
The decision of the ECB in regards to the MAK Pataudi Trophy could be confirmed before the upcoming five-match Test series between England and India, set to begin on June 20.
These matches will serve as vital warm-up encounters, allowing Indian players to acclimatize to English conditions and fine-tune their skills before the main series kicks off.
This will be the first Test tour for the Zimbabwe cricket team to Bangladesh in more than five years.
The West Indies cricket team are reportedly set to play a day-night pink ball Test match against Australia at the Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica in July.
The mighty partnership between Steve Smith (120*) and Alex Carey (139*) helped Australia to take a lead by 73 against Sri Lanka in the second Test at the Galle International Stadium.
Steve Smith got past the three-figure score for the 36th time in his illustrious Test career, which was also the 48th time in all formats of cricket in Australian colours.
Usman Khawaja’s previous highest Test score was 195* vs South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in January 2023.
Josh Inglis is also the 118th cricketer to score hundred on debut in the Test format.
With match figures of 9/70 in the second Test after taking 10 wickets in the first Test in Multan, Jomel Warrican was given the player of the match and series awards.
The two Test matches between Sri Lanka and Australia will be played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium, with the first one beginning on January 29.
Sajid Khan earned player of the match award for taking nine wickets in Pakistan’s first Test win against West Indies in Multan.
Pakistan defeated West Indies by 127 runs in first Test in Multan, to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
According to the report, this decision of Rohit Sharma “did not sit well” with Gambhir.
In a two-tier system in Test cricket, the top tier teams will be seen competing against each other more often while the lower ranked teams will not get many chances.
Across 2025 and 2026, Sri Lanka will play a total of 10 Tests.
The next Test assignment for South Africa in Test cricket will be the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia in June.
South Africa last went past 600-run total in Tests against England at Newlands in Cape Town in 2016, and that match ended in a draw.
The match lasted till five sessions, and 642 balls where India defeated South Africa by seven wickets, to level the two-match Test series 1-1.
After missing out on playing in the first Test match of the series last month due to personal reasons, star all-rounder Rashid Khan has made his return to Afghanistan cricket team.
Babar Azam was dismissed on 50 off 85 by Marco Jansen during the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
India made a one change in their playing XI for the Melbourne Test against Australia, leaving out Shubman Gill for Washington Sundar.
Ricky Ponting, Michael Vaughan, and Ravi Shastri, among others, weren’t quite pleased with how Virat Kohli conducted himself in that situation with Sam Konstas.