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India vs England: Jonny Bairstow 'raring to go' in Tests after rest

Jonny Bairstow is one of three players who have been rested for the first two Tests in India and are presently in England

IND vs ENG: Need to be at top of our game to beat India, says Silverwood

The series win in Australia shows India will be a "difficult" team to beat and England will have to be at the top of its game to outwit the hosts in 4-match Test series, says coach Chris Silverwood

ENG vs IND: England cricket team arrives in Chennai for Test series

Members of the England cricket team including captain Joe Root arrived in the city for the four-match series against India with the first two Tests to be played at Chennai

ENG vs IND: Head coach Silverwood happy with England's rotation policy

England faced criticism from former players for resting wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow, all-rounder Sam Curran and fast bowler Mark Wood for its first two Tests against India

Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma arrive in Chennai for England Tests

Indian team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, senior batsman Rohit Sharma and pacer Shardul Thakur arrived here on Tuesday for the first two Tests against England.

IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli has made India a tough side, says Nasser Hussain

Former England captain Nasser Hussain feels Virat Kohli has instilled a fighting attitude in the current Indian team, which does not get bullied by adversities, whether on or off the field. Despite missing some key players to injuries and skipper Kohli, who was on paternity leave, an inexperienced Indian team, led by Ajinkya Rahane, displayed grit and determination to register a historic come-from-behind 2-1 series win over Australia. Hussain warned England to be ready for a tough one in the four-Test series against India, starting February 5 in Chennai. "Any side that can go to Australia, go 1-0 down after being bowled out for 36, lose Kohli because he's going home on paternity leave, lose your bowling attack and still come back and win after some of the stuff that went on off the field in Australia, they won't be bullied," he told Sky Sports. "They (India) are a tough side. I think Kohli has instilled that. Make no mistake, at home, they are a formidable outfit." Insisting that

There's possibly another 100 Test matches there for de Kock: Boucher

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher feels skipper Quinton de Kock could become one of the most capped Proteas players of all time.

Prolific Root has potential to surpass Tendulkar's Test record: Boycott

The legendary Geoffrey Boycott believes prolific England captain Joe Root has the potential and talent to surpass Indian great Sachin Tendulkar as the all-time run scorer in Test cricket

Jerome Jayaratne appointed Sri Lanka manager for West Indies tour

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Jerome Jayaratne as the 'National Team Manager' for the team's upcoming tour of West Indies

SA vs PAK: South Africa wins toss, opts to bat in 1st test against Pakistan

South Africa captain Quinton de Kock won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan on a wicket devoid of grass in the first Test

World Test Championship final postponed, to be played from June 18-22

Currently, India and New Zealand are placed at the top two spots in the WTC standings

PAK vs SA: Babar Azam hopes to counter tough Proteas in own conditions

Babar Azam will make his test captaincy debut on January 26 against a tough South Africa team that is touring Pakistan for the first time in more than 13 years

England to host New Zealand for two-match Test series, starting June 2

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday confirmed that England will start their home international summer with a two-match Test series against New Zealand, commencing from June 2.

PAK vs SA: Pakistan names 6 uncapped players in its squad for first Test

The Pakistan selectors on Sunday retained six uncapped players in the pruned 17-man squad, named for the first Test against South Africa.

Tatenda Taibu reveals Rahul Dravid's advice to tackle Anil Kumble

Former Zimbabwe skipper Tatenda Taibu revealed the advice he received from Rahul Dravid to play better against spin legend Anil Kumble

India vs Australia: I used to be petrified of bouncers, says Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill revealed he used to be 'petrified of bouncers' before eventually overcoming all his fears to get his Test career off to a rollicking start against some of the world's fastest bowlers

IND vs AUS: Did not expect to make India debut in Australia, says Natarajan

India's latest pace bowling find, T Natarajan said he was not sure of debuting in even one format, let alone all three and make history during the team's tour of Australia

ENG vs IND: England squad will get only 3 days to train before Chennai Test

England will get only three days to train before the first Test, starting Feb 5, due to a six-day quarantine requirement for the visitors, who will land in the country after Sri Lanka tour on Jan 27

Melbourne century very special as it was crucial for series victory: Rahane

Taking over the team's reins after the Adelaide humiliation, Ajinkya Rahane had led from the front in the Boxing Day Test, producing a master-class hundred against Australia

SL vs Eng 2nd Test: Root's innings a masterclass against spin, says Buttler

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler said that Joe Root's 186-run knock against Sri Lanka in the first innings of the second Test was a treat to watch and it was a "masterclass" against spin