2nd Test: England thrash Pakistan by innings and 55 runs on Day 3 to draw series 1-1
Cricket | Jun 03, 2018, 10:28 PM ISTIt was a remarkable turnaround of form from England, which lost the first Test at Lord's by nine wickets inside four days.
It was a remarkable turnaround of form from England, which lost the first Test at Lord's by nine wickets inside four days.
Come June 14, the passionate Afghan players will find out that the five-day version of the game is a different beast altogether but Bangladesh skipper, Shakib, has backed them to do well.
Pakistan didn't capitalize on winning the toss at Headingley, with its batsmen failing to handle a swinging and seaming ball as England's pace attack dominated the proceedings on Day 1.
Karthik had last played a Test match way back in 2010 against Bangladesh but has had a prolific first-class record with 27 hundreds and over 9000 runs.
Despite possessing an impressive record in limited overs cricket, Rohit has failed to justify his talent in the longer format of the game, scoring 1479 runs in the 25 Tests he has played.
On Thursday, the English opener Cook equalled Border's record of playing 153 consecutive Tests by participating in the series opener against Pakistan at the historic Lord's.
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According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, Kohli visited the Khar Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, where the orthopaedic surgeon and his team briefed the cricketer about his reports.
If toss is done away with, the game's global governing body will alter a 140-year old tradition of the game, all in the name of protecting the five-day format's following.
Javed Miandad, a veteran of 124 Tests and 233 ODIs, said there was no harm in the experiment to get better results.
With only vice-captaincy role in the Test side left vacant, Gilchrist suggested that Mitchell Marsh could be really strong appointment as Paine's deputy.
India have refused to play the Adelaide Test against Australia later this year under lights, inviting criticism from a number of players, including Mark Waugh and Ian Chappell.
Known for his straight talking, the 36-year old left-hander put forth his point in presence of CoA chief Vinod Rai and CEO Rahul Johri.
Another matter of concern is the proposed T10 format amid statements from stars such as former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum that Test cricket will not be sustainable in the long run.
CA wanted to continue with their recent tradition of playing the opening Test at Adelaide from December 6-10 under lights.
With Virat Kohli on his way to play County, Ajinkya Rahane will lead the Test side in a one-off historic Test match against Afghanistan.
Earlier, the Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Shafiq Stanikzai had expressed his desire for Kohli to play the historical Test match against Afghanistan.
The trouble-torn Afghanistan currently play their home matches at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, and also have two 'home' bases in India -- Greater Noida and Dehradun.
The Team India coach feels that the Men in Blue need to get some practice and shorter format of the game will help them get an idea about the wickets when it comes to playing with the red ball.
England has now not won a Test series away from home since 2016 when it beat South Africa 2-1 in South Africa.
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