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'You can talk about the pitch and about the ball and about anything else, but you have to find a way to score first innings runs.' SCORECARD IMAGE: England’s Jonny Bairstow scores a boundary on Thursday, Day 1 of the fourth Test against India, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad. Photograph: BCCI Former captain Andrew Strauss believes England’s batsmen are not good enough to tackle the spin-friendly Indian conditions after yet another flop show by the visitors in the first innings of the ongoing fourth Test in Ahmedabad. England's batsmen produced a shoddy performance and surrendered the momentum to India after Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin called the shots on Thursday, the opening day of the Test in Ahmedabad. After five innings, England crossed the 200-run mark, scoring 205 in 75.5 overs before being bowled out. "Let's not hide away from the truth. England's batting, quite frankly, is not good enough in these conditions," … [Read more...] about ‘England’s batsmen not good enough in Indian conditions’

IMAGE: England's Ollie Pope bats on Day 1 of the 4th Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Thursday criticised the English team for not batting to their potential in the ongoing fourth Test against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. England skipper Joe Root won the toss and opted to bat first, but the batters failed to make the most and lost wickets quickly in the first session of play. Vaughan, who has been quite vocal in his criticism of the pitches used in the series, called this pitch "perfect" and blamed England batters for failing to score runs. "England's batting so far worse than any of the last few Tests ... This pitch is a perfect surface to get a big first innings score ... no spin ... ball coming onto the bat ... very poor batting so far ... #INDvENG." "India today with the ball showed why they are so good in these conditions ... Pitch did very little for 60 overs and they … [Read more...] about Very poor batting from England: Vaughan

Images from Day 2 of the fourth Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad. SCORECARD IMAGE: India's Rishabh Pant celebrates after scoring a hundred on Friday, Day 2 of the fourth Test against England, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad. Photograph: BCCI Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant scored a breezy century and Washington Sundar an unbeaten fifty as India recovered from a precarious position to post 294 for 7 at stumps on Day 2 of the fourth Test against England, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad, on Friday. Pant, who fell for 97 in the Sydney Test against Australia and was then dismissed for 91 in the first Test of the ongoing series in Chennai, blazed away to a 118-ball 101, which was studded with 13 hits to the fence and two sixes, to anchor India's innings after a 144-ball 49 by opener Rohit Sharma at the top and the loss of Cheteshwar Pujara (17) skipper Virat Kohli (0), Ajinkya … [Read more...] about PICS: India vs England, 4th Test, Day 2

Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad. SCORECARD IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates the wicket of Zak Crawley of England. Photograph: BCCI India trounced England by an innings and 25 runs on the third day of the fourth Test to complete a 3-1 series victory on Saturday, securing their place in the June's World Test Championships final against New Zealand. Resuming the day at 294 for seven in reply to England's first innings total of 205, the hosts put on board 365 for a big 160-run lead. Washington Sundar stayed unbeaten on 96 while Axar Patel scored 43. For England, the script did not change much as their batsmen yet again found it tough to negotiate the challenge posed by the Indian spinners. Dan Lawrence (50) though showed the required temperament to counter the spinners. Once their 44-run stand was broken, India did not take long to wrap up the match and the series. Left-arm … [Read more...] about PIX: Axar, Ashwin bowl India to big win in 4th Test

‘Everybody was very nervous and I think that resulted in our defeat’ ‘It's about experience and about how composed we are in the situation’ ‘If you ask me, they should have (women's) IPL because now is the right time to create that base’ IMAGE: Indian women’s cricket team. Photograph: ICC/Twitter The champion's crown eluded her team for a second time but Indian skipper Mithali Raj believes future is bright for women's cricket in the country and a platform has been set for the coming generations. India seemed on course for a maiden World Cup trophy but suffered a batting collapse, losing seven wickets for 28 runs to slip from 191-3 to 219 all out in 48.4 overs in a chase of 229 in the final against England at Lord's. But despite the heartbreak, the skipper said future seems good for India. "These girls have really set the platform for the upcoming generations in India. They've opened up the channels for women's cricket and they should be really proud of … [Read more...] about Mithali Raj decodes the World Cup final loss